Interests

Cars, watches, pens, cameras, traveling.

Headphone Inventory

Audio Technica ATH-L3000 with stock cable,
Audio Technica ATH-L3000 with APS V3 cable,
Audio Technica ATH-W5000,
Audio Technica ATH-EW9,
Audio Technica ATH-W11JPN (the lost art!)
Audio Technica ATH-ESW10JPN (limited edition)
Denon AH-D7000
Grado HP-1000/HP1 in APS v3 recable
Grado HP-1000/HP2 NOS
Grado HP-1000/HP3 (with HP2 driver upgrade)
Grado PS-1 (matt finish),
Grado RS-1 (with button)
Grado RS-1 (Vintage, brown leather headband);
Grado GS-1000 in APS v3
Grado HHF-1 Headphile Ebony modd, Silver Max cable
Grado HF-2 s/n 202
Sennheiser HD650 (balanced by Equinox)
Sennheiser HD650 (RAL Paradise recabled) Sennheiser HD650 cable in 18g JenaLabs Ultrawire
Sennheiser HD650 w v3 balanced cable by APS
Sennheiser HD650 Paradised balanced cable by RAL
Sennheiser HD800 w v3 balanced cable by APS
Sennheiser PX100
Sony Qualia 010 (medium, red pads)
AKG K701 (balanced by Equinox),
AKG K701 (Single end Paradise by RAL),
AKG K501, in ALO Jenalabs Ultrawire,
AKG K304, modified and recabled in APS V3,
AKG K1000 recabled by APS v2
AKG K1000 recabled by APS v3
AKG K1000 NOS recabled by APS v3 (nylon sleeve)
AKG K1000 recabled in Jena Labs Ultrawire 22g
Beyerdynamic Manufacture DT880 @ 600ohm and APS v3 balanced,
Beyerdynamic DT48E recabled in APS V3
Beyerdynamic T1
JVC Victor HP-DX1000,
Ultrasone Edition 9 (stock),
Ultrasone Edition 9 in APS V3
Ultrasone Edition 9 in Jena Labs 22g
Ultrasone Edition 8 in APS V3
HiFiMan HE5
Shure E4C,
ETY ER-4P/S with custom mould
Yuin PK1,
JH Audio JH13 Pro,

Got but not forgotten :
ATH-900LTD, Grado GS-1000, Shure E5c, B&O A8, AKG 240 Anniversary Edition, Alessandro MS2i,
HP-1000/HP2 w APS v2 recable,
HP-1000/HP1 in JGUWBRC,
Sony MDR-F1,
Ultrasone HFI-780 modd by ALO & in 18g JenaLabs Ultrawire (a.k.a. ALO780J),

Hit List :
- Grado Labs PS1000

Headphone Amp Inventory

Woo Audio WA5 (maxxed out, WE300B),
E.A.R. HP-4,
Rudistor RB010 MKII (Deep Black)
Earmax Anniversary Edition,
TriadAudio LISA III Expedition customed woody,
Xin Reference (22,000 uF Cap, Nov 2007),
LaRocco Audio Pocket Reference II (Black Gate & AD744 upgrade) w PSR power supply,
Diablo (out of order, being repaired in Europe),
RSA SR-71A Black Bird
SPL Phonitor
HeadRoom Ultra Desktop with Desktop Power Supply
SAC KH-1000 (for AKG K1000)
ALO Amphora Bird's Eye Special Edition (s/n 04/10)
Blue Circle Custom "FLO" Headphone Amp
DNA Sonett (international 220V a.c. version)
Goldpoint Headphone Pro-V (version 5)
Burson Audio HA160 (updated version March 2010)
i-Qube V2

Counting the days.........
- Eddie Current Balancing Act (PX4/300B version)
- Pico Slim
- Harmony Design EAR90 (balanced input, ELMA stepper version)

Wish List :
Phil LaRocco new Triad HeadCode
Phil LaRocco new ValveCode

Gone but not forgotten :-
Shellbrook Labs Ascent Signature II,
Opera Audio Consonance Cyber 20,
RSA Raptor
RSA Hornet (original, non-M)
Lehmann Audio Black Cube Linear,
Graham Slee Solo Monitor Class with PSU1,
Little Dot II,
Little Dot Micro Tube,
Xin SuperMarco III v6,
Xin SuperMini III,
Xin SuperMicro III,
Xin SuperMarco IV (latest Nov 2007 update)
Qables iQube (v1) (really good and cool)
LISA XP + LLP (all Black)
WooAudio WA6 - lovely amps!
Headamp GS-X (Black) - I am missing this!
Earmax Silver Edition
Meier Audio Corda Symphony (Black)
Headamp Pico w/DAC (Black)
Graham Slee Voyager
Naim Headline2 with NAPSC-2 (really sweet amp!!)

