Puget Sound Speaker Contest 2010!

[Kevin Haskins]

I'm posting this for my buddy TerryO who has been responsible for organizing this event every other year. If you are anywhere in the Pacific Northwest and have any interest in speakers, this event is a bash. Nobody ever regrets coming and Terry does a bang-up job of running a blind listening panel to judge all the speaker designs. You don't have to worry too much about getting skunked because Terry enters a speaker every year and captures the "worst of show" award. ;-)

Anyway.... make a spot in your schedule in August and come out for a day that is an absolute blast.

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"The Puget Sound! DIY Speaker Contest" is once again being sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Audio Society (PNWAS) and will be held on Saturday, August 28th. In the coming days and weeks, I'll be posting information as to location, rules and how to enter. The event is free for attendees, although there is an entry fee for contestants to help defray costs of the facility rental.

If you're interested in DIY speaker building, or just Audio, this is a great way to meet and connect with others that are of a like mind. Come for an hour, or spend all day, it's interesting and a whole lot of fun. While spectators aren't allowed in the evaluation/judging room, we usually have an similar, or nearly exact, system set up in a separate area, in order that the public can listen to the various entries.

If you're new to speaker building, this is a chance to talk to the contestants about speaker design and Audio in general. I believe that you'll be astonished by the quality of sound that these home-built speakers are capable of.

If you have been working on a speaker design that you'd like to enter, this contest may serve as an incentive to finish it up. In the past, all entries have received a printout of the frequency response of their speaker as well as being able to talk to real experts and audio professionals.

Best Regards,
TerryO

[firechief]

Kevin
Where would the location most likely be? What town?
Bob

[Kevin Haskins]

Originally Posted by firechief

Kevin
Where would the location most likely be? What town?
Bob

It is sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Audio Society and the last one was held at their meeting place in a church on Mercer Island. It is a good setup because the judges room is isolated from the rest of the event.

http://www.audiosociety.org/

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

[planet10]

Kevin,

Put the event in the calender so that it shows up in the events pane on the forum's front page.

dave

[Kevin Haskins]

Originally Posted by planet10

Kevin,

Put the event in the calender so that it shows up in the events pane on the forum's front page.

dave

Will do Dave.... this is the weekend after the Vancouver Island gig right? Man.... don't know if I can do that two weekends in a row.

[Pano]

I went to the last one. Very highly recommended. This is a splendidly run contest and a lot of fun. Always plenty to see and hear, and there are winners.

Go if you can!

[planet10]

Originally Posted by Kevin Haskins

Will do Dave.... this is the weekend after the Vancouver Island gig right? Man.... don't know if I can do that two weekends in a row.

Yep. Sure you can...

I'm thinking of sending something back with you or Terry to compete in the competition just to get some feedback.

dave

[Pano]

yeah Dave, that would be cool!

[kareface]

Very cool, I'll likely be there. I have a few friends that have built their own speakers as well, on top of a lot of AV geeks and friends in the physics and engineering departments at the UW that will likely tag along. I'm considering building a new pair of speakers in the near future, depending on the time I have available this summer I might consider an entree. If it's alright with you I'd love to repost this info in a few of the communities I have a little clot with.

I subscribed to this thread, I'll get an email if anyone posts any updates.

[Kevin Haskins]

Originally Posted by kareface

Very cool, I'll likely be there. I have a few friends that have built their own speakers as well, on top of a lot of AV geeks and friends in the physics and engineering departments at the UW that will likely tag along. I'm considering building a new pair of speakers in the near future, depending on the time I have available this summer I might consider an entree. If it's alright with you I'd love to repost this info in a few of the communities I have a little clot with.

I subscribed to this thread, I'll get an email if anyone posts any updates.

Absolutely.... the more the merrier. If you bring anyone with an advanced degree they are required to do a beer bong and a shot of Jack Daniels before entering the event just to loosen them up a little.