[bonehelm]

I hope it’s sat evening!

 

[canonlp]

Best of luck with the planning. I'm currently away from Toronto, wish I could be there

 

[SOULSIK]

Adrian from audio excellence is back and he told me he will give me firm date by tmr.

 

[TjPhysicist]

Adrian from audio excellence is back and he told me he will give me firm date by tmr.

little dissapointed at BBR for being so rigid, but as others said it did sound too good to be true in a way. At any rate, I missed it last time so hopefully I can join in this time. As long as it is within November!

 

[kauljp]

I too would like to join the meet and hope that it happens soon. Fingers crossed

 

[bigfatpaulie]

Sorry, but I’m going to have to pass (regardless of date).

From the beginning this “meet” sounded too good to be true. I was somewhat skeptical when Soulsik mentioned Bay-Bloor Radio for the meet. I have a hard time imagining that BBR would entertain such an endeavor in the first place. Souksik said that you can bring your own gear to A & B with other (gears)sic at the store. I can’t see Bay-Bloor Radio taking such a risk with their own equipment not knowing attendees equipment QC. It began sounding more like a commercial venture with manufacturers displaying their wares and the store possibly seeing an assumed and expected sales opportunity. In addition, a time frame of 6:45 to 8:30 after setup and takedown basically equates to a rather short one hour meet. This is not in the spirit of a true headphone meet. I could very well be wrong, and if so then I apologize. Just my opinion.

PS: the plural of ‘gear’ is ‘gear’, not gears .

Gears refers to a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.

A small or large number of audio components is simply referred to as gear.

P.S. I still wish to extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to Soulsik for his efforts in trying to set up this elusive meet. It’s not an easy task. With appreciation - Bryan

I agree with Bryan here, thank you Soulsik for all the effort but... I will pass as well. I have not been to a lot of Head-Fi meets, but I have been to a lot of wrist watch meets (maybe 'support groups' is more fitting ) and it is nice when a store or boutique throws a splashy little party but there isn't setup and the like as there is with headphones. With headphone stuff I think the current format is really as close to ideal as can be. If a vendor wants to attend, meet potential customers and bring stuff to showcase, chip in for a venue or refreshments, I think that's great but to actually host a meet, I'm not sure. From a business perspective unless you are thinking you are going to sell a lot of product I don't see it making financial sense, especially considering the risk they would be accepting and resources they have to dedicate. If they are thinking they are going to sell a good amount, then it becomes a very commercialise event, almost like a Holt's "Private Shopping Event" which really has very little to do with the customer aside getting money out of them: no one goes for fun. Having it at an actual store seems problematic on both sides, at least to me. I think at this point it is relatively safe to say this isn't going to pan out anyway - "tomorrow" being November 12th.

I may be up for hosting another meet in the early spring. December is wash for me and we head out west to see both my and my wife's parents for a few weeks. We also typically run away from winter for half of January and most of February so we are talking March/April by the time things settle down for me. Meets require a very solid effort and a big time commitment to plan a prepare for and if I'm not going to be able to give it my best, I'm not doing one. Anyway, time will tell.

 

[ilcg1]

I agree with Bryan here, thank you Soulsik for all the effort but... I will pass as well. I have not been to a lot of Head-Fi meets, but I have been to a lot of wrist watch meets (maybe 'support groups' is more fitting ) and it is nice when a store or boutique throws a splashy little party but there isn't setup and the like as there is with headphones. With headphone stuff I think the current format is really as close to ideal as can be. If a vendor wants to attend, meet potential customers and bring stuff to showcase, chip in for a venue or refreshments, I think that's great but to actually host a meet, I'm not sure. From a business perspective unless you are thinking you are going to sell a lot of product I don't see it making financial sense, especially considering the risk they would be accepting and resources they have to dedicate. If they are thinking they are going to sell a good amount, then it becomes a very commercialise event, almost like a Holt's "Private Shopping Event" which really has very little to with the customer aside getting money out of them: no one goes for fun. Having it at an actual store seems problematic on both sides, at least to me. I think at this point it is relatively safe to say this isn't going to pan out anyway - "tomorrow" being November 12th.

I may be up for hosting another meet in the early spring. December is wash for me and we head out west to see both my and my wife's parents for a few weeks. We also typically run away from winter for half of January and most of February so we are talking March/April by the time things settle down for me. Meets require a very solid effort and a big time commitment to plan a prepare for and if I'm not going to be able to give it my best, I'm not doing one. Anyway, time will tell.

I’m in for the meet if you are going to host one

 

[bigfatpaulie]

Thanks I'm thrilled to hear you had a good time!