Poll for this topic: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1210561

Okay now guys, the TT is a week away: time to decide where we should gather and - in the event that that place is swamped full of people, a backup venue.

Possible Venues checked on the 13/11, ranked by suitability IMHO (oh, and for clarity, BTS = Berjaya Time Square and LYP = Low Yat Plaza):

1) Crispe Kreme BTS (Berjaya Times Square) - Should be enough space for the meet upstairs, IF the place is not swamped with people come next Saturday. More then enough electrical outlets. Noise level low - though they have ambient music. IF we DON'T enter all at once and make too much noise (haha, audiophiles making noise), there shouldn't be much problem with the management - as long as we all order stuff.

2) Priceless Penang (or something) Cafe on the far corner of the Sony BTS side - Enough seats and lotsa space, didn't see any plugs though. Didn't seem THAT busy. Average noise levels due to it's out-of-the-way-ness. Again as per above in terms of management issues.

3) LYP Food Court - Average-High noise levels (crowd noise mostly) but didn't seem crowded on Fri. No plugs seen. Lotsa seats and space.

4) Mr Teppenyaki LYP (Low Yat Plaza) - It's a restaurant, so not really a place to lepak. But it's deserted most of the time.

5) BTS Food Court - Last resort. Noisy due to roller-coaster, and should be packed on Sat.

Checked out Coffee Bean LYP, it's TINY, so it's out.

If you have any more ideas, please state in the thread and WHY you think it's a suitable choice.

Thanks!

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 18 2009, 02:16 AM

if i were in KL i'll go no matter where its held.. you all have fun !

we need IE8 and phonak

IF i can make it, can i join you guys as well?

im trying hard to come.. if the place unreachable by me confirm can't go..

u need a ck100....

to make things smoother & easier, pls bring ur own music source ...

most likely i'm making it~ ( already 70-80% ) but what's the time for the meeting?

This post has been edited by moniqee: Nov 16 2009, 09:08 PM

3pm...

oh thanks for the heads up!

oh yeah... so which venue will be confirmed? ^^

This post has been edited by moniqee: Nov 17 2009, 08:03 PM

Where are those places

Near Jalan Imbi.

The places mentioned are either in LYP or Times Square (BTS = Berjaya Times Square)

BTS = Berjaya Time Square

LYP = LowYat Plaza

come and join us~ ask yuheng to drop by and let me try out hippo shroom... ( since it's has similar sound signature as x3i ... )

Why u guys choose places tat are small and crowded?


You call yourself Audiophile and u dont have a proper setup?
Try get someone to sponsor u a place and u get your gear setup to share.

does it really have to own gears over 1 thousand ringgit to be considered as an audiophile? How do you define proper setup in the first place?

Audiophile is defined as sound/music loving. Mean anyone who love sound or appreciate it can be considered as audiophiler.

This TT is not meant for showing off. Its more like exchanging gears for experience purpose. Not everyone has the dough to get all the gears for testing then sell it off if it doesnt suits them. This is the TT what most of the ppl needs to do testing to find which signature suits them. Plus what we are bringing along is not something that can be found easily in any shops and not everyone is that loaded to pay for something to test if they like it.

Here we come, we gather, we share, we test, we listen, we experience, we enjoy, we love and we APPRECIATE AUDIO and what other members bring no matter it is cheap or expensive.

Last but not least, Expensive != good. Cheap != bad.

see properly proper gear means not expensie gadgets. Your definition of gears maybe how much it cost? But to audiophiles its about music, appreciate audio so u need a proper setup to know the signature to suits them. Maybe like a speakers. Like u said testing so how do u know this gadget perform better than others? No one said its about showing off. Provide some new knowledge or information to share among each other?

In malaysia we have been lack of places to test we only rely on reviews and comments.

Anyway thats just my opinion.

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Nov 18 2009, 12:47 AM

Thats why I was asking how do u define proper setup in the first place when u throw this statement out

"You call yourself Audiophile and u dont have a proper setup?"

how do u know the members here do not have a proper setup?

As for me, I am very proud of my current portable setup which is made of Fuze, RE0 and E5. No further elaboration needed since I am the one listening and those who know them should know how great they are. Plus its not expensive and it could easily out perform those expensive branded IEM.

Besides, you too realized we do not have proper shop for testing unlike Jaben in Singapore. Thats why such gathering is good for audiophilers to exchange their thoughts and IEMs for testing. If you follow since from the first page of the thread, it was originally meant for 10 or lesser people for portable IEM testing until more and more people interested with it and it starts increasing until becoming a big TT. This is the first time such big TT for audiophile is held in public places and who on earth want to sponsor in the first place without any successful TT like this held before? Unless there are a few successful TT gathering that grab the attention of certain company, then probably they might want to sponsor a place and such.

This post has been edited by chicaman: Nov 18 2009, 01:07 AM

What's a "proper setup" ?

Quoted for truth...

I can go on with the "one man's poison is another man's cure" line of reasoning (in which I still think that the Nokia 5800 sounds great for a phone - though the Fuze + LOD combo edges it out by a little bit for me now), but the last time I tried that it didn't really work out all that well, did it?

Anyhow, like chicaman said, this started out being a simple "Teh Tarik" session between audiophiles. Then, as the number of people interested grew, there was suggestions given to hold this "Teh Tarik" session in someone's or another's house. But, for the lack of anyone who wanted offer their houses for use (for 30 pax summore), this idea was scratched off.

In the end, it must be said that this started PRIMARILY as a teh tarik, knowledge transfer and chit-chat session between newbie audiophiles with MOBILE rigs and some more experienced members that MAY (or may not) involve some "casual" auditioning.

That was before it grew to the current goliath that it as become right now - but I'd expect that the primary AIM of the TT to be the same: a teh tarik, knowledge transfer and chit-chat session between people who value their audio playback equipment - with some casual auditioning thrown in.

It must be said, even in the very beginning, there were really no mention of it being a TRUE and PROPER audiophile auditioning meet-up of any sort - as it has been discussed pretty early in the planning stages of the TT/Meet that a true, "proper", audiophile meeting would have to be held in a "proper" place under "proper" conditions; and that's just something that cannot be arranged for at the moment - at least not for me.

Unless, that is, if anybody can point us to a much better place to hold this TT at. With better sponsorship. I'd gladly appreciate it.

But, if the topic title for the gathering has been misinforming people (into thinking that it is something more "proper" then a simple TT session), I have edited the main topic title for clarity.

Maybe, if we're lucky, a more "proper", non "Teh Tarik" version of this sort of gathering COULD be held in the future - and planning for something like this will start at the very end of this one.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 18 2009, 02:13 AM