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post #376 of 457
11/10/09 at 7:53pm
I'm a definite for dinner. If the wife attends, she'll be there too.
post #377 of 457
11/10/09 at 8:11pm
Definitely in for dinner. Also, like Nate, I too have a new dynamic amp, with some of those fancy "tube" things in it.
post #378 of 457
11/10/09 at 9:21pm
this meet is going to be solid.
post #379 of 457
11/11/09 at 12:13am
Solid like a rock-rock-rock-rock!
post #380 of 457
11/11/09 at 12:24am
It better be solid, the new fiber choice tablets I'm eating aren't cheap.
post #381 of 457
11/11/09 at 2:21am
does anyone have a pair of Sony Q010 that I can try at the meet?
post #382 of 457
11/11/09 at 4:04am
i'm a 'maybe' for the diner, and my wife's a 'maybe maybe'.
post #383 of 457
11/11/09 at 2:34pm
Thread Starter 
Gear update:

I received the demo Einar Sound VC-01i balanced headphone amp yesterday. I listened for a while last night and found it to be a very capable amp. I'm looking forward to trying this in balanced mode on Saturday.

I will not be bringing a computer as a transport. So far, I haven't been that impressed with the USB implementation of the PS Audio DLIII. It's nice to have the convenience of playing music from the computer but the sound quality is not as good as from my CD transport. I don't think it's worth bringing a computer to the meet.
post #384 of 457
11/11/09 at 3:34pm
I wont know till last minute prolly, but i hope to be there.
If so, ill bring my millet and some phones, cd player, CDs and whatnot.
post #385 of 457
11/11/09 at 4:13pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by erikzen View Post

I will not be bringing a computer as a transport. So far, I haven't been that impressed with the USB implementation of the PS Audio DLIII. It's nice to have the convenience of playing music from the computer but the sound quality is not as good as from my CD transport. I don't think it's worth bringing a computer to the meet.

USB Sucks! but that doesn't mean that a computer can't be a Great transport. Just buy a Pro sound card with a Transformer coupled SPDIF OR AES/EBU output, and then take the time to properly configure the software/system.

Sorry, if you are referring to a laptop then you are correct.

I won't be bringing my dedicated Exemplar Music Server. It's entirely too much effort, and under meet conditions it's difficult to tell the difference.
post #386 of 457
11/11/09 at 5:36pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yikes View Post
USB Sucks! but that doesn't mean that a computer can't be a Great transport. Just buy a Pro sound card with a Transformer coupled SPDIF OR AES/EBU output, and then take the time to properly configure the software/system.

Sorry, if you are referring to a laptop then you are correct.

I won't be bringing my dedicated Exemplar Music Server. It's entirely too much effort, and under meet conditions it's difficult to tell the difference.
I have my desktop feeding my source now. It's fine for listening to music while I work, and not having to stop to change CDs, but the sound is noticeably inferior. I may look into upgrading at some point but I'm more than happy to use CD for dedicated listening and computer when I want background music.

I was thinking of bringing a laptop but because of the superior sound from the CD transport I'm going to leave it at home.
post #387 of 457
11/11/09 at 5:45pm
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Originally Posted by erikzen View Post
I have my desktop feeding my source now. It's fine for listening to music while I work, and not having to stop to change CDs, but the sound is noticeably inferior. I may look into upgrading at some point but I'm more than happy to use CD for dedicated listening and computer when I want background music.

I was thinking of bringing a laptop but because of the superior sound from the CD transport I'm going to leave it at home.
Just to be sure, you are basically saying your CD player has a better dac than your dedicated dac?

Or:
Do you feed the dedicated dac with both the computer and CD player, and say the CD player configuration sounds better?
post #388 of 457
11/11/09 at 10:18pm
gear list updated.

Did someone say they were bringing stick on name tags?
If you have a name tag from a previous meet, may as well pack it.
I have about 9 Head-Fi name tags from previous meets.
I'll just bring one of those.
If someone wants to be me or Jahn, I have extras.

Quote:
Originally Posted by coldkeith View Post
gear update
Wadia iTransport>assemblage 2.6 dac>stax srm 1>koss esp 950
Not sure if this replaces the other stuff or adds to it, so I just added it.
post #389 of 457
11/11/09 at 10:46pm
can you please delete the 2nd and 3rd line of my gear list. Thank you
post #390 of 457
11/12/09 at 12:04am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Towert7 View Post
Just to be sure, you are basically saying your CD player has a better dac than your dedicated dac?

Or:
Do you feed the dedicated dac with both the computer and CD player, and say the CD player configuration sounds better?
The second one.

I have the CD player, which is my CD transport, and my computer both hooked up to the DAC. The computer is using a USB connection, which does not sound as good as the optical connection from the CD player. The DAC also accepts coaxial in but I haven't gotten around to buying a digital cable and I included my last one with the DAC I sold.
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