Interests

Long distance AM & shortwave radio listening, aka "DXing"

Headphone Inventory

JVC HA-FX750; Audeze LCD-i3; NAD HP20

Used to own: HiFiMan HE400se, Philips Fidelio X3 with Dekoni Choice pads, Drop HE4xx w/ZMF pads, NAD Viso HP50, Fiio F9 Pro, Audez'e LCD-2 Rev. 2, Mr. Speakers Mad Dogs w/ Dog Pads, Sennheiser HD-525, HD-595; Grado SR80; Denon D2000 Markl mods, AKG K702, V-Moda M-80, V-Moda M-100, Beyerdynamic DT-770 80 ohms, Ultimate Ears Triple.Fi 10 IEMs, AKG K550, SuperLux HD681 EVO, Sennheiser HD800 w/Anaxilus mod, Onkyo ES-FC300, Brainwavz M3 IEMs, JVC HA-S500 modded, MrSpeakers Alpha Dog, V-Moda XS; HiFiMan HE-400 (Audeze Vegan pads; Fuzzor mod; grills mod); Sennheiser Momentum On-ears; JVC HA-FX850 IEMs; Shure SE215 IEMs; HiFiMan HE-400i; JVC HA-FX850 IEMs; HD6xx with Dekoni Elite Velour Pads; Hifiman Sundara with Dekoni Sheepskin pads; Audeze iSine 20; Audio Technica ATH-ANC7; Logitech UE 6000

Headphone Amp Inventory

Cayin RU-6 DAC Amp

Used to own: Fiio E11K, BRAVO V2 hybrid; Little Dot MK IV; Objective 2 (O2) amp; Schiit Lyr amp with 1960s NOS Amperex Orange Globe 6DJ8s; Schiit Asgard 2, Schiit Vali hybrid tube amp, Fiio E12; Cayin C5 portable amp; Schiit Vali 2 Vacuum Tube Amp; Fiio A5; Fiio Q5; Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid w/Mullard ECC88 and Acopian linear regulated 28 volt power supply; Chord Mojo; Monolith THX Portable DAC Amp

Source Inventory

Shanling M3X
Teclast T50 Android 12 Tablet
Samsung Galaxy S10+ phone (digital out via OTG USB)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3
Sansa Clip Zip
Google Nexus 7 (2013) tablet

Used to own: Chord Mojo, Hiby R3, Hiby R6, Hidizs AP100, Fiio X1; Turtle Beach Micro II DAC; Onkyo Integra TA-2600 3-head cassette deck, Sony WM-D6C Pro portable cassette recorder, Marantz PMD-430 pro cassette recorder, Pioneer DVD-V7400 professional DVD/CD player, HRT Music Streamer II, Sansa Fuze, Schiit Bifrost, ODAC (combo with O2 incl. batteries), Behringer UCA202 DAC, Lenov S10-3T tablet PC + Foobar 2000 + JRiver Media Player, Nationite S:Flo2, Samsung Galaxy S4, iBasso DX100, Samsung Galaxy S5 mobile phone (digital out via OTG USB); iBasso DX90; LG G3 Android phone; Denon DVD-2910 Universal DVD/SACD player; Fiio X5iii DAP with Advanced-Purist custom ROM; iBasso DX200 w/Fidelizer Enhanced ROM; iBasso DX160 w/Fidelizer Purist ROM

Cable Inventory

Balanced silver cable for Audeze iSine 20
Balanced silver cable for Hifiman Sundara

Use to own: DIY Silver Dragon V3 USB cable; DIY CAT5 copper & teflon ICs; DIY Kerrigan-Lewis Litz Wire cable for Audez'e LCD-2 rev. 2; Various DIY headphones cables

Power-Related Components

USB Isolator (from www.circuitsathome.com)
Astron 13 Amp 12VDC PS
PowerTek 0-18VDC, 3 Amp PS

Used to own: VH Audio Flavor 2 power cable; Magic Power cable from Signal Cable; Acopian linear regulated 28 volt power supply

Music Preferences

World music; ethnic pop
Blues... mainly Stevie Ray Vaughan
Beatles
The Allman Brothers
Pink Martini
Ludivico Einaudi
Rockabilly
Surf music
Any well-recorded & mastered music!

Gender

Male

Gear-Fi

Elad FDM-S2 SDR Receiver

SDRplay RSPdx SDR receiver

AOR AR7030 Plus communications receiver, and Microtelecom Perseus SDR receiver (www.microtelecom.it/perseus)

My review of the original AOR AR7030 model: http://www.dxing.info/equipment/aor_ar7030.dx

My review of the Wellbrook ALA1530 active antenna: http://www.dxing.info/equipment/ALA1530-vs-RFPRO-1AReview.pdf

Eton E1XM Shortwave/AM/FM portable receiver

Antennas made by Wellbrook Communications (UK)

Occupation

Sr. Digital Designer at T-Mobile USA