Recent content by sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
Howdy I'm still around but getting real bored due to this stupid pandemic. I retired in 2016 and don't miss work but I guess I miss having coffee in the malls and doing some travel. I still have the Hifiman HE-500, Audeze LCD-2 and Woo Audio amp. I listen a lot but have a hearing issue so it...- sckeith
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- Forum: Local / Regional Head-Fi Meets, Parties, Get-Togethers
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
Hi all I sure miss the days of big speakers in the 70's I bought a pair of Belle Klipsch speakers and listened to them until I found a pair of 12" Gold Monitor speakers in American Hifi. After I got those I never listened to the Klipsch again. I had quite a few nice amps as well.- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
Hi Nathan The bluesound was bought in 2013 and I've never seen an option to change sampling rates and the warranty is over And with the Hifiman anchors I've never had luck getting those things secured after they loosen up, I actually don't like that kind of fastening method. Even if...- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
HI Nathan Re Stax the store in Calgary is Absolute Audio/Video on Bowness Rd. Not sure what they have in stock. Problem with the Bluesound is when listening to CD quality tracks, when the volume is turned down or muted there is constant loud noise on the digital output. Manufacturer...- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
Good luck with the Stax I'm going to Calgary in a couple of weeks and there's a store there that shows they sell Stax, I'm going to be dropping in. There's also a place that sells Tannoy, going there as well and then we'll hit the malls for my wife Having some equipment problems myself. My...- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
I had a listen to one of those from McCulloch a little while ago, Liked it but at the time I didn't have the cash. I ended up buying the Benchmark Stev- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
Hi Nathan I was out of town last week so I was unable to make the last meet on the weekend, did many people show. Have you liked the 560? They are something I think I would look at if I were to replace mine. Next time there is a gathering I'll bring the k550's, I never used them but if you...- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
Hi Nathan Do you have a problem with the little screws on the headbans loosening up on your Hifiman phones? I have to tighten mine about every 2 weeks- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
They also seem to have a new Headphone amp/DAC/Pre amp and a soon to come out a new planer magnetic headphone which I am interested in having a listen to I wonder if they'd send s sample pair for us to listen to Steve- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
I can do June 15 in the afternoon I can bring the Woo WA6SE but it requires an analog input. No Daci Steve- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
Hi Folks Can't do this weekend but I'm hoping on having my new Woo Audio amp in early April so I will bring that to a future meet Steve- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
Hi Nathan I picked up one of the Woo Audio headphone stands and they're quite nice. I'll post a picture with my HiFiman on them when I get home Steve- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
It was nice seeing all that gear. I enjoyed listening to the Stax , 800s and other headphones. There sure was lot of electronics, I must be pretty boring, 1 headphone, 1 DAC- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
I think for me the 26th or 27th are bad for me. Starting to move that week- sckeith
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Winnipeg meets' thread (Ongoing)
I had a couple different pairs of Stax during the eighties. Sold both but still regret selling one pair, the other pair I think were the lower line model. Steve- sckeith
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