project86
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| About Me: |
Read my articles over at InnerFidelity!: http://www.innerfidelity.com/writ... |
| Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.): |
Speaker setup: Teac WAP-8600, Lead Audio LA-200 integrated, Octet Matrix DE7B speakers |
| What I do for a living: |
Latest article: Audiophile uses for iPad: http://www.innerfidelity.com/cont... |
| Headphone Inventory |
Heir Audio 8.A Lawton Audio LA7000 Lite Ultrasone Edition 8 (original) Audio Technica W1000x, AQ88 AKG K702 Kenwood KH-K1000 V-Moda M-80 1964 Ears 1964-T JH Audio JH13 Westone AC2 LiveWires Trips (Heir Audio Timbre Line upgrade) Unique Melody Merlin Kozee Sound Solutions X1 Earproof Atom Blox M2C Coming soon: more customs, more closed models. Selling off my open cans due to new baby coming soon! |
| Headphone Amp Inventory |
Analog Design Labs Svetlana 2 Violectric V200 Matrix Quattro balanced amp Yulong A100 Matrix Audio M-Stage Vivid Technologies V1 portable TCG T-box portable Audinst AMP-HP portable Favorites: Violectric V200, Analog Design Labs Svetlana 2 |
| Source Inventory |
JF Digital HDM-03S music server Logitech Squeezebox Touch paired with custom music server Marantz SA-1 with Audiomod upgrades QLS HiFi QA-350 solid state player McIntosh MAC1700 hybrid integrated (tube tuner) Sansa Clip, Clip+, Fuze (all Rockboxed) Favorites: Loving my new JF Digital music server |
| Cable Inventory |
Beat Audio Cronus custom IEM cable Beat Audio Supreme Rose custom IEM cable Newly redone: Signal Cable Analog One and Analog Two interconnects Signal Cable Digital Link coaxial Signal Cable Optical Link toslink |
| Power-Related Components |
Newpoint Theater Director Ethereal EGP10 Panamax MAX 5400 Furman Elite 15pfi |
| Other Audio Equipment |
DACs: Yulong Sabre D18 Kao Audio UD2C-HP Violectric V800 Anedio D1 Matrix Quattro DAC Matrix CUBE Yulong D100 Hot Audio DAC Extasy Hot Audio DAC WOW SPDIF version Audinst HUD-mx1 MBL 1511E Favorites: Anedio D1, Violectric V800 |
| 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: 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... Lars Audio DAC (aka Gigawork): 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 TCG T-Box portable amp: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre... 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... Hot Audio DAC WOW: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre... Matrix Cube DAC:http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre... Hot Audio DAC Extasy: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre... Maverick Audio TubeMagic A1 amp: 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...#post_6743491 Matrix M-Stage amp: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre... Fournier HTA-1 hybrid amp: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...#post_6693891= Audinst HUD-mx1 USB DAC: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre... Vivid Technologies V1 USB DAC/portable amp: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre... QLS QA-350 solid state transport: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...#post_6700289 Linear Designs headphone stand: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre... digiZoid ZO personal subwoofer (portable amp/EQ): http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre... Monster Turbine Pro Copper Edition: 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 which I'll be reviewing as time permits: Kao Audio UD2C-HP compact DAC/headphone amp Yulong Sabre D18 DAC Heir Audio 6.A custom IEMs Earproof Atom custom IEMs Grant Fidelity TubeDAC-11 Anedio D2 DAC Aurisonics AS-1b custom IEMs and ASG-1 universal IEMs Pioneer Elite N-50 network streamer Also working on another review for InnerFidelity.com |
project86's Recent Activity
Violectric V200 The Smooth Operator
project86 posted in this thread in Headphone Amps (full-size) Yesterday at 2:18 pm | 25 replies | 476 views
Nor-Cal Feb 11/2012 Impressions Thread
project86 posted in this thread in Head-Fi Meet Impressions, Trade Show... Yesterday at 11:18 am | 103 replies | 3368 views
Review: Violectric V800 DAC
project86 posted in this thread in Dedicated Source Components Yesterday at 7:20 am | 73 replies | 4604 views
Aurisonics Impressions and Reviews
project86 posted in this thread in Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear... 2/11/12 at 11:22am | 224 replies | 6414 views
Review: Violectric HPA V200 amp
project86 posted in this thread in Headphone Amps (full-size) 2/11/12 at 7:39am | 1042 replies | 49284 views
Heir Audio - The Appreciation Thread
project86 posted in this thread in Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear... 2/11/12 at 7:15am | 157 replies | 5109 views
[REVIEW] Heir Audio 8.A: 8-Driver, 4-Way Crossover Custom Fit In-Ear Monitors
project86 posted in this thread in Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear... 2/10/12 at 7:13am | 68 replies | 4498 views
Yulong Sabre D18 thread: reviews, impressions, discussion (full review added 2/5)
project86 posted in this thread in Dedicated Source Components 2/10/12 at 6:21am | 232 replies | 16435 views
Sennheiser HD 700: Officially Unveiled at CES 2012!
project86 posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 2/9/12 at 9:59pm | 1739 replies | 124388 views
REVIEW: Unique Melody Merlin - hybrid dynamic/balanced armature custom IEM
project86 posted in this thread in Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear... 2/9/12 at 8:00am | 350 replies | 18041 views
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My reviews: NAD C 446 Media Tuner Straming Audio players: Review and information thread Analog Design Labs Svetlana 2 tube amp Read my articles at InnerFidelity! See profile for all the rest...
Very high performance monitor speakers at a bargain price
Octet Matrix Audio DE7 monitor speakers | 
Top quality DAC for less than top quality price
Violectric DAC V800 | 
Amazing piece of art..... and it sounds great too!
Heir Audio 8.A |
