Interests

practicing / performing, motorcycling, bicycling, kayaking, yoga, live music performances
beer: microbrews and imports
progressive politics, human rights, food safety & environmental issues (see my twitter for more)

Headphone Inventory

Drop / Sennheiser HD-8xx w/ headband & ear cushion mods, w/ Periapt XLR4
Sennheiser HD-600 2x, 1 w/ Venus Audio cable, 1 w/ Periapt XLR4 - main pair for recording, editing, mixing
Sennheiser HD-580 - remote recording
Drop / Sennheiser HD58x Jubilee w/ Periapt XLR4 - casual listening
AKG K701 - work-owned, meh. i use my HD600!
Neumann NDH 20 - in-room recording
Sony MDR-7506 2x 1pr. work-owned - live sound, in-room recording, etc.
Sennheiser HD518 w/ Geekria upgraded cable - TV / casual listening, instrument monitoring
Sennheiser Momentum 2 in-ear wired - transit commute
Sennheiser Momentum in-ear wireless - transit commute
unbranded L22 Pro in-ear wireless - bicycle commute
wanted: Sennheiser HD820, HD800S

Headphone Amp Inventory

Audio-GD NFB-1 AMP - home studio, casual listening
Grace m905 - work
iFi iDSD nano - portable listening & editing
Loxjie P20 w/ upgraded tubes & power supply - home casual listening
Benchmark IFA-7 - remote recording

Source Inventory

Cambridge Audio Azur 851N, Oppo 103 (living room)
MoFi StudioDeck turntable w/ StudioTracker cart, PS Audio GCPH w/ custom outboard power supply (home studio)
Merging Pyramix DAW w/ Merging Hapi, Euphonix MA-713, miniDSP U-DIO8, Musician Pegasus DAC (home studio)
Merging Pyramix DAW w/ Merging Horus (work)
LG V60 ThinQ 5G Android phone w/ Quad DAC (commute)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ tablet w/ USB adapter > iDSD nano (home)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7FE tablet w/ USB adapter > Grace m905 (work)

Cable Inventory

Periapt XLR4 balanced Sennheiser cables
Venus Audio custom 6' Canare L-4E6S cable w/ Cardas HPSC connector for Sennheiser HD600
LaSpada King Cobra 10AWG
Mogami & home made XLR cables

Power-Related Components

APC Line-R 1200, Black Lion Audio PG-1, Furman M-8x (home studio)
dedicated 200A circuit! (work)

Other Audio Equipment

recording gear by Merging, Mytek, Euphonix, Benchmark, etc
mics from Schoeps, DPA, Neumann, Sennheiser, AKG, Royer, etc.
audio monitoring from B&W and Genelec

living room:
Cambridge Audio Azur 851N
Parasound A23+
B&W 802 Matrix w/ Sound Anchor stands
Synology NAS w/ DSD & PCM content
Oppo 103 just in case

Music Preferences

yes!
orchestral (work and home)
jazz
alternative
nearly everything else...

Gender

Male

Gear-Fi

vintage BMW motorcycles
saxophones, clarinet
MIDI wind controller, keyboards, sound modules
bass guitar stuff

Occupation

professional audio engineer

Twitter

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