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NEW INFO -- IMPORTANT DATE TO REMEMBER
Only about a week until the LAX Can Meet on Saturday, October 18, 2008. Interested in attending the event and yet to acquire advance admission? Here’s a very important cutoff date to remember, Thursday, October 16, 2008 is the last day to purchase advance admission at the special rate –- e-tickets: $15 per person; and MOT e-table fee: $89 per vendor. After this date, admission can only be acquired at the event at a small premium -- tickets: $20 per person; and MOT table fee: $100 per vendor. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me via PM.


It has been far too long since Southern California had a headphone meet. We are the largest headphone community on Head-Fi and the 2009 Can-Jam host city. I hosted the last two big So Cal meets and we're long overdue for another get-together. One of the main challenges hosting a meet in Los Angeles is the cost of the meeting space. Most meets collect money at the event to cover costs with members usually contributing $10-$20. So rather than passing the hat at the meet and hope we cover our costs, my proposal is an advance ticket purchase event.


Location: Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Hotel Address: 5711 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, United States 90045
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2008
Time: 10:30AM to 6:00PM


courtesy of Edwood -- here's the map of the floor with the rooms highlighted.

-special advance purchase price on or before 10/16/08-
Members: $15 per admission e-ticket
Member of the Trade: $89 per e-table

-at the event-
Members: $20 per admission ticket
Member of the Trade: $100 per table


The hotel offers free shuttle service from LAX, running every 30 minutes for folks flying to the meet. We've contracted a special room rate of $99* per night, just contact me and I will help you book your room at the discounted rate. Alternatively, Hotels.com is currently offering the same, if not a slightly better rate so try them first -- Destination field search for LAX, Los Angeles then in the Hotel Name field search for Hilton and it should be the fourth result. The hotel also is offering us a special parking rate of $10, though, I believe street parking might be available behind the hotel. The hotel provides tables, chairs, and power plus handling the set-up and clean up. Just bring what you need such as, but not limited to power strips and conditioners, sources, amps, headphones and whatever gear you wish. Tickets are also available for friends and family as everyone is welcome and you need not bring anything to attend.


If you’re interested in attending CAN MEET, please PM me with your email address to get the advance e-ticket details and post in this thread you would like to attend and what, if anything, you plan to bring. I’ll PM you with the ticket purchase details--purchase as many tickets as you would like, please include number of guests, if any, in your PM.


Eddie Current, Smyth Research, Ray Samuels and SinglePower are all onboard!

Ticket-Holders: as of 10/17/08 @ 1:45 PM (pacific time)
1. guzziguy
2. guzziguy's guest
3. velogreg
4. jp11801
5. melomaniac
6. ldj325
7. edwood
8. Digipete
9. Hunted Charlie
10. Santacore
11. Iron_Dreamer
12. Mazuki
13. soundfreq
14. jbucla2005
15. zippy2001
16. Uncle Erik
17. NU62
18. BRBJackson
19. Ray Samuels
20. Ferbose
21. blubliss (bought four tix to support the event, even though, he plans on using two -- thank you, Andy!)
22. blubliss' guest
23. Asr
24. dallan
25. FrankCooter
26. Bbcrusher
27. Bbcrusher's guest
28. G.Kennedy
29. Jasper994
30. rimrocks (aka Smyth Research)
31. Eddie Current
32. n3rdling
33. strangelove
34. DoorKnob
35. Touring1
36. Deadneddz
37. Deadneddz's guest
38. TreAdidas
39. bbqporkbao
40. lostonetr
41. masivemunkey
42. Toty
43. dreamcomposer
44. Jordanross
45. cp8ir
46. SinglePower
47. LFF
48. xsankar
49. xsankar's guest
50. afxdave
51. afxdave's guest
52. borat
53. AC1
54. DouglasQuaid
55. chadbang
56. chadbang's son
57. William C.
58. Raymond K.
59. 909
60. 909's guest



If you received a Google eticket invoice or have my Paypal account address and purchase your eticket tomorrow before noon, you will be included in the door prizes and get a printed name tag. After 5 PM tomorrow evening, I can not guarantee eticket purchases will be processed in time for the event, though, anyone in this situation would receive a refund within two to three days.


-tickets will be available at the event-
Members: $20 per admission ticket
Member of the Trade: $100 per table


I would like to thank everyone for their support of the Los Angeles headphone community. Plus we all owe a big thank you to zippy2001 for the wonderfully thoughtful EMI/Capitol door prizes -- thanks, Steve.




GEAR LIST -- courtesy of velogreg...


