FLACvest

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FLACvest's Community Profile

Location:	Someplace
Forum Post Count:	792
Join Date:	3/28/09
About Me:	I like Music, but then, who doesn't around these parts?
Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.):	Music, Photography, etc. Oh, and usually plugged into Headphones.
What I do for a living:	trying to avoid straining my brain. its a secret.
Headphone Inventory	LEGEND: (Notice: this LEGEND applies to all GEAR categories below) ( = ) = in inventory, currently ( + ) = on wish list to audition ( - ) = no longer in inventory, or traded, or sold ( ^ ) = modified, but in stock housing ( * ) = modified, drivers now in alternate housing. Desc. == Drivers--FosterHousing-Fv (Fv = FLACvest) ( '' ) = modified, housing now carries alternative drivers. Desc == Drivers--FosterHousing-Fv (Fv = FLACvest) AKG: K450 ( = ) ( ^ ) Audio Technica: ATH-ESW9A ( = ) ( ^ ), ATH-T300 ( = ) ( * ) ( '' (ATH-T300--UR40)(drivers mounted in a heavily damped, dynamat and microfiber carpet treated UR-40 frame, with dynamat on baffles surrounding driver cutout. 8-conductor cable is mounted dual-entry with 4 seperate signal & ground connections on each driver a-la Grado GS-1000, CAT-6 ethernet cable used ), ATH-RE70WH ( = ) ( '' (empty) ) Audeo: PFE-122 (w/ Mic.) ( - ) Etymotic: ER-4S ( - ), ER-4S ( - ), ER-4P ( - ), ER-4P ( ^ ) ( - ) Grado: SR-60 ( - ) HiFiMAN: RE-0 ( - ) Kanen: KM-880 ( = ) ( '' (SRH-440--KM-880 (drivers ( - ) ) ), KM-880 ( = ) ( '' ( empty ) ), KM-92 ( - ) KOSS: KSC35 ( =) ( ^ (supermodded) ), SportaPro ( = ) ( ^ (supermodded) ), KSC75 ( - ), K6/X ( = ) ( ^ (K6/X drivers in KOSS UR-22v Housing modded to fit the 50mm drivers, also modded for dual entry, additionally a 1/4" impedance adaptor is used that applies 100R to each channel)), K6/X PLUS ( = ) ( ^ ), K6/ X PLUS ( = ) UR-22v ( = ), UR-22v ( = ), UR-40 ( = ) ( '' (ATH-T300--UR-40) ), UR-40 ( = ) ( '' (empty ) ), PRO4AA ( ^ ) ( - ) Pioneer: SE-L40 ( = ) ( '' (empty) Sennheiser: HD 202 ( = ) ( ^ ( detachable 3.5mm TS socket mod, resistors added for impedance & SQ enhancements, Acoustic damping modified, dynamat, EVA foam panel, microfiber carpet added for bass backwave enhancement), HD 424 ( = ), HD 497 ( = ) ( ^ ( detachable 3.5mm TS socket mod, resistors added for impedance & SQ enhancements, Acoustic damping modified, EVA foam panel, Velcro Carpet added for bass backwave enhancement) Shure: SRH 440 ( - ) Sleek Audio: SA-6 ( = ) ( ^ (not drivers, just accessory tips, caps, cables) ) SONY: MDR-F1 ( = ) ( ^ ), MDR-F1 ( = ), MDR-MA300--ATH-T300 ( = ) ( * ( MDR-MA300 drivers mounted in a heavily modified ATH-T300 housing with alternative headband from JVC HA-S600), MDR-XB500--YH-HP3 ( = ) ( * (MDR-XB500 drivers mounted in a Yamaha YH-HP3 vintage orthodynamic housing) ), MDR-XB700 ( - ), various Fontopia earbuds over the years, a few low end V series DJ headphones from before I got involved in Head-Fi, I can't locate the model numbers yet... Anybody who has a link to a worldwide Headphone Model Registry, please PM me! xD Soundesign: SD-349 (see my Avatar) ( = ) ( '' (JVC HA-S400B Carbon Nanotube drivers mounted in the SD-349 housing with additional modifications, incl CIEM detachable cable sockets, and Melamine Foam Acoustic Bass Lens per driver, driver protector spokes removed & stainless steel 120 micron screen (acoustically transparent, blocks items as small as pollen) attached behind cutout) for enhanced clarity.) V-Moda: bass-freq ( = ) ( ^ ), bass freq ( - ) Yamaha: YH-HP3--MDR-F1 (ortho) ( = ) ( * ) ( '' ) YUIN: PK2 ( - ), PK3 ( - ) (blown driver), OK2 ( - ) (got lost moving), G2A ( - ) (Trivia Fun Fact: accidentally plugged it in on full volume while sleepy one morning, & blew drivers, kept Aluminum dampers & "created' G1A out of SportaPro (Grille removed in favor of Stainless Steel Mesh 120 micron (Acoustically Transparent, blocks pollen, etc), Kiwame 100R resistors, removed ATH-ESW9A cable, & HD414 foam pads w/ Melamine Foam Acoustic Bass Lenses and Parts-Express Mini-Headphone headband. These actually sound BETTER than my ESW9A (stock) !!!
