khatch
Picky.......very picky (or so I'm told...repeatedly)
Location
SF Bay Area
Interests
Moving, watching, listening
Retro coffee bikes, simple rucksacks, photography, pop psychology, swimming, hiking, fishing, single-malt scotch
Headphone Inventory
Sennheiser HD58X
Meze 99 Classics (with 7N OCC Silver Plated Upgrade Cable)
Koss Porta Pro (x3 on KSC-75 ear clips)
AKG K3003i (stock silicone tips)
Beyerdynamic Xelento (SpinFit tips)
Sennheiser IE800 (stock silicone tips or custom Snugz)
ACS Emotion Studio Custom IEMs
ACS Evolve Studio Custom IEMs
Etymotic HF3 with custom ear molds

Gone: Etymotic ER4XR, AKG N5005, Dunu 2002J, Focal Elear, Audeze i20, ATH-W1000, Mr. Speakers Ether C , Beyerdynamic DT 1770 Pro, Shure SRH1540, Sennheiser IE800S, Sennheiser Momentum 2, Sennheiser Momentum In-Ear, Sennheiser CX5, Klipsch x20i, Oppo PM-1, Oppo PM-3, Sennheiser Momentum v. 1 & 2, Audio Technica ATH-AD2000, Sennheiser HD700, Philips Fidelio X2, Audio Technica ATH-W5000, Sony MDR-Z1000, Ultrasone Ed 8, Beyer Tesla T1, Audeze LCD-2 & 3, Sennheiser HD650 (new version), Sennheiser HD660S, Sennheiser HD650 (old version), Sennheiser HD800, Sennheiser HD600, ATH-W1000X, ATH-M50, ATH-A900, ATH-AD700, Beyer DT-880, Ultrasone Pro 900, Ultrasone HFI 2400, Grado SR225i, Grado SR325i, Grado RS-1, Grado PS-1000, Denon AH-D7000, Denon AH-D5000, Denon AH-D2000 (broken on delivery), Denon AH-D1001, AKG K701, Shure SE 530,Yuin G2A, Yuin G1A
Headphone Amp Inventory
Lehmann BCL
Dragonfly Red
Dragonfly Cobalt
Grace Massdrop m9XX

Gone: Wyred4Sound mINT, Peachtree iNova, Peachtree iDecco, Centrance DACMini PX, Audiolab M-DAC, Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus, Schiit Valhalla, Schiit Asgard, HeadAmp GS-1 w/DACT, Brocksieper EarMax Pro, Centrance DACMini, Violectric V200, Burson Audio HA-160, Headroom Balanced Desktop with DPS, NuForce HDP, Lovely Cube, Matrix M-Stage, Ortofon Hd-Q7
Source Inventory
AudioQuest Dragonfly (Red or Cobalt) + 160GB iPod with lossless files or Amazon UltraHD
Pure i-20 + 160GB of iPod lossless or Amazon ULtraHD

Gone PeachtreeAudio iDac, Cambridge Audio 840c CDP, Shanling CDP3000, Shanling PCD3000, TEAC PD-H300 Mk II CD player
Cable Inventory
Blue Jeans Cable Interconnects
Power-Related Components
Acoustic Research and Monster Power Conditioners
Other Audio Equipment
B&W MM-1 as nearfield computer speakers on my desk at both home and office
Audio-Related Tweaks
Any half-decent single-malt will improve the listening experience orders of magnitude more than a set of $500 interconnects. A very understanding spouse doesnt hurt either.
Music Preferences
Classical baroque and chamber music, jazz, blues guitar, folk, anthem rock (yes, the corny stuff)
Gender
Male
Occupation
Bean counter to the rich and nutty

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