HEADPHONES

AKG
K240DF
AKG340
Headphile'd AKG340
K501
K701
K1000

Audio Technica
ATH-ANC7
ATH-ESW9
AD2000
ATH-L3000
ATH-6

Beyerdynamic
DT48
Beyerdynamic DT880 '03
DT880
Dennon
AH-D5000

Grado
HF-1
HP2's with Enigma cable
HP-2
RS-1
SR-60 (electrical-taped for greater bass, with bowl pads)

JVC
JVC DX1000
HP DX 1000s

Koss
Koss 950s

Sennheiser
HD414
HD580
HD600
HD-650
HD650s balanced
HE90

Sleek
SA6

Sony
MDR-SA5000
R10

Stax
Aperio Alpha
Lambda Pro
SR MKLL
Lambda Signature
Lambda Pros
SRM-1

Ultrasone
Edition 9

Ultimate Ears
Triple.Fi 10 Pro
Super.Fi 5 (new version)


AMPS

AMB
M^3

Bottlehead
SEX w/ 6DN7’s

Berendsen
IPA 80 (amazing integrated amp with a killer HP jack)

Darkvoice
337

Eddie Current
Balancing Act
DM-2
HD-2
Zana Deux

FrankCooter's Custom builds
GM70
71A

Grace
m902

Graham Slee
Solo

HeadAmp
Pico

Luxman
Luxman P-1

Ray Samuels
whatever Ray decides to bring, but guessing
Apache
B-52
Raptor
etc...

Rudistor
RPX-100

SinglePower
ES-2
Platinum Extreme with stepped attenuator and BG output upgrade.
SDS-XLR

Stax
SRD7 with normal and pro bias
MKII PP class C

TTVJ/Millet
TTVJ Portable Millet Amp
Starving Student Hybrid

other stuff..
Portaphile X3
X-Head headphone amp
Brute Force
Lisa lll and PPL


SOURCES

AMR
CD-77

Apple
iPod
MacBook

APL
NWO 3.0

Audio Alchemy
transport

Audio Note
DAC

Denon
DVD-2910
eXemplar Denon 2900

Dual
TDA1541 NOS DAC

Grace
m902's internal DAC

HeadAmp
Pico's DAC

iMod
iMod w/S2 Audio Dockit

Marantz
CD-63 for transport
SA8001

Rega
Planet

Reimyo
CDP-777

Scott
350B (all tube stereo FM receiver)

Sony
HD radio receiver

Toshiba
laptop

and other stuff
Entech 203.2
Mghead mkIII
Cmoy
EMU 0202 USB 2.0
Pocket Amp 2 Version 2
SendStation PocketDock Line Out
Razer Pro|Tone m250


CABLES, POWER CORDS & MISC.
Grover Hoffman “S” interconnects
Harmonix Studio Master Power Cord
Enigma
PC-RME 9632
Atomic Clock

Smyth Research
Smyth Home Theater and surround sound headphones


DIY TABLE

Equipment and Tools
Metcal SP200 Soldering Station
Metcal SP440 Desoldering Station
Keithley 2000 Multimeter (kind of overkill and pretty large, handy really if someone really wants to use kelvin leads and match resistors)
Fluke 110 portable DMM
Helping Hands (free standing and table clamped versions)
Flush cutters
Ideal Custom Stripmaster (sizes 16-26awg)
Erem flush cutters
Dewalt 14.4V 1/2" Battery powered drill
Various drill bits including stepped drill bits
Various screwdrivers.

Parts
PIMETA PCB (I might have two, I know I have at least one)
Various Resistors (not sure if I have a full matched set)
Various Capacitors (electrolytic and others)




I’d greatly appreciate if someone early on decides to organize the gear so I can post the link here.

 

[ldj325]

Count me in for an admission.

Rudistor RPX-100
Edition 9, Senn 650, Senn 600 all are SE & balanced

Not sure of the source yet as I am looking at putting together a transport/DAC combo.

 

[jp11801]

you know I am in
Eddie Current HD2
AS2000s, 650s balanced, rs1s and lambda pros

 

[gilency]

Man, I work that day! and I can not change it. Boomer!

 

[909]

sorry to hear that, but at least you have the biggest, baddest headphone meet ever conceived to look forward to in the following nine months...

CANJAM 09

mark that calendar

 

[velogreg]

I am in! Thanks 909 for putting this together if this one is anything like your last one it should be awesome.

Capitole MKII}Trafomatic Head One} AKG 701

?????????????}Luxman P-1} ??????

 

[Usagi]

I might be able to attend this one. Tentatively place me on the list.

 

[Edwood]

I'm in, of course.

BTW, this hotel is the one we are considering for CanJam '09.

-Ed

 

[vibin247]

I'll try to get that Saturday off.

 

[strangelove]

I will try and make the event if I can, I won't really know until Oct 1st if I'll be working that day or not.

 

[Mazuki]

I'm in.

 

[santacore]

Sounds good. Since I'm just south of LAX, I gotta make this. Mazuki, I wanna hear you latest masterpiece.

 

[velogreg]

Well let's hear from some Nor Calers................ I'm waiting.

There should be a lot of really sweet gear attending.

 

[r1n7r4h]

:/ I'll see what if I can wrangle up some poor sucker to drive me from UCI to LAX. If anyone is passing by UCI, PM me please.

 

[Mazuki]

Quote:

Sounds good. Since I'm just south of LAX, I gotta make this. Mazuki, I wanna hear you latest masterpiece.

It will probably be some kind of DAC