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Please correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't you previously said that you live near Fang and were acquaintances? Surely you could burgle your way into his house and sneak a listen as opposed to having them shipped to you!
I don't know about performing a B&E (a very funny Dane Cook stand up routine), but I'm sure that a good old fashioned arm wrestle will get me first on the list. I'm getting one soon to be passed on to people
east of the Mississippi.
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I think I'm on the bubble here equipment-wise, but I have a feeling as its limited to the first/top 20 that I will miss the cut! Plus Fang didn't really mention targeting the western US at all I don't think, so I would be surprised really if I did make it.
There's going to be one specifically for people west of the Mississippi, provided that your house isn't on fire or under 10 feet of water.
As far as the bubble is concerned, I think you guys are missing the main point. This is a loaner program designed to allow people who might want to by one, have a chance to listen to it, and write about your experience with it.
Todd the Vinyl Junkie does it all of the time, and so do other manufacturers. It's a way for people who may never get to see if it's a headphone that they would like to have in their stable, without having the noise and pressure of a meet, or the use of source and connecting equipment that they are not familiar with.
When a manufacturer has a loaner program, they hope that people will like it and buy it. If you don't, you don't, but it makes no sense having someone who doesn't use that type of hardware, be a part of the loaner program. Think about it as if it were your business.
If you let 40 people listen to it that otherwise might never have had the chance, and 10 people buy it and write nice things about it, you're ahead of the game.
If it's not your cup of tea, then no harm done. Manufacturers know that these type of loans stand a chance of getting a ding or 2. If you get one, just try and treat it as if it were your own, and pack it up to the best of your ability so others can play, too.
I got a loaner WES from Jack Wu, really thinking that I was going to buy it, and then went with a home built Blue Hawaii instead. Others that tried it, like headphoneaddict, eventually bought one.
This isn't about class and status. But if you're in Jr. High school, and have a sub $100 budget, it wouldn't be fair to include you in the 20 if there is someone who might really want it and buy it. Comprendo?
