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Near Dallas, Texas

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4/28/07

Last Online:

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About Me:

Just another guy who enjoys listening...

Headphone Inventory

Philips CitiScape Downtown

Sennheiser HD280

Audio Technica ATH-M50

Shure E4g

AKG K550

Beyerdynamic T1

Audez'e LCD-2 rev.1

Shure SE530
(Sold - awesome IEM, but seldom used)

Beyerdynamic DT 1350
(Gifted - excellent sound but too tight on my ears - I prefer circum-aural vs. supra-aural headphones)

Headphone Amp Inventory

Meier Audio Corda Stepdance

iBasso PB2 Pelican with HiFlight TopKit
(Currently running Frugalphile's LME49990 x4 in L/R + dummy buffers)

CEntrance DACmini CX with 1-Ohm output impedance mod

Burson Audio Soloist

CEntrance DACport
(Gifted - an awesome piece of gear but I didn' t really need it as much as a friend of mind did)

Source Inventory

Sansa Clip+
(8 GB + 32GB & 64 GB microSD cards)

Sony PCM-M10 - 96kHz/24-bit Linear PCM recorder/player
(multiple 32 and 64 GB microSD cards)

Toshiba Windows 7 laptop + Foobar 2000 + WASAPI plugin

CEntrance DACport LX
(Sold and bought again, after buying the DACmini CX. The LX is a must-have for travel!)

CEntrance DACmini CX with 1-Ohm output impedance mod

Decware ZSTAGE Zen Triode Tube Gain Stage

Stoner Acoustics UD100 ESS9018 USB DAC
(Sold - dry and lacks dynamics, but smoother treble than the Objective DAC)

JDS Labs Objective DAC
(Returned on trial guarantee with 15% restocking fee - intermittently "screechy")

iBasso DB2 Boomslang2 DAC
(Returned on trial guarantee - "lifeless" and too dark)

CEntrance DACport
(Gifted - an awesome piece of gear but I didn' t really need it as much as a friend of mind did)

Cable Inventory

Milian Acoustics SPOFC 6-inch interconnect with 1/8th-inch Switchcraft connectors

Toxic Cables Silver Poison UPOCC 60-inch, naked, terminated for iBasso PB2 (balanced) and LCD-2

Power-Related Components

Furman AC-215A Power Conditioner

Energizer XP8000 8000mAh LiPo battery pack (5V, 9-12V, 19-21V - 3Amp)

XPAL Willy Cable WI15 and Powerstream adatper to supply Meier Stepdance with regulated 15VDC (max. permissible)

XPAL Willy Cable WI16 to supply iBasso PB2 with regulated 16VDC (max. permissible)

Blue LiPo 4-Cell RC battery packs "pre-discharged" to 15V for use with Meier Stepdance

Anker Astro3 10,000mAh LiPo battery pack
(5V, 9V, 12V - 2Amp)

Tripp-Lite PR-3UL 3Amp 13.8V DC linear regulated power supply
(Sold - a great power supply, no longer needed)

Audio-Related Tweaks

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thre...#post_7344337

http://www.head-fi.org/t/528149/i...#post_8360318

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The Deals Thread II. (READ THE FIRST POST!)
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Toxic Cables - The Appreciation Thread
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Amp recommendations for Audeze LCD-2
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CEntrance DACmini DAC/Amplifier Official Thread
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The Official Beyerdynamic T1 Owner's Club / Appreciation / Discussion Thread
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Introduction about HS2 headphone signal switcher.
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Audez'e LCD-2 Owner Roll Call - list your serial number here!
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