Hey All!
Thanks so much for all your comments and hard work in submitting these entries! Honestly, I think we were all pretty astounded by the amazing caliber of work you guys created. You all should be very proud!
I feel that I have to offer a bit of explanation to CitizenInsane, though-- because you had a GREAT entry and were certainly, without a doubt, next on the list. But we did not know who any of the entrants were, I did see this thread but I don't know anyone at all so it made absolutely no difference. This contest was advertised elsewhere so there were many non head-fi entrants. And actually, we sort of had to "discount" the fact that you indicated you spent so much time on the work-- that really couldn't be a factor in choosing the winner, since we didn't have any of that info from the other entries.
Choosing. What can you expect from our "intangiable and murky criteria"?!
We wanted to leave the door as wide open as possible. This was an interesting process, and the results aren't quite what I expected and they likely would have been different if only Tyll, or only myself, or only HeadRoom chose for that matter. HeadRoom chose three, and Ultimate Ears chose three. Ultimate decided between a few from a small group of people, and I believe they looked at those who expressed sanctuary creatively but also who would benefit from the won items. At HeadRoom, we did it differently, I put up to all HeadRoom employees and went with popular vote. Hmm-- democracy is an interesting thing; that sometimes garners interesting results.
However-- We all were equally impressed with all entries who won, and there were more than a few who didn't win that were extremely deserving! Hence, my desire to offer some consolation to those that weren't in the finals-- so please email us at
marketing@headphone.com with your name, U.S. address, and phone number, and we'll hook you up with a few goodies. The satisfaction of your beautiful creation, however, speaks volumes.
Thanks again, everyone!