How about doing a car pool style meet up? We can then visit 3 or 4 homes in a round trip back to the parking spot. I am driving a van I can take up to 6 passengers if you dare to let me drive. As long as we keep it small and our locations provide a easy mid point for the car pool. Within GTA it is very doable and we do not have to move equipments and they should sound their best in home ground. One afternoon should provide us enough time to visit 3 or 4 sites. Comments?
The Butcher 😀
The Butcher 😀
Hi,
I was thinking more to get together and find out what different people were interested in, also to see the face behind the handle. From there we can organise different things to do. I can see local groups forming at that point for activities.
What do you think?
-Chris
I was thinking more to get together and find out what different people were interested in, also to see the face behind the handle. From there we can organise different things to do. I can see local groups forming at that point for activities.
What do you think?
-Chris
chris ma said:
Although I am a bit out of the way for a greater Toronto Tour being ~1.25 Hr's drive NW of the city I believe that this is a very good suggestion as one plan of attack which could be adopted even if other centralized one-stop meets are held as time progresses!
Although the travellers would not have much of an option to bring physically large DIYgear to show I'll bet DIY pocket MP3 players could be accomodated, especially any employing hearing aid valves. 😀
Hi rcavictim,
That puts you 30 - 45 min away from me I bet. Canadians don't like to travel much in Jan-Feb. It gets darn frosty and cold. Traffic is a killer unless you can take the TTC in Toronto. For the rest of us - yech!
-Chris
That puts you 30 - 45 min away from me I bet. Canadians don't like to travel much in Jan-Feb. It gets darn frosty and cold. Traffic is a killer unless you can take the TTC in Toronto. For the rest of us - yech!
-Chris
anatech said:
IMO winter in most of Canada blows big chunks of ice*. I don't like travelling in Jan-Feb either and where I live near Shelburne we often get highway closures due to white-out drifting snow conditions. I got my stock of MDF delivered before the snow flies attacked so that I would have the ability to do loudspeaker R&D. My shop driveway is so snowed in now it would take a dogsled team to get supplies delivered. Clearing snow costs money I do not have.
*used here as a euphamism for the nastiest word you can think of.
Too bad you weren't closer. I have no where to build speakers. I hide in the basement and fix amps instead. The last speakers I build was a dual chamber set for an 8" Peerless. That was over 10 yrs ago.
-Chris
-Chris
anatech said:
Chris, your lack of a place to work is likely one caused by your priorities. Before I had this place with a fine shop building I was living in a dumpy apartment where the entire living room was a workshop. It was not enough space however and I was working also in a gutted school bus and an insulated 28 foot commercial trailer with a propane furnace. If having a place to build speakers and stuff is important enough to one, there are always ways. To me, being able to make stuff with my mind and hands is priority #5, after air, water, food and shelter. I can live in a worshop if necessary (and often have) to satisfy the shelter requirement.
Anyone in the Sunshine State willing to host a meeting of 20 to 30 numb frozen Canadian diy'ers ? - - the sooner the better !
bzdang said:
I hear ya! I'm making some new speaker enclosures today (18 panels) and I can only cut 1 or 2 at a time, it's like -15 out there, brrrr.
A get together sounds like a good idea to me too. Same with the car pool.
The reason I asked was because there might be a window of 4 hours to host a listen session for fellow DiyAudio.com members in my place.
Chris
Chris
In the early 80s there was a Toronto Audio Society, I went to some meetings. I was also one of the founding members of the Vancouver Audio Society. I don't know what has happened to those. However, I do know some members of the Toronto Audio Society went on to form Sonic Frontiers etc...
In the Vancouver Audio Society we met once a month, at a central spot and we also held listening sessions at some members homes. The meeting once a month at a central spot did not produce much but we had Nelson Pass come by once and spoke to us.
In the Toronto ones, we met at different homes.
With the internet today, I imagine it would be much easier. Someone sets up a site and announcements and pics of the last meet could be posted.
Members need to understand that it is not a contest my stuff sounds better than his etc. It is to display, appreciate and help others progress with the hobby. There are alternate views and it is very much subjective. Everybody's creations sounds better than someone else's.
If someone wants to know if this or that might improve their sound, then other members might volunteer to bring it so that another might try it and see what others think. That way, one can sample projects before they start it and have more enthusiasm behind it. Having someone who has already built it doesn't hurt either.
I think that a meet could last a few hours and realistically only one can be had per day. The best times are actually beginning right after lunch and ending in the later afternoon. That way people who have to travel can get there on time.
For a first session, anything will do. Get the ball rolling, ideas and venues will come along by themselves. Four hours are plenty and count me in for the GTA session.
In the Vancouver Audio Society we met once a month, at a central spot and we also held listening sessions at some members homes. The meeting once a month at a central spot did not produce much but we had Nelson Pass come by once and spoke to us.
In the Toronto ones, we met at different homes.
With the internet today, I imagine it would be much easier. Someone sets up a site and announcements and pics of the last meet could be posted.
Members need to understand that it is not a contest my stuff sounds better than his etc. It is to display, appreciate and help others progress with the hobby. There are alternate views and it is very much subjective. Everybody's creations sounds better than someone else's.
If someone wants to know if this or that might improve their sound, then other members might volunteer to bring it so that another might try it and see what others think. That way, one can sample projects before they start it and have more enthusiasm behind it. Having someone who has already built it doesn't hurt either.
I think that a meet could last a few hours and realistically only one can be had per day. The best times are actually beginning right after lunch and ending in the later afternoon. That way people who have to travel can get there on time.
For a first session, anything will do. Get the ball rolling, ideas and venues will come along by themselves. Four hours are plenty and count me in for the GTA session.
Mikett said:
I totally agree with what you stated above. Idea is to meet and chat about diy hi fi audio in general and get to know see some faces.
I think it is going to be snow this Saturday. I will be home listening anyway, so if any members have the time and brave enough to drive please send me a PM to get driving direction and contact number.
Bring your favorite CDs if you want.
Date and time: 26th Feb 2005, from 10:30 to 15:30
reason is the kids are out so we can have lower noise floor!
Sorry, this is for diyaudio.com members only no friends and friend of a friend. I hope you can understand..
Regards,
The Butcher
Hi Chris,
I'd like to come over in the afternoon on Saturday. I'm in Newmarket and I can pick someone up along the way. I'll send a PM when I know for sure.
Graham
I'd like to come over in the afternoon on Saturday. I'm in Newmarket and I can pick someone up along the way. I'll send a PM when I know for sure.
Graham
Chris
I've pm'd you, would like to attend, and would be happy to hear your system. Do you wish to have some of us bring audio equipment as well?
Dave
I've pm'd you, would like to attend, and would be happy to hear your system. Do you wish to have some of us bring audio equipment as well?
Dave
Chris,
Good luck with your meet. I wish I could attend but it is just too far for me to travel. I'm near Shelburne, in the snowbelt.
Good luck with your meet. I wish I could attend but it is just too far for me to travel. I'm near Shelburne, in the snowbelt.
Mikett said:
Mikett,
Good post. I agree with what you said, and yes it is not a contest but an opportunity to learn, share ideas and experience new or different stuff, thus expanding one's own perspective.
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