Next week is Northern Cal's big audio show at the Westin SFO. Once again they'll have a dedicated headphone area call Headmasters which will be shared this year with vinyl vendors.   I'll be rolling Tape Project tapes at the Headamp booth and hope to see as many of you as last year. Here's...

Thanks to all the Headfi faithful for coming by and listening to the HeadAmp booth! I realize that tape isn't something for everybody but I'm always happy to share my rig with everyone. Pairing it with Justin's fantastic amps gives folks a chance to hear what's possible with great analog and...

Most of the tapes I'll have are ones from The Tape Project. Here's a link to what I have (but I don't plan on bringing all of them!). Just click on "catalog" and bear in in mind that the last few have yet to be released.   http://www.tapeproject.com/

I'll be manning the HeadAmp booth across the hall(?) from the meet all weekend. Justin will be providing a BHSE electrostatic amp and a GS-X Mkll dynamic amp. There will be a pair of Stax 009 and Omega ll 'stats along with several top tier dynamic cans.   Anybody who know's me from...

Anxiously waiting for impressions,..  

Many thanks to all the folks who organized this meet. It continues the tradition of great Bay Area meets that are the envy of the rest of the headphone loving world.   This year I was lazy (and still a little weak from a bout with the flu), and didn't haul my rig with me, but it was nice...

Yup,.. that Parker's was really something!   I forgot to mention that I did have a nice chat with Jude. After seeing how he winced at my mention of his appearance on Tekzilla (with Patrick Norton) I thought it was my duty to be sure that everyone has had a chance to see his CES 2012...

I'm glad that so many attendees enjoyed listening to my tape rig. I'm always happy to share what I feel is "audio heaven". But sometimes I assume that everybody knows what it's all about. There were a number of folks who had questions and I promised that I'd post a link to The Tape Project's...

Got home, unpacked and I thought I'd go ahead and start an impressions thread.   Another fantastic meet thanks to Cee Tee! And it's always a pleasure to have a lovely face to check in with,.. thanks also to Susan. It looked like most of the 100+ members who posted that they'd attend made...

Quote: Heck,.. share a table with that dick head! Just fooling. Mikey's family and I'd be honored to share. We should have plenty of space.  

Very cool Doc! I'm really looking forward to hearing the proto 300b preamp!

Hey CeeTee,..   I'll be bringing my tape rig but the amp/headphones is kinda up in the air for now.   Technics RS1500 reel to reel Bottlehead Tube Repro Tape Project tapes   I would prefer the "quiet" room and if possible and a spot on the outside end of the row of tables. I need...

Great pic's ASR!   I agree that this was quite different from a member driven CanJam which I'd still love to see happen again. In fact, there are some regional meets that are getting so big that they're getting to be more like CanJams of the past.   That said, I had a fantastic time and...

For any of you guys interested in getting a Smack amp, Doc is running a special that ends at the same time as RMAF. Here's a link to the deal;   http://www.bottlehead.com/smf/index.php/topic,2215.0.html

Quote: Steve's right on the money with this comment. Almost all exhibitors will be elated if they can avoid shipping gear back to their home bases. The cost of showing their gear at these shows is not trivial and when things start to wind down, thoughts of recouping these costs can...