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In my CD Player:
Dreamtheater, Queen, Rush, Marillion, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Dio, Queensryche, Kings-X, Jethro', Yes, Primus, Eric Johnson, Liquid Tension Experiment, Junior Brown, Moody Blues, The Beatles, Styx, Asia
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Hey Mikeymad,
Make sure the volume control on the remote is turned up all the way as I beleive it may have not been since we used that unit for the lecture/demo on sunday and we had no preamp and had to use the oppos internal volume control...
(@kramer5150: forgive me, but I mod-ed your thread title from 'raffle prize' to 'door prize.' There was no raffle this year because it was learned last year that raffles have uncomfortable tax consequences for the Meet. I didn't want the taxman reading your post and getting the wrong idea.)
Here's my insane door prize from Sunday's "bonus round":
Listening impressions: my Squeezebox's analog outs are plenty good - don't let anyone tell you different - but the DA10 brings completely new meaning to the term "lossless." Fantastic detail and subtlety, revealing things I never knew were there in the music and just sounding excellent overall.
So far I have heard it only through the headphone jack, which is adequately powered but considerably less enjoyable-sounding than my home amp. But depending on headphone, it can still sound more than good enough to be usable, and the volume up/down switch is so fast and responsive that I didn't miss having a volume knob nearly as much as I thought I would.
I have XLR-RCA adaptors coming, probably before the weekend, and once the DA10 is connected into my home rig I should have lots more impressions to post.
Huge thanks to Lavry Engineering for this incredible gem, and to Dan Lavry in particular for graciously consenting to sign it for me!
Apparently I won the Westone 3 (I had to leave early on Sat, so wasn't there). They'll be a fantastic upgrade to my Shure 3c IEMs. It'll be interesting to see how they stack up to my Hd 650 + Blockhead set up. At a minimum, they'll be way more portable. And now I might have to buy a Tomahawk to drive them...
I've contacted Westone and will be sure to post impressions once I've got them.
Headphoneus Supremus: HeadFest '07 Lead Organizer The DOTU
Originally Posted by flohmann
Apparently I won the Westone 3 (I had to leave early on Sat, so wasn't there). They'll be a fantastic upgrade to my Shure 3c IEMs. It'll be interesting to see how they stack up to my Hd 650 + Blockhead set up. At a minimum, they'll be way more portable. And now I might have to buy a Tomahawk to drive them...
I've contacted Westone and will be sure to post impressions once I've got them.
Should I mail you your gift certificate anyway as a keepsake?
For all absent prize winners: Clarke68 and I divided the pile of prizes and we are slowly trying to get in touch with people while even more slowly getting back to reality, post-HeadFest. Get in touch if you are on the list and don't have your stuff or haven't heard from us in a week or so. Thanks for the patience (yeah, right, this is Head-Fi after all).
Al, I told you to just hand all the no show prizes to me and I'd make sure they got to where they need to go
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"That's the problem with people like you, you want results but you never want to get your hands dirty. You'd better start rolling up your sleeves. I'm gonna need a hacksaw." - Jack Bauer
---------------------------------------------------- Headphones - UE-11 - Westone ES2 - Grado PS-1 (reversed bowls) Amps - Headamp Pico in Slate Gray (yup, that be all I need!)
Make sure the volume control on the remote is turned up all the way as I beleive it may have not been since we used that unit for the lecture/demo on sunday and we had no preamp and had to use the oppos internal volume control...
Enjoy!!
Cheers Crazy_D. I found that out pretty early when I maxed out my STAX 006t amp volume. I thought to myself 'wow that is a low output player'. Now, I just put my Amp at about 75% and then use the Oppo for volume control. Now I am remote baby....
Many thanks again, Still sound great and getting better.
Moderator Headphoneus Supremus This is a customized witticism.
I won the Sennheiser HD-555 Headphones in Aqua Blue that were made for their Anniversary. Supposedly I have the only pair in the US. I have not been home since the meet so they are still safely packed away in my suitcase. I hope to give them a listen this weekend. But I should give them some burn in time before I compare them to my HD-600's.
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Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. --Red Auerbach
POST impressions of your door prizes!!
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