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Armaegis

Modern Modder Man of Manitoba

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Location:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Forum Post Count:

7883

Join Date:

10/18/09

Last Online:

1 hour, 47 minutes 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 (w/Fostex T50rp drivers in 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/
ortho transplant: Fostex T50rp into Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro - http://www.head-fi.org/t/656644/
=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...
CEntrance DacMini PX

mini shootout - amp for the HE-6: NuForce Icon2 vs STA-100 vs CEntrance DacMini PX: http://www.head-fi.org/t/666077/


=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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"Very Best" DJ Headphone <$500?
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Paradigm Anyone?
Armaegis posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) Today at 6:26 pm | 13 replies | 198 views
Reconfiguring my portable rig - Random updates on the journey
Armaegis posted in this thread in Portable Headphone Amps Today at 12:46 pm | 171 replies | 5363 views
Crack;Bottlehead OTL
Armaegis posted in this thread in Headphone Amps (full-size) Yesterday at 9:43 pm | 1889 replies | 170402 views
Headphones - WORN!!! - new thread - no nudity
Armaegis posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) Yesterday at 8:41 pm | 4756 replies | 752875 views
My new love. Rane HC6s professional headphones amp
Armaegis posted in this thread in Headphone Amps (full-size) Yesterday at 10:11 am | 12 replies | 245 views
Non-audiophile reactions to high-end headphones Part II
Armaegis posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) Yesterday at 8:51 am | 517 replies | 39687 views
Orthodynamic Roundup
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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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