Interests

Things that are interesting

Headphone Inventory

NB: I've attended many audio shows and Head-Fi meets, and working for a dealer allows me to learn about products in unusual depth (not just trying for 5 minutes) as well as to develop an explicit, value- and performance- driven strategy for building true audiophile systems.

Current:
Audeo PFE 112
Audio-Technica ATH-W1000X
Ultrasone PRO-2500

Past:
Audio-Technica ATH-PRO5MSA
Yamaha EPH-100
Fischer Audio DBA-02 mkII
Maximo iM-590
Ultimate Ears Superfi 4
Apple earbuds
Kenwood KPM-510

Headphone Amp Inventory

Current:
iFi Nano USB DAC/amp
Music Hall a25.2 integrated with Parts Connexion stage 1 upgrade

Past:
AudioQuest Dragonfly (broke it)

Source Inventory

Current:
iFi Nano USB DAC/amp
Cambridge Audio DACMagic
iPod shuffle
XBox 360 S
Nokia 635

Past:
AudioQuest Dragonfly (broke it)
HTC Windows Phone 8x
Motorola Defy (smartphone)
iPod Classic with NuForce Line-Out Dock

Cable Inventory

Current:
MorrowAudio SP3 Speaker Cables - Banana to Shotgun Banana (stereo amp to speakers)
Homegrown Audio Super Silver Interconnect - LOK RCA (subwoofer high-pass to stereo amp)
MorrowAudio MA1.1 interconnect - RCA (integrated to subwoofer)
AudioArtCable Signature Edition interconnect - Ultimate RCA (DAC to integrated)
Generic USB - USB (PC to DAC)
IXOS XHD508 - toslink (XBox 360 S to DAC)
Audio Advisor/AudioQuest Black Mamba II - RCA (aka Black Thunder II, they are identical products) (back-ups)

Power-Related Components

Current:
MorrowAudio MAP2 Power Cable
Belkin 6-Outlet Pivot-Plug Surge Protector

Other Audio Equipment

Current:
Musical Fidelity M1PWR stereo amplifier
Music Hall a25.2 integrated with Parts Connexion stage 1 upgrade (used now only for preamp/headamp duties)
Paradigm Studio 10 v.5 bookshelf monitors
Velodyne SPL-800 Series II subwoofer

Past:
Aperion Audio Bravus 8D subwoofer with parametric EQ

Audio-Related Tweaks

ATS Acoustics 24" x 24" sound absorption panels (x3)

Music Preferences

Various styles of dance and electronica (including experimental and ambient); jazz; classical (especially modern); various styles of rock (especially blues rock or 90's grunge and hard rock); various styles of Latin (especially salsa, kumbia, and samba); hip-hop; world/experimental/weird whatever

Gear-Fi

Despite my username, I don't really favor any brand or style of car. In everything, really, what matters less is species and more is quality.

Occupation

Employed at a dealer specializing in Naim but with great access to all sorts of goodies...