good meet.
there was lots of gear there. plenty of stats and dynamics. great sources and good variety of headphones. let's see.
Stats. i brought my KGSS + O2 and HE60 + HEV70. I briefly compared my O2 mki to the O2 mkii version and didn't detect any major differences. both sounded excellent. most people say the bottom end or bass is heavier on the mkii. that seems about right. i'm not so sure the mki is better though. a little different but that's about all. i see no reason to buy the mkii and if i owned the mkii i would see no strong reason to search out an mki. both are good. i listened to the O2 through my HeadAmp KGSS and the Woo GES. i preferred the KGSS. the dynamics were a bit better and the music was sharper or more in focus. i also listened to the Jade through a GES. it sounded good, but i wasn't overly impressed and don't see myself getting one at this time. as for the HE60, it really is a great headphone, even driven by the HEV70. if i were to substantially reduce my headphone collection, i could live with the baby orpheus alone - just a solid combo which plays well with all music.
Dynamics. the standouts here were the two RSA B52 rigs. one rig was just amazing. the source was a heavily modded audio note DAC and the system used SAA cables throughout - endorphin power cords and ICs, and all the headphones were hardwired with SAA's new reference headphone cable, the voice. probably the best i have ever heard the B52. another B52 setup was almost as good. it used an MBS platinum CD player and also very good cables (can't remember the name). the MBS player is really good. surprised not more people have them. the same owner also brought a HeadRoom balanced Max. great sound out of this one as well, but from the same source the B52, to my ears, sounded decently better. another solid setup was a single ended beta 22 built by moodysteve. he also brought with him an ATH W2002 and W11JPN. both sounded excellent from the beta but i think i preferred the W11JPN - a lush, full sound with a great mid range. would be a nice headphone to own. also listened to ray's R10 - just a magnificent headphone. so disappointing that it is no longer in production. shocked at how good it sounded from the tiny mustang. that little amp gets the job done. hooked up the R10 to the beta as well. more sweet sounds. briefly listened to modded D5000s with jena cable. didn't care for them.
Other. there was a reel-to-reel setup with a rockhopper built KGSS and O2 mkii. wow! so smooth. analogue at its finest. switching over to CD or other digital media, the glare/brightness was impossible to ignore. also, really liked Ari's turntable setup. vinyl is so cool. i would love to get a rig but i have so many CDs and am already lazy about using them. and of course there is the surface noise, pops and cracks. but still, vinyl is very nice.
it was fun to talk audio with all the head-fiers. and a *big* thanks to Erik who did all the work to set up the meet and to all the vendors and other members who generously donated to the silent auction or to pay for the room.
until next time . . .
It is past 2:00pm and not a single post on the meet. We are anxiously waiting your pictures and impressions, so get going. 
No point in unpacking electronics when there's no power to use them with. Although I've got a small generator now, maybe I should fire up the headphone rig tonight. 
