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Mambosenior

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Location:

Firmly on the couch.

Forum Post Count:

267

Join Date:

10/6/09

Last Online:

3 hours, 3 minutes ago

About Me:

Born unexpectedly.

Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.):

Learning whatever I didn't know the day before.

What I do for a living:

Not screwing up too badly.

Headphone Inventory

Sennheiser HD-800, AKG-702 (2nd time), Hifiman HE-5LE. Owned and sold: Sennheiser HD-650; HD-600 (will buy again); AKG 702; Denon D-5000. Tried but didn't buy: Beyerdynamic T1, Ultrasone Edition 8, Grado PS1000, Denon AH-D7000, Hifiman HE-6. All excellent with distinctive and positive characteristics, just not for me.

Headphone Amp Inventory

La Figaro 339 (various tubes), a great, great amp!; Audio-gd C-2SA (upgraded volume pot and internal wiring); Audio-gd NFB-11.32; Shanling PH-3000 (x2), an underestimated best-buy in amps; Darkvoice 3322 (a s@#$-load of different tubes), beautiful sound and noiseless performance. [No sinophobia, or xenophobia, in my family tree.] Threshold 400A (for the HE-5LE).

Source Inventory

1. Audiomecca Mephisto IIX transport & Enkianthus X MK. II DAC; Exemplar-Denon 2900 SACD; VPI TNT MK. V, JMW 12.5 arm, ZYX Airy-1000 cartridge (home rig).
2. MacBook Pro (USB); Audio-gd DI; Audio-gd NFB-3
3. MacBook Pro; M2Tech HiFace; TubeMagic D1 DAC

Cable Inventory

Ridge Street; Pure Note; Virtual Dynamics; Locus Design Group (USB x2)

Power-Related Components

Various. Cables are all massive, anaconda-like suckers. (Scares the crap out of visitors to my music room when they look down.) Presently working with county executives to erect my own, audio-dedicated power station.

Other Audio Equipment

An embarrassing (and unnecessary) amount.

Audio-Related Tweaks

False idols, incense burning, chanting, virgin sacrifices, whatever works.

Music Preferences

Like Buddy Rich, I am allergic to most Country music, except by Ray Charles, k.d. lang or Alabama. Classical, Jazz, and the great rock bands from the 60s, 70s & 80s all bring me a lot of joy.

Interests (non-headphone)

Dying as expected and not a second before.

Gear-Fi (Favorite Non-Audio Gear & Gadgets)

My wife's chest!

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Are expensive digital transports useless?
Mambosenior posted in this thread in Dedicated Source Components Today at 12:33 pm | 8 replies | 150 views
Burning audio to a DVD?
Mambosenior posted in this thread in Dedicated Source Components Today at 10:44 am | 6 replies | 337 views
The (new) HD800 Appreciation Thread
Mambosenior posted in this thread in High-end Audio Forum Today at 9:03 am | 2786 replies | 87053 views
HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone
Mambosenior posted in this thread in High-end Audio Forum 5/16/13 at 4:18pm | 8793 replies | 496715 views
Audio-GD NFB-11.32 (Delivery & Impression Thread)!!!
Mambosenior posted in this thread in Computer Audio 5/16/13 at 10:56am | 601 replies | 62103 views
HD800 and T1 musings...
Mambosenior posted in this thread in High-end Audio Forum 5/16/13 at 10:30am | 690 replies | 75785 views
Anyone ever dream of headphones?
Mambosenior posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 5/12/13 at 8:20pm | 9 replies | 93 views
Questions about ripping CD's
Mambosenior posted in this thread in Computer Audio 5/12/13 at 4:03pm | 11 replies | 514 views
Checking serials in Hi-end headphones
Mambosenior posted in this thread in High-end Audio Forum 5/11/13 at 1:34pm | 5 replies | 139 views
What should I buy next? SR-009?
Mambosenior posted in this thread in High-end Audio Forum 5/10/13 at 2:44pm | 257 replies | 12544 views

 

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