My nightmare !!
LaRocco Audio Diablo (worked only for 5 hours)
Valab HA-1 low impedance version
Valab NOS DAC 2009 version

Source Inventory

CD Players :
- Emm Labs CDSA SE 2008 version,
- Bel Canto CD2 + DAC3 Underwood HiFi Level 3 Mod
- Nagra Concept CDP
- Chord Blu + Chord QBD76
- Meridian F80 (all in one)

DAC :
- Wadia iTransport (ASi modified)
- Chord QBD76
- StyleAudio TOPAZ (USB + Toslink)
- Wavelength Cosecant V3 USB DAC
- Bel Canto DAC3 (level 3 mod Underwood HiFi)
- Headamp Pico USB DAC
- Empirical Audio Overdrive DAC Signature edition with SuperClock4 upgrade
- Devilsound DAC 2.0 USB DAC + TODX2
- Lavry DA-11 (on the way)

DAC / Headphone Amp combo:
- HeadRoom Ultra Desktop & HeadRoom DPS
- StyleAudio TOPAZ
- iQube v2 USB DAC + Headphone Amp
- Lavry DA11 (coming soon)

Portable Source:
iPod Classic 160G,
iPod 5G 80G,
iPod Nano (8G),
iPod Nano (4G),
iPod Shuffle (1G),
Mac PowerBook (80G)
Mac PowerBook (250G)

Gone but not forgotten:
G4 iMod (stolen),
April Music Stello DA100,
Zhaolu D2.C (custom mod.),
Elekit TU-881 CD Player,
Marantz SA14 CD Player (super-mod),
Musical Fidelity A3.5 CD Player,
Musical Fidelity kW SACD Player,
Shanling PCD300A,
Lavry DA-10
Benchmark DAC1 USB
Meier Corda Symphony
Meier Corda StageDAC
Grace Design M902

Cable Inventory

Interconnects:
Acrolink 7N-A2070 XLR,
Acorlink 6N-D5050II RCA
Gabriel Gold Rapture RCA
Gabriel Gold Revelation MKII,
Gabriel Gold Revelation MKI,
Gabriel Gold Extreme MK1, MK2,
Gabriel Gold Eden,
Audience Au24e,
KAS Audio Maestro,
Crystal Cable Micro, Reference, Ultra
Furutech Audio Reference III
Kimber Select KS-1036 RCA
Kimber Select KS-1130 XLR
Kimber Select KS-1121 XLR
KCI Silkworm MKII RCA
Nordost Quattro Fil XLR 1.5m, 3.0m
MAC Palladium,
Awesound Simply Gold,
Balanced Power Technology IC-SL,
Zu Gede II,
Audio Art IC-3,
Black Mountain Cable Pinnacle Gold, etc.

For my iPod: Qables GoldCap, and RAL Paradise - simply the best

Power-Related Components

Distribution / filter :
IsoTek GII Mini Sub,
Furutech eTP80,
PS Audio Duet,
PS Audio Noise Harvester,
Quantum ElectroClear QRT-1,
Isol-8 MainLine 2, Sine powerbars,...etc.

Power Cords :
Audience Power Chord,
Black Sand Cable Violet Z1, ZII,
Revelation Audio Labs Precept II,
Acrolink P4030,
MoonAudio Black Dragon,
Virtual Dynamics David 2.0,
Blue Circle power cords
Crystal Cable Reference,.....etc. too many to list

Other Audio Equipment

CD Improvements:
Furutech RD-2 Demagnetiser,
Ringmat Statmat CDi Blue,
NanoTec Systems NESPA#1 Optical Disc Finaliser
Herbie's Audio Lab (The Black Hole, Grungebuster2)
CD Improver (the lathe),

Audio-Related Tweaks

Quantum Symphony Pro EMF Stablizer;
Machina Dynamica Brilliant Pebbles (various sizes), Machina Dynamica Clever Little Clock,
Hagermann FryBaby DC Cable Cooker,
.... and a lot more little toys.

Music Preferences

jazz, classical, Instruments, smooth pops, ambient, country & folks, R&B, new age.