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Forum Post Count:

1000

Join Date:

1/20/11

Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.):

Soaring with raptors

What I do for a living:

Work hard to play harder.

Headphone Inventory

Planar Magnetic:
Audeze LCD 2v1 - Incredible bass and mids. Superb.
Amfiton TDS-5M - Modded with DBV #3 variations - Very good sound.
Amfiton TDS-7 - Modded with new pads and cables - Excellent SQ.
Amfiton TDS-15 - Awaiting modding and swivel repair vs.Transplant. Drivers too big to fit inside T50RP. Suggestions?
Amfiton TDS-15 - Grey, Perfect Condition. Sound is very good.
Amfiton TDS -15 - Black, Perfect Condition. Sound is the same as the Grey model.
Amfiton TDS-16 (Kiev) - Perfect . Need to re-terminate from stock 5-pin to TRS.
Audio Technica 705 (NOS) - Need to re-terminate.

Fostex T50RP DBV #3 - Excellent sound.
Fostex T40RP DBV #3 - Excellent sound.
Fostex T20RP Mk2 DBV #3 - Excellent sound.
Fostex T40RP mk2 Grodan Rock Wool Mod - Very good sound.
Fostex T20RP mk2 Grodan Rock Wool Mod - Very good sound.
Fostex T20RP mk2 Paxmate Crosshatch Mod - In development. Bassy. Good mids, Very good treble
Fostex T20 v2 modded - excellent
Fostex T20 v2 modded - excellent
Fostex T10 modded - Beautiful build quality and excellent sound with DBV #3 variations
SFI 32 and SFI 120 awaiting transplanting and modding
*All Mods Above Are Reversible*
Smeggy Thunderpants TP1 "Double Dragons" Engraved Woodied Headphones

Piezoelectric:
Pioneer SE-700 - minimal bass
Pioneer SE-500 - no bass

Dynamic:
Pioneer SE-405 - future foster fone - gifted
Pioneer SE-L401 - Beautiful but poor SQ
Pioneer SE-255 (2 sets) - future foster fones but don't sound bad - one gifted
Pioneer SE-2 - junk
Takstar HI-2050 - future foster fone but not bad in stock form
Koss UR40 - future foster fone
ATH-ESW9 "Knock-offs" - foster fone for SFI bipolar 32 ohm - both gifted
Panasonic RP-HT227 - foster fone for SFI bipolar 120 ohm

IEMs:
Shure SE535 - Excellent
Etymotic ER4P/S with Knowles impedance filters for more bass:
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Ultimate Ears Triple-Fi 10 - NIB
Shure SE425 - Very good
Monster Turbine - Bass bloat

Wireless:
Sennheiser HDR-180, 170, & 160 - Good for movies and used when doing chores

Headphone Amp Inventory

CEntrance DACmini with 1-Ohm Output Impedance Mod - Excellent
CEntrance Pre-Ordered HiFi M8 coming in June '13
Project Sunrise II - Excellent

O2 + ODAC from JDSLabs - Very good - gifted
Magni + Modi - Very good - gifted

Source Inventory

Denon 3800BDCI
MacBook Pro
Technics SL1210-MK2
iPhone 4S
Sansa Clip Zip+

Cable Inventory

Stock cables
Glass optical
RCA

Other Audio Equipment

McIntosh MX136, McIntosh MC402, McIntosh MC205, Rotel RSX1058, B&W 803S, B&W 804S, B&W 805S, B&W 705, B&W ASW700, B&W HTM7, B&W HTM61, B&W CM Center, B&W HTM2, B&W LM-1, B&W Zeppelin, B&W MM-1, Panasonic 58PZ850U, Samsung LN40A630, Panasonic DMP BD55, Marantz SR 5004, AudioQuest balanced Columbia IC (5), AudioQuest RCA Columbia IC (5), AudioQuest Diamonback IC(5), AudioQuest Mont Blanc, AudioQuest Rockefeller

Audio-Related Tweaks

Headphone FR measurements:

DIY Phantom Power Supply built according to 'solderdude' schematic = $10 and has lower noise floor than my others.
DIY Electret Capsule Microphones: POM 3535L-3-R and Panasonic WM61-A mounted on Etymotic triflange tips.

iWow 3D iphone adapter and software for iTunes and MacBook Pro
Wanted: JRiver for Mac so I can use TB Isone

Music Preferences

Straight-ahead jazz, female jazz vocals, Indie, Alternative, World, Classical, Chill: Patricia Barber (!), Diana Krall, Chet Baker, Monk, Miles, Marcus Roberts, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Stan Getz, Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Chris Thile and The Punch Brothers (!), Gorillaz, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Lissie, Astrud Gilberto, Ivan Lins, Pat Metheny, John Mayer, Jeff Beck, Florence and the Machine, Imogen Heap, Dub Colossus, Nora Jones, Charlie Hunter, Cake, Weezer, Talking Heads, Muse, Coldplay, Cowboy Junkies, Grindhouse, Zero 7, Thievery Corporation, and so many more wonderful music makers.

Interests (non-headphone)

Hang Gliding
Soap Making
Beer Making
Whitewater Kayaking
Snow skiing
Racing
Gardening

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

GoPro Hero 2
Flytec 6030 Variometer
Yaesu Ham Radio

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