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June Meet in Seattle

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Initial planning is in the works for a meet in Seattle on June 21st.
We have a venue courtesy of Larry Israel of Resolution Audio:Video.

I have arranged an announcement in the pages of the June issue of Stereophile, so hopefully we will see some new faces among our friends at this get-together:

Head-Fi Seattle Meet June 21, 2008, 11:00 a.m. at Resolution Audio:Video, 5459 Leary Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98107
Everything headphones! Come experience the equipment you’ve only read about. Bring your own stuff and show it off.
Last meet saw a lot of fabulous source equipment as well as the usual assortment of headphones, amplifiers, portables, DACs and more.
Local / Regional Meets, Parties, Get-Togethers - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio for the latest information.

The last meet was a hoot. Let's see if we can better it. Make your plans now and post here to let us know what they are.

My thanks to Big Poppa and BHJazz for their counsel and encouragement.
post #2 of 133
Well I will try to make this one since I had to pull out of the last one at the very last moment.
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I will be checking out Resolution Audio tomorrow to see the space. I may take the camera. The After meet is going to be AWESOME!!! You will not have to move your cars. EVERYTHING is right there.

OK, This venue is 5 stars. I am blown away. Larry is so supportive of the Head-Fi community. This place is audio nirvana, Really!!!!. I am coming back tomorrow to take pictures. Yes he is going to the after meet. I feel lucky this task has been dropped on my lap. You may have Can Jam, But the beginnings of the Rattle of Seattle have started. If you miss this meet you have missed the boat. You miss this one...... This meet will be a tad different. You will have the opportunity to audition really awesome and expensive gear with your set up. We are having the Meet in the Best Venue I really could imagine..... A very upscale audio store with equipment available to audition with our equipment. You will need to PM me for details. I will give impressions tomorrow I promise. The Seattle Head-Fiers have arrived.

****UPDATE****
I need to start a list of all those who are coming to the meet. I will be renting 8 foot long tables at 22 bucks each with table cloths. The tables will be there Friday morning and I will return them on Monday after the meet. Any help with the table expense will be appreciated. Please let me know if you need a whole table or can share a table. I have a 4 foot folding table and a 6 foot folding table. I also have a furniture for my equipment.

Thanks,

List of attendees and gear:

1. BIG POPPA- own table
Gear: Senn HD 580's, Alessandro MS-1's recabled by me, KSC-75's recabled by Alex@APURESOUND, Livewires, Darkvoice Figaro, RSA Tomahawk, Mister X Pint and Alien DAC Combo, Portaphile, 5th gen 30gb Ipod and Sony SCD-CE595.
2.dgbiker1
Amps- Mini^3, LD MkIII with Tung Sol and Sylvania EF95s
Phones- Grado SR225, AKG K701, Atrio M8 (debating this one... IEMs seem a bit unsanitary)
Sources- Macbook>Extigy, 4G iPod
3.wittyzTH
Audio Technica:
ATH-W5000 with Fitz Mod,
ATH-W100,
ATH-W100 (recabled and new driver mod),
ATH-ESW9,
ATH-M50.
Audio Technica AT-703
4.Joshatdot
DT770 PRO 80's
K81DJ's
SR-80's w/Flats
KSC-75's
KSC-35's
HA-FX33's (Marshmallows)
HA-FX66's (Air Cushions)
MDR-V6 w/DT250 pads
MDR-7506 w/DT250 pads
iAudio 7 16gb
Joshatdot CMoy v1.03
LD MKII
possible: AV-710 w/complete cap mod
5.AudioCats
*Stax SRM-1/ SR-Lambda
*Stax SRM-1/ SR-3
*Sony D9 Discman (modded) -> Stax SRS-001 (SFC++Jazz mod).
*Sony D11 Discman (modded) -> iGrado (silver recabled).
*Modded Sony X555ES -> Modded Kenwood KA89 -> JRM adjustable-bias transformer box -> ESP950 ( silver recabled, "swedish pigtails")/ ESP-10 (SPC recabled ).
*ESP7/E9 (low bias) combo.... so I can compare it with somebody's standard bias ESP9/E9 system.
6.iamoneagain
L3000
DHA3000
iMac
SR-60
7.Optional +1 or 2
8.Foo Temps
9.Viverr
10.Bhjazz
11.xtreme4099
12.Iniamyen
TAH
PIMETA
13.Timjo
APOGEE DUET
HEADROOM MICROSTACK
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

