[gsferrari]

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Originally Posted by ayt999 so stevio, how about you send me your 010 and I can use my medium-sized headband with them. lol what did you think of the Qualia on different amplifiers?

I think it is funny how Stevio uses a small and you use a medium. I found yours too big and his perfect...and I have a bigger head than either of you

I am just baffled...

AND HEY!! I am first to the Qualias

LOL

GYOC...Get Your Own Cable

I am sure your recabled Qualias must sound pretty sweet as well. I'll have to wait until I am there in the area (next month most likely).

gs

 

[mega]

Did all three Sony's (SA1, SA3, SA5) make it to the meet? If so, how big were the differences between the 3?

 

[markmaxx]

GS! wow you guy's got snow?

 

[gsferrari]

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Originally Posted by markmaxx GS! wow you guy's got snow?

It hasnt stopped yet. Probably a little less than 2 feet of snow...and still snowing

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Originally Posted by mega Did all three Sony's (SA1, SA3, SA5) make it to the meet? If so, how big were the differences between the 3?

Nope. Only the SA5K and SA1K were on show. SA3Ks are with Lan/Ian of HeadFi. I dont anyone else who has them and I dont know why...if the SA1K and SA5K are anything to go by then the SA3Ks have some serious potential.

 

[ayt999]

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Originally Posted by gsferrari GYOC...Get Your Own Cable I am sure your recabled Qualias must sound pretty sweet as well. I'll have to wait until I am there in the area (next month most likely). gs

guess who has both of the Qualia 010 cables I made. and why was he at the meet rather than working on my amplifier? I want my amplifier now!! lol

j/k... Mikhail deserves a break, and he said I should get my amplifier shortly.

as for why my 010 is a medium, that's what the Qualia rep said I should get. I was almost a small, but we went with the medium just to be safe. it seems to be a good fit so I don't have any complaints.

once I attach stevio's drivers to my headband, you can borrow my drivers on stevio's headband.

 

[lan]

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Originally Posted by gsferrari Stevio's Qualia had a warmer tone and BIG bass...I think the bass would have eclipsed the SA5000 bass with ease.

I've got to hear that again. I didn't like any of their qualias as Aaron's house meet.

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

Hey, it was an awesome meet wasn't it! Great to see some old faces and plenty of new ones too. Special thanks goes to Thrice for holding the joint again, it takes someone special to have 28 'fiers in your house at any one given time.

It was nice to be wearing a name tag this time around. I felt that people were more willing to approach me since they could associate me with my screen name. I went to best buy after the meet and forgot to take it off so people must have been like What?

I think I spent most of the time with Tkam's setup, The Maverick to the Veda Dynahi to the PS-1s was a fab combo and I just couldn't get enough of it. (can anyone tell I'm a basshead?

). I also thought Tkam's rockin' headphone stand from Larry was the shizz, although I'm scared to think how much it costs. $$

$$

It was also a nice suprise to see Mikhail there, we got to talk about my new PPX3 6SN7 that should be shipping this coming week. The incredible new circuit boards for the amps were present and able to be checked out. They seemed very sturdy and well engineered. It was also very nice to hear the CD3000 w/AKG K1000 drivers with the Singlepower Slam, which sounded nothing like the stock k1000s oddly enough.

I still gotta say I'm still not a big fan of the Sony cans, although GS lovingly brought me the Qualias to try on a few different amps

Maybe if they had 1/4 the highs and 4x the bass I would like them

. It was great to see you there GS! Don't forget to get back to me on that awesome Dynahi

This was also my first chance to see and hear the RKV mkII, it was much larger than I thought from the pictures I've seen and provided a nice lush and warm sound.

Anyway it was good times and I'm looking forward to the next one.

 

[ayt999]

that would be the K1000 HiGHFLYiN9.

you look great in the photo with the "mystery" headphone btw.

 

[gsferrari]

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Originally Posted by lan I've got to hear that again. I didn't like any of their qualias as Aaron's house meet.

lan...this meet was all about the Qualias for me. Also the KGSS + Stax SR-404 was pretty sweet...but the Qualia...omg...

When I first put on Stevios Qualia they just felt *right* sitting on my head. Perfect seal and then they disappeared...couldnt feel them anymore. When I plugged them into an amp and played my *Medeski Martin & Wood" cd...track #11...I was just plain clean bowled. The bass was shocking...the whole experience left me shaking nervously...in a way that, before this, only the Orpheus afforded.

I want the Orpheus more than the Qualia but I REAALLY really deep down want them both.

Stevio - what did you do to your Qualias?

No honkiness, no horny sound (um...horn-like would be more appropriate?), no shrillness...no piercing highs...

sobering...

 

[stevieo]

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Originally Posted by ayt999 so stevio, how about you send me your 010 and I can use my medium-sized headband with them. lol what did you think of the Qualia on different amplifiers?

just get a black dragon & let it burn.

i now like the qualia on most anything i plug it into including an sr-71. it is very nice with dynahis, rkv, singlepowers, headamps, headroom max. it is pretty much at a state where i am not as choosy about what i plug it in to. i think this has a lot to do with the change the headphone went through from burning in. there was a time before my ears adjusted where I had problems with various amps but the cable & 010 came together. today i had an opportunity to hear it with a super custom supra which completely topped anything else i have heard it with to date.

i must admit that my brain took a while to get acclimated to the qualia sound. first because it was not fully burned in & after burn in i was overwhelmed by the detail which was new, unusual & extraordinary compared to other cans.

hirsch has a medium & i have a small extended to the maximum length but the fabric stretched & it seems a little larger than a new out of the box small.

 

[thrice]

Here are some pics:

Rockhopper Audio M-cubed, PPA, PIMETA and Ack! Dack! V.2

RKV/Impedanzer and Wadia

Headamp setup with KGSS and GS-1, Merdian G08, PPX Slam, Veda-Audio Dynahi

Portables/Small amp table

Veda-Audio Dynahi and Melos amp

Headphile modded cans and stand

Radii HAP-03 II

Sophia, Creek, Mystery cans and dedicated amp for said mystery cans

dc_guy listening to...something. Maestro in the background

Hirsch Qualia (yes the blue pads sound better

), Creek, Art DIO

 

[thrice]

A bunch of Head-Fiers

Listening to the Headamp setup...the GS-1 is impressive

Dave, Hirsch and Justin

tkam and thrice...chillin

immtbiker: "No, no, it's I'm mountain biker." Mikhail: "Ahh, I see."

Baby O plugged into the Stax

Close up of the PPX Slam, Merdian G08 and KGSS from Headamp

thrice, canman, immtbiker (what they don't know is that my dog has peed on that couch quite a bit

(Apple Juice anyone?)

Why is that guy smiling so much?!?

Headamp's new portable the AE-1

DRUM ROLL PLEASE............................................ .................




















Money Shots of the Mystery cans: canman and DustyChalk sporting this year's new Spring lineup, the ERGO AMT

 

[gsferrari]

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Originally Posted by thrice Why is that guy smiling so much?!?

I got a whiff of the doggy pee...and it came from the other side

 

[Steve999]

FWIW, question mark number 2 in post number 20 is me, Steve999.

Thrice, thanks for having everyone. It was a great meet.

Regards, Steve

 

[gsferrari]

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Originally Posted by Steve999 FWIW, question mark number 2 in post number 20 is me, Steve999. Thrice, thanks for having everyone. It was a great meet. Regards, Steve

Ok so far I have identified - Steve999, Colin, Edward (tennisnets)...who are the other guys? Name + Headfi handle will be helpful