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Armaegis

Modern Modder Man of Manitoba

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Location:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Forum Post Count:

7716

Join Date:

10/18/09

Last Online:

1 second ago

About Me:

I'm always interested in trades to try out new gear; doesn't even have to be audio related.

Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.):

Same as what I do for a living, because what's the point of living otherwise?

What I do for a living:

dance
engineer
metallurgist
teacher
music

Headphone Inventory

quick reference: Canadian companies/retailers: http://www.head-fi.org/t/548624/l...

=Current= (most likely not be up to date, I can't keep track sometimes)
Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro (planning on transplanting T50rp drivers into them)
Pioneer HDJ-2000 (modded - http://www.head-fi.org/t/570868/)
AKG K240 Sextett (with SFI ortho drivers; transplant in progress)
Fostex T50rp (modded up the wazoo)
Nuforce 700X / 770X
Nuforce HP-800 - review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/647966
HiFiMAN HE-6
Monoprice 8323 (modded)
Sennheiser PX100-ii
Sennheiser HD25-13-ii (modded)
Miu Audio MR2pro
V-Sonic GR07

Review: Phiaton MS 400 - http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...
Review/Comparison: Phiaton MS 300, MS 400, PS 500 - http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Review: Nuforce NE-600X - http://www.head-fi.org/products/n...
Review/Comparison: Nuforce NE-600X, NE-700X, NE-770X - http://www.head-fi.org/t/623137/r...

Review/Comparison: HDJ-2000, M50, SRH 840, Q40 - http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...
Review/Comparison: HDJ-2000, DT1350, T50p, HD25-1-ii, HD25-13-ii, M80, TMA-1 - http://www.head-fi.org/t/574617/

mod: Senn PX 100 Red paint job - http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

mod: Pioneer HDJ-2000 bass boost/extension - http://www.head-fi.org/t/570868/p...

mod: Monoprice 8323 - http://www.head-fi.org/t/610542/m...

mod: Urbanears Plattan - http://www.head-fi.org/t/607380/m...

mod: M-Audio Q40 (post #760) - http://www.head-fi.org/t/275459/m...#post_8560192

ortho transplant: Fostex T40v1 into Phiaton PS500 - http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...
ortho transplant: SFI (120 ohm) into AKG K240 Sextett LP - http://www.head-fi.org/t/569510/
ortho transplant: Fostex T50rp into V-Moda Crossfade LP - http://www.head-fi.org/t/648893/

=Gone=
Alessandro MS1i x2 (traded, sold)
AKG K701 (traded)
AKG K702 (sold)
AKG K340 (bass heavy) (sold)
AKG K340 (bass light) (sold)
AKG K240M (sold)
AKG K240 Sextett LP (restored, recabled) (sold)
AKG K240 Sextett MP (NOS) (sold)
Audio Technica ANC7b (sold)
Audio Technica ATH-AD700 (traded)
Audio Technica ATH-A700 (balanced) (sold)
Audio Technica ATH-A900 (traded)
Audio Technica ATH-ESW9A (traded)
Audio Technica ATH-M50 (traded)
Audio Technica ATH-706 electret (traded)
Beyerdynamic DT48e 25 ohm (traded)
Beyerdynamic DT880/600 (sold)
Beyerdynamic DT880-250 (traded)
Beyerdynamic DT250-250 (traded)
Beta Brainwavz IEMs (traded)
Fostex T10 (traded)
Fostex T40v1 x2 (traded, sold)
Grado SR80 (traded)
Grado SR125 (traded)
JBL Ref 410 (sold)
Koss KSC75 x3 (gifted, sold)
Koss Porta Pro (sold)
M-Audio Studiophile Q40 (modded) (traded)
Nuforce NE-600X (gift)
Phiaton MS 300 (traded)
Phiston MS 400 (traded)
Phiaton PS 500 (with transplanted Fostex T40v1 drivers (ortho)) (traded)
RE252 (sold)
Realistic Pro30 (ortho, modded) (traded)
Sennheiser PX 100 (gifted, see mod link above)
Sennheiser PX 200-ii (traded)
Sennheiesr HD25-1-ii (modded) (traded)
Sennheiser HD25-1-ii (modded even more) (traded)
Sennheiser HD 438 (sold)
Sennheiser HD 580 w/600 grills, 650 cable (sold)
Sennheiser HD595 (traded)
Sennheiser MX680 (returned)
Shure SE 210 (traded)
Shure SE 215 (traded)
Shure SRH 440 (traded)
Shure SRH 840 (sold)
Shure 940 (traded)
Skullcandy Roc Nation Aviator (traded)
Sony MDR-V6 x2 (traded, sold)
UE700 (sold)
Ultrasone Pro750 (traded)
V-Moda M80 (gifted)
Yamaha RH10ms (rebadged Ultrasone HFi450 - with transplanted SFI ortho drivers) (traded)
Yamaha YH-1 (housed in Senn HD600 body and damped, w/HD650 cable) (sold)
Yamaha YH-3 ortho (sold)

