Raffle prizes list directly below (Updated 14/09/12) only £2 a ticket! HiFiMan HE-400 re-cabled with Toxic cable - courtesy of Frank (Toxic Cables) 3 silver cable iPod/iPhone LOD's (or mini to mini) - courtesy of Frank (Toxic Cables) Schiit Lyr - courtesy of Mark (Highendworkshop) Unspecified prize from Just Audio range - courtesy of Justin (Just Audio) Unspecified prize from Amp City portfolio - courtesy of Zain (Amp City) Various accessory prizes listed in post 680 - courtesy of David (MainsCablesRUs) 12 pairs of earphones - courtesy of Jack (Hisoundaudio) 3 Mullard Magic mugs (collectors items) - courtesy of Steve (Mullard Magic) Violectric V90 headphone amp - courtesy of Fried (Violectric by Lake People) Solo Ultra-Linear Diamond Edition headphone amp - courtesy of Graham Slee RSA Emmeline "The Tomahawk" headphone amp - courtesy of me (Handsome chap) Ultimate Silver Stream USB cable - courtesy of Alister (Artisan Silver Cable) Halide Design DAC HD - courtesy of Halide Design Matrix Rip USB DAC - courtesy of Matrix-D Epiphany Acoustics EHP-O2 - courtesy of Oliver (Epiphany Acoustics) Epiphany Acoustics EHP-O2D - courtesy of Oliver (Epiphany Acoustics) Epiphany Acoustics Atratus interconnects - courtesy of Oliver (Epiphany Acoustics) Arcam rPAC USB DAC/Headphone Amplifier - courtesy of an anonymous donor KNS 8400 Studio Headphones - courtesy of KRK Systems Bottlehead Crack with Speedball upgrade - courtesy of Bottlehead Klutz Design headphone stand - courtesy of Klutz Design & Frank (Toxic Cables) Orb Audio JADE to go JAPAN - courtesy of Orb Audio Japan Rothwell The River RCA interconnects - courtesy of Rothwell Audio Audio Technica ATH-EW9 - courtesy of my friend Tim Philips Fidelio L1 - courtesy of TBA Audiotrak DR. DAC2 DX Muses Edition - courtesy of Gyrocom TeddyDAC - courtesy of Teddy Pardo Bespoke headphone stand - courtesy of Oscars Audio Exquisite headphone stand (details post 691) - courtesy of Frank (Toxic Cables) Human Audio Tabla pico - courtesy of Human Audio Lindemann Audio USB/DDC 24/192 - courtesy of Lindemann Audio GermanMAESTRO GMP 8.35 D - courtesy of Robin (hifiheadphones) Final Audio Design Adagio V - courtesy of Robin (hifiheadphones) AiAiAi `Capital' headphones (3 pairs) - courtesy of AiAiAi headphones Audio GD NFB-10.2 headphone amp/DAC - courtesy of Frank (Toxic Cables) Audinst HUD-Mini & AMP-HP - courtesy of Audinst Inc. Morrow Audio MA1 interconnects (burnt in 10 days) - courtesy of Morrow Audio VIRTUS-01 headphone amp/Osram valves - courtesy of White Bird Amplification AKG 701 headphone (NOS) Edit - EQUIPMENT LIST BELOW (Updated 14/09/12) Last years head-fi meet in London was such a fantastic event and as loads of people have expressed an interest in attending one this year, I've decided to organise a meet this September. Provisionally retailers can arrive at 09:00 and attendees with a lot of gear to setup at 09:30. Doors open to everyone else at 10:00 with the raffle draw taking place at 16:00. The meet winds down from 16:30 onwards with it finishing promptly at 17:00. Bar Hill village hall, which has good access to the M11 and A1(M) via the A14 has been booked for Saturday 15th September. There is ample onsite parking, tables/chairs, a kitchen, spacious hall and accessible toilets. The hall address is - 171 The Spinney, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8SU. The hall is accessed via a residential area, so Sat Nav users enter the postcode and 171 The Spinney to pinpoint the exact location. Bar Hill village is well served by buses from Cambridge bus depot. The Citi 5 (operated by Stagecoach) leaves every 20 minutes on Saturdays. The closest stop to the village hall is near Apple Trees. Relatively inexpensive accommodation is available at the nearby Travelodge for £32.50 per night (priced on 