Tuberoller
Divorced an Orpheus to keep his wife.
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I think it's a good idea open another thread to update and confirm plans for the Second Annual Chicago Fall Headphone meet.Meet will be held at the Ramada Inn Lakeshore,located at 4900 South Lakeshore Drive in Chicago,on October 25, from 12 noon to 6:00pm. Plans are firm.
The Ramada Inn Laksehore offered a good venue with a good amount of space and the lobby outside the room where we could sit and talk. We're gonna do refreshments this time and the cost is the same no matter how much you consume, so make it worth my money. I decided to do a one day meet to keep costs down and keep the amount of gear reasonable. I don't want to be responsible for all the gear I had last time so I'll just be bringing my own stuff,some Headroom stuff,some gear from TTVJ,The Meier Gear and a few sources. I really want to get a bunch of cables for this meet. It's always cool to have a bunch of amps and sources but we all seem to be scratching for cables. I would like to do some extensive cable auditions at this meet and I have sent out to word to as many cable makes as possible. If you guys have any requests for cables you might want to hear,let me know.
While I cutting back the gear I'm bringing,you are all invited to bring whatever you want and make requests for anu=ything you might want to hear. We will still attempt to do the Twinhead MKII shootput and I've asked for the new Zu Cable for the Senn phones. We should also have some new sources as well as three new amps and a few new phones,possibly including the HD650.
Another change is that we are going to see a bit more manufacturer and dealer involvement. I am not making this a commercial event and I have already informed the pros that we all expect substantial discounts. I did'nt ask for any help with the costs so that we all could share in any savings passed on. I have recommended that these dealers/makers offer pre-order discounts and keep the onsite sales to a minimum,mainly selling the demo gear and in the case of one dealer,the music they intend to bring. This is the sort of an experiment and I hope it works out OK. The Spring meet will be much bigger and will likely be held over two days with some media coverage. At that meet I will certainly need some help from the pros,and this is just my way of feeling them out to see if this is really viable.
This meet will likely be about the same size as the last but with a bunch of new gear and hopefully some new faces. It's always cool to hang with the "usual suspects" but I really want to meet some of the new Head-fi members and the lurkers who never post. This will be your very best chance to hear the great gear in the Chicago area. We can expect at least two confirmed special guests and possibly two more who have expressed an interest to attend. This should be fun.
I ask that you guys get a gear list started for me as I will be busy for the next day or two and I'll post my own gear list later today or tomorrow. See you all soon.
The Ramada Inn Laksehore offered a good venue with a good amount of space and the lobby outside the room where we could sit and talk. We're gonna do refreshments this time and the cost is the same no matter how much you consume, so make it worth my money. I decided to do a one day meet to keep costs down and keep the amount of gear reasonable. I don't want to be responsible for all the gear I had last time so I'll just be bringing my own stuff,some Headroom stuff,some gear from TTVJ,The Meier Gear and a few sources. I really want to get a bunch of cables for this meet. It's always cool to have a bunch of amps and sources but we all seem to be scratching for cables. I would like to do some extensive cable auditions at this meet and I have sent out to word to as many cable makes as possible. If you guys have any requests for cables you might want to hear,let me know.
While I cutting back the gear I'm bringing,you are all invited to bring whatever you want and make requests for anu=ything you might want to hear. We will still attempt to do the Twinhead MKII shootput and I've asked for the new Zu Cable for the Senn phones. We should also have some new sources as well as three new amps and a few new phones,possibly including the HD650.
Another change is that we are going to see a bit more manufacturer and dealer involvement. I am not making this a commercial event and I have already informed the pros that we all expect substantial discounts. I did'nt ask for any help with the costs so that we all could share in any savings passed on. I have recommended that these dealers/makers offer pre-order discounts and keep the onsite sales to a minimum,mainly selling the demo gear and in the case of one dealer,the music they intend to bring. This is the sort of an experiment and I hope it works out OK. The Spring meet will be much bigger and will likely be held over two days with some media coverage. At that meet I will certainly need some help from the pros,and this is just my way of feeling them out to see if this is really viable.
This meet will likely be about the same size as the last but with a bunch of new gear and hopefully some new faces. It's always cool to hang with the "usual suspects" but I really want to meet some of the new Head-fi members and the lurkers who never post. This will be your very best chance to hear the great gear in the Chicago area. We can expect at least two confirmed special guests and possibly two more who have expressed an interest to attend. This should be fun.
I ask that you guys get a gear list started for me as I will be busy for the next day or two and I'll post my own gear list later today or tomorrow. See you all soon.
