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Head-Fi Meet Impressions, Trade Show Reports, Factory ToursThis sub-forum will serve as an archive location of past Head-Fi Meet impressions, trade show reports and factory tours.
Member of the Trade: Rudistor Sound Systems US/Canada Proved that despite its huge size, the CD3000 can be shoved down one's throat.
What the hell, this is a heresy!!!!
Our first lady of Ultrasonia in one corner alone, completelly ignored there, and all you guys wondering around looking and auditioning gear only, not doubt that you need more testosterone there, honey...
I promise that here if you ever cross the ocean, I will take good care of you Indra, you will not be alone for a minute...in the meeting at least...Good wine or Gentleman's Jack will be on me as well...
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I do love the Edition 9, and probably you know what that means, so you have been warned...!!!
Disclaimer: Please assume every single of my statements, to mean: “in my system”, “to my ears”, "in my experience", “in my opinion”, etc...(otherwise stated).
Neutrality, accuracy? OK, just ask yourself first: Do you certainly know how the recording is supposed to sound? Sorry, but for me euphony is all about!!! Please do yourself a favor, stop listening your gear, and enjoy the music instead!!!
Home setup: Sony DVP-NC555ES => BJC IC's => RPX-33 MKII/RPX-31 => UE9
"On the go" setup: Panasonic SL-CT570 => XJ-03 => Sleek SA6/Klipsch Images X5/X10
Proved that despite its huge size, the CD3K can be shoved down one's throat...wait...but now I'm shoving the Ultrasone Edition 9???
EQUIPO HEAD-FI HISPANO: DILE ADIOS A TUS AHORROS!!!
Our first lady of Ultrasonia in one corner alone, completelly ignored there, and all you guys wondering around looking and auditioning gear only, not doubt that you need more testosterone there, honey...
I promise that here if you ever cross the ocean, I will take good care of you Indra, you will not be alone for a minute...in the meeting at least...Good wine or Gentleman's Jack will be on me as well...
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Member of the Trade: Rudistor Sound Systems US/Canada Proved that despite its huge size, the CD3000 can be shoved down one's throat.
Originally Posted by Morph201
Hahaha! Ummm.. you'll be in line behind me!
Don't be so sure of that, OK?....
And behave like a gentleman, at least let her decide, OK?....
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I do love the Edition 9, and probably you know what that means, so you have been warned...!!!
Disclaimer: Please assume every single of my statements, to mean: “in my system”, “to my ears”, "in my experience", “in my opinion”, etc...(otherwise stated).
Neutrality, accuracy? OK, just ask yourself first: Do you certainly know how the recording is supposed to sound? Sorry, but for me euphony is all about!!! Please do yourself a favor, stop listening your gear, and enjoy the music instead!!!
Home setup: Sony DVP-NC555ES => BJC IC's => RPX-33 MKII/RPX-31 => UE9
"On the go" setup: Panasonic SL-CT570 => XJ-03 => Sleek SA6/Klipsch Images X5/X10
Proved that despite its huge size, the CD3K can be shoved down one's throat...wait...but now I'm shoving the Ultrasone Edition 9???
EQUIPO HEAD-FI HISPANO: DILE ADIOS A TUS AHORROS!!!
Looked to be an excellent meet guys (I should hop on a plane to one of these one day). To whom does the Ergo AMT belong? What amp was it being used with?
Hi guys and gals, we just made it home ,well okay it didn't take us that long, we just made a small sidestop in maastricht, got lost in the alleys, and couldn`t find our way out for an hour or two ..
It was a pleasure to meet you all .Although i was pretty tired even before i took the road and couldn't get myself as engaged as i would have liked and was a little uncommunicative
Hans you were a great host, thank you for your commitment and your thoughtful provision, with space, food, energy, and time.
Ok Hans...... Now I'm VERY jealous. I would like to Host an event in the US. The only issue would be getting you here. NYC area???
Please, please!!!!
I would like to meet everyone here in New York. I guess it's not reality, but what the hey.
Any takers?
Good food (I'm a chef) and good wine will hopefully bait a few of you. Plus Contrastique and I can talk photography a bit while debating over the Larocco.
A huge thanks to Hans for organising this meeting also from me. It was my first head-fi meet - and hopefully not my last - and I really enjoyed beeing there, meeting nice people which share this hobby and having the opportunity to test different gear.
I will take good care of you Indra, you will not be alone for a minute...in the meeting at least...Good wine or Gentleman's Jack will be on me as well...
I guess you will have to get past at least 20 Dutch guard dogs first! We always take care of our Indra. But yesterday we on purpose left her alone. She was a little indisposed from the night before is what the rumour said .
Hans.
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First of all: thank you Hans. The meet was perfectly organized. And congratulations on the very impressive store you have. Very nice stuff indeed.
Here are some of my impressions. With the emphasis on MY, because I know many (or most) won’t agree with me.
I still don’t like Ultrasones. The new line are much nicer to look at (more like Edition 9) and they are a bit more comfortable than the old series, but to me they are still not comfortable enough for long listening sessions. They don’t sound bad at all (that’s an understatement, they rock), but I really can’t judge the sound very well because I can’t live with their discomfort for too long. On the new models, the cups are not wide enough to be circumaural, so they touch my ears (I blame my ears for this).
I really had one main goal and that was to compare my W1000’s with the W5000’s that Hans has store. First impression: very comfortable, though a bit loose on the head (I know now why some on this forum are bending the spring wires) and a very open sounding signature. You won’t believe this is a closed can, though they don’t isolate that much. W1000’s sound more intimate like most closed cans. Bass is about the same, though W5000’s go lower. Furthermore, they are very pretty and they come in a very nice case. Still, I won’t get rid of my W1000’s, because I preferred them for small, acoustic settings.
I compared my W1000’s to the pair that Hans had in store. There was a rather noticeable difference. Mine had more sparkle! Martijn agreed with me. Both models had several hundred of hours on them, so it can’t be blamed on burn-in. Very weird.
I liked the Jecklin Float PMB-500 Electrostat that Digitalmind brought to the meet very much. I love the mids they produce. They were even rather comfortable, much more so than the Ergo’s.
I thought I wasn’t into Grado’s, but the RS-1’s are very comfortable and sound very refined. Sadly, they are as open as the arms of a sailor after a six months journey.
Nice to meet you guys and girls again. See you another time.
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"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices" .
,well okay it didn't take us that long, we just made a small sidestop in maastricht, got lost in the alleys, and couldn`t find our way out for an hour or two 
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