Quote: I am planning to attend.  

Quote:   I am crying. Beethoven was deaf, Tchaikovsky did not have absolute ears, but stil was the best conductor of his time (for instance, the conductor on the official opening night of Carnegie Hall).   How dare they to do something in music without "audiophile" ears?!

Need a player for lossless sound only, never video, etc. Don't need sophisticated library tools or interface. Just a player. Both candidates have significant cons: Rocoo-A - 4Gb only, S:Flo2 is large (already too much stuff in my pockets, I hate to wear anything on my belt) and there are...

No date yet?

Quote: Originally Posted by tim3320070 Kingwa is the owner and designer (someone correct me if I'm wrong) of Audio-gd. Very responsive and helpful person. I've had him respond a 1:00am his time. You have to work around his english but it's fine. Thank you. Does he have a...

Who is Kingwa, you ask about Audio-gd? I am going to buy Compass, so I need a point of contact

Quote: Originally Posted by Trav AKG 401....if you can find one...I'm looking for one also. During the meet I tried AKG 501 and AKG 701 and liked AD2000 more. I am really ready to convince myself to buy AD2000. What I am doing right now is trying to understand what setup I...

Quote: Originally Posted by REB So did you get the ad2000s? Once you've had them, there is no turning back . No, I did not . I need to prepare myself (and after that my wife) to that expenses - you know I expected to spend $300 on headphones. Then I need to understand what to...

A brief update. I prepared a CD of 17 tracks: Ray Charles, Mozart - Symphony No. 40 I and III. , Count Basie at Newport - Evenin', Jessye Norman, Aretha Franklin, Cecilia Bartoli, Jose Carreras, Betty Carter, Tina Turner, Jodie Holland, and Mussorgsky - Night On Bald Mountain. Went to NYC...

Thanks to everyone who helped me. I had a great time. The only problem is after figuring out what I want to have ... No, that was reasonably, easy, the problem is how much it costs...

So no changes in the location? Will be driving. If it is possible to listen AKG601, AD900, and AD2000? Will bring a pile of (classical and jazz) CDs to test.

Only 420 miles to drive? Will definitely try!

There are no AKG K501 on eBay right now. Frankly speaking I don't want to wait. I have nothing against buying used online: I bought used L - lens several times more expensive than the discussed headphones. But I don't want to wait. As of my budget while I earn money for living I am reasonable...

Looks like HD650 is outside of my budget. As of DT880 I see PRO and non-PRO versions as well as 80ohms and 250ohms (total 4 choises). What are your recommendations? I am browsing this forum now and I see that for classical music there are recommendations of Audio-Technica ATH-AD900 and AKG...

Quote: Originally Posted by REB Will you be using an amp? Yes, definitely.