iamoneagain
Headphoneus Supremus
Sorry I missed the aftermeet again. Plans changed back at the last minute.
This was a great meet and thanks to Big Poppa for pulling this off. Really didn't think this would happen. With that said, my heart wasn't in it as much this time. Just wasn't in the mood to listen to music or compare all the big and small differences amongst all the different headphones after the first hour or so. It was nice to get out of Seattle and I did get to take a long walk around Centralia once there was a nice break in the clouds. Liked the historic feel of everything.
So back to meet. I was very impressed with ATH electrets. Very dynamic and fast. Also impressed that Dr. Strangelove made the effort to bring what looked like a ton of equipment. I complain about bringing my iMac to meets sometimes. My other favorites were once again Kingstyles and Seamaster's setups (I'll have to look up their correct system info). Seamaster's setup was different this time with the T1 and some other tweaks to his amp. It seemed to have a little more energy while still staying lush.
Didn't get to spend too much time with the Stax or Orthos. There was classical music playing, which sounded nice, but hard for me to make a comparison with. I ended up liking the HD800 much better on my DHA3000 this time (removed power converter so my amp has more power now). The HD800 is still a little light on bass for my taste but starting to see why people like it so much. I also liked that tube amp with the little effects tube in it. Cool to look at and sounded great with the Beyerdynamic headphone hooked to it.
The last thing to mention is Seamaster and I tested computer vs cd player as a source going into my DHA3000, which is a DAC/amp combo. On the first test neither of us heard a clear difference. We then tried some Pink Floyd and Seamaster noticed a smoother top end. Said the computer almost sounded grainy. I couldn't really tell myself but my have to say the cd player was a hint smoother. Made me feel better about using a iMac as my source or transport or whatever you'd call it. Love the convenience of having over 2000 albums on hand at once.
Lastly want to thank Andrew for the pizza. I was starving for some reason and this really helped. Also thanks for bringing the universal JH-13. Had a lot of trouble getting them to fit but held them tightly in my ears the way my ue-10 would fit. They are an improvement over my ue-10 but iem's are just missing something for me. Don't like not being able to feel the movement of drivers. Can't see iem's ever replacing fullsize headphones for me.
This was a great meet and thanks to Big Poppa for pulling this off. Really didn't think this would happen. With that said, my heart wasn't in it as much this time. Just wasn't in the mood to listen to music or compare all the big and small differences amongst all the different headphones after the first hour or so. It was nice to get out of Seattle and I did get to take a long walk around Centralia once there was a nice break in the clouds. Liked the historic feel of everything.
So back to meet. I was very impressed with ATH electrets. Very dynamic and fast. Also impressed that Dr. Strangelove made the effort to bring what looked like a ton of equipment. I complain about bringing my iMac to meets sometimes. My other favorites were once again Kingstyles and Seamaster's setups (I'll have to look up their correct system info). Seamaster's setup was different this time with the T1 and some other tweaks to his amp. It seemed to have a little more energy while still staying lush.
Didn't get to spend too much time with the Stax or Orthos. There was classical music playing, which sounded nice, but hard for me to make a comparison with. I ended up liking the HD800 much better on my DHA3000 this time (removed power converter so my amp has more power now). The HD800 is still a little light on bass for my taste but starting to see why people like it so much. I also liked that tube amp with the little effects tube in it. Cool to look at and sounded great with the Beyerdynamic headphone hooked to it.
The last thing to mention is Seamaster and I tested computer vs cd player as a source going into my DHA3000, which is a DAC/amp combo. On the first test neither of us heard a clear difference. We then tried some Pink Floyd and Seamaster noticed a smoother top end. Said the computer almost sounded grainy. I couldn't really tell myself but my have to say the cd player was a hint smoother. Made me feel better about using a iMac as my source or transport or whatever you'd call it. Love the convenience of having over 2000 albums on hand at once.
Lastly want to thank Andrew for the pizza. I was starving for some reason and this really helped. Also thanks for bringing the universal JH-13. Had a lot of trouble getting them to fit but held them tightly in my ears the way my ue-10 would fit. They are an improvement over my ue-10 but iem's are just missing something for me. Don't like not being able to feel the movement of drivers. Can't see iem's ever replacing fullsize headphones for me.