Asr Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Just a heads-up for the NorCal folks who don't keep track of HF these days: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/525693/bay-area-meet-california-february-19th-2011 Same location as last year's meet that Al did. Looks like an interesting meet especially with the vendors - Fang, Jason from Schiit, Doc from Bottlehead, Ultimate Ears, etc. The sheer number of people on the attendee list is astounding.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 And how many of them have mire than 10 posts in other threads on HF? I will be in Tahoe that weekend anyway, but the attendee list is an indictment of what is wrong with HF today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 hmm too late, airfare is too high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penger Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Was this the meet that originally required a $10 entrance fee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Yes, but he had to take that down. Now, for some reason, he is asking people to contribute to the room *and* to put money into a raffle. Those are really supposed to be one and the same in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penger Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Yeah I was thinking the same, but didn't want to say so at first in case I misremembered. That's a pretty big turn off. =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 He is sticking his neck out pretty far because he now has three rooms rented. I would guess that is about $1200 so he wants to make sure to get his nut covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 I don't think he has a problem repeatedly asking for his money back, so maybe not that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Yeah, I was pretty torn between participating to support the guy and being lazy. I guess having my pal Doc B there kinda tipped the scales so I signed up for table space just the other day. I think this'll be the first meet I've attended that I haven't kept up with the postings so this is the first I'd heard of the $10 at the door thing or the donation+raffle. And since I've never organized a meet, I don't feel like I'm in the position to criticize stuff like that. We'll see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penger Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 I personally don't have a problem with pitching in to help cover the costs, but I'm of the opinion that it should be optional for those who attend. Sorta like "Hey, I really enjoyed the meet you put together, here's something to help you cover the costs." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 I just looked at the first post in that thread this week and was blown away. It is either an example of the right thing to do for Head-Fi today or proof of his severe OCD, or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 ^ or a statement to how spoon-fed things have gotten. The pics of "go here" were a bit over the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 ^ or a statement to how spoon-fed things have gotten. The pics of "go here" were a bit over the top. Yeah, that's what my garbled "example" was supposed to mean, but you said it a lot clearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 And how many of them have mire than 10 posts in other threads on HF? I will be in Tahoe that weekend anyway, but the attendee list is an indictment of what is wrong with HF today. Post count whore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 It might make me a post count snob, but not a post count whore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atothex Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) Forum software says y'all are pretty close: 7.01 to 6.68 posts per day. Edited February 12, 2011 by atothex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 I looked at that first post a couple of days ago and couldn't believe it! A photo of the parking lot check out and the parking pay machine! There is such a thing as information overload. With all that crap it's hard to find the vital info that it's there for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 It might make me a post count snob, but not a post count whore. I, for one, appreciate your efforts. It's lonely near the top. Especially with only Reks around. I keep thinking I hear the flap of the wings of the shovel-monkeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yeah I just pulled out of the gathering (sorry Frank).. I have company coming in (in a good way). Cheers, Mikey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filburt Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 I might make it. Not sure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renlute Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 I probably exemplify the depths to which head-fi has sunk. I’ve been active behind the scenes and in the thread, helping CEE TEE organize the upcoming meet. He has never attended a headphone meet, and I’ve only been to one big or medium-sized one, the one that Al quite capably organized last year. But I don’t quite follow how this year’s HF event is so deplorable, even before it has happened. I don’t claim to know a lot about cans or especially electronics, and don’t care to make headphones my hobby. I am a classically trained arts professional with advanced degrees in music, so for me these are tools, not an end in themselves. They need to be good enough, and appropriate to my purposes in using them. The variety of products is overwhelming, and prices are spread over a very broad spectrum, so I like to read and compare. Forums and particularly meets like those HF hosts are useful ways to inform myself about the options and range of quality in amps, dacs, phones and associated gear. I thought that was the whole idea. CEE TEE has generated a lot of eager anticipation, judging from comments on the thread. Maybe it’s the wrong people? But look at the vendor list he’s compiled, some of the more interesting and respected in the biz. For a noob organizing a regional meet anticipating as many as a hundred (or more?) attendees, it seems to me that CEE TEE has done a remarkable job. We’ll know for sure next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3rdling Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 I am most likely going to be driving up from LA. I'm hoping to fix the Menace somehow in the next week so people can listen to it. I've been talking to CEE TEE in PM about the meet and he seems like a really nice guy. He probably wants the OP to be as noob friendly as possible, thus the pics, and I see nothing wrong with that. Good for him for taking on such a large meet. Hope to see some of you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 I think that maybe Voltron/jp11801 and ASR have spoiled us Bay Area meet fans. There's a huge number of meets under their collective belts. Perhaps the lack of an adult beverage list is bumming some of us out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 I personally don't have a problem with pitching in to help cover the costs, but I'm of the opinion that it should be optional for those who attend. Sorta like "Hey, I really enjoyed the meet you put together, here's something to help you cover the costs." As someone who has fronted costs on numerous meets, this position is not reasonable. If you attend a meet in a space that costs money to rent, then you should definitely pitch in to the costs unless you simply cannot afford even $5 or whatever. The issue I have with CeeTee's plan, is that he seems to be collecting money for the room plus he is having a raffle. I am not sure what the raffle money is for, but when most people are looking to raise money for meets, they do one or the other. Collect money straight up if they do not have raffle items, or they collect all money through the raffle if vendors or members have donated raffle gear. If there is extra, then most people simply buy some food or drinks for the crowd, or in some instances like ChiUniFi they say that they will hold the money and use it in the next one. That seems ridiculous and fraught with problems to me, but whaterver. I probably exemplify the depths to which head-fi has sunk. I’ve been active behind the scenes and in the thread, helping CEE TEE organize the upcoming meet. He has never attended a headphone meet, and I’ve only been to one big or medium-sized one, the one that Al quite capably organized last year. But I don’t quite follow how this year’s HF event is so deplorable, even before it has happened. I don’t claim to know a lot about cans or especially electronics, and don’t care to make headphones my hobby. I am a classically trained arts professional with advanced degrees in music, so for me these are tools, not an end in themselves. They need to be good enough, and appropriate to my purposes in using them. The variety of products is overwhelming, and prices are spread over a very broad spectrum, so I like to read and compare. Forums and particularly meets like those HF hosts are useful ways to inform myself about the options and range of quality in amps, dacs, phones and associated gear. I thought that was the whole idea. CEE TEE has generated a lot of eager anticipation, judging from comments on the thread. Maybe it’s the wrong people? But look at the vendor list he’s compiled, some of the more interesting and respected in the biz. For a noob organizing a regional meet anticipating as many as a hundred (or more?) attendees, it seems to me that CEE TEE has done a remarkable job. We’ll know for sure next weekend. Renlute- You are good guy and do not exemplify the problems I and some others have with the bulk of the current membership on Head-Fi, and my comments at least were not intended to knock you or CeeTee for your interest and enthusiasm. I am not going to go into a long diatribe about the state of Head-Fi, but the fact that so few long-time members can be bothered to wade through all the drek and deal with stupid issues like concerns about hair nets and sanitary covers for headphones. I hope the meet is a great success and I am glad somebody has stepped up to take on the job of hosting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Yup, the big concern for a while was figuring out who was going to host head-fi meets now that we've all gone private Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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