I know you guys are waiting to hear, if anything, what the Newbie thought of the meet…
Sorry it has taken me so long, but I was totally overwhelmed by a number of things:
First, the generosity of everyone that welcomed me from the moment I walked in, everyone was eager to show me their “stuff” and there was lots of “stuff” to be heard.
Second, everyone without exception was willing to explain what they had, what their motivation was, and to try to explain the “why it sounds this way.”
Third, mass confusion set in…too much, too quickly!!
More specifically, Ingwe was sitting at a table by himself…it wouldn’t have seemed strange except for the fact that the whole area was glowing…the setup was fabulous, the sound insane…btw, how do I join Team OAF? I think I might qualify!!
When I set-up what little I had, I noticed the guy sitting next to me brought his NES…I’m thinking, huh? Well, Postal Blue had the most creative amps, one housed in a NES and the Starving Student Millet in a tin Sears truck…not to mention they both sounded great.
On the other side was mwallace573, thanks for all your info. Really made me feel part of the group…and I loved the Alessandro MS-2i, a fine sounding system…
Tomb had the sweetest sounding Millet MAXes, I really couldn’t tear myself away from it…gee, and I have this Mac 1700 that I haven’t tried yet…
The entire group opened my eyes as to how narrow my perception was…I’m already thinking about what I can put together for the next gathering!
Big Amish had my favorite set-up with the Mapletree and the Grado RS 1. by far one of the better headphones (although I’m not sure how much the Mapletree “colored” what I heard,) but the RS 1s are certainly on my list of “needs.”
PiccoloNamek had the exotic STAX…in a class by themselves…again, thanks to him for hosting the meet, and saving us from having to eat at Claude’s.
I missed MexicanDragon’s set-up…well, it might have been the fact that he was next to the RS 1’s…
And last, but not least, Fitz…he told me I couldn’t listen to his K 1000s until I had a few meets under my belt, (just kidding)…I recognized him from his amp…but I ran out of time…next time!!
Overall it was an awakening experience for me, I appreciate all the time people spent trying to help me understand…