[bhjazz]

Seattle Spring meet: 3.22.08!!!
I like the numerology of it (3*2) +2=8.

The next two meets should be doozies. Spring will begin our push to get more vendor participation, and at least one summer meet will be hosted by Gil who is donating his garage space and double-barrel barbecue.

So March...June...September...December...and maybe more. Last weekend's mini meet was a lot of fun, but I hope in the future we can have mini meets as well as "last minute" meets so that everyone can participate.

I also want to give some thought (with all of you, as well) to building up some themed meets. Yeah, that's right. No challenge in just bringing all of your gear. How about a Desert Island gear meet? A "cheap and dirty" meet with voting? Maybe an analog-only challenge... Lots and lots of ideas to consider.

Finally, I want to think about raising some money. Sure would be neat to leave the library world and rent a far-out room at a hotel with catering or something, eh? No, I'm not doin' a car wash because I just don't have a bikini, but a raffle might fit the bill.

Date
3.22.2008

Location:
Broadview Library Seattle
12755 Greenwood Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98133

12755 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98133 - Google Maps

Time
11:00 am to 5:45 pm. More time than ever!

The after meet will be at Romio's Pizza on Greenwood Ave. They are between 87th and 85th on the same side of the street as the meet.

Agenda
Agenda

11:00 – Doors open, setup and start of the fun
12:00 – Raffle items on display and purchase of tickets available
4:45 - 5:15 - Raffle tickets drawn, winners snag their stuff
5:15 - 5:45 – Pack up, clean up, farewells and migration to food and libations

Raffle Rules
- You must be present to win.
- Tickets are $10 each.
- You can win only once. Like Headfest rules, if another ticket of yours is drawn after you have one an item, you will be able to choose between the two items.
- All that attend the meet are eligible for the raffle (you do not need to be a current Head-Fi member.)

1.9.2008
At our previous meet in November, we had five new members show up. If you're reading this now, c'mon down! If you wish to attend, but do not want to join here just to post, send email to seattle.headfi at gmail.com which was created for this purpose.

Who Will Be There?

1. bhjazz
2. socrates63
3. Big Poppa
4. Joshatdot
5. WittyzTH
6. xtreme4099
7. iamoneagain
8. Thesrot
9. smeggy

11. crewchief
12. bigsojoe
13. LazyAzN
14. Optional
15. Steniacho
16. FooTemps
17. curbfeeler
24. fredbob
25. guest of socrates63

And our Vancouver Contingent!!!

19. mthsuperior (hopefully! Vancouver Island)
20. roastpuff (Vancouver BC)
21. iamsmrt (Vancouver BC)
22. iamsmrt guest: Monique (Vancouver BC)
23. error401 (Vancouver BC)


Gear List or What Can You Listen To at the Meet?

1. bhjazz
*Sony DVP-S9000ES SACD
*Pimeta
*HD600
*CK2III
*big ass power cables
*Cardas or Harmonic Tech interconnects

2. socrates63
*lots

3. Big Poppa
*Portaphile V2'2
*RSA Red Tomahawk
*MisterX Pint and Alien stack (Thanks Young)
*Livewires T1's
*Koss KSC-75's recabled by Apuresound w 75 Ohm resistor
*Alessandro MS-1's recabled by me
*Senn HD 580's
*The usual portable stuff, Ipods, PSP, DVD, CD

4. Joshatdot
*Infamous Beyerdyanmic DT770 Pro 80 Ohm!!!
*Cowon iAudio 7 16GB
*Joshatdot CMoy v1.03 in Hammond Case
*Little Dot MK II
*SR80
*PX100
*KSC35
*KSC75
*HA-FX33
*HA-FX66
*MDR-V6
*MDR-7506
*Various LED torches
*My new A570 IS camera

5. WittyzTH
amp:
*Meier Corda Opera with DAC
*STAX SRM-300

headphones:
*STAX SR-303
*Audio Technica ATH-W5000 with Fitz Mod
*Audio Technica ATH-W100
*Audio Technica ATH-W100 recabled and blutak mod.
*Audio Technica ATH-ESW9
*Audio Technica ATH-M50

cables:
*Nordost Red Dawn ICs
*Audio Quest Diamondback ICs
*Cardas Cross ICs
*Signal Cable Magic Power Cord

6. xtreme4099
8. iamoneagain
*L3000
*DHA3000
*and iMac

9. Thesrot
*Bluenote Stibbert cdp
*Audioquest Colorado Interconnects
*Headroom Maxed Out Home (2003)
*Headroom Supreme (maybe? yes!)
*Equinox Headphone Cable
*Cardas Headphone Cable
*Sennheisers HD600 and PX250
*PSAudio Duet power conditioner and noise harvesters
*Analysis Plus Power Oval 2 power cables
*Mapleshade Samson 2 rack
*and a variety of cones, feet and misc tweaks...

