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2/21/07

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About Me:

Read my articles:
http://www.innerfidelity.com/writ...

What I do for a living:

http://www.innerfidelity.com/writ... (plus an unrelated full-time job)

Headphone Inventory

Heir Audio 8.A (93spec silver cable)
Heir Audio 6.A LE (Toxic Cables SPC Viper)
Heir Audio 4.A (Heir Audio Magnus-1 cable)
HiFiMAN HE400 (Toxic Cables Hybrid balanced)
Audeze LCD-2 (latest version, C3 Auric Ohno cable)
Beyerdynamic T1
Sennheiser HD-800 (Toxic Cables Scorpion balanced)
Several custom IEMs from Cosmic Ears - BA4, MA2, Pure, Pure Plus
V-Moda M-80
1964 Ears 1964-T
1964 Ears V3 (Beat Audio Supreme cable)
Westone AC2
LiveWires Trips (Heir Audio Timbre Line reshell upgrade)
Unique Melody Merlin (Beat Audio Cronus cable)
Kozee Infinity X1
Earproof Atom
Aurisonics AS-1b
Aurisonics ASG-1
Aurisonics AS-2 (incoming)
Westone ES5
Sensaphonics 3MAX
FrogBeats C4 (93PC cable)
Lear LCM-2B
Lear LCM-5
JH Audio JH13 (new FreqPhase version)
HiFiMAN RE-400
Stax SR-007MkII

Headphone Amp Inventory

AURALiC Taurus
Firestone Audio Bobby
Analog Design Labs Svetlana 2
Violectric V200
Icon Audio HP8 MkII
Yulong Sabre A18
Stax SRA-12S
Matrix Audio M-Stage
Leckerton UHA-6S mkII

Source Inventory

Auraliti PK90 music server with Nuforce LPS-1 power supply
Audiophilleo 1 with PurePower (Love this combo!!!!)
JF Digital HDM-03S music server
Meizu MX 4-core with SPDIF adapter
iHiFi-812v2 and 960
HiFi E.T. MA9 and MA8
Sansa Clip, Clip+, Fuze (all Rockboxed)

Cable Inventory

Lots of stuff from Cabledyne, Toxic Cables, Charleston Cable Company, NuForce, Signal Cable

Power-Related Components

Yulong P18
APC S15

Other Audio Equipment

DACs:
Resonessence Labs Invicta
Resonessence Labs Concero
Yulong Audio DA-8
Matrix X-Sabre
NuForce DAC-100
Firestone Audio Tobby
Grant Fidelity TubeDAC-11
Yulong Sabre D18
Kao Audio UD2C-HP
Violectric V800
Anedio D2
Yulong D100 and D100MkII

Audio-Related Tweaks

Linkwitz Labs Orion++
Best speakers ever.

Former favorites: Green Mountain Audio Calypso, Teresonic Ingenium, Cadence Anina, Duevel Venus, PSB Mini Stratus

Music Preferences

My reviews:

Asus Xonar Essence STU DAC/amp: http://www.head-fi.org/t/668495/r...

HeaDSPeaker Home Virtual Surround: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

Firestone Audio Tobby DAC: http://www.head-fi.org/t/664270/r...

Yulong P18 power conditioner: http://www.head-fi.org/t/662501/r...

Matrix X-Sabre DAC: http://www.head-fi.org/t/650686/m...

NuForce DAC-100: http://www.head-fi.org/t/657263/r...

Audinst HUD-mx2: http://www.head-fi.org/products/a...

Icon Audio HP8 MkII amp: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

HiFi ET MA9 DAP: http://www.head-fi.org/t/651837/r...

NuForce HP-800 headphones: http://www.head-fi.org/products/n...

HiFiMAN RE-400 IEMs: http://www.head-fi.org/t/649066/r...

iHiFi960 DAP: http://www.head-fi.org/t/647503/r...

Resonessence Labs Concero: http://www.head-fi.org/t/634760/r...

Izmo M1: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

Shonyun 301: http://www.head-fi.org/t/635892/r...

Shonyun 306: http://www.head-fi.org/t/639766/r...

93spec silver CIEM cable: http://www.head-fi.org/t/636431/r...

Woo Audio WEE: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

Meizu MX 4-core: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

1964 Ears V3: http://www.head-fi.org/t/629288/r...

iHiFi 812 V2: http://www.head-fi.org/t/633258/r...

