so… no meetup?
Been talking behind the scenes. Logistics, amount of work and level of experience is making this looking like more work than it’s worth for us to organize and host.
…however
We’re looking to see if a meet develops through Head-Fi and we can potentially socialize and attend as a group.
None of this is surprising… My company has a Conferences and Meetings department that does this stuff full time…
It’s a little further out on the calendar, but a “gathering” at RMAF could be fun.
It’s simply the fact that (ignorance on my part) that you need at least two days. You need one day for set up of gear, which in and of itself takes time, organization, making sure power, tables, chairs, etc. are available. Hotels will rent you a room, but everything else is an extra. Two days means double the hotel stay time unless it’s driving distance for someone. Then you’ve got overnight security… not sure people would be comfortable with their gear staying overnight in a hotel meeting room.
When you start taking a look at the logistics, it becomes less fun, more work, and being that it’s something most of us don’t have experience doing, Murphy’s law will come into play more often than not.
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Probably. Though the Marquis Times Square sucks ever since they closed their underground valet parking. Last time I was there it took them almost 2 hours to get me my car…
@db_Cooper honestly bro I feel like the best way for it to start is by doing what we have been doing recently. More people have been meeting up, I know boomshroom and onaha met up. Veritas and fbizzle plan to meet up, you and nick meet up and in planning on fo sure meeting up wit fbizzle and Veritas who live nearby. Slowly but surely if we do little meet ups like that I think commitment of a big meet up will be possible since these little groups will commit to each other and eventually bring us together. Small meet ups between locals first is probably the best way to do it for now!
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I had a blast visiting Nick, and honestly would do it again in a heartbeat, because it was eye opening to see how aware he was of his own system, idiosyncrasies and all, and how things would change based on the chain. It was impressive, it also got me thinking about the different paths people take in the hobby.
I have one stereo and one desktop system. For me, every move I make has to the a right move towards a sound I’m searching for, and so I lean a lot on people here who’s opinion I trust to just gleam some of the things they say and things they don’t say about an item. If I buy something I don’t like, I lose not only time, but potentially also money. So the research and the process, fearing poor synergy can sometimes feel daunting and just plain not fun. That’s why it clear that thing when in the right chain can shine, when they’re not in their right chain, they can disappoint. So it was great to see that first hand with Nick, not something I’d experienced first hand before.
In a show, you get to hear one thing, it’s always in a show context and it’s difficult to gauge say a headphone if you’re also not intimately familiar with the DAC and the Amp it’s paired with.
I agree with you, not only on the small group meet up in someone’s house, but also that it’s easier to just BS and grab some food and just talk about personal experiences. You know… friendships.
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Since this post was made I thought about seeing if anyone in the Seattle area wanted to meet up in the way @Jose_G suggested others have been doing. I didn’t want to mess with the intent of the original post so I held off. But I’m putting it out there now.
I can make my own thread if you would prefer me so @db_Cooper, just thought this may get more traction here. If anyome is interested let me know, as I would love to put some faces to names and meet some new people.
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Might not be a bad idea to start compiling lists of who is interested in meeting up and where they’re located. Might make it easier for such things to happen.
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The easiest way to do this is to get small groups together, decide where your going to meet and do it, once you have a group together, invite a broader group.
If you try and do these sorts of things ad hoc with a lot of people it will never happen.
People can’t commit without a time and place.
There was a Seattle area meetup that occurred semi frequently organized on head-fi (at least pre pandemic), never attended, but the threads seemed to be pretty active.
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I suppose I’ll have to check the threads out, thanks. I don’t really hangout on head-fi other than if something comes up I’m searching for, but maybe it’s time.
Maybe rent a house instead of a hotel?