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items: DIY Iowa results and recognition (very long)….
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DIY Iowa results and recognition (very long)….
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description: I’d first like to thank everyone that attended this year’s event. I want to particularly thank Rick Craig, Dennis Murphy, Dave Ellis and Jim Salk for their attendance and support. It was a real treat having Rick and Dennis join us this year. I really enjoyed it. I’d also like to give a special thanks to Scott Quick and Jim Salk for the electronics they provided. The sound was excellent and the power was robust The attendance at this year’s event was excellent. Over 30 people from all over the upper Midwest and Florida attended and brought 21 speakers to listen to. The speakers ranged from very inexpensive designs that were built for well under $100 to John K.’s NaO design built by John Pastuck and Jim Salk’s new super high end 3-way design. I spent the day trying to keep things organized and tallying the feedback forms, so I didn’t get to actually listen very much. However, I was impressed at the number of very good sounding speakers at the event this year. Almost 450 feedback forms were filled out and submitted that had to be calculated to determine whose speakers were most liked in each category. I’ll only list the top two in each group and let other individuals comment on additional designs that were favored. ****SPECIAL RECOGNITION**** I want to extend special recognition to the wonderful sponsors of the awards given in each class and a special “Award of Excellence” that was awarded to the most professional non commercial, non kit design. Budget Class – Dave Ellis generously provided a pair of Hiquphon OW1’s for the best sound in this class. A wonderful gift for a beginning or budget speaker builder. Thank you Dave! Mid range $250 - $500 Class – Sponsored by Parts Express. A special thank you to all around good guy, Darren Kutsma. Parts Express with Darren’s leadership has been a strong and loyal supporter of the DIY community and should be recognized and applauded. Thank you Darren! The prizes included A pair of Usher 8945A carbon Fiber 7” woofers, one pair eac…
creator: Jim Holtz
date: 2004-10-29T09:46:18-00:00

Re: DIY Iowa results and recognition (very long)….
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description: Excellent write-up, thanks! It sounds like it was really a great show! I really like events like that, and I wish I could have been there. Do you have photos by any chance?
creator: Wayne Parham
date: 2004-10-29T11:07:37-00:00

Re: DIY Iowa results and recognition (very long)….
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description: Wayne, The event was a of of fun. I enjoyed it. I must admit that I missed not being able to spend time listening to the various speakers. There were only a handful that I took the time to listen to and enjoy during the day. www.audioDIYcentral.com has become the "official" website for the DIY events and the event should be posted there with pictures soon. I didn't have time to take any so I requested anyone with pictures send them to Jim Salk, the web master. Jim
creator: Jim Holtz
date: 2004-10-29T15:41:17-00:00

Re: DIY Iowa results and recognition (very long)….
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description: That's really cool, Jim. Thanks for posting news here. I'll check it out right now.
creator: Wayne Parham
date: 2004-10-29T17:45:04-00:00