Do you guys feel the Harrison attenuators are too long? I looked at the pics (the one with Schiit DAC) and boy it is really long! I don't think it is gonna fit my setup - I don't have much space behind the DAC, and putting it on the crack side might not work too (even with the L adapter).  ...

Sent some money to blitxgene. Thanks a lot for organizing it! Though I did not get to try HD800 or some LCD2, that was a really good meet. Definitely should do again in the future.   So I guess I managed to convince some people to get some HD600 and some crack?  I was surprised by the tiny...

Can't wait for the Stax..! 

I think I'll dig up my adapter, buy a nos tube, and try 6sn7 once more. I swear I wasn't impressed with the 6sn7 tubes I tried sometime ago (and decided to stick with 12au7). But since people keep saying so, well.. I do hope I am missing something. 

Bottlehead Crack? 

You can buy a pair and sell one if you must. I did that and ended up keeping both, though, so be careful..  Looks like vacuumtubes.net has some 5998's. But I have to say I have no experience with them, I got mine NOS from a headfier sometime ago.

Quote: Quote: Damn.. I need to learn how to finish wood.. 

Quote:   You might be right about ODAC, since I heard DAC doesn't affect the sound as much as amps do when you're past certain price. But I imagine the HD800 will benefit from better amps. The O2 is not bad, but IMHO my HD600 sounds much better with a Bottlehead Crack (which I own) than...

There are several adapters of different brand/seller you can get from ebay. Unfortunately those ships from China, so be patient..    To be honest, I don't quite like my crack paired with 6sn7's as much as I like it with Telefunken 12au7. Also for all the 6sn7's I have tried (mostly Tung Sols...

I have not tried the Qinpu, but I really like my HD600 with the crack (and I know I am not the only one ). Look around for existing threads, you might find more information there.

With the appropriate adapter, yes you can roll in 6SN7. I have tried it myself.

Quote:   I will be driving from Ann Arbor.

Well yeah.. If you have amp(s), dac(s), laptop, and a number of cans, how would you walk around with those?  If you don't need a table, then that's great!

Yeah I was thinking maybe asking people to PM their real name (+ whoever coming along) and making name tags may make a cheap solution. Plus it is easier to get to know each other!

On a more serious note, how many people are we expecting so far? Is the room big enough? Looking at the size of the table on earlier pictures, I won't be surprised if some people ended up occupying 2 seats for their gear (not me, though).   Also, does the facility has free access for public...