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Official Thread: Southern/Charlotte CanFest 2009

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Updated: 02/16/2009

RAFFLE/Silent Auction Items:
$5/ticket or 5 for $20
PM me for advance raffle tickets as you do not need to be present to win!
5% of the profit will be donated back to Head-FI

CARY Audio Exciter DAC Value $1500
Head-Direct YUIN PK1 earbuds Value $159
John Grado SR225 headphones (2 pair) Value $200 each

Sealed MFSL CD Don Henley Building the Perfect Beast
Sealed MFSL LP Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2/Temirkanov-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Beyerdynamic DT 860 donated by Beyerdynamic with Drew's help
Woo Audio 2 model H headphone stands in silver ($29 ea)
Woo Audio 1 model R headphone stand in silver ($59 ea)

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS:

Ray Samuels Audio Predator (Serial # 001) Value $475
Sealed MFSL LP Manhattan Transfer Extensions Value $125
Woo Audio 1 model T headphone stand in black Value $75
Sealed MFSL CD John Hiatt Slow Turning Valu $125
More to be added





Southern CanFEST 2009

Date: 2/21/2009
Time: 9AM-4PM

The location for CanFEST 2009 is:

Hilton Charlotte Executive Park
Grand Ballroom
5624 Westpark Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217
704-527-8000

Rooms are $89/night-Let them know you are with CanFEST 09
This was discounted from $159 originally.

Date: 2/21/2009
Time: 9AM-4PM

Joseph GRADO in person!!!

Lots of GREAT deals on equipment at the SHOW

Vendors-more to be added:

Moon Audio-Drew (see his list of stuff below)
Cary Audio--Dennis Had
Ray Samuels Audio-Ray Samuels
Portal Audio-Joe Abrams
Woo Audio-Jack Woo and his chief engineer Wei
Head-Direct-Fang
Audiotion LLC-Rusty Taub and/or Jam
Liquid HiFi-Ron Buffington

Attendees include:
The list is far from complete. We anticipate ~100-150 attendees, maybe more.
DannyB
fatcat28037
mwallace573
Bob Jones
Jeff E
Stevtt
Ingwe
Hcat
mamaox2
inscrutable
Slipkid
Elk
jimmyjames8
Unkamartin
okcomputer
Mark
Nick214
frank99
Packgrog
Alwayswantmore
I3eyond
cardude and wife
Veloaudio
Fitz
Thrice
Nikongod?
Swoon
J24
Dennis H
Joe A
JS
KF
KT
Bob C
Tom M
Mike M
Mark A
Marty
Jake L
RS
SB
SC
SE
WS
MF
Fang
RS
RB
DB
JA
Swoon
AND a Whole Bunch More!


GEAR LIST
Headphones-more to be added:
Jade Electrostatic
Senn HD800
Ultrasone Ed.8
AKG K701 (2)
AKG 702 ALO Cabled
AKG K501
AKG K240 Sextett
AKG K400
AKG K1000
AKG K1K with Black Dragon cabling from Drew at Moon Audio
Alessandro MS-1s
Audio Technica ATH-AE7
BeyerDynamics DT880
Denon D7000/D5000/D2000
Grado SR-60
Grado SR-80 (2)
Grado G1000 (2)
Grado SR-200
Grado SR325i
Grado HF-1 (2)
Grado RS-1 (2)
Grado HP-2
HEAUDIO Jade Electrostatic
iGrado (2)
Koss KSC-35
NuForce ne-7m headset
Senn HD-25-1
Senn HD-420
Senn HD-580 (2)
Senn HD-590
Senn HD-595
Senn HD-600 (2)
Senn HD-650 (4)
Senn PX100
Senn HD-600, HD650 -- single ended Cardas recable--diy balanced cable
Shure SE500
Shure E5C
Shure E3C
Sony CD3000
Sony MDR-v6
STAX SR-007Mk2

ULTRASONE
SINO (Showcase at CES/NAMM)
HFI-15G
HFI-450
HFI-580
HFI-680
HFI-780
HFI-2200

DJ1
DJ1 PRO

PRO 550
PRO 650
PRO 750
PRO 900

Edition 9
Edition 8 (Showcased at CES/NAMM)

Amplifiers-more to be added:
CARY XCITER
Rockhopper Audio Balanced and Single Ended B22
Wright WHA-22 Headphone amp
AudioTailor Jade
AudioTailor Head Monitor 1 (HM1)
Antique Sound Labs Pisces
Woo Audio 3+
Woo Audio 6
Woo Audio 2
Headamp AE-2
Meier Corda Move
Red Wine Audio Isabella
Red Wine 30.2
RSA Apache-Latest version

