[smial1966]

There will definitely be a room for quiet contemplative listening as there's a smaller annex adjacent to the main hall. I'd have thought that highendheadphones (meet sponsor) may put some of their top tier gear in this room for serious auditioning. Apart from this, it'll be up to equipment owners whether they want to position their kit in the main hall or elsewhere. I'm sure that some owners of expensive gear will be amenable to temporarily moving it into the quiet room upon request, whilst others will be somewhat reluctant to disrupt their setups when in situ. Ultimately this 'positioning' decision is solely for the equipment owner(s) to make. Self regulation is probably the best way to monitor the room with a few polite signs asking for quietude, as any form of enforced `policing' is antithetical to the ethos of this event.        
 
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  Hi Mark & Andy.
 
As previously mentioned,the two of you are very brave to contemplate providing a 'quiet room' for Members pleasure!
As a Member who would be interested in this facility,will you be posting details of what products will be available for audition?
I would also be interested to learn how you intend to run and monitor this facility, not easy I suspect ??
Regards
David

 

[pedalhead]

  Hi Mark & Andy.
 
As previously mentioned,the two of you are very brave to contemplate providing a 'quiet room' for Members pleasure!
As a Member who would be interested in this facility,will you be posting details of what products will be available for audition?
I would also be interested to learn how you intend to run and monitor this facility, not easy I suspect ??
Regards
David

Hi David. Ask and ye shall receive (a quiet room)

. I don't envisage any kind of formal "policing" of the room, I'm sure everyone attending can do that as a group effort. As far as what will be in the room...again, that's up to the owners of the gear. Some people may want to have their gear in the quiet room all day, but we'll also reserve some tables as "hot-desks" where gear can be moved in & out for critical listening (again obviously with the owner's permission). I may put a source and amp in there all day just as a permanent station for critical headphone listening...we'll see. I think Paul/Wendy and Iain (our sponsors) will want to keep their gear in the main hall so they can talk to attendees about it.
 
Rather than asking what will be in there, perhaps a better question is...what would people like to have in the quiet room? There's no guarantee of anything, but if you can track down an individual (or vendor) whose gear you'd like to audition in the quiet room, then I'd suggest getting in touch with them. If you're after something specific, perhaps just post in this thread to see if anyone has it?

 

[britneedadvice]

Hi Andy.
 
One only has to visit Paul's excellent premises at Biggleswade to understand his awareness of the need to provide the right conditions for audition ! 
We all have differing reasons for attending these events.For me,It would be beneficial to know what was going to be exhibited.
Some might consider this too early but I note some members have already stated what they will be bringing.
I actually posted my comment in response to 'CraftClown' s interesting suggestions regarding blind auditions.Whilst I wouldn't be interested in such a  'trial' , I can see the benefits of having some staged A/B (C/D etc) auditions
I would welcome some prior knowledge of products to be exhibited in the quiet room.I know of a couple of members who own products which aren't normally available, which I hope they may bring!

 

[britneedadvice]

Hi Mark
I replied to Andy's post prior to reading yours.I'll PM you
David

 

[Ancipital]

 
Rather than asking what will be in there, perhaps a better question is...what would people like to have in the quiet room? There's no guarantee of anything, but if you can track down an individual (or vendor) whose gear you'd like to audition in the quiet room, then I'd suggest getting in touch with them. If you're after something specific, perhaps just post in this thread to see if anyone has it?

 
Well, if anyone felt like bringing a ZDS, or a Stellaris...? 

 
 
(I'd also like to compare an SR-007 and SR-009, possibly out of a BHSE, but that might be expecting a bit too much.)

 

[smial1966]

The Stellaris was on my radar until Brexit and sterling tanking against the dollar!  

 
 
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Well, if anyone felt like bringing a ZDS, or a Stellaris...? 

 
 
(I'd also like to compare an SR-007 and SR-009, possibly out of a BHSE, but that might be expecting a bit much.)

 

[TheAttorney]

I'd like to see just a small selection of TOTL systems in the quiet room.
If there's say two of the same TOTL model, then one could be in the quiet room and others in the main area.
 
This time, I won't be bringing my BHSE - I don't  think it travels well.
 
Unless the event will already be full of DAVEs, I could bring my DAVE along, which does travel well. - along with whatever TOTL dynamics headphone I get in the meantime from (coincidently) highendheadphones..       

 

[Takeanidea]

It'll be interesting to see how this all pans out with the quiet room debate. In terms of the main rooms , we should still be able to listen to each other's gear in reasonable comfort if the tables aren't too close together. I've always had a great time at these get togethers because I treat them as a social gathering as much as a chance to try out gear that I may never have seen before. 
Although it has often been a non churchlike atmosphere at these Meets - I have bought Sennheiser IE800s , Ibasso DX100 , AKG K1000s , HiFiMan HE-6s all on the strength of having heard them there. Call me a fool....

 

[TheAttorney]

I'm hoping that the Quiet and Main concepts will be complementary to each other: Everyone gets the chance to socialise, view, exchange ideas, etc in the Main areas, but individuals also have the opportunity to pop into the Quiet room when they want to particularly listen to the top of their "must try" list.
 
I imagine that some conversation will also go on in the Quiet room, but people should expect to get a polite Shhh! if they get too excited.
 
I listen at very moderate levels - i.e. about 150dB lower than some I've noticed      
So a noisy background really does affect me.

 

[HeadAmpTeam]

  This time, I won't be bringing my BHSE - I don't  think it travels well.

 
Oh, it travels very well, it's just a bit heavy

 

[pedalhead]

Good to see some gear chatter .

As an aside, I popped over the see our co-sponsors Paul & Wendy at highendheadphones.co.uk yesterday. I've never seen a better collection of headphone gear in one place outside of a Canjam or Meet. The demo room is stunning too.





I literally spent the entire day there listening to, well, everything, with a bottomless coffee cup and lots of biscuits. Meet sponsor or not, they deserve a big shout out as the best demo facility by a mile that I've ever visited. Excellent, friendly and zero pressure hosts too .

 

[Takeanidea]

Highend Headphones Visit - @dill3000 and I spent the afternoon there. Very special. 

 

[Middy]

I was hoping they could adopt me at some point. I only need a small room with one power socket....

 

[Takeanidea]

I'd give up my job in a heartbeat and clean there - for free - if my Jo would allow me. But it'd be out of the question unfortunately 

 

[smial1966]

Hey Trev, my audio unit (lock-up) could do with a vacuuming if you're in the mood!

I'd give up my job in a heartbeat and clean there - for free - if my Jo would allow me. But it'd be out of the question unfortunately