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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