RSA Hornet (3)
RSA Raptor
RSA Tomahawk
Rudistor NX33
Corda Aria
SinglePower MPX3 SE Extreme
Singlepower MPX3 Slam SE w Supra trannie
Grace M902
KGSS
Millett max hybrid, balanced
STAX SRM-007t
KGSS
iBasso D1 (version 2 opamps)
NuForce Icon Mobile
NuForce Icon Desktop
V-dock by Scandyna
Musical Fidelity V3 with PSU power supply
Bada PH-12 (Heavily modified)
Seamróg Soundworks Total Eclipse
Altoid Tin Monica 2
TOSLINK version of the base Monica 3
Woo GES
Woo WA2
Woo WA6SE



Source
Marantz CD5001
Macbook
IPod Classic 160
Sony CDP
Cowon D2
CARY 306SACD Professional (2)
CARY 306SACD
CARY 303-300
OPUS w/metronome
Stello DA 100
Monica 2 DAC (Altoid tin, no gain stage, TOSLINK and straight SPDIF)
Oppo digital DV-983
iPod touch for use as a source
Oppo DV-980H
Squeezebox + M-Audio SuperDAC 2496
Ayre CX-7 cdp


Misc Items:
Black Diamond Racing Isolation Products
Stillpoints cones and risers
Stillpoints isolation cones
Stillpoints ERS cloth sheets
Vibrapods and vibrapod cones
MIT cables
micropod speakers from Scandyna with V-dock for iPod
smallpod speakers by Scandyna
Precision Audio Products cable elevators
Podspeakers by Scandyna
MIT CVT2 hybrid interconnects
PS Audio P500 AC regeneration
Bryston BP-25 pre-amp
Macbook
Apogee Duet -- diy breakout cables
iPod Classic 160,
iPhone

Special DREW Section:
Tubes for the systems below

EAT 300B The Best!!!
EAT KT88 The Best!!!
Cary Audio Stock Tubes
ElectroHarmonix KT88EH
Jan Philips NOS 6L6GTB
Sylvania NOS 6L6GTB
Sylvania 12ax7
Sylvania NOS 6SN7
Tung Sol 6L6GC STR
Tung Sol 6L6G Big Boys
GE JAN 5751 (12ax7 varient)


System 1
Cary Audio Cad 300SEI Headphone Amp
CD306 SACD Professional SACD/CD Player

System 2
Cary Audio SLI 80 Headphone Amp
Cary Audio CDP 1 CD Player

System 3 with video
Cary Audio Xciter Headphone amp
Cary Audio Xciter Dac
Cary Audio DVD 8
Dell 22" Monitor

System 4
Cary Audio Xciter Headphone amp
Cary Audio CDP 1 CD Player

System 5
Luxman P-200 Headphone Amplifier Class A headphone amplifier
Music Hall CD 25.2

System 6
Wright Sound WHA22 Headphone amp
Music Hall CD 25.2

System 7
Grace Design m902 Dac/Headphone amp
Wadia iTransport or Music Hall CD25.2

Miscellaneous amps to hook up to iPods or CD Players above
Creek OBH21SE Headphone amp
Shanling PH3000 Pre-amplifier / Headphone Amplifier


Portable Amps
iQube Class D Portable Headphone Amplifier
Headamp AE-2 Headphone Amplifier

Headphones
Grado PS-1 with custom anodizing with 5ft Black Dragon Headphone cable
Ultrasone Edition 9 w Moon Audio Silver Dragon Headphone cable
Ultrasone Pro900
Ultrasone HFI 2200 with NEW Moon Audio Detachable Cable Mod
10ft Blue Dragon Detachable cable with 1/4" Furutech Plug
10ft Silver Dragon Detachable cable with 1/4" Furutech Plug
Denon AH-D7000 with NEW Moon Audio Detachable Cable Mod (pending, not sure if I will get the time to do yet)
Denon AH-D5000
Denon AH-D2000
Denon AH-C751: Reference In-Ear Headphones
Sennheiser HD650 with 10ft Silver Dragon headphone cable with 1/4" Furutech Plug
Sennheiser HD600 with 10ft Blue Dragon headphone cable with 1/4" Furutech Plug
Sennheiser HD 25-1 II with 5ft Silver Dragon headphone cable w mini and 5ft Blue Dragon headphone cable w mini
AKG K702 with Detachable 10ft Blue Dragon headphone cable with 1/4" Furutech Plug
AKG k701 recabled with 10ft Black Dragon headphone cable with 1/4" Furutech Plug
Beyerdynamic Still pending what products
Audio Technica W5000 maybe recabled with Black Dragon if it gets here on time.

