[Mister Crash]

Thanks to everyone that responded to my interest check thread here:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f24/ic...s-meet-422077/

It looks like we have a general consensus for the date, so I think we're good to go. Here are the details:

Date:
Saturday, July 11, 2009 (yes, the same date as the Chicago/Milwaukee/Kenosha meet)

Time:
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Place:
Ridgedale Library Conference Room
12601 Ridgedale Dr
Minnetonka, MN 55305

This is going to be a fairly casual affair. If you're interested in coming, we'd love to have you. Just make a post here in this thread, and include a list of the headphones/amps/sources you can bring.

As of 6/20/09:
Participants:
Mister Crash
DarthMarth
fishski13
Kahuna
pzm9pzm9

Gear List:
Headphones:
AKG K701 (x2)
Audio-Technica W5000
Audio-Technica W11jpn
Audio-Technica ESW10jpn
Grado SR60i
Sennheiser HD-555
Sennheiser HD-201
Sennheiser HD-650 (x2)
Sennheiser IE8
Stax SR-007 Mk I
Stax SR-007 Mk II
Vic Firth Stereo Isolation Headphones

Amps:
Audio-Technica HA-5000
Bijou
CK2III/pre-amp with y-1 DAC
M3
Mini3
Ray Samuels P-51
Stax SRM-727II
WooAudio 2

Sources:
Wadia 781i CD/SACD player
Eastern Electric Minimax CD player
Oppo DV-980H DVD player
Benchmark DAC1
Channel Islands Audio VDA-2 DAC
Havana DAC
MacBook
Toshiba Satellite A305
iPod Classic

 

[UncleDavid218]

I'll be there!
I'm just getting into headphones, so for now I just have a Fubar II USB, Little Dot I+, and Grado 325i.
I may have RS-1s by then, we will see. I may get some from Audio Perfection in the next week or so.
Source will be a MacBook loaded with FLAC, by the way.

 

[nickknutson]

You can put me down as a maybe...since I live like 2 minutes from there, LOL!

 

[Mister Crash]

Sounds good. If you want to just show up and hang out for a few minutes, go right ahead. The more, the merrier.

 

[DarthMarth]

I'm coming.

Headphones:
Sennheiser HD-555
Grado SR60i
Sennheiser HD-201
Vic Firth Stereo Isolation Headphones

Amps:
None...yet

Sources:
iPod Classic, Toshiba Satellite A305

 

[fishski13]

i work 7p-7a the night before and back again for the next night. i'll have to wrangle a few things though.

i can bring:
-Benchmark DAC1 with Oppo
-Bijou
-CK2III/pre-amp with y-1 DAC
-M3
-Mini3
-HD650
-K701
-a variety of DIY cables

thanks for putting this together Mr. Crash.

 

[Mister Crash]

fishski13,

Is the Bijou you listed a Bijou amp or Bijou headphones? Based on the order you've listed stuff, I presume it's an amp, but I just wanted to verify that.

 

[fishski13]

amp.

 

[Kahuna]

Sennheiser IE8

RS P-51 Amp

 

[pzm9pzm9]

hi all!

I would like to participate in this meeting, too.

I can bring:

Havana Dac

WooAudio 2

HD650/K701

Could anyone provide me the trasnsparent at the meeting since my only source is a desktop to Havana.

 

[pzm9pzm9]

if no transparent is available at the meeting, it is pointless that I bring my gears. Could any of us rent me the transparent at the meeting?

 

[Mister Crash]

When you say "transparent", do you mean "transport"? There will be a couple different transports that will be there. For example, the Wadia has several digital outputs that can be fed into a DAC.

 

[pzm9pzm9]

yes, transport. sorry about that. I guess I do not need to worry about it then. Thanks!

 

[Mister Crash]

Friendly bump with 10 days to go.

Just a reminder to everyone who is bringing equipment: don't forget the accessories. Things like power distributors, power cords, interconnects, adapters, and remote controls are easy things to forget when you're packing up your gear.

It helps to make a list of the items you're bringing (including accessories) so you can be sure you've got everything you need. Then, when you pack everything up after the meet, you can check your list to make sure you didn't leave anything behind.

 

[Mister Crash]

And now we're down to four days to go. Hope to see you all there!