[ericr]

Hey Doc,
 
Would you have room for a Free / Give-away table?  Then us attendees can share our wealth of duplicate / unused gear, cds and the like with one-another.
 
Thanks!

 

[Doc B.]

I'm sure we could accommodate a free table.

 

[jbarnhardt]

Is it kosher to sell gear that you don't need anymore at these functions? I have a few headphones and devices (AKG 551, Beyer DT770, ADL X1) that I no longer need and would make a really good deal on to anyone who's interested so I can avoid the hassle and expense of listing/PayPal/packing/shipping in the classifieds. But I completely understand if this is uncool for a meetup so wanted to find out what is considered couth/uncouth. Really looking forward to this!
 
-John

 

[miceblue]

It's good to see the portable gear segment well represented.

Indeed!

If anyone wants to try the Astrapi or HA-2 with their smartphone or tablet, make sure you have the Onkyo HF Player (or similar) installed if you want to try higher resolution music. I believe the HA-2 supports up to DSD256 on iPhone 5S and higher models whereas the Astrapi is only up to 192 kHz sampling rates.

I'll have the needed cables for most smartphones out there (USB OTG, OPPO's special non-power-drawing USB OTG, Apple CCK, micro-miniUSB OTG, Lightning-USB cable, 30-pin line-out dock).

 

[Doc B.]

Bringing stuff to sell is fine - as long as you guys let me take some orders too. 

 
 
Really the only rules are -
 
Show the utmost respect for other people's gear. Ask if you don't know how to use something and don't borrow anything without permission. Participants are usually great about letting you try something in your rig, and that is because everyone here is always very careful with other people's gear. When you are done listening it's good practice to turn the volume down so the next guy doesn't get blasted or blow his sensitive headphones on an amp left running at high volume.
 
Keep the conversation mellow in order to let others listen in relative peace. It should be very nice outside tomorrow if a spirited conversation is necessary and there is also a brewery right next door where one can get as rowdy as they want.
 
And lastly, simply be nice. It's always a great group. We all have our eccentricities but everyone gets along really well.

 

[jbarnhardt]

If I actually sell anything, I am quite likely to be the one making a BH order, so this could work out nicely for all parties.     Will have Crack and S.E.X. in tow in case additional BH sampling devices are desired by anyone. Mine include all upgrades available from the mothership but are otherwise stock.
 
-John

 

[Doc B.]

It's always great if users can bring their Bottlehead gear. We usually only have one example of each amp on display and sometimes it can get a little backed up with people waiting to hear a particular product. It's also cool because some gear might have some unique mods and people can also get an idea of how they sound with different music sources.

 

[BobFiggins]

 

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Also the Modi 2 Uber + Sennheiser HD 700. Will be bringing a Chromebook for the source with some songs loaded on a USB stick. Work is going to bleed into early Saturday, not sure I'll have enough time to get enough songs on it. Only have a few albums downloaded.
 
Also purchased a power strip, just in case.

 

[KaminKevCrew]

For the pre-meet, does anyone know if minors are allowed? I'm only 19, but I'd still like to attend if at all possible. 

 

[Doc B.]

Unless things have changed the Public House is all tavern, no family seating.

 

[3RD HAND]

Hi, is anyone planning on going via Seattle ferry around noon I could carpool with? Coming from Shoreline, could meet anywhere there's free parking. Thanks!

 

[Soundsgoodtome]

I'm not sure if it's everyone's taste in music, but this album was put together to analyse a headphone's performance for various categories.
http://www.hdtracks.com/open-your-ears

Personally I like tracks 2, 3, and 5. Also, it's $9 for a 24/96 album! That's pretty much unheard of these days with HD albums usually being well over $16.

Just bought it in 16-bit for $6 plus added a 2013 sampler under Chesky Records (last page in the record catalog) in 24-bit for free.

 

[KaminKevCrew]

  Unless things have changed the Public House is all tavern, no family seating.

Alright, no worries then, thanks for letting me know!

 

[xtroria]

I'll be bringing AKG K7xx, Westone 4R, Momentum Mark 1 Over-ear version.
 
O2 Amp and ibasso D-zero MK1 running as my dac

 

[Soundsgoodtome]

I was reassembling my 560 and this happened. I got it back together real sloppy to make it tomorrow, now fingers crossed that hifiman will sell me a gimble.