10. smeggy
11. mthsuperior
12. roastpuff
17. LazyAzN
18. Optional
19. Steniacho
20. FooTemps
Headphones:
*Modded YH-100
*Recabled KSC-55
*Recabled KSC-75
Amps:
*Little Dot MK1 (with a couple extra opamps for anyone whos curious)

21. iamsmrt (Vancouver BC)
*DVD player as source
*Benchmark DAC-1
*Oritek X-1 ICs
*TrevorNetwork Dynahi
*Audio-Technica w2002
*Portable Setup:
*3G 30GB ipod
*PortaCorda II
*Audio-Technica ew9
22. iamsmrt guest: Monique (Vancouver BC)

Raffle Items Up For Bid
Mogami RCA interconnects from n_maher (thanks, Nate!)
Joshatdot PCBs or kits....?
special item from socrates63
special item from motherone
n_maher hand-built cable
NIB portable CD player
16 hours bench time from bhjazz

 

[socrates63]

I should be able to make the March date.

Themes are cool. For the last three meets, I set a theme for myself.
May meet - bring everything under the sun theme
Nov meet - DIY gear theme
Dec meet - whatever-is-at-hand-and-will-only-take-one-trip-from-the-car theme

And fundraisers are cool. During the May meet, I took donations, and that just covered the cost of food.

 

[WittyzTH]

cool! I hope I can join.

 

[xtreme4099]

I'm in ... i might have some cool surprises by then.

 

[Mr. Tadashi]

Do y'all mind if a portlander comes up for the meet?

 

[socrates63]

The more the merrier, Mr. Tadashi. Looks like you're a total fan of APureSound. Cool.

Sergio, can you get the Rudi again? I promise to bring my AD2000.

 

[iamoneagain]

I can probably make this one. I can bring my setup again (imac/L3000/DHA3000). Looks like I'm bringing a body bag by carrying it in a huge duffle bag.

 

[bhjazz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamoneagain /img/forum/go_quote.gif Looks like I'm bringing a body bag by carrying it in a huge duffle bag.

Your code name has been changed to "Vito".

 

[socrates63]

Maybe Gil wasn't too far off when he said we should be the Eastside Mafia.

 

[bhjazz]

My CK2III will (finally) make it's first public appearance. I may also bring a few other goodies.

 

[iamoneagain]

I'm looking forward to Gil's garage meet and bbq. Not only did I find out we live right near each other in Ballard, but Gil knows all these cool places to go supposedly right around the corner from where I live.

Since I'm on the Westside, am I at war with the Eastside Mafia?

 

[socrates63]

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhjazz /img/forum/go_quote.gif My CK2III will (finally) make it's first public appearance. I may also bring a few other goodies.

You finally got the lights to work? Looking forward to it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamoneagain /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm looking forward to Gil's garage meet and bbq. Not only did I find out we live right near each other in Ballard, but Gil know all these cool places to go supposedly right around the corner from where I live. Since I'm on the Westside, am I at war with the Eastside Mafia?

Actually, you live next to the Don himself. I think the Eastside Mafia is just a moniker to cover for his activities in the west side. I wouldn't be surprised if he has some connections to half of the eateries in your neighborhood, given his food distribution connection.

 

[BIG POPPA]

Would you trust me if I was the size of Mike? I may be missing a few things but a meal is not one of them. Went to Ezell's last night.Been in my hood going on 5 years now, been to a few places, know a few people. With the job I have, I'm everywhere in my hood. And for good measure Sunday BBQed steaks and ribs. Never know what I'm doing until I'm doing it.

 

[bhjazz]

Gil, I hope my ideas are okay with you. I know you have some things planned to get your garage just right, so I just wanted to respect that.

I hope we can hear from some of our new unregistered members again for this meet. In our previous impression thread I think we had counted five new members, so if you're out there...c'mon down!

I'm going to hold off for a week or two to see what size of group we can get this time. We might consider getting the large room in Bellevue this time, or see if we can find a suitable one on the West side for a change. Don't know yet.

 

[BIG POPPA]

Dude, I just need to restock my freezer. I BBQ a lot. Broadview, Ballard, or Greenwood Libraries would be nice change in scenery. My house with meat Sizzling, music, and good company is always a good meet.