khatch
khatch's Community Profile
| Location: |
SF Bay Area, CA |
| Forum Post Count: |
151 |
| Join Date: |
4/17/08 |
| Last Online: |
6 hours, 19 minutes ago |
| About Me: |
Picky.......very picky (or so I'm told...repeatedly) |
| Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.): |
Watching and listening |
| What I do for a living: |
Bean counter to the rich and nutty |
| Headphone Inventory |
Sennheiser HD-800 (for the whole picture) Sennheiser HD-650 (for relaxed, soulful chillin') Sennheiser HD-595 (for the kids) ATH-W1000 (for strings and texture) ATH-AD2000 (audio xray - where Grado meets detail) Koss Porta Pro x3 (all modified) Koss KSC35 (stock) Koss KSC75 x3 (sacrificed for parts) Etymotic ER-6i with custom ear molds (for travel) Etymotic HF3 with custom ear molds (for travel) Gone: Sennheiser HD700, Audio Technica ATH-W5000, Sony MDR-Z1000, Ultrasone Ed 8, Beyer Tesla T1, Audeze LCD-2, Sennheiser HD650 (old version), Sennheiser HD600, ATH-W1000X, ATH-M50, ATH-A900, ATH-AD700, Beyer DT-880, Ultrasone Pro 900, Ultrasone HFI 2400, Grado SR225i, Grado SR325i, Grado RS-1, Grado PS-1000, Denon AH-D7000, Denon AH-D5000, Denon AH-D2000 (broken on delivery), Denon AH-D1001, AKG K701, Shure SE 530,Yuin G2A, Yuin G1A |
| Headphone Amp Inventory |
Peachtree Audio iNova (home) Peachtree Audio iDecco (office) Lehmann Black Cube Linear (office) Gone: Centrance DACMini PX, Audiolab M-DAC, Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus, Schiit Valhalla, Schiit Asgard, HeadAmp GS-1 w/DACT, Brocksieper EarMax Pro, Centrance DACMini, Violectric V200, Burson Audio HA-160, Headroom Balanced Desktop with DPS, NuForce HDP, Lovely Cube, Matrix M-Stage, Ortofon Hd-Q7 |
| Source Inventory |
Peachtree Audio iNova + 160GB iPod with lossless files (home) Peachtree Audio iDecco + 160GB iPod with lossless files (office) Pure i-20 + 160GB of iPod lossless files (office) Gone: Wyred4Sound mINT, Centrance DACMini PX, Metrum Octave, Audiolab M-DAC, Schiit Bifrost, Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus, Anedio D2, Centrance DACMini, PeachtreeAudio iDac, Cambridge Audio 840c CDP, Shanling CDP3000, Shanling PCD3000, TEAC PD-H300 Mk II CD player |
| Cable Inventory |
Blue Jeans Cable Interconnects |
| Power-Related Components |
Acoustic Research and Monster Power Conditioners |
| Other Audio Equipment |
Anthony Gallo Strada 2 as nearfield monitors on the desktop |
| Audio-Related Tweaks |
Any half-decent single-malt will improve the listening experience orders of magnitude more than a set of $500 interconnects. A very understanding spouse doesnt hurt either. |
| Music Preferences |
Classical baroque and chamber music, jazz, blues guitar, folk, anthem rock (yes, the corny stuff) |
| Interests (non-headphone) |
Retro coffee bikes, simple rucksacks, pop psychology |
khatch's Recent Activity
Big Thumbs Up for Anthony Gallo Acoustics
khatch posted in this thread in Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers,... 1/22/13 at 11:45am | 1 replies | 126 views
Is Schiit Customer Service Schiit?
khatch posted in this thread in Headphone Amps (full-size) 10/12/12 at 11:32am | 23 replies | 1303 views
New Audiolab DAC
khatch posted in this thread in Dedicated Source Components 9/14/12 at 10:00am | 689 replies | 148969 views
Anedio D2 DAC
khatch posted in this thread in Source Components For Sale / Trade 7/13/12 at 4:51pm | 0 replies | 207 views
Pure i-20 iPod/iPhone Dock as a DAC
khatch posted in this thread in Portable Source Gear 7/13/12 at 9:14am | 448 replies | 81833 views
Anedio D2 DAC release
khatch posted in this thread in Dedicated Source Components 7/5/12 at 1:14pm | 1268 replies | 135261 views
Sennheiser HD 700 Appreciation Thread
khatch posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 6/9/12 at 10:34pm | 483 replies | 33428 views
Sennheiser HD700 Appreciation Thread
khatch posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 6/8/12 at 7:59pm | 12 replies | 760 views
Sennheiser HD 700: Officially Unveiled at CES 2012!
khatch posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 6/1/12 at 8:29pm | 3532 replies | 282260 views
iPhone 3GS / Pure i-20 / streaming OK?
khatch posted in this thread in Dedicated Source Components 4/22/12 at 2:36pm | 10 replies | 511 views
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khatch's Forum Signature
Home - Apple iPod Classic 160GB > Peachtree iNova > Senn HD800 or ATH-AD2000 or Gallo Strada 2
Office - Apple iPod Classic 160GB > Pure i-20 > Lehmann BCL > Senn HD650 or ATH-W100
Office - Apple iPod Classic 160GB > Peachtree iDecco > Senn HD650 or Focal Chorus 706V
