andrewwardell
More than just a bag of salty water.
- Location
- New Zealand
- Interests
- Music (playing and listening)
Mountain biking
Dad jokes
Small amounts of photography.
Die-cast cars (Matchbox, Hotwheels, etc).
I also parent.
- Headphone Inventory
- Yamaha HP-1
Yamaha YH-2
Røde NTH-100
Campfire Audio Mammoth
Final ZE3000
Massdrop x MEEaudio Planamic
Brainwavz R3
House of Marley Legend
Mackie CR-Buds+
Toneking BL-1
BLON Mini (the noodle-looking one)
RHA CL750
Trinity Audio Engineering Master
Trinity Audio Engineering Icarus III
Ve Monk IE Biggie & Smalls
VE Monk Espresso
Massdrop Plus
TDK IE500
J-Lab J-Buds Frames(!?)
- Headphone Amp Inventory
- NuForce Icon HDP
Fiio BTR7
Ifi Go Link
- Source Inventory
- Apple MacBook Pro (2011)
Apple iPad (2020)
Oppo Find X5 Pro
Dell Precision 5550
Raspberry Pi 4B w/ JustBoom Digi HAT
- Cable Inventory
- SGAudiohive Florea (2-pin)
2xVE 2-pin cables
MDxMEE Balanced cable kit (2-pin)
Ifi IEMatch 3.5
CA Smoky Glow Litz
- Power-Related Components
- Isolation transformers that are almost twice as old as I am
- Other Audio Equipment
- Big setup:
Dual CS-510 Turntable (+Ortofon OM5SE cartridge)
Pioneer MJ-D508 MD player/recorder (really)
Nakamichi OMS-2 CD player
Google Chromecast Audio streamer
Technics SU-X502 amplifier
Technics RS-X502 cassette deck
Technics SH-E85 EQ/DSP
Technics SB-CD502 / Krix <unknown model but they’re bloody good with the right amp!> speakers
Medium setup:
Google Chromecast Audio streamer
Technics SL-P150 CD player
Arcam Alpha amplifier
Wharfedale Diamond III bookshelf speakers
Smol setup:
Raspberry Pi 4B as described above (running Volumio 3)
NuForce Icon HDP
<insert headphone/cable inventory here>
Work setup:
Same Krix speakers as above
Wharfedale Professional 12” speakers
dbx DriveRack PA+ active crossover (among other things)
RME Babyface Pro interface
Crestron QM-3x80W amplifier
SE Audiotechnik IA-402D amplifier
< small mountain of AV equipment I have on test >
Portable Setup:
Oppo Find X5 Pro (Spotify/Tidal/Plexamp/Bandcamp)
Fiio BTR7 / iFi Go Link
Campfire Audio Mammoth (mostly)
- Audio-Related Tweaks
- Using twist ties and mini bulldog clips on earphones that don't come with shirt clips and neck cinches.
Still trying to make my own hybrid tips.
- Music Preferences
- All, even some things that aren't considered music.
- Gender
- Male
- Gear-Fi
- 2020 Norco Torrent mountain bike
Aeropress (because my blood needs to stay 30% caffeine)
- Occupation
- AV engineer for an educational institution
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