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It's all in your head.
Currawong's Community Profile
| Location: |
An Australian living in Fukuoka, Japan. |
| Forum Post Count: |
9336 |
| About Me: |
Listening with speakers was inconvenient so I use headphones instead. |
| What I do for a living: |
IT, social media (ie:helping jude kick spammers & trolls off Head-Fi) & teaching Engrish. |
| Headphone Inventory |
Main rigs: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' iPad → Oyaide Neo d+ USB cables → Vaunix USB Hub → Audiophilleo 1 ➤ Audio-gd Reference 7.1 → Audio-gd Phoenix → Emotiva 4 or ??? → Stax SR-009. ➤ Metrum Octave → Cavalli Stacker II or Stax rig. Transportable: iBasso DX100 → Triad Audio L3 → Symphones Magnums Portable: iPhone 4S or iBasso DX1-- → Sony XBA-3 Current Headphones: (• = in use) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' • Stax SR-009 • Audeze LCD-3 (with Norse 8-wire shoelaces) • Symphones Magnums V4 (325is-based with Norse Audio cable) Symphones Magnums V2 (MS2i-based with APSv3 cable) VectorScan VSH5 (Audio Technica ATH-2) MB Quart QP 400 MB Quart QP55X (my original "high-end" headphones) • Sony XBA-3 Head-Direct RE-ZERO Previously owned (or borrowed) headphones: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Audio Technica W3000ANV (Great, but don't get head time when I have 009s) Audio Technica AD-2000 (Very intense, but orthos and 'stats are smoother) Thunderpants (Great value, but drew the proverbial short straw) Audeze LCD-2 (Rev. 2) Audeze LCD-2 (Rev. 1) Sennheiser HD-800 (Though thinking of revisiting them now I have a great tube/hybrid amp) Stax Omega II (borrowed, so couldn't keep) Stax SR-404LE Stax Lambda Nova Signature (overall, the best all-around vintage Lambda I've owned) Stax SR-5NB Gold (Amazing value Grado-like 'stats) Ultrasone Edition 8 (Sound isn't bad, but for $1500 you have to be joking) Ultrasone Edition 9 (Twice, including a re-cabled and damped version.) Head-Direct HE5 (the original wooden one) Ultimate Ears Triple-fi.10 Ultimate Ears Super-fi.3 Studio Audio Technica A1000X Audio Technica ESW10JPN Denon D5000 (with the pre-Lawton Audio markl mods) AKG K701 (ALO re-cabled) Tried: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Audio-Technica W1000X, A2000X, W11JPN, W10LTD, W10VGT, ESW10JPN, ES10, ESW9 and others. Denon D2000, D7000 Stax Omega I Shure SH-440, SH-840 Sony MDR-Z1000 Lots of IEMs at Yodobashi and Bic Camera stores. |
| Headphone Amp Inventory |
Current headphone amps: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' • Stax T1S (with Herbies tube dampers, borrowed) • Audio-gd Phoenix Audio-gd NFB-10SE Cavalli "Agent Orange" Stacker (being re-built into a Stacker II eventually) • Cavalli Stacker II (with 5U4-GB rectifier & '50s Sylvania 6SN7GTAs) • Fostex HP-P1 • Triad Audio L3 Headamp Pico Slim Parasound Zamp (For sale) DIY under construction: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Blue Hawaii (DIY, being re-constructed) KGSSHV (Being built) KGSS (Being built) Gone: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Audio-gd Fun Audio-gd NFB-11 Audio-gd Sparrow Headroom Portable Desktop Audiovalve RKV Mark II with Impedenzer (A heap of fun with HD-800s and speakers in nearfield) Audio-gd C2C Audio-gd Compass Luxman P-1 Luxman D-321 (long before Head-fi) Tried: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Luxman P-1u Luxman SQ-N100 Yamamoto HA-02 |
| Source Inventory |
DACs: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' • Metrum Octave • Audio-gd Reference 7.1 Audio-gd Reference 1 (v5 DSP) • Parasound DAC 1600 HD Metric Halo ULN-2 Audio-gd Reference 3 (digital interface with updated DSP, not in use) Audio-gd Digital Interface (w/TCXO clock) • Audiophilleo 1 USB to S/PDIF converter (using a Vaunix lab-grade USB hub for power) Onkyo DV-SP502 SACD player iPad 2 • iPhone 4S iPhone 4 iPhone 3GS • iPod Classic 160GB • MacBook Pro 2011 • Fostex HP-P1 DACs gone: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Cambridge Audio Azur 840c Northstar M192 MKI Lavry DA10 Zero DAC/amp (modified) Luxman D-121 (Long before Head-fi) DACs and sources tried: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Marantz Project D-1 Assemblage DAC 3.0 Nakamichi Dragon DAC Benchmark DAC 1 Yamaha S1000 SACD Player Esoteric D05 DAC |
| Cable Inventory |
Headphone cables: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Norse Audio APureSound Interconnects: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Van Den Hul The Orchid XLR and RCA (Great value second-hand IMO). Van Den Hul The Thunderline XLR . Van Den Hul The First Ultimate Metal Screen RCA. Van Den Hul The First Ultimate RCA . Norse Audio RCA and XLR. Bellatone RCA and XLR. DIY Audio Technica EA-1000 + Canare RCA. Digital cables: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Van Den Hul The Professional Digital with Oyaide BNC plugs Van Den Hul The Optocoupler (mini to Toslink) Synergistic Research optical cable Sony optical cable Canare RCA and BNC cables. Power cables: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' DIY Oyaide + CryoMax III power cables. DIY Oyaide + Van Den Hul Mainstream BS power cables. Oyaide PA-23 Bellatone |
| Power-Related Components |
Power filters: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Audio-gd Power Filter Silver Circle Audio Juice Box Jr |
| Other Audio Equipment |
Speaker equipment: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Emotiva Airmotiv 4 active speakers. HeadRoom monoblock amps Paradigm Titans |
| Audio-Related Tweaks |
Tweaks: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Herbies Tube Dampers Herbies cable dampers (use them to isolate tube amps as much as possible) Herbies Tenderfeet and speaker dots |
| Music Preferences |
Music: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Jazz mostly at the moment, but just about everything except crappy pop, non-mainstream metal, country, western. |
| Interests (non-headphone) |
Other interests: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Gnosticism and practical, no BS spirituality (don't get me started). |
| Gear-Fi (Favorite Non-Audio Gear & Gadgets) |
Other gear: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Nikon D7000 with 35mm and 18-200mm lenses XBox 360 Halo Edition iPhone 4S iPad 2 |
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