25/05/12). Details in thread post 565. Due to generous sponsorship from Justin (Just Audio), Mark Dolbear (Highend Workshop), Zain (Amp City), Frank (Toxic Cables), David (Mains Cables R Us), Jack (Hisoundaudio) and Mark (Item Audio) this event will now be FREE entry. There is still room for one additional distributor/reseller to attend as any additional sponsorship will be donated to charity. N.B. There are no more distributor/reseller places available, however, it may be possible to have your equipment demonstrated by me at the meet. So please PM me if you're interested in this option. My aspiration is to make this a free event subject to costs being covered by distributor/retailers who'll pay to exhibit their equipment. However, if sponsorship isn't forthcoming there will be an entrance charge of between £2 to £3 to cover the cost of hall hire. Please PM me your expressions of interest and what equipment you'll be bringing along. I will regularly update this thread with further information. Cheers. Andy. P.S. Expressions of assistance greatly appreciated! Equipment that attendees have indicated that they'll bring to the meet - Amplification: ALO Continental Mk 1 & Mk 2 ALO Rx MK3 ALO The National AMB M3 Analog Design Labs Svetlana 2 Audinst AMP-HP (modded with MUSES02 op amp) Bottlehead Crack OTL (Speedball upgrade) Burson HA-160 Burson HA-160D Cary Audio HH-1 Cavalli Liquid Lightning C.H.AMP Digizoid Z02.3 EarSonics 911 Earmax amp Fostex HP-P1 Fiio E7 Fiio E11 Fiio E17 Fi-Quest (Maxxed out) Furutech ADL Cruise Graham Slee - Voyager, Novo Discreet & Solo Ultra Linear Diamond Edition HeadAmp Blue Hawaii SE - TWO, YES TWO! Headroom Micro Amp HiFiMan EF5 & EF6 HiFiDIY Panda iBasso P4 - DB2/PB2 Icon Audio HP8 MKII JDS Labs C421 JustAudio uHA-120 Kenwood KA3020 KingRex HQ1 KS Projects X5 Little Dot Mk III (various tubes) Mapletree Audio Ear+ HD Super II Meier Audio Corda Swing Objective2 RSA SR-71 RWA Isabellina Schiit Asgard, Lyr, Valhalla (DEFINITELY new products too) Triad Audio Lisa III XP TTVJ Apex Peak Violectric - complete product range! Woo Audio WA6 (various tubes) Headphones: AKG 550 AKG K240DF (600 ohm) Alessandro MS-1 Audeze LCD-2 (various cables) Audio Technica ATH-W1000X Audio Technica ATH-ES10 Beyerdynamic DT1350 Beyerdynamic T1 Beyerdynamic T5p Beyerdynamic DT880 (600 ohm) Beyerdynamic DT990 (32 ohm) B&W P3 (Black) Denon D5000 (stock) Denon AH-D2000 (modded & woodied) Denon/Lawton Audio MD5000 Denon AH-D7000 *Etymotic HF3 Grado RS125i (Ohrenholz modded) Grado RS1i Grado PS500 HiFiMan HE-300 HiFiMan HE-400 HiFiMan HE-5LE HiFiMan HE-6 (x2) HiFiMan HE-500 HiFiMan RE-ZERO JVC DX1000 (balanced) KODA^2 (think Thunderpants turbo-charged) Magnum modded SR325i (Black Dragon cable) Philips Fidelio L1 Pioneer Monitor 10 Sennheiser HD25-1 (x2) Sennheiser HD595 Sennheiser HD600 Sennheiser HD650 Sennheiser HD700 (pre-ordered) Sennheiser RS180 (wireless) Sony MDR-D77 Stax O2 Mk1 Stax SR-009 *IEM's - http://www.head-fi.org/t/607311/my-iem-round-up-multiple-earphones-compared Ultrasone Edition 8 Ultrasone Pro900 V-Moda M-80 *Westone UM2 * Denotes EARPHONES. Sources: dg Audiolabs Tranquility usb dac Altmann Tera-Player Arcam rDAC Arcam rPAC Audiolab M-DAC Audiotrak Dr. DAC2 DX MUSES B&O Beosound 8 CEntrance DACport Cowon Z2 Cypher Labs Algorythm Solo (CLAS) exaSound e18 DAC Eximus DP-1 Fiio E10 Halide Design DAC HD v1.0 Headroom Micro DAC HiFiMan HM-801 & HM-602 Human Audio Muto Dac/Tabla interface Iriver H120 Iriver H340 (Rockboxed) KAO Audio UD2C-HP LessLoss Laminar Streamer (subject to release) Lindemann USB-DAC 24/192 Marantz 2385 (or the receiver below) MacBook Air/Pro Matrix Rip USB dac Musical Fidelity V-DAC II (probably with V-PSU II) NAD M51 DAC Pioneer SX-1980 (a behemoth) Pro-Ject CD Box Pure i-20 Resonessence Labs Invicta DAC Rega RP3 (if John is feeling brave) Schiit Bi Frost Sony Z1060 Walkman Sony WM-Z (Z1060) RWA iMod (x2) Teac UD-H01 DAC/AMP Teddy Pardo TeddyDAC Zune Miscellaneous: Cables & other kit from Mains Cables R Us Head-Fi Tuning Fuses LessLoss BlackBody Omega headphone stands
