[Luckbad]

Just realized my wife and kid will be out of town for at least the first day of CanJam, so I should definitely be there. Woo!

 

[pbui44]

Just realized my wife and kid will be out of town for at least the first day of CanJam, so I should definitely be there. Woo!

If you want, you can bring the Audio-GD Master-11 and your laptop, so that others can listen and possibly buy them.

 

[Luckbad]

If you want, you can bring the Audio-GD Master-11 and your laptop, so that others can listen and possibly buy them.

 
It'll be sold by then. Also, it weights 33 pounds. Recently dragged it to a meet. 

 

[adpo]

Just confirmed I could make it, see you guys there!

 

[Larmeister]

I'll be there, looking forward to it.

 

[Zashoomin]

I hate to be negative about this event as it seems like it is going to be a lot of fun, but I am extremely dissapointed that that there will not be a section for members to show off their gear this year.  Last year was small, and this year there isn't one.  But even though it was small, I had a lot of fun.  I realize that vendors will have a lot of what people will be bringing and also that head-fi would like to make back their money, but this takes away from a lot of reasons why I love going to meets. 
 
There just isn't that same sense of community as when people got to show off their stuff.  I used to talk with a lot of people who would bring their stuff to the meet and hearing how passionate they are about it was so fun and exciting.  Also the stuff that people bring usually combine different things not all from the same vendor and it tends to sound better.
 
Also, another big reason is DIY.  I realize that DIY just isn't hat big in the head-fi community anymore and that especially makes me really sad.  DIY isn't for everyone, but I love to show off what I made and I am sure that other DIY people would like to as well.  All of our stuff is unique and will not be able to be found anywhere else in the show either.  Also on a side note, a lot of the companies that you will see at the show are started by people who started out in DIY and started company eventually because people liked their stuff so much.  
 
I don't know, to just seems like when I look back the most fun I had wasn't going around to the vendors and listening to their gear, but going around to the member tables.  
 
Anyway, I will not be attending this year and hope that next year I will be able to show off my gear again.  Also, I apologize for the terrible grammar and writing.  

 

[swannie007]

I completely agree with this and lament the passing of a more "intimate and friendly" time.
See my post #252 in this thread.
Just my 2c worth and it seems others also think it a shame. Perhaps we can prevail on the organizers to reinstitute the members "own gear and DIY" area again in the future.

 

[Frank I]

Looking forward to this show next month to see my West Coast compadres..

 

[ejong7]

  CanJam Volunteers
In addition to our official CanJam Event Staff, we will be looking for several volunteers to help us out during the show. You will need to be able to commit to a half-day (4 hours) on either Saturday or Sunday. CanJam Volunteers will receive a free weekend ticket along with a CanJam Singapore T-Shirt. If interested, please send me a PM.
 
 

Ethan you might want to change that.

 

[AxelCloris]

  Ethan you might want to change that.

 
Nah, folks are getting Singapore T-shirts. It's cheaper to make one batch for both shows.

 

[AudiophileAri]

I rep a headphone company thats attending - can you recommend some must-haves for them to bring to CanJam?

 

[gilency]

  I hate to be negative about this event as it seems like it is going to be a lot of fun, but I am extremely dissapointed that that there will not be a section for members to show off their gear this year.  Last year was small, and this year there isn't one.  But even though it was small, I had a lot of fun.  I realize that vendors will have a lot of what people will be bringing and also that head-fi would like to make back their money, but this takes away from a lot of reasons why I love going to meets. 
 
There just isn't that same sense of community as when people got to show off their stuff.  I used to talk with a lot of people who would bring their stuff to the meet and hearing how passionate they are about it was so fun and exciting.  Also the stuff that people bring usually combine different things not all from the same vendor and it tends to sound better.
 
Also, another big reason is DIY.  I realize that DIY just isn't hat big in the head-fi community anymore and that especially makes me really sad.  DIY isn't for everyone, but I love to show off what I made and I am sure that other DIY people would like to as well.  All of our stuff is unique and will not be able to be found anywhere else in the show either.  Also on a side note, a lot of the companies that you will see at the show are started by people who started out in DIY and started company eventually because people liked their stuff so much.  
 
I don't know, to just seems like when I look back the most fun I had wasn't going around to the vendors and listening to their gear, but going around to the member tables.  
 
Anyway, I will not be attending this year and hope that next year I will be able to show off my gear again.  Also, I apologize for the terrible grammar and writing.  

That is the same reason I am not going.
A real shame this has become a commercial venture and the ones who started it all get shoved to the side.

 

[Sko0byDoo]

Wonder if Ethan and crew can do CanJam in March and a regular member meet in August/Sept. in the Valley like a few years back.  A lot of work but this way, everyone will get a chance to interact with commercial vendors and diyers alike.  I, personally, would like to see what's the latest/greatest Frank Cooter cooked up.     

 

[Sam Edwards]

I miss the user demo rooms from a few years ago. It's a great chance to hang with other enthusiasts without somebody trying to sell you something. I brought my Analog Square Paper TU-05 and the designers from Audeze brought their phones over to check it out. Great chance for the vendors to do a little research in the field. I already spent my headphone budget this year and then some on the Sure KSE1500. So I'm going just to schmooze. And share, especially if Sure doesn't show up.

 

[swannie007]

It seems more and more people are coming forward and voicing their sadness/displeasure at the commercialisation of the event. Hell, some events even have rooms full of speakers and regular stereo "stuff". I will probably be banned for saying this but I think it sucks that the "little guys" have been shoved aside for the "commercial interests"! Aah, the changing times we live in. If all the sad/disgruntled (couldn't think of a better term) members came forward and expressed their views then perhaps the organisers might reconsider their decisions going forward. I know I sound like a stuck record but I can't just stand aside and say nothing while a very valuable part of our hobby/passion slowly gets isolated and made to feel insignificant or unimportant in the grand scheme of things. This is a sure way to kill our hobby as we know it, just look at what happened to the stereo hobby when the "money boys" moved in. We need to look at history and learn from it or we are bound to repeat it. This is true of so many things in life, we need to be aware of what is happening around us and take the necessary actions to preserve what is important to us. I'll get off my soapbox now. Cheers fromOz.