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SATURDAY
TENT SALE HOURS 8AM-5PM
SATURDAY DIY
EVENT HOURS 10AM-5:30PM
JUDGING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
If you are a DIY speaker
building enthusiast, or have an interest in
anything
audio or video, the Dayton DIY Fest and
Parts Express Tent
Sale
is for you!
Where
(this event is taking place): Springboro, Ohio (South of Dayton, Ohio
off of I-75)
When (does this take place): July
10th: 6-9pm
Friday night DIY Meet & Greet plus
DIY contest
registration
Holiday Inn Express
July 11th:
10am-6pm
Dayton DIY Speaker Competition
July 11th: 5:30pm
Speaker Building winner announcements.
How
(do I get there):
Click here for Google Maps
What
(is going to happen): Speaker building and judging,
HUGE tent sale,
and free
hot dogs—don't miss out!
DIY Event Schedule & Judging Information
Friday Evening 6-9pm
Welcome and registration for DIY speaker challenge
6-9 pm located at
Holiday Inn Express. All entrants in the DIY Challenge are
invited! Beverages and Snacks provided by Parts Express. In
order for us to plan for this event, please
pre-register via this website to enter the
DIY speaker building competition. Multiple contest submissions ARE
allowed however this may change due to the limited amount of judging
time we have. Registration check-in will be held Friday, July 10th 6-9
pm and Saturday, July 11th, 9-9:30am at the
Holiday Inn Express. Please bring your speaker entries, a short one page
overview of the system and components used in the construction of them.
Contest & Judging information:
Each speaker project will be evaluated by a panel of
independent judges. In addition, project submitters will be voting on each others' projects this year and these votes will be included with the panel judges votes to determine winners.
There will be
THREE PROJECT CATEGORIES.
Dayton Audio
Speaker project must use at least one Dayton Audio driver in the
project design.
Any
dollar amount or size.
Open Drivers (any brand, any
type, no restrictions)
Speaker project can include any brand drivers.
1) Projects <$200 / speaker to build ($
limit for drivers only)
2) Projects >$200 / speaker to build ($
limit for drivers only)
Note: The dollar amount
limits are for the speaker pair.
Open Unlimited
Speaker Projects that are active or cannot be categorized in the other 2 areas.
1 winner in the Dayton Audio category,
2 winners in the Open Drivers category, 1 winner in Open Unlimited.
There will be 3 one-minute snippets of music
listened to by the judges.
The judges will be using a form which will
include the following areas that will be used to determine the
winners of the Dayton DIY contest:
Craftsmanship (visual) - Originality
/ Design (visual) -
Balance (audio) - Bass
Extension (audio) - Imaging (audio)
Each speaker will be evaluated and
rated by the judges, then tabulated and results entered into a
spreadsheet. These votes will be added with the project submitter votes to achieve winners in the categories listed above. From this sheet, total point winners will be
selected in the categories listed above.
The final judging sheet will be posted for download on the Dayton DIY website following the event.
In the event of a tie within a class, judging will move to a
head to head format with the ultimate
winner selected by a show of hands.
Prizes will be announced shortly!
After the DIY event is over, judging forms
will be returned to the designer as feedback.
Judging will be open to the
public.
Time permitting there will be an opportunity for
some free listening after the judging is over.
Each entrant will receive a free
Dayton DIY t-shirt
to wear during the event Saturday.
* Please note: Parts Express &
Dayton Audio cannot be responsible for lost or stolen speakers, however,
every measure will be taken to protect your speakers from damage or
theft. Winning entries will be evaluated for possible feature
project in an upcoming Parts Express flyer and website. Entries
will be returned to the owner by providing the speaker project's tag
entry ticket.
Help us plan this DIY
event
PLEASE
Pre-register online!
HURRY, CUT-OFF FOR REGISTRATION IS
JULY 1st!
Saturday 8-5pm Parts Express Tent Sale!
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