It’s been a nearly a year and a quarter since our last mini-meet and almost a year since Pacific Audio Fest 2023. We had planned these things to occur quarterly, but the last academic year has been rather busy for me with a trip to South Korea, the initiation of a leadership change, protests on campus, and an ASE strike. Spring quarter was especially taxing as I was (and am still) dealing with a parent’s cancer diagnosis and pending treatment (hence me selling off gear).
However, I’m still interested in hosting these mini-meets and a couple of us here (@antdroid, @Haasaaroni, & @robson) think it would be great to host another one this summer.
The atmosphere at the past two events was fairly chill - people sat around and listened to different gear, shot the breeze, and there was a break for lunch. Because of the smaller number of attendees and the size of the classroom, the noise level was fairly low compared to a convention.
In terms of equipment, think potluck - bring one or two items for others to try out - no need to bring your entire stack unless you want. This way, local users could see how their equipment pairs up with equipment they might be considering.
I intend to meet at the same location in Kenmore as we did last time, but I’d like to know people’s availability so I can work with the vendor to reserve the best possible day and time.
Please reply to this thread if you’re interested and I’ll start a group DM to nail down details.
Oh man, I’m sorry to hear about the cancer diagnosis. That’s hard!
Regardless, it’d be great to see you again and have another meet. I’m with Jonathan. As long as I know far enough in advance, I can make it work. Sundays are generally the best days for me.
Thanks for the positive thoughts. I know I’m not the first person to go through this and will not be the last, but it’s something that doesn’t really become real until it happens to you or somebody you love.
I’ll be swinging by the venue we’ve been using this weekend to see which days are available. Once I learn that, I’ll post the options. However, we probably would want to avoid any three-day weekends this summer.
I can bring my Gumby and MJ3 combo out if folks are interested along with my ZMFs.
If the date works out, I’ll bring:
HP: Hifiman Susvara, ZMF Caldera Closed, Atrium Closed, Bokeh, Sony MDR-MV1 (my fav new headphone)
IEM: Subtonic Storm, Symphonium Titan
Sources: Holo Spring 3 KTE/Bliss KTE, Fiio M15S, Sony WM1A
WRTO the mini-meet, I’m definitely interested! (Can’t believe how long it has been - it has been an eventful year.) The format we have been using works great. Should be pretty flexible for weekends through July.
Headphones: ZMF Eikon (new, w/Auteur Classic Drivers), Utopia 2020, and Grell OAE-1 if it comes in time. I have other options too, but most of us have already heard (most of) them. Maybe Verite Open?
Amp/DAC: Nitsch DSHA-3FN/Bifrost 2 OG. Yggy is just too much to drag around. iFi Hipdac 3 for fun? If anyone is interested.
I can bring a LCD-5 which I pair with MJ3 + Yggy OG A2. Don’t think I’ll be bringing the Yggy either lol. Also have a Bottlehead Crack if anyone’s interested in hearing one.
I can bring my Sennheiser 8XX (sticker modded) and Auteur Classic, and I’d be happy to bring my Pendant SE with my favorite tubes as well.
Probably won’t bring my Gungnir though, since it takes so long to warm up and start sounding its best from cold, but I have a little Topping E30 DAC I can bring that sounds fine.
I’m very interested! I’ve been waiting for the next Seattle meet now that I’m in the area. I can bring a verite closed and my very unique custom built OTL amplifier.
I am new on this forum but I got a heads up about this meetup from @antdroid, I am here on a research trip over the summer so I don’t have my full setup. I can only bring my final audio d8000 OG and elysian annihilator 2023, I might have another IEM but I’ll have to see what comes up.
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