Someone mentioned this on Reddit: http://www.gigharboraudio.com/index.html   Anyone interested in going?  At the last Seattle meet we talked about going up to BC, but this seems more reasonable for anyone living south of Seattle.   What days work for people?

Yeah, LCD-3 was, indeed, amazing.  My second time getting my hands on the HD-800s, they're probably my favorite of what I've heard so far, but I have wayyyyy more to listen to before that statement can be too strong.   Great time.  Let's try to get that Vancouver trip going!

I have now done three mods to the k550s:   1. Headband bend 2. Stuffed earpads (I used folded cotton rounds) 3. rubber bands.     The combination of rubber bands and stuffed pads works nicely, though you have to be careful about stuffing the pads to make sure it's even.   For...

Approval.  Assuming it's  at a time I can make it, I'll be bringing:   -Laptop running foobar2k (WASAPI output)   -Audio-gd Compass DAC/Amp -iBasso d7 DAC/Amp   -Akg K702 -Akg K550 (w/ stuffed earpad mod)        

Also, I've found that by tilting the headband a little forward I get a better fit.  I think it's because the front of my head is a little smaller and flatter.  Anyway, something to try out.

Just got my pair yesterday.  Mostly happy.  The bass sounds good but it feels just out of reach.  Also, finding a good fit has been (unsurprisingly) difficult.  I'm thinking about buying this but I'm worried it's too...

I've been searching the forums without much success finding anything that's not an overwhelming list of headphones in the price range without any indication of quality/characteristics.   I'm about to buy an iBasso D7 and I'm looking for a new set of cans to pair with it.  I currently have...

Not sure if I can make it yet, but I wanted to hop on this thread to stay in the loop.

Depending on when it is I might be able to come down for it.

I'm in assuming the date works out.

August 22 is an iffy weekend for me... the weekend of the 14th is likely to better for me.  Whenever it is I hope to make it!

I've always been told that warming up is important to any sort of activity if you want to perform at your best and not injure yourself. (and as a 20-year-old with arthritis I take this to heart.) As anyone who's been floating in the audiophile community the same holds true for headphone...

I'm from Tacoma, but depending on the date/where the meet ends up taking place I could be interested in trekking out. I'd bring AKG 702s and an Audio-GD compass

I'd be interested depending on the date. I'll be in town late May

Try starting the JACK server with Play closed and then open Play.

Sorry I can't give more detailed help: poke around on the internet for a JACK guide. It should be pretty easy to find... I've gotten iTunes to output through JACK so it's certainly possible. JACK isn't amazingly hard but it's not so blatantly obvious that you could necessarily figure it out...

I'll be joining. Unfortunately all I've got to bring is Akg 702's (rest of my gear is up in WA.)

Hey guys, sorry to disappoint. I started looking into it and then school happened and at this point I don't have the time to continue organizing it (well, for this winter at least.) I'll try again (with a bit more forethought) for the next time I'm in town.

Boo. Wish I'd been there.

Unfortunately, hi-fi headphone equipment is a small enough niche that there aren't really easy ways to test stuff out. You might find a store near you, search around head-fi and google for reviews/other forums. You'll probably find some stuff stuff around head-fi about what would be a good...

The answer is a little more subtle. The layman's technical explanation (and yes I see the contradiction in that statement) is this: DAC -> turns digital audio files (which ultimately amount to 0s and 1s) into an analog signal. An amplifier amplifies this signal. The reason that people...

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