In case it is of interest to anyone, there is a set of W1000's on Audiogon right now for $250:  http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrmoni&1297995433&/Audio-Technica-ATH-W1000-audio   Mine aren't for sale.  

Hi picklgreen, If you are going back tomorrow, my Espressivo headphone amp is now in the Electron Luv room on the third floor. Josh is using it as a line stage, but if you track me down I'll set it up for headphone listening. My W1000's are in his room too. Gary Dahl

picklgreen, If you set up a get-together for head-fi'ers during VSAC, I would be happy to bring my Espressivo and AT W-1000's.

Quote: Originally posted by vwap Hey Gary, THanks for bringing your amp. It was great to see the thing in action. My pleasure! I enjoyed the chance to have more people take a listen. Only a few people had heard it prior to this meet. I also enjoyed meeting head-fi'er's in...

I'm the one wearing a green Northern Exposure shirt. BTW, thanks for posting the pictures!

One thing to consider-- In most cases, a phono stage will not drive a power amp suitably by itself through a passive preamp. You might look for a preamp that has a built-in line stage. The other option would be using a power amp that has a volume control at its inputs. If you try to run a...

Good news, Lynn Olson also plans to attend. Lynn has written for Positive Feedbackand Voice Coil, and currently is technical editor for Vacuum Tube Valley. He designed for Audionics in the early days, but in recent years has created public-domain designs such as the Ariel loudspeaker, Amity and...

I voted Saturday too. Sunday isn't possible for me at all.

You will need an adapter. The 1/4" plug is there to stay. I don't have a particular adapter to suggest, however.

Hi radrd, Yesterday afternoon I called the USPS automated claim-status line to check on things. The recorded voice said that you and I had both been sent a letter asking for further information, but I haven't received such a letter as of yet. The voice went on to say that processing of my...

radrd, Yes, I meant the W1000 had the best performance at the frequency extremes. To my ears, the HD600 was a bit indistinct at the bottom and sort of "electronic"-sounding at the top. This was a problem with orchestral music. The bottom-end problem causes a loss of detail in the...

Interesting conversation here. I'm one of the folks who got all excited about the W1000 after buying them. After jumping up and down about them several times in print, I guess I took a break from Head-Fi because I was busy enjoying the music. I had an interesting session last weekend, where I...

If the other elements in the system provide a suitable environment (impedance relationships and gain structure), a transformer-based passive attenuator (using, for example, the Stevens & Billington TX-102) can provide fabulous results. I would go so far as to say it is the ultimate, in my...

Dan, Cool! It looks like March 1st might be a good date for me...I have rehearsal but it ends at noon. Thanks for your offer to host!

Hi guys, I'd be very interested in a Seattle meet, but my conducting schedule is really thick right now so it will be lucky for me if the chosen date/time is actually open. I would be happy to see that my Espressivo amp and W1000 headphones are available for people to listen to, even if I...