Ooh. I really enjoyed last year's and I'd be very interested in attending this one. It's pretty close to me and is before I go off to university, so no problems there. Thanks Mark for tweeting about it.
I'm game! It would be brilliant to catch up with everyone again and try out more gear! Such a great bunch of people came along last time and I'm sure this meet will be just the same. I can bring along my Grado RS1i's and AMB M³. Source wise, if I'm feeling brave enough I'll bring along my upgraded Rega RP3 and some vinyl (my new pride and joy ), otherwise it'll be the DAC_I with a whole bunch of lossless audio loaded onto my computer. If people can add this link to their signatures it should help spread the word. Can't wait!
And the ball is well and truly rolling... To avoid too much equipment duplication please indicate what gear you'll be bringing along - of course you don't have to bring kit as we just want to see you. I'm anticipating a lot more computer audio this year, so to kick things off I'll bring my KAO Audio UD2C-HP USB DAC and Eximus DP-1. Cheers, Andy.
We will be fed and watered... A fellow member has agreed to provide basic catering at low cost, so there'll be hot/cold beverages and snacks. I will also bring my Magnum modded SR325i and KODA^2 headphones - think Thunderpants on heat for the latter. Keep posting to raise the meet profile and spread the word via Facebook and Twitter if you use them. Cheers, Andy.
OK guys so here's the thing... Hiring the hall and other incidentals will cost around £200, so do I peruse sponsorship and charge distributors/resellers £50 to attend and limit the commercial element to four stalls, thereby covering my expenditure? Or do I ask distributors/resellers to donate an item from their stock and organise a raffle for attendees with the donated items as prizes? The latter option would mean charging £2-£3 for admission. Incidentally, any 'profits' from the event will be donated to charity. So please suggest possible charities and I'll donate any surplus monies to the charity that gets the most 'votes'. Keep spreading the word about the meet guys - I've started a forum thread on computer audio. Cheers, Andy.
Good news on the catering, that's a major bonus! I don't mind either way. It would be great to have some suppliers at the meet, as they usually have a lot of good gear to bring. If they're willing to pay toward the event, which means it's free for head-fi'ers, then that's brilliant. Otherwise a £3 admission fee is nothing for what will be a very enjoyable day!
Fellow enthusiasts... I don't want to make spurious posts for the sake of it, but if I start to approach resellers/distributors for sponsorship and point them to this thread, there needs to be more folks expressing an interest and listing what equipment they'll bring to the meet. I've tried to be fair and selected a fairly central locality with good links to both northern and southern motorways, so please be more vocal and contribute to this thread. Cheers, Andy.
Hi Andy I am definitely interested. What is the address so I can check out for somewhere to stay? (hopefully a village pub with real ale) Will bring LCD-2 r1 / SAA Endorphin cable, db Audiolabs Tranquility usb dac, KS Projects X5 amp and my trusty macbook. John
Hello Definately up for this. Would bring my Imod, Alo Audio Continental V2 and Senheiser HD650's. Ian
Ian, The ALO Continental is a great amp, powerful, non-fatiguing and slightly syrupy sounding but in a good way. I have the Mk1 version and love it. Cheers, Andy.
