More pics of the meet below.
Alwayswantmore checking out K701
Our gracious host, Fatcat, caught in midadjustment
DannyB brought his Beta 22 and Gilmore electrostatic amps, not to mention some ICs the diameter of a garden hose
Woo2 avec Cambridge DAC et Marantz 5001
DannyB's two Hp2s together
Hp2
a sighting of the rare Hp2i (Joe Grado modified)
Jeff_E contemplating Jade 'stats
The nongeezer Elk, getting Woo-ed by the music
AlwaysWantMore justifying his head-fi handle
gear galore
Fatcat multitasking (photographing while Denoning)
Fatcat and DannyB hunting through Fatcat's CDs
Elk with strawberry donuts (I know it sounds like a bizare recipe from epicurious but it is actually head-fier Kelly aka Elk with a S2 Audio woodied, recabled Yamaha YH100 orthodynamic headphone)
Acknowledgements
I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the other attendees: Elk, Alwayswantmore, Fatcat28037, & DannyB. I want to give particular thanks to Fatcat who organized, hosted and provided food for the meet. By the way, he has an amazing pottery collection that might distract you from the headphone gear in the first set of pictures.
Impressions
#1: The Gilmore Electrostat amp/Stax O2 Mark II combination was spectacular. Clear but not artificially etched. It sounded to me as though recorded percussion revealed the room acoustics, I think due to quick brakes (lack of ringing). Loved the sound. I would have to sell a lot of my current gear to cover the cost but it is fun imagining how my music collection would sound with this setup. (as in fantasy)
#2 It is always fun to hear your phones with other gear. In this case my old K701s were very happy playing with Woo2. This pairing was sweet with female vocals, e.g. Merchant's Tiger Lily, Baylin's Fireglow, and Melua's Pictures. (Note: thanks to fatcat for the music recommendations)
#3 I had a chance to compare my SR200 (with hp1000 drivers) to newer, John Grado models (HF2, SR325i). I am impressed with how much more natural the old boy sounds. I guess I will keep it after all. (But what about impression #1?)
Alwayswantmore checking out K701
Our gracious host, Fatcat, caught in midadjustment
DannyB brought his Beta 22 and Gilmore electrostatic amps, not to mention some ICs the diameter of a garden hose
Woo2 avec Cambridge DAC et Marantz 5001
DannyB's two Hp2s together
Hp2
a sighting of the rare Hp2i (Joe Grado modified)
Jeff_E contemplating Jade 'stats
The nongeezer Elk, getting Woo-ed by the music
AlwaysWantMore justifying his head-fi handle
gear galore
Fatcat multitasking (photographing while Denoning)
Fatcat and DannyB hunting through Fatcat's CDs
Elk with strawberry donuts (I know it sounds like a bizare recipe from epicurious but it is actually head-fier Kelly aka Elk with a S2 Audio woodied, recabled Yamaha YH100 orthodynamic headphone)
Acknowledgements
I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the other attendees: Elk, Alwayswantmore, Fatcat28037, & DannyB. I want to give particular thanks to Fatcat who organized, hosted and provided food for the meet. By the way, he has an amazing pottery collection that might distract you from the headphone gear in the first set of pictures.
Impressions
#1: The Gilmore Electrostat amp/Stax O2 Mark II combination was spectacular. Clear but not artificially etched. It sounded to me as though recorded percussion revealed the room acoustics, I think due to quick brakes (lack of ringing). Loved the sound. I would have to sell a lot of my current gear to cover the cost but it is fun imagining how my music collection would sound with this setup. (as in fantasy)
#2 It is always fun to hear your phones with other gear. In this case my old K701s were very happy playing with Woo2. This pairing was sweet with female vocals, e.g. Merchant's Tiger Lily, Baylin's Fireglow, and Melua's Pictures. (Note: thanks to fatcat for the music recommendations)
#3 I had a chance to compare my SR200 (with hp1000 drivers) to newer, John Grado models (HF2, SR325i). I am impressed with how much more natural the old boy sounds. I guess I will keep it after all. (But what about impression #1?)
