[carlosgp]

I just wanted to open the impressions thread before going to bed

. I will try to post some pictures tomorrow, and some comments as soon as possible. I would like to thank everybody for coming. It was a pleasure to meet you for second time!

 

[carlosgp]

Some pictures of the meet. From left to right: picodeloro, jorgillo, manolo, jltower, carlosgp (me), rocoa and rodaballo.

The Zana Deux is a beauty

Zana's power source

Going to the restaurant

A glass of wine before lunch

 

[carlosgp]

We had a nice private room with its own fountain (made in 1886)

The lunch was really nice.

The restaurant patio.

The building is an old country house constructed in s. XVIII

The ideal place to drink some wine in summer

RA1 clone made by picodeloro.

See you at the next meet!

 

[rodaballo]

Hi,

I want to thank Carlos for organizing this wonderful meeting.

I also want to thank everybody for coming and for sharing their expereinces and thoughts.

It was a great meeting.

Although Carlos has done a great job with his pictures I want to share some more pictures.

Part of the portable gear

A head-five, a PRII, GoVibes and the like with PortaPros, PX100, PK1s and all sorts of iPods etc...

Non portable gear

Carefully listening

Carlosgp with the Yuin Pk1 (they do not blast but they do their thing in a nice way

)

Picodeloro with PK1s (hey the do sound well!!!

)

Impressions in a next post.

We have to go for the III Santiago de Compostela mini meet!!!

Regards

 

[jorgillo]

Great pics, guys!

 

[gonzalo]

KOÑO KE NIVEL
OH MY GOD WHAT A LEVEL , JE

 

[rlanger]

Wow! Now that's the way to do a meet. Que buenas photos, mis amigos de Espana!

I really wish I could have been there. It's been exactly 20 years since I was in Spain. Spent 3 months there mostly in Madrid and Torremolinos.

Maybe we'll be able to do an international meet there someday and I'll have no choice but to go.

 

[krmathis]

Looks like you men (and woman) had a great meeting.
Lots of excellent pictures as well...

 

[Chrysoberyl]

Those pics make me want to spit on my HD 595s! Who's going to pay for the psychological damage,uh? Who?

Qué envidia me dáis! A ver si puedo acercarme al próximo encuentro...Por cierto,alguien me podría dar direcciones de buenas tiendas de sonido en Madrid?
Gracias por adelantado...

 

[mrarroyo]

Great gear and great pictures. However I was very concerned that as I saw pic after pic I saw no VINO. Thank God you all finally showed and talked about VINO. No meet is complete unless you have some, and the restaurant pictures were fantastic. What a great place to go for some relaxing time. Gracias.

 

[jpelg]

[size=xx-small]"Wine, women, & song"[/size]

Glad to see our Spanish friends know how to enjoy all of these very important aspects of life. Great pics! Looks like a great time.

 

[carlosgp]

Yes, the meet was a blast. We had a great time. And you know that in Spain we take lunch very seriously, so we stopped the meet for three hours for an excellent meal in Restaurante Ana. It was great to rest our ears and contributed to balance the day better

.

I want to say that we will publish more impressions in spanish in Auriculares mail list. We will try to do the same here, but you know, is difficult to be spontaneus in a foreign language

. Most attendees do not speak (or write) english well enough.

rlanger, you must return to Spain, it has changed a lot since your last stay

. And you really need to visit the north, very different from mediterranean Spain.

Chrysoberyl, if you are looking for headphones in general I do not know of any good store in Madrid. Studio 22 is the spanish Grado distributor in Spain and they have the complete line for auditioning. You may find good enough prices of other brands in calle Barquillo. Pero la mayoría de tiendas de alta fidelidad para audiófilos no suelen tratar el tema de los auriculares. Como mucho algún ampli de Musical Fidelity. And yes, you really must come to the next meeting, you will be welcome. It is worth it.

Vino? VINO? mrarroyo, I can assure you that I had enough wine

. This is the reason why there are no photos of our wine. I was busy drinking it

. It was a delicious Rioja recommended by Manolo. I cannot remember its name... Viñas Viejas? Cepas Viejas? Sea como sea, intentamos no abusar demasiado para no quedarnos dormidos por la tarde

.

 

[Chrysoberyl]

Quote:

Originally Posted by carlosgp /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes, the meet was a blast. We had a great time. And you know that in Spain we take lunch very seriously, so we stopped the meet for three hours for an excellent meal in Restaurante Ana. It was great to rest our ears and contributed to balance the day better . I want to say that we will publish more impressions in spanish in Auriculares mail list. We will try to do the same here, but you know, is difficult to be spontaneus in a foreign language . Most attendees do not speak (or write) english well enough. rlanger, you must return to Spain, it has changed a lot since your last stay . And you really need to visit the north, very different from mediterranean Spain. Chrysoberyl, if you are looking for headphones in general I do not know of any good store in Madrid. Studio 22 is the spanish Grado distributor in Spain and they have the complete line for auditioning. You may find good enough prices of other brands in calle Barquillo. Pero la mayoría de tiendas de alta fidelidad para audiófilos no suelen tratar el tema de los auriculares. Como mucho algún ampli de Musical Fidelity. And yes, you really must come to the next meeting, you will be welcome. It is worth it. Vino? VINO? mrarroyo, I can assure you that I had enough wine . This is the reason why there are no photos of our wine. I was busy drinking it . It was a delicious Rioja recommended by Manolo. I cannot remember its name... Viñas Viejas? Cepas Viejas? Sea como sea, intentamos no abusar demasiado para no quedarnos dormidos por la tarde .

Ah yes,the North! I lived one year in Oviedo,one of the happiest in my life.But I miss my Madrid more...

 

[jorgillo]

Wow! Glad to see so many headfiers interested in a spanish mini-meet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlanger /img/forum/go_quote.gif Maybe we'll be able to do an international meet there someday and I'll have no choice but to go.

So the next mini-meet, and will be the 3rd, is declared "international" and exactly! you have no choice

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chrysoberyl /img/forum/go_quote.gif Qué envidia me dáis! A ver si puedo acercarme al próximo encuentro...

Chrysoberyl tu también estás invitado

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrarroyo /img/forum/go_quote.gif Great gear and great pictures. However I was very concerned that as I saw pic after pic I saw no VINO. Thank God you all finally showed and talked about VINO. No meet is complete unless you have some, and the restaurant pictures were fantastic. What a great place to go for some relaxing time. Gracias.

And, of course, we would be pleased to meet you in the next meet, mrarroyo. I will personally choose some great spanish wines (or should I say vinos?) for you. Do you prefer Rioja/Ribera del Duero/Rías Baixas/Ribeiro/Bierzo/Somontano/Toro/etc.?

 

[jorgillo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by carlosgp /img/forum/go_quote.gif Vino? VINO? mrarroyo, I can assure you that I had enough wine . This is the reason why there are no photos of our wine. I was busy drinking it . It was a delicious Rioja recommended by Manolo. I cannot remember its name... Viñas Viejas? Cepas Viejas? Sea como sea, intentamos no abusar demasiado para no quedarnos dormidos por la tarde .

The wine was Dominio de Tares Cepas Viejas, D.O. Bierzo

Dominio de Tares