Burning Amp Festival 2017

[The Computer Audiophile]

Hi Guys - Just received this press release and want to pass it along. Burning Amp just sounds way too cool to not help publicize the event. Plus, I've had Pass Labs XA160.5 amps for a while and absolutely love them. Great stuff and from what I hear, Burning Amp is a great event. 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                    PRESS CONTACT: Bryan Stanton

                                                                                  [email protected]

 

Burning Amp Festival 2017, DIY Audio’s

Premiere International Festival Held Annually

In San Francisco, Set for November 12th

To accommodate the increasing number of music-loving DYI

enthusiasts attending, BAF 2017 has now added Extended Hours

 

San Francisco, CA November 12, 12017 — Burning Amp Festival 2017 is coming to the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco on Sunday, November 12th from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 PM. New This Year: BAF’s hours have been extended due to the increased interest and popularity of DIY audio amongst music-loving enthusiasts of all ages.

 

Held in the fall since 2007, BAF has grown into a premier international event for do-it-yourself audio enthusiasts and professionals.  DIY audio is the original maker movement dating back to the 1940’s and 1950’s when Hi-Fi was in its infancy, and a lot of great-sounding equipment was assembled at home by enthusiastic amateurs.

 

BAF celebrates audio technology both new and old, tube and solid state, analog and digital. The festival has been held in the fall since October of 2007.  Come listen

to hand-built audio amplifiers, speakers, and more.  Bring your own gear: DIY amps, speakers, turntables, DACs, servers, etc. Share ideas and learn to design and build your own equipment.  

 

☞ By way of encouraging people to bring their own projects for show or demonstration, there will be free admission to anyone bringing a DIY project.

 

There will be displays, demos, auction and raffles items and freebies, plus well-attended lectures by prominent figures in audio engineering design like Nelson Pass, Siegfried Linkwitz, Damian Martin and Wayne Colburn. (Descriptions of their talks are in the Addendum, below.)

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And, there are numerous DIY giveaways: Nelson Pass is, as always, generously contributing a big batch of Amp Camp amp circuit boards, parts and loudspeaker drivers.

 

For more information or questions, follow the Burning Amp 2017 thread at http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/clubs-and-events/309967-burning-amp-2017-sun-nov-12-san-francisco.html?s=76e0bca16aa785aebc42fdf9de1439f0

 

A helpful map of the Fort Mason grounds can be found here:

FORT MASON MAP: PARKING, BUILDING LOCATIONS, FOOD, LOCAL STREETS
 

When driving to the site, enter via the Gatehouse at Laguna Street and Marina Boulevard.

 

Don’t miss this very special event!

 

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ADDENDUM

 

TALKS GIVEN BY INVITED SPEAKERS:
There are four talks throughout the day and will be held at the Firehouse. A link to the schedule is available on the Home page. Unfortunately, the room cannot by the Fire Code accommodate more than about 110 people so some may have to stand outside or will not be able to attend the talk they want to hear if they are late.  Please: no standing around the walls as this will violate Fire Code.

Nelson Pass will be talking about his new amplifiers which diyAudio will sell as kits and should have them to demo along with tons of other cool stuff including the awesome SAL speakers in his audition rooms

Siegfried Linkwitz will also give a presentation on audio perception, and demo his acclaimed LX series open baffle speakers in his audition room.

Damian Martin will demonstrate the only existing sample in the U.S. of a new precision measurement interface for computers which has unheard of performance per dollar, and a device designed by Jan Did den that automatically sets the input voltage to your computer interface to 1 volt to get the best measurements and not blow it up! He will have them on display at a table in the Firehouse and may do some tests of amps for people to demonstrate them

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Wayne Colburn from Pass Labs will be about his new headphone amp design and the PCB’s he can supply for them and how he approaches some common circuit design issues. He will also have a table in the Firehouse where you can listen to it. Bring your own headphones for the most meaningful experience!

The talks are throughout the day and will be held at the Firehouse. A link to the schedule is available on the Home page. Unfortunately, the large room cannot by the Fire Code accommodate more than about 110 people so it may very well be that some may have to stand outside or will not be able to attend the talk they want to hear.  Please no standing around the walls as this will violate Fire Code.

 

Burning Amp 2017 press release.pdf

[Mordikai]

Totally worth going to. This will be my fifth BA and it really sparked my diy interest.

The talks are always really good and Pass and Linkwitz could not be any nicer.

[fas42]

Agree about Linkwitz being the person to listen to - he is one of the few of a technical bent who groks what the goal is, http://www.linkwitzlab.com/The_Magic/The_Magic.htm, though he naturally attributes the "magic" to the type of speakers being used. That such auditory presentation is actually a result of the system as a whole working at a competent level is something that extremely few understand, though Linkwitz very recently has got a better handle on this ...

[NOMBEDES]

24 minutes ago, fas42 said:

Agree about Linkwitz being the person to listen to - he is one of the few of a technical bent who groks what the goal is, http://www.linkwitzlab.com/The_Magic/The_Magic.htm, though he naturally attributes the "magic" to the type of speakers being used. That such auditory presentation is actually a result of the system as a whole working at a competent level is something that extremely few understand, though Linkwitz very recently has got a better handle on this ...

 

I have seen posts on this and other sites which give the speaker upto a 90 per cent value as to sound.  

[The Computer Audiophile]

2 minutes ago, NOMBEDES said:

 

I have seen posts on this and other sites which give the speaker upto a 90 per cent value as to sound.  

I must ask what that means.  

[fas42]

6 minutes ago, NOMBEDES said:

 

I have seen posts on this and other sites which give the speaker upto a 90 per cent value as to sound.  

 

My approach is that whatever is causing most damage to the sound has the highest significance - ie., "brilliant" speakers won't rescue flawed sound from earlier in the chain.

 

You can't add "goodness" in an audio system to make up for other deficiencies - the value for money method is to subtract badness.

[Ralf11]

better hurry and attend this year before they move it out to a desert in Nevada

[NOMBEDES]

6 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

I must ask what that means.  

 

Oh you know Chris,... sometimes people speculate which component is the most important in the audio chain.  Often it is the speaker which comes out as the “winner”.

in my case, I have three amps, tube, solid state and class D.  They all sound about the same over my Joseph Audio Perspectives.  I am too busy enjoying the music to worry about amps and other gear.   In fact, I would say that the recording is more important than amps, cables and other hardware.

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Now I follow you. I honestly didn't get it at first :~)

[jabbr]

On 10/26/2017 at 7:36 PM, Ralf11 said:

better hurry and attend this year before they move it out to a desert in Nevada

 

The name is a reference to Burning Man But has this other meaning known only to DIY amp builders

[jabbr]

 

 

[Bob Stern]

Useful links:

 

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/clubs-and-events/313340-bringing-burning-amp-2017-a.html

 

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/clubs-and-events/309967-burning-amp-2017-sun-nov-12-san-francisco-4.html

[wgscott]

On 10/27/2017 at 2:09 AM, The Computer Audiophile said:

Now I follow you. I honestly didn't get it at first :~)

 

I still don't.

 

I can't parse word salad.

[Ralf11]

he said he doesn't care because he is too busy listening to music

 

Blasphemy, I know...