Lear LCM-5: http://www.head-fi.org/t/626470/l...

Meizu MX 4-core: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

Audinst HUD-mini: http://www.head-fi.org/t/621781/a...

Focusrite VRM Box: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

Nuforce Cube: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

Heir Audio Magnus One CIEM cable: http://www.head-fi.org/products/h...

Heir Audio 4.A customs: http://www.head-fi.org/t/620356/r...

Nuforce NE-600X IEMs: http://www.head-fi.org/products/n...

Leckerton UHA-6S MKII: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

Lake People G103 and G109 amps: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

Emotiva Airmotiv5 speakers: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

Yulong Sabre A18 amp: http://www.head-fi.org/t/615218/r...

HiFiMAN HE-400: http://www.head-fi.org/products/h...

Meizu EP40: http://www.head-fi.org/t/608733/r...

Audiotrak DR DAC 2 DX Muses Edition: http://www.head-fi.org/t/604019/r...

Heir Audio 6.A custom IEM: http://www.head-fi.org/t/610319/r...

Yulong D100 MKII DAC: http://www.head-fi.org/t/608098/r...

Pioneer Elite N-50 streamer: http://www.head-fi.org/t/582370/s...#post_7922537

JF Digital Music Server: http://www.head-fi.org/products/j...

Lear LCM-2B custom IEMs: http://www.head-fi.org/t/605348/r...

Pioneer N-50 network streamer: http://www.head-fi.org/products/p...#reviews

Serene Audio Talisman Speakers: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

Earproof Atom custom IEMs: http://www.head-fi.org/t/598838/r...

Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont...

Heir Audio 8.A: http://www.head-fi.org/t/583508/h...

Kao Audio UD2C-HP: http://www.head-fi.org/products/k...

Yulong Sabre D18: http://www.head-fi.org/t/586153/y...

Teac WAP-8600: http://www.head-fi.org/products/t...

HiSound RoCoo D Power Edition: http://www.head-fi.org/t/591784/r...

NAD C 446 media tuner: http://www.head-fi.org/products/n...

Grace Digital Tuner: http://www.head-fi.org/t/582370/s...#post_7922531

Streaming Audio Devices: http://www.head-fi.org/t/582370/s...#post_7922529

Octet Matrix DE7 speakers: http://www.head-fi.org/t/575868/r...#post_7822327

Violectric V800: http://www.head-fi.org/t/574418/r...#post_7799058

Re:Thirty-Three vinyl headphone stand: http://www.head-fi.org/t/572316/r...#post_7763724

Lead Audio LA-200 integrated: http://www.head-fi.org/t/570044/r...#post_7728150

Audinst AMP-HP: http://www.head-fi.org/t/568054/r...#post_7697280

UM Merlin custom IEM: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...#post_7677858

UFi UCubes speakers: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...#post_7627759

Kozee Infinity X1 custom IEM: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Analog Design Labs Svetlana 2 amp: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...#post_7588283

Resonessence Labs Invicta: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Beat Audio Cables: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Westone AC2 custom IEMs:http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Violectric V200 amp: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...#post_7429168

Audio GD Reference 7 DAC: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...#post_7407784 (scroll down a bit)

Violectric V181 amp: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...#post_7395114

Yulong U100 compact DAC/amp: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Yulong A100 amp: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

1964-T customs by 1964 Ears: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Anedio D1 DAC: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Unique Melody Miracle custom IEM: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Unique Melody Aero custom triple driver IEM: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Leckerton UHA-6S portable amp/DAC: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Yulong D100 DAC: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...

Interests (non-headphone)

Literature. Favorite authors: Homer, CS Lewis, Fyodor Dostoyevski, Jacques Ellul, Leo Tolstoy, Franz Kafka, Soren Kierkegaard, George Orwell, Isaac Asimov

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

New toys, some of which I'll be reviewing as time permits. Reviews split between here and InnerFidelity:

Nuforce Desktop Reference series
Salk Wow1 mini-monitors
Yulong DA-8 DAC
Firestone Audio Bobby amplifier
Northern Fidelity NF DAC

...wow, that's a lot of reviews I need to get done!

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Review: Analog Design Labs Svetlana 2 tube headphone amplifier
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REVIEW: Grant Fidelity TubeDAC-11
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Review: Resonessence Labs Invicta - new high end DAC/amp/playback system
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