This is with reference to http://www.hifivision.com/general-chit-chat/8144-offline-sometime-2.html#post106527.
Ram I have been discussing the 2nd meet right from the day the first meet ended. I was waiting for him to take the lead and he was planning for January end. Unfortunately his office work seems to have eaten up his time and he is not even able to answer his mobile for the past two days.
What I have in mind is the we hold the second meeting in a more serious and formal note and in a comfortable environment. My club, The Gandhi Nagar Club, has two meeting halls both of which we can book. We can set up equipment on one hall and use the other hall for eating, drinking, and talking. I had a long session in mind - something like assembling at around 1100 and staying together till 1700 through lunch and maybe evening tea. Of course, since we are talking about a club, those of us who are interested can have their liquor. I was also suggesting to Ram that we bring our spouses and children along. We can find space for them to sit and talk, and have lunch along with us. We can also see if we can have a movie session that all of us or the spouses and children can watch.
I can arrange for the following:
1. Book the two halls and arrange for all eatables. I can order for a menu and the club will take care of the rest.
2. Arrange for black board, projector and screen for any lecture and/or presentation.
3. Arrange with one or two singers to give us a few hours of carnatic music and even a small lecture demo.
4. Lug the super heavy Audire IO2s for a demo along with my Oppo 983 as source and a DAC cum amp (brand/model secret for now till I get my hands on it) for AB demo of CD vs Digital. Since this DAC has only an USB input, I am assuming my laptop with FLAC files will suffice. If anyone one else is ready to bring along a more sophisticated digital delivery system, he is welcome. I would also like to see if someone can get a serious CD player such as the Marantz 6003.
5. Get a TViX media player for a demo.
6. Work with some of you who are close to Mark to see if we can demo his new amplifiers and speakers. He had offered to do so last time.
I am keeping the dates open but any one day between 13th, 20, and 27 of February should be OK. If there is too much confusion and opinions on dates, I will most probably fix 20th February as the date.
All expenses will be distributed amongst the attendees.
Cheers
Ram I have been discussing the 2nd meet right from the day the first meet ended. I was waiting for him to take the lead and he was planning for January end. Unfortunately his office work seems to have eaten up his time and he is not even able to answer his mobile for the past two days.
What I have in mind is the we hold the second meeting in a more serious and formal note and in a comfortable environment. My club, The Gandhi Nagar Club, has two meeting halls both of which we can book. We can set up equipment on one hall and use the other hall for eating, drinking, and talking. I had a long session in mind - something like assembling at around 1100 and staying together till 1700 through lunch and maybe evening tea. Of course, since we are talking about a club, those of us who are interested can have their liquor. I was also suggesting to Ram that we bring our spouses and children along. We can find space for them to sit and talk, and have lunch along with us. We can also see if we can have a movie session that all of us or the spouses and children can watch.
I can arrange for the following:
1. Book the two halls and arrange for all eatables. I can order for a menu and the club will take care of the rest.
2. Arrange for black board, projector and screen for any lecture and/or presentation.
3. Arrange with one or two singers to give us a few hours of carnatic music and even a small lecture demo.
4. Lug the super heavy Audire IO2s for a demo along with my Oppo 983 as source and a DAC cum amp (brand/model secret for now till I get my hands on it) for AB demo of CD vs Digital. Since this DAC has only an USB input, I am assuming my laptop with FLAC files will suffice. If anyone one else is ready to bring along a more sophisticated digital delivery system, he is welcome. I would also like to see if someone can get a serious CD player such as the Marantz 6003.
5. Get a TViX media player for a demo.
6. Work with some of you who are close to Mark to see if we can demo his new amplifiers and speakers. He had offered to do so last time.
I am keeping the dates open but any one day between 13th, 20, and 27 of February should be OK. If there is too much confusion and opinions on dates, I will most probably fix 20th February as the date.
All expenses will be distributed amongst the attendees.
Cheers