Interests

I adore music and tea. I read, play mandolin, kayak, and work on old stereo equipment.
Coffee, Kayaking, reading, writing, and Linux.

Headphone Inventory

Currently:

Baldoor E100

Monster Gratitude

UERM reshelled by Inearz


Had:

BMF V4 Fostex T50RP

Sony MDR-7550 (didn't expect to enjoy these so much!)

VSonic VC02 (best $40 you can spend in this hobby)

Koss KSC75, Kramer modded, quarter modded (HOW ARE THESE SO CHEAP OMG)

SM3 v2 (Love)

Etymotic HF5 w/ Brown Filters (I would like my detail with a hint of brain-insertion)

Thinksound MS01 (Review coming up soon!)

Audiofly AF56 (Review coming up soon!)

JVC S400 (Well, one driver now)

Rockit Sounds R-50 (I just didn't care for them)

Aurisonics ASG-1.2 (I wanted to love this so bad :x )

Hifiman RE262 (Loved it, and risked it to see better things)

Modded Koss PRODJ100 (loved, didn't need at the time),

Grado RS-2 (should have spent more time)

AKG K702 (amazing for some, horrible for others)

woodied Grado SR-80i (gateway drug)

Beyerdynamic DT990 600ohm (oh so pretty sounding)

Sennhesier HD600 (amazing sound, too relaxed for me)

VSonic GR06 (Ran over)

Grado SR325 goldies (enjoyed them, but friend fell in love with them so sold em)

AKG K240 MKII (Not my flavor)

Phonak Audeo PFE 132 (THE DETAIL YES, but not enough bass for me)

VMODA M-80 (Will always love these)

Headphone Amp Inventory

Currently-

SMSL sAp 4S Portable Amp

Schiit Magni


Upcoming (hopefully)-

Millet Starving Student

Had-

JDSLabs C421 (AD8620) [AMAZING for the money, even in a desktop setup!]

Audioengine D1

Audio GD NFB-12

Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball

JDSlabs CMOYbb 2.03R

Little Dot I+

Source Inventory

Have:

Fiio X3ii

Samsung Galaxy S6

Sansa Clip Zip Rockboxed

Fully modded PS1 CDP

Had:

Fiio X3

Ipod Mini 2G (modded with 64GB MicroSD)

HTC Thunderbolt (Liquid ICS)

Ipod Nano 7G

Hisoundaudio Studio V 3rd Anniversary

Clip Zip Rockboxed (lost it D:)

DIYmod 120GB Rockboxed (Warmest, sweetest source. It was beautiful)

Cable Inventory

Plussoundaudio Exo IEM Cable

DIY LODs made with Toxic Cables Copper.....

DIY DHC Nucleotide cable


and Monoprice stuff

Other Audio Equipment

All sorts of vintage speakers, receivers, and turntables....

Music Preferences

I'm a dynamic listener in two senses. I love music with massive dynamic transitions, and I also have a varied listening list. Some favorite artists that come to mind are:

Arctic Monkeys
Sleep
Graveyard
The Smiths
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Thelonius Monk
Dinosaur Jr.
Cunninlynguists
Jeru the Damaja
The Civil Wars
Gojira
Jethro Tull
Animal Collective
Shpongle
Electric Wizard
Clutch
Little Dragon

Gear-Fi

Kaweco Sport Classic
Bass Guitar
Longbow
Pencils
Violin

Occupation

Information Analyst