Everyone took pictures of the same stuff lol. It really reveals the priorities of the attendees.
I had a good time, and I was surprised about how little I felt like I accomplished in the hours we were there. About halfway done is my estimate. It was fun to chat with
@Mshenay ,
@Army-Firedawg, and spouses during the cleanup too.
As for the gear, I think the best sounding system in the house was the Zana Deux into the Utopias from
@Afghan Vet . I was totally blown away by the two or three songs I heard on that system and the pure tactility of the music, which is one of the hardest things to acquire in my opinion. The amount of detail retrieval required to pull it off and the power to not only hear a snare drum, but feel it at close range, is a sensation I normally only expect from speakers.
My second highlight would have to be the headamp table (Thanks for coming all the way from VA to be with us, Justin) in its entirety. Besides the DAC that I didn't recognize, every product on that table was something I had been interested in long before I knew he was coming to the meet. It's easy to praise the 009 and the BHSE because they have a legacy for a reason. However, coming from my own LCD3 system, I was very impressed with the GSX into the LCD4. Enough to start selling some of my gear to pick them up. It's also great to have a face to put with the name and hear about the more technical aspects of the builds.
Lastly, I would put special mention to the AKG K1000, which has been something I've known about since I joined this forum in 2007, but have never seen in person until now. They were everything people say about them. It was like I was being tricked and that I was searching for a pair of speakers 7 feet in front of me that didn't exist. Comparing my LCD3 with Alex's (
@fatcat28037) Denons on the WA22 was a delight as well, extra so because the original owner of my LCD3 used a WA22 to power them.
I was surprised at the attention my section was getting, despite no pictures of it.
I had the only LCD3 present and the Cayin impressed a lot of folks looking for a clean, midfi balanced amp for their systems. Also the Stax 407's proved to some of you that you don't need to reach for the stars to get great sound from a mid range electrostat setup.
Thanks again to all of the people who brought this together and made attending worth the day!
PS.
@Wiljen Did we ever find out about the drawings?