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Glad you made it back in one piece -- thank you for bringing so many goodies to the meet. It wouldn't have been the same without all the gear!

Nhan, I just read your post now.. heh.. a little late. Chris Q even told me about it this afternoon. Sorry about all that. If you could, give me a ring when you leave Dallas and keep me in the loop. I've got a list of locals that have eagerly volunteered to pick up Curtis from the airport if...

Actually I not only have Dublin Dr. Pepper at my house, I also have some Tito's Vodka... I think Mark's a vokda guy as well... My friends and I have made road trips to Dublin to buy DP.

Po Ming Fung will be bringing the Ref 1's from San Antonio.

Hey if you get pulled over doing 95 and have your speakers confiscated, you can't blame me!! :)

If you are attending and did not get the following, with attachment, let me know so I can resend it to you. ------ Hello! Well... the time is getting near! The festivities begin this Friday, and I look forward to seeing each one of you. Attached you will find a welcome packet -- with...

Ok the "all-you-need-to-know" visitor's packet I've made so far has 8 pages and I could still use some contributions from the locals... Please send me suggestions for places to visit around Austin, etc... with maps and directions. I will combine these all together into the packet for...

Oak? Mesquite? I can volunteer those old particle board Pioneer speakers for the BBQ after we know we won't need them for a stand. :) heh... It's now less than one week and counting... I don't think we have 25 folks for dinner on saturday, so we are not going to reserve a private room...

I just had Salt Lick 360, and it's veerrry yuppie. A definite no-no for authentic feeling Austin BBQ. :) Again, I'm up for options, personally the experience and BBQ at Salt Lick can't be beat. I'm not sure about y'all, but if more listening time is needed, we could do 2 channel in the...

I have again updated the post #2 with the responses sent in. If I've missed anyone, please let me know. Curtis, BBQ is Saturday night. You'll need a few bibs. :) Feel free to have a snack on Friday, but Hula Hut will have plenty of drinks and chips and salsa to keep us entertained until we...

If we have stands available, we will definitely use them. If not, I think the speaker boxes should be fine. Everyone's a different height anyways.. perhaps I should start gathering phone books for height boosters (me). :) As for main amplification, I believe we will be using the Sherwood. As...

Let's see... the trash cans, er, speakers, are 27" tall.

For the bookshelf speakers, I think we'll be using the secondary area. One idea is this: I have two useless floorstanding speakers (old Pioneer 12") with a big base... we can use those for "stands" if that's ok. I will lay protective linen to protect your speakers. Ghetto, but entirely...

I have sent an e-mail to all the registered attendes -- if you did not get an e-mail, or have not signed up yet, please let me know. Thanks! Victor

I think it might be easier and simpler if we kept it to two listening areas throughout the day. The downstairs area has two separate-able areas, so that would reduce the setup time and eliminate bringing speakers up and down stairs. The living room will have the Sherwood, and the bedroom...

Perhaps I'm a little confused, but I personally don't listen to my music in mono. Are you talking about running a mono source to two sets of speakers in AB AB or AB BA configuration? (Or just one speaker of each manufacturer for a left and a right?) While it might be the easiest to find out...

Honestly, if anything, I've heard people mention that the Rockets are on the warm side. However, only you can decide.... you might want to check out a site audioenvy.com to audition both speakers, so you can make a decision for yourself. Everyone has their opinions, but hearing them is the best...

There's plenty of Radio Shacks, online they list 2 models - one for 10-ish$ and one for 30-ish$... I gave Hula Hut a ring this afternoon about the expected big party. We're up to about 25 folks now... that's a large crew!! Friday evenings are always busy for them, and they can handle a...

Actually I believe we can still use a speaker switchbox of some sort to help speed things up in A/B comparisons... I think David Hoffman volunteered to bring some speaker wire, and Mark is sending some SP200 wire for system #2. We can never have enough, since it's not that bulky, bring...

Curtis, congrats!! Glad you're coming... Scott, nice of you to host the Sun session. I'm sure there will be a few folks that will want to do their own thing that day, and others who would like to check out that comparisons on your rig. This additional option will be great for everyone. If...

Here's a sample itinerary I whipped up. I'll probably add this to post #2 shortly. FRIDAY ====== afternoon - I can be at home to receive equipment deliveries 6:00p Hula Hut - start the fun and drinks, start meeting and greeting, please arrive by 7:00p 7:30p Hula Hut - probable dinner...

I checked and the Amerisuites does not have a built in bar or restaurant, but there is a dining area where they serve breakfast daily. the hotel in this case (more so than the CO GtG for example) will probably be used only for resting. We'll be shuttling everyone to keep folks well fed and...

The Amerisuites is easy-on easy-off the highway and slightly better location than the Hilton. It's at the intersection of 3 arteries -- 183, mopac, and 360.

The Hilton Garden is slightly further out -- closer to my house but further away from downtown. I think by the time you add in the Expedia fees, booking directly with Amerisuites, the price should be the same... Perhaps we can have some input from the folks giving rides -- as to which is more...

Scott, I tend to agree. We should begin the audio session earlier than later so that we don't deprive everyone of precious listening time. We could all get some deli delivery or pizza for lunch if we care to start it up before lunch. That will allow us to make it to Salt Lick. :D It sounds...

(edit - I was looking at the wrong day) Tears for Fears is playing at the Backyard!! Looks like a radio station sponsored event... $29.50. 7p. But yes, Chris, Backyard is great. I've seen so many great acts there... BTW - can you send me that equipment list again? Thanks... PS -...

Scott, Cactus is my favorite music venue in town -- bar none. It is intimate, inviting, and very Austin. I'm not sure Jimmy's my type of music, but it's worth it just for the venue. The tickets are $15/each, which are pretty reasonable. I have a feeling that he's gonna sell some tickets, and...

I think Mark's rates for the nice Hilton hotels are about right, considering how much time we have left. Mark, THANK YOU for taking the time to check on that stuff for us. Since the airport is away from the action, his quotes for the Hilton Austin North ($99) and Doubletree University ($109)...

I can also provide transportation from the hotel to our destinations if the hotel is in the Arboretum (NW area). Rates are much more reasonable there. I'll be sure to give you folks enough of a tour that the hotel is just for sleeping!! ;) I'll follow up on the hotel search now...

Wow. I'm away from the computer for a day and look what happens! :-P I hope everyone can get along. We are all adults here -- life is too short. If we boil it all down, this GtG is for everyone to have fun, to get away, and experience some quality products from a few manufacturers. But most...