Attn: All Great Seattle Speaker Builders

[TerryO]

Hi,

For anyone in the greater Seattle area, or those willing to drive a bit further, The Pacific Northwest Audio Society (PNWAS) is having their monthy meeting on Thursday, January 13th, 2011. What may be of interest to those who missed "The Puget Sound! DIY Speaker Contest", or would like to build their own speakers, is that a number of the contestants will be bringing the speakers that they entered in last Summer's Contest. This is just a "Show and Tell" meeting where the designers will explain a bit about their designs, answer a few questions and then the audience will get to listen to them played on the Club's system.

Of special interest for fullrange enthusiasts will be Howard Grim's downfiring BLH with Passive Radiator! I personally didn't think it could be done, but................well, you can listen and decide for yourself, it's pretty cool.

The meeting will be in the basement of the Church and is accessed from the lower parking lot. It's not too hard to find it. The meeting will officially start at 7:30 pm (the usual time). BTW: It's free to the public.

Here's the address:

Mercer Island Congregational Church (in the basement)
4545 Island Crest Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040


Hope to see you there.

Best Regards,
TerryO

[ra7]

Terry, This sounds very interesting.

Driving from tri-cities to Seattle would be difficult on a Thursday though.

Should be a fun evening.

[TerryO]

Originally Posted by ra7

Terry, This sounds very interesting.

Driving from tri-cities to Seattle would be difficult on a Thursday though.

Should be a fun evening.

It would be a hassle, that's for sure. At the Contest we have people from Canada, Eastern Washington (like you), Oregon and even Idaho, but that's during the Summer and on a weekend.

How's that CD?

Best regards,
Terry

[ra7]

Ohhh.... simply awesome. I've been enjoying it so much. Thank you!
The music itself is of a high standard and the tracks have become a reference test.

[skeeter99]

Thanks for posting this Terry! I looked up the PNWAS site last night and saw there were dues so I didn't know if it was going to be free to attend or not. My wife also wanted to come check it out, maybe make it a bit of a date night. That cool too or is this a "gentleman's club" ... at a church LOL!

Scott

[TerryO]

Originally Posted by skeeter99

Thanks for posting this Terry! I looked up the PNWAS site last night and saw there were dues so I didn't know if it was going to be free to attend or not. My wife also wanted to come check it out, maybe make it a bit of a date night. That cool too or is this a "gentleman's club" ... at a church LOL!

Scott

Hi Scott,

Bring your wife, she's certainly welcome. From time to time wives do come to the meetings, although not many seem all that interested in Audio, I guess it's primarily a "guy thing."

I don't believe that it's a "Gentleman's Club", otherwise I probably wouldn't have been allowed to join!

The Church? The Club has used the Church's Facilities since 1979 or so, when it was formed. The previous Pastor listened to Martin-Logan's in his home system and was quite a music lover in his own right.

Best Regards,
TerryO

[skeeter99]

Originally Posted by TerryO

Hi Scott,

Bring your wife, she's certainly welcome. From time to time wives do come to the meetings, although not many seem all that interested in Audio, I guess it's primarily a "guy thing."

I don't believe that it's a "Gentleman's Club", otherwise I probably wouldn't have been allowed to join!

Best Regards,
TerryO

Excellent, thanks Terry! It does seem that there aren't many females involved in the hobby but my wife does enjoy what I've been able to build for the house

[TerryO]

Originally Posted by skeeter99

Excellent, thanks Terry! It does seem that there aren't many females involved in the hobby but my wife does enjoy what I've been able to build for the house

I sure wish my wife enjoyed my Audio stuff as much as yours seems to.

I really don't understand her, as I've sanded all the beautiful Bondo work with very fine sandpaper to make it look quite elegant. I probably shouldn't have done it on the kitchen counter while she was preparing food, although I'm sure the people at the Church Dinner couldn't taste it.

Heck, we'll probably have a good laugh about it, ...once she let's me back in the house.


Best Regards,
Terry

[ra7]

Terry, I got a dozen 2" full range drivers on sale from PE.
I've been thinking about your curved line array. How did
you curve the wood like that? Is it a single chunk of wood
you cut it out from? Coz it sure was heavy. I know, I lifted
it myself!

Tymphany 2" Full-Range Neodymium Driver | Parts-Express.com

These were $5 a piece. Still not as cheap as your line array

[skeeter99]

Originally Posted by TerryO

I sure wish my wife enjoyed my Audio stuff as much as yours seems to.

I really don't understand her, as I've sanded all the beautiful Bondo work with very fine sandpaper to make it look quite elegant. I probably shouldn't have done it on the kitchen counter while she was preparing food, although I'm sure the people at the Church Dinner couldn't taste it.

Heck, we'll probably have a good laugh about it, ...once she let's me back in the house.


Best Regards,
Terry

Haha, I'm sure she will

Unfortunately, my "building" is more of putting things together and putting holes in walls/running cabling/etc not building actual speakers. That's why I found this site I'm hoping a foray into Single Driver speakers may be a good ticket to start. Just gotta get good at sanding on the kitchen counter

We're still trying to find a sitter for next Thursday but hopefully we'll both be there.

Thanks again!

Scott