Cables
Silver Dragon Version 2 with WBT Nextgen Silver RCAs
Silver Dragon Version 2 with Furutech Topline rhodium XLRs
Black Dragon Interconnects version 1 with WBT 0144 RCAs
Black Dragon Interconnects version 1 with Neutrik RCAs
Blue Dragon Version 1 with Cardas GRMO RCAs

Silver Dragon Power Cords
Black Dragon Power cords

Black Dragon mini to mini
Black Dragon mini to WBT RCAs
Silver Dragon mini to mini
Silver Dragon mini to RCA
Blue Dragon mini to mini
Blue Dragon mini to RCA

Through the kindness of Beyerdynamic with Drew's help:

DT 860 – for raffle giveaway
1ea. MMX 300
DT770 32 ohm
DT 990 Manufaktur
DT 880 Manufaktur
DT 880 600 Ohm
100ea. consumer brochures
50ea. headzone/MMX 300/Gaming brochures
100ea. Music CD’s


Power Clean Up
PS Audio Premier Power conditioner
Richard Gray RGPC 400Pro Power conditioner
Cardas Power Strip

Maybe some other stuff. Accesories to sell to pay for the Gas. Almost everything is for sale at Headphone stimulus prices. Please bring lots of money. I dont want to take it all back home.
__________________
Drew Baird
Moon Audio
308 Chrismill lane
Holly Springs, NC 27540
919-649-5018
Email: drubrew@earthlink.net
Web: http://www.moon-audio.com

__________________
Audio Desk Systeme to trim your CDs.
BUY SELL TRADE Zone to get some goodies at great prices. Any audio related item welcomed. Not just headphone related.
Free ear (otoscopic) exam by a physician.

__________________
post #2 of 244
Thread Starter 

It's getting better and better.

I had a wonderful evening with Joe and his lovely wife, Bridgett. We talked more about the gathering in February and Joe said he will be glad to bring some prototypes of the HP1 and HPA1 amp that he has. What a great look into the past. I'll try to get him to bring some more interesting stuff to share with us.
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CARY AUDIO/Even more fun coming our way.

Dennis Had, of CARY AUDIO, emailed me today and said he will be delighted to join us personally and bring a new CARY product that is headphone related for all to try out.
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Any other retailers or manufacturers interested?

If so, please let me know.
Thank you,
Danny
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Would anybody be bringing a set of the older RS-1s? I've heard so much about these compared to the newer ones I'm getting kind of curious.
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Singlepower/Mikhail

Mikhail has contacted me and at this point in time is planning to attend our Southern CanFEST. The list keeps growing.
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Make sure that Drew from Moon knows about the event. He lives in Cary NC.
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Drew is in the Loop

Drew is already in the loop and planning to assist and attend. We look forward to his being there. He is always a big help.
post #11 of 244
Looks like my first meet is going to be an educational one
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Here is the list of attendees. Send me a PM/email to add your name

DannyB
fatcat28037
mwallace573
Bob Jones
Jeff E
Stevtt
Ingwe
Hcat
mamaox2
inscrutable
Doorknob
Slipkid
Elk
jimmyjames8
Unkamartin
okcomputer
Mark
Nick214
frank99
Packgrog
I3eyond
cardude
SiBurning
rlpaul
ncmando
BJStephens (SHMF)
Vendors

Drew of Moon Audio
Dennis Had of Cary Audio
Ray Samuals - Ray Samuels Audio
Joe Abrams of Portal Audio
Justin Wilson - Headamp - tentative
Ultrasone

Speaker

Joe Grado
post #13 of 244
Somehow I have a feeling this is also going to cost me some more money in the long run
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fatcat28037,

Great job of lining up Class-A vendors for the Southeast to enjoy!!!

Your message indicates PM, but I'm posting because I want to team up with another member...

I just ordered Red Wine Audio's new Isabella, which reportedly does an excellent job driving conventional cans (SLA battery-powered tube preamp, with built-in NOS non-oversampling DAC & optional headphone output).



I'm looking to share a table with someone who can bring an Apple Macbook w/ lossless files, outputting USB. This will allow comparison of Macbook and Wadia 830 CDP with 'P' upgrade. According to Vinnie, the Macbook should sound better, which will make for an interesting match up.

Having recenly sold my K1000s, I'm interested to hear a variety of moderate priced headphones on the Isabella: K701s, HD650s, something comparably priced from Grado, etc.

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Count me in. Danny, YGM. And if you don't have one by then I think I can borrow a Macbook to bring. Have an MG Head OTL if anyone's interested.
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