Luv Donald, great guy and amp/speaker builder.  So different talking about amps and audio gear with someone from Caltech with lots of hands on experience rather than self proclaimed experts that have only heard of Caltech or do occasional maintenance there. 

We'll see how long the existing meet model is able to last. It's not just attendees, but also vendors who are getting sick of things. It seems to me that a few major players were starting to reel back their intentiveness.

Quote from: Anaxilus on August 11, 2014, 03:32:18 AM

Sadly, it seems many folk didn't make it past the vendors down to our room or Cooter's unless they had to use the restroom.  Their loss.

I feel the same way. I guess the layout worked as planned to isolate us too.

Just to be clear, are you suggesting that members and exhibitors should be placed together?  Or alternatively that exhibitors should have been placed in those rooms instead?     Please let me know as it would help us to improve and refine things over time.  Here's a specific question that you guys could help with... would you say that it would have been better if we put all member tables together in the Ventura (big) room?

As far as groupings go, that wasn't really our call.  I mean, it was if we wanted to be arbitrarily dictatorial about it.  But there were multiple requests made in other threads and via PMs for people to be situated next to each other.  In trying to facilitate that, it became what it was.

Actually, at one point, there were multiple requests to be near a specific piece of gear (a Master 7 I believe), which had me thinking about organizing tables in a star pattern instead of linearly around the room.  Ultimately, we realized that while that would have been logistically clever, it would have been practically stupid.   

We'll see how long the existing meet model is able to last. It's not just attendees, but also vendors who are getting sick of things. It seems to me that a few major players were starting to reel back their intentiveness.

Really?  Who?  If you're able to share (privately if need be), I'm always willing to listen. 

Despite appearances, there were some very concrete reasons for why certain exhibitors could not make it, or alternatively did not have as sizable a presence this time around.  We knew this far in advance, and completely understand.

That said, I know that having so many events spaced so closely together taxed some exhibitors far more than in previous years.  Starting with the next event, there will be a much more reasonable schedule moving forward, with adequate time to focus more on quality than quantity.

Again, suggestions would be helpful, appreciated, and most definitely considered.  Thanks!

Warren, I had a great time myself. Really. It's just kind of a feeling I got from walking around I guess. Makes me yearn for the mini-meet atmosphere. It all could have very well been Darth Anax clouding my mind with visions of hate and PWD treble greyness.

I heard there isn't going to be another big meet until next spring, so maybe Head-Fi can put together a non-vendor meet sometime between now and then? Y'know enough people to fill a big room. Just throwing it out there, I know you guys have to spend a lot of time organizing. I appreciate any sort of opportunity to get together with people and listen to all the gear out there. Don't mean to come off as ungrateful or bitchy.