Raffle Gear so far:
From Revolution Power:
Higwire Audio Powerwraps
Wattgate 350i audio grade power IEC
Cardas Twinlink Power cord 5 FT
CAIG Deoxit Survival Kit
Furutech FP-15A-N1 Copper Receptacle
ACME AUDIO LABS CRYO RECEPTICAL
You can check out the gear Here:
REVOLUTION POWER Home Page

From Iamoneagain:
Timbuk 2 bag
Headphile handmade 12" mini to mini cable

After meet:
6:30 Resevation
Thaiku
5410 Ballard Ave NW
206 706 7807
post #4 of 133
Pictures are coming. Have to learn real fast how to post them.
post #5 of 133
Official List of vendors Participating

Resolution Audio, The Venue (Larry Israel)

BOP STREET records ( Dave Vorhees) Bringing Vinyl

Streamline Audio/Video (Cosmo) Bringing IEM's and a few other things

Revolution Power (Ken Garza) He will be donating some cool stuff to the raffle. He may not be able to make it but may have flyers or something of the sort.

We have a few others that might be there...not totally unannounced, but their status is on hold right now.
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Here are a few pic's of the stuff at Resolution Audio. I'm really not good at it.


This thing is gorgeous, This was the first thing I saw.

Larry made me listen to this beast. The imagining was so sweet. You actually felt like it was singing to you. This will greet you when you go upstairs to the meet.

This thing cleans records, They will clean your records for free. Both sides. Sorry if it is a little blurry.

This system tripped me out. It was fed with some MIT Oracle The BIG ONES.

You guys have to come by and check out this place. I feel real lucky to be able to help put on a meet here.

Any questions or concerns please let me know. We are still working a few things out so I will be updating the thread as they come.
post #7 of 133
nooooooooooo
another quarter end meet....... really don't know if I can make this one

--- hehe, my mistake, June 21 is not quarter end.....
--- actually, it is close enough to the quarter end, we will be super busy. will see
post #8 of 133
I noticed on their equipment list on their homepage that they are a Shunyata dealer.

PAGING THESROT. PAGING THESROT!
post #9 of 133
OH MY GOD.

this is going to be awesome. i was so sad i had to miss the last meet. there is no way i can miss this one. seattle is blowing up!!
post #10 of 133
Rattle of Seattle... good one, Gil.

I've been looking into power conditioning lately. I'll definitely check out Resolution Audio though I can't commit to the meet yet.
post #11 of 133
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Originally Posted by socrates63 View Post
I've been looking into power conditioning lately.
The most powerful test I ever heard from a power conditioner was taking it out of my system. Everything collapsed, grain returned, that beautiful black backdrop disappeared... Just make sure that when it's in your system your music doesn't sound compressed or sterile. Some conditioners can do that.
post #12 of 133
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Originally Posted by socrates63 View Post
Rattle of Seattle... good one, Gil.

I've been looking into power conditioning lately. I'll definitely check out Resolution Audio though I can't commit to the meet yet.
Looking for something like this:

This feeds that system in the pictures I posted.
post #13 of 133
Calling all New Head-fier's, calling all new Head-fiers.... This is the meet to come to. Bring your gear and have a good time. I was a new Head-fier at the Bellevue Library Meet and I have been hooked since. I think I brought a RSA Tomahawk and a Headroom Total Airhead to that meet. And for headphones I may have had some Senn PCX-100's. Brian, Young, Josh, and Sergio have been so so supportive. You will find your buddies to guide you through your Head-fi adventures. I'm a fan of Thesrot and he is fairly new. His set up has a throne! Come to the meet check out all the gear, We will be at a really cool Audio Store, soak up the atmosphere and have a good time. These meets are great fun. You never know what is going to happen.
post #14 of 133
I can't wait for these meets. Such great people & gear to listen to.
post #15 of 133
I'll be in Seattle for the Summer. Not sure if I'll have my RS-1 with me or not, but I'll be sure to try and make this.
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