Headphone Amp Inventory

=Current=
iBasso D10 Cobra w/tons of opamps- usb dac/amp
FiiO e10
Focusrite VRMbox - usb dac/amp and speaker/acoustics simulator
Nuforce Icon2 - speaker and headphone dac/amp - review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/626851/
Nuforce DAC-100 - review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/645068/r...
Nuforce HAP-100 - review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/659934/r...

=Gone=
Bottlehead Crack - tube amp (sold)
Nuforce uDac2 - usb dac/amp (sold)
Ortofon HD-Q7 (review loaner) - review: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...
G&W T2.6F - tube amp (sold)
FiiO E5 (sold)
Apex Butte (review loaner) - review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/573883/b...#post_7816533
Centrance Dacport (sold)
Fanmusic RA1 (traded)
Digizoid ZO2 (traded)

Source Inventory

Sansa Clip, Clip+, Fuze (v1, rockbox)
laptop & J.River Media Center
Native Instruments Traktor 2 (usb, 4 out)
iBasso D10 w/tons of opamps
Focusrite Saffire 6 USB (usb, 2 in, 4 out, balanced)
Focusrite VRMbox - usb dac/amp and speaker/acoustics simulator
Hot Audio USB DAC Destroyer
Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro I and II (usb sound card and optical converter)
Nuforce uDac2 (sold)
Echo Indigo DJ (pcmcia, sold)
M-Audio Firewire Solo (sold)
Behringer UCA202 - for usb to optical conversion (sold)
iRiver iHP-120 (sold)

review: Focusrite Saffire 6 USB - http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f46...

my iBasso D10 opamp rolling experience so far: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre... (post #3984)

Power-Related Components

Nuforce LPS2-192k (power supply and usb to coax/optical converter 192k) - review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/626851/r...#post_9011780

Other Audio Equipment

Paradigm 5se
B&W DM11
Cambridge Soundworks 2.1
Cambridge Soundworks Model Twelve Monitors x 2
M-Audio AV40 (traded)
NuForce Cube - review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/618638/r...
Nuforce Icon2 + S-X + W1 (speaker amp/dac, speakers and subwoofer)
Gigaworks T40 (sold)
various PA systems
various sound docks
several vintage receivers

Radio Shack ground loop isolator

Audio-Related Tweaks

radio shack ground loop isolator, cheater plugs
DIY cables

Music Preferences

classical, swing/big band jazz, chillout, acoustic/folk, classic rock, etc

Interests (non-headphone)

mad science, food, dance, teaching

Armaegis's Recent Activity

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HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone
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Fostex T50RP Incremental Mods and Measurements
Armaegis posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) Today at 8:37 am | 619 replies | 40227 views
Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...
Armaegis posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) Today at 8:25 am | 13628 replies | 1598074 views
worst date stories
Armaegis posted in this thread in Members' Lounge (General Discussion) Yesterday at 10:33 pm | 41 replies | 401 views
Are there any headphones that feel like subwoofers?
Armaegis posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) Yesterday at 10:31 pm | 24 replies | 331 views
Sennheiser Momentum Balanced Mod
Armaegis posted in this thread in DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions Yesterday at 9:25 pm | 18 replies | 732 views
Non-Fatiguing Characteristics?
Armaegis posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) Yesterday at 9:13 pm | 2 replies | 44 views
You Know You're an Audiophile When.. Version 2!
Armaegis posted in this thread in Members' Lounge (General Discussion) Yesterday at 7:00 pm | 470 replies | 9097 views
Crack;Bottlehead OTL
Armaegis posted in this thread in Headphone Amps (full-size) Yesterday at 4:25 pm | 1807 replies | 164266 views

 

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CEntrance DacMini PX
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NuForce STA-100
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orthomod 4 - Fostex T50rp / Beyer COP
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NuForce HP-800
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Nuforce LPS-2U-192k
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