"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."
Just a heads up, the Puget Sound Speaker Contest is August 28th. You can come even if you don't build a pair, it's free to get in if you aren't competeing in the contest. If you were ever considering building a pair or wanted to get an idea of what is possible with DIY designs it's a great event to see.
"Actually it depends on the number of entries involved, as to the time that the Contest ends with the presentation of the awards. The doors open at around 9:00 and the judging will begin around 9:30am. It's a pretty good idea to have your entry there at 9:00 when the Contest begins, as we try to have all the evaluations done by 4:30 to 5:00 pm."
Location:
Mercer Island Congregational Church (basement)
4545 Island Crest Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040
I'll be going, it should be quite a bit of fun. I know they have a forum section but I didn't notice any mention of the event so I thought I'd post about it.
Anyway.... make a spot in your schedule in August and come out for a day that is an absolute blast.
************************************************** ******
"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."
Just a heads up, the Puget Sound Speaker Contest is August 28th. You can come even if you don't build a pair, it's free to get in if you aren't competeing in the contest. If you were ever considering building a pair or wanted to get an idea of what is possible with DIY designs it's a great event to see.
"Actually it depends on the number of entries involved, as to the time that the Contest ends with the presentation of the awards. The doors open at around 9:00 and the judging will begin around 9:30am. It's a pretty good idea to have your entry there at 9:00 when the Contest begins, as we try to have all the evaluations done by 4:30 to 5:00 pm."
Location:
Mercer Island Congregational Church (basement)
4545 Island Crest Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040
I'll be going, it should be quite a bit of fun. I know they have a forum section but I didn't notice any mention of the event so I thought I'd post about it.