Headphone Amp Inventory	Amplifier Inventory: Bravo Audio: Bravo Tube Amp Type 2 6922: Valve Class A Tube Amp 6922 Type (Solen 6N11 Tube installed) ( = ) FiiO: E3 ( = ), E5 ( = ), E11 ( = ) iBasso: T4 ( - ) ( ^ ) JDS Labs: CMOY 1.03 (not working atm) ( = ) Practical Devices: XM4 ( = ) SENSE: G3-T7 OTL Tube Amp ( (1x) 12AT7 (power) (Amperex World Logo Large O Getter Grey Mica Plate), (2x) 6N11 (driver) (Amperex BugleBoy Large O Getter Grey Mica Plate) ) ( = ) DAC/Amp Combo Inventory: FiiO: E17 Alpen ( = ) iBasso: D10 Cobra ( - ) ( ^ (HiFlight Dual Mono TDA2141 TopKit) ) ( = )
Source Inventory	Desktop PC Soundcard: Auzen: X-Meridain 7.1 (Gen 1) Soundcard with all four channels upgraded to Burr-Brown OPA627AU opamps. (7.1 CH Analog and SPDIF/TOSLINK(Optical) or SPDIF/COAXIAL digital output via onboard high grade special COAX+OPTIC combo type receiver module), uses C-Media CMI-8788 Oxygen DSP, AKM 4 pcs 24-bit/192kHz AK4396VF (120dB-part spec.) DACs, 1 pc 24-bit/192kHz AK5385VF(114dB-part spec.) ADC input. ( = ) Portable Sources: Apple: iPhone 3G ( - ) <--- hated this shrill, treble happy POS!!! COWON: D2 ( - ), O2PMP ( - ), S9 ( - ) iRiver: H120 ( = ) ( navi key not functional atm ), H140 ( = ) ( ^ ( 80GB Toshiba IDE HDD installed ) ) Lisse: Q10 ( - ) Sansa: Fuze (v1) (4GB) ( - ) ( ^ (rockbox FW) ), Fuze (v2) ( 4GB ) ( = ) ( ^ ( rockbox FW (lineout unsupported build) ), Fuze ( v2 ) (8GB) ( = ) ( ^ ( rockbox FW (lineout unsupported build) ), Clip+ (8GB) ( - ) ( ^ (rockbox FW) Teclast: T51/s:flo2 (16GB) ( - ), T51/s:flo2 (16GB) ( = ), X30 ( = )
Cable Inventory	a few
Power-Related Components	N/A
Other Audio Equipment	Edifier R18 Sealed Multimedia Speakers (MDF Wood Enclosures)
Audio-Related Tweaks	Many
Music Preferences	Symphonic Music: Be it Musical Score, Electronic Score {noise>electro>bass>dub>techno>trance>d'n'b>hardcore>terrorcore}, Syntpop, Modern Rock, SynthPunkPostPop, Indie, HipHop {NOT 'rap' or 'r'n'b'}, industrial, Pop, whatEv. Oh, and that category called "stuff I've already listened to"
Interests (non-headphone)	Photography, Art, Anime, Design, other Audio Design and Sound principles... Sunglasses, Classic Cars, Felines, etc.