I'm stuck here at work. If I can get out of here by 1pm (probably not) I will head up to thing, You guys have a good time and I'm jealous that I can't hear all the great gear or order customs on-site!   -Ethan

I really like my w4's and they have been my IEM of choice for quite a while. I've had the chance to try out a lot of other IEM's and it's just precise but mellow and warm. you can hear everything very individually. I would like to give the FX700's a go one day but customs are up next. Probably...

It may be helpful to provide a list of vendors we have already contacted vs who we usually contact for events like this. I would be happy to help but I generally have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing,   Do large vendors (Sennheiser, AKG, Grado) usually show up or is it just the smaller...

I'm in. Work and Travel permitting. I'm not bringing anything because I have nothing to bring but if I can be of assistance please let me know.   Also if I'm going, I will be getting a zip-car from NYC (east village) and driving up. I will know a little closer to the date.    

As long as work doesn't send me somewhere I'm definitely in.

I'm fairly interested in how this thing works, do we usually pay for a room somewhere to have the event or how does that all work? how would people feel about a conference center in Midtown NYC? Also, how much space is usually needed for everything?

too bad this deal isn't. I just lost my Westone 4 headphones yesterday on the streets of New York and I was thinking the Merlin would be an amazing upgrade. Come on UM more people want to give your customs a shot!

I ordered these about a little over a week ago and received them in the mail already. I have let them burn in a little bit by streaming 320kbps ambient electro to them for 3 hours before having my first listen. This is streaming 128kbps dance/house/dj off my droid phone.   I think they sound...