PHEW, I finally got finished catching up with family, classes early in the morning, sleep (sort of), and just reading all the posts since last Friday. Coming out of the show, I've been blown away, not necessarily by the gear, but by the people, the events, and just the sheer amount of things I got to experience. It was absolutely overwhelming for me, and I'm still trying to make sense of it all. But first of all, I would like to thank everyone who made this show possible, especially JH Audio for their last minute donation. I don't think I have the ability to voice my gratitude any better, and I think it would make more sense for me to keep participating and one day give back as much as I have gotten. Well, I'd like to keep showing up to meet-ups anyway, of course. And I also have to thank
@Stillhart for his kind-spirited comment about me. Love you man. Thanks also to everyone who helped get me on my way,
@sonictransducer,
@dallan , and
@Sam Edwards.
There's so much else I could say, so many impressions I could give, but so little time. Since yesterday, I've been having revelations and new curiosities about things, even while in classes. CanJam has been a very clarifying experience for me. I can see my path to great personal audio a lot better now.
I also wanted to add in that I'm very disheartened and honestly disgusted by the thieves who took advantage of the vendors. They really didn't deserve this kind of treatment. Another thing I was perhaps annoyed by, or sad because of, was the volume people were listening at. Not only were they probably ruining their own ears, but they making the experience worse for people in their immediate vicinity, as can be seen from other similar reports. I definitely would have gotten MUCH better impressions of the gear if it wasn't so loud a lot of the time. I think this CanJam really was less of a meet-up, and in this case, perhaps it would have been a good idea to set some restrictions, or teach people proper procedures, before letting them get all up in the gear.
