Hello, all,
Had a great time at the meet. And, although we were several people short of 20, the size of the crowd we did have seemed to work out quite well!
The pictures are great, by the way, Leesure! Thanks for taking/posting. We all seem so much more thoughtful and peaceful than most of us really are. Ha!
The KGSS/009 combo was definitely my favorite of the meet. Even the triangle hits at the back of the orchestra recordings seemed 3-dimensional! The trombone solo in the first movement of Mahler's 3rd was extra demonic. And, it is quite a feat that the amp was powered on for at least 5 hours and was just warm to touch.
Listening to GlowGlass’ DIY tube amps made me miss my old hybrid amp! Both GlowGlass and TMoney are examples of how impressive of a build a devoted headphone lover can create.
Listening to the RSA Apache again was a treat. I haven’t had a chance to hear it since RMA in October. It is one of the few solid-state setups that I enjoy with my T1s. The CA Azure CD player/transport was an eye-opener for me. A/B-ing the Havana DAC with the CA Azure highlighted the quality of that transport. Consequently I may actually be picking up one of the lower models in the next few week, but we’ll see. (I seem to never be able to leave a meet without a purchase in the works. Damn!)
I’m glad we were all able to pull this off. I hope to run into some of you again in the future.
Regards,
Joe