I have been feverishly taking in the wonderful offerings of Head-Fi and Headwize now for a few months. I have learned much about the pleasures of headphone listening and in many respects, how to get truly audiophile sounds for "Chump Change".
I have been enjoying the audio virtues of a simple system consisting of a Sony 25S>CMOY (thanks Again Jon)>straightwire cabling>Sennheiser HD580/Sony 7605's. This compares to my home amp, the AES SE-1 SET 300b amp by Cary with headphones driven off the speaker outputs and a Linn high end analogue- Music Hall CD Front end.
Owning sophisticated high end gear for years from Vfets to 300b's, I enjoyed the few hours each week I can listen and escape into 2 channel bliss. Facing reality though..I had to face the loss of my big listening room, a travel schedule exceeding 65%, and the occassional "Keep the wife happy while going out to eat and movie after a week on the road thing", my move toward "Portable" has lead me to a new audio endpoint.
After an exhaustive self examination of my audio needs (great sex for my ears!), and all the websites I could visit, the answer to my quest is TRANSPORATABLE AUDIO, not Portable audio.
I'm reallly not concerned about plucked cello strings when I am sweating on the tread mill or walking the dog. But I do want want to hear the concertmaster sigh when I am typing reports in the endless hours of "On-The-Road" hotel room down time. So for me, a new catagory of Audio was born which I refer to as Transpotable audio. This catagory would be a system that an audiophile can throw in the suitcase, or back pack, or car trunk when your on the go...doesn't have to battery operated either AC okay here.
I saw an ebay ad recently for a nice TRANSPORTABLE AUDIO system from a member of this form consisting of "X Cans-DAC in a box!" What a great idea...and I bet it sounded superb.
By way of this posting, I invite other Road warriors, traveling consultants, or even audiophiles who have lost high end systems to divorce(Shall we call ourselves mobilephiles?), to contribute your ideas on the best transportable system synergies possible......who knows, maybe it can become a category unto itself!
Thanks for listening andyour ideas.
I have been enjoying the audio virtues of a simple system consisting of a Sony 25S>CMOY (thanks Again Jon)>straightwire cabling>Sennheiser HD580/Sony 7605's. This compares to my home amp, the AES SE-1 SET 300b amp by Cary with headphones driven off the speaker outputs and a Linn high end analogue- Music Hall CD Front end.
Owning sophisticated high end gear for years from Vfets to 300b's, I enjoyed the few hours each week I can listen and escape into 2 channel bliss. Facing reality though..I had to face the loss of my big listening room, a travel schedule exceeding 65%, and the occassional "Keep the wife happy while going out to eat and movie after a week on the road thing", my move toward "Portable" has lead me to a new audio endpoint.
After an exhaustive self examination of my audio needs (great sex for my ears!), and all the websites I could visit, the answer to my quest is TRANSPORATABLE AUDIO, not Portable audio.
I'm reallly not concerned about plucked cello strings when I am sweating on the tread mill or walking the dog. But I do want want to hear the concertmaster sigh when I am typing reports in the endless hours of "On-The-Road" hotel room down time. So for me, a new catagory of Audio was born which I refer to as Transpotable audio. This catagory would be a system that an audiophile can throw in the suitcase, or back pack, or car trunk when your on the go...doesn't have to battery operated either AC okay here.
I saw an ebay ad recently for a nice TRANSPORTABLE AUDIO system from a member of this form consisting of "X Cans-DAC in a box!" What a great idea...and I bet it sounded superb.
By way of this posting, I invite other Road warriors, traveling consultants, or even audiophiles who have lost high end systems to divorce(Shall we call ourselves mobilephiles?), to contribute your ideas on the best transportable system synergies possible......who knows, maybe it can become a category unto itself!
Thanks for listening andyour ideas.
