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Gender:

Male

Occupation:

Asia supplier source/qualification/development

Interests:

Grand-kids, Mom, Bicycles, Audio
China culture, ancient human development

Headphone Inventory:

er... just cheap things for travel..

Headphone Amp Inventory:

Schiit Fulla

Source Inventory:

Computer server: Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H, I5-4670t (2.3GB, 6MB L3), NOFAN CR-95c, 2x4 GB Corsair, TeraDak 210 ATX LPS, JCAT V2 USB card (Uptone LPS-1/LPS (with iFi DC iPurifier)), 32GB OS SSD (LPS), PS/2 mouse, USB keyboard, on-board video (monitor is powered off during play), 256+500GB SSD for primary music (all WAV files), SSD's use PPA red thin SATA cables and suspension blocks, (all SSD's use independent LPS's), WIN2012 and AO (4A, with USB optimization), JPlay6, Mini, Total Commander. Ultrastream/Hibernate (DAC Link@40hz, Buffer@1sec., Clock@10.0ms), PPA dual USB cable, Singxer UIP-1 USB isolator-PPA .5m USB-W4S Recovery(Uptone LPS-1/LPS with iFi DC iPurifier powers Recovery and UIP-1) , PPA 0.2M USB, SU-1 DDC/Uptone LPS-1/LPS (with iFi DC iPurifier), HDMI (Wireworld Starlight 5.2, 0.3M) i2S to Audio-GD NOS7.

Cable Inventory:

Morrow Audio SP6 speaker, Ghent XLR for tube path, various ACSS for SS path, XinDak and similar PC's. All DC power cables from Ghent Audio

Power-Related Components:

Yulong P18 Power Purifier Filter x 2
Xindak power filter/distributor x 3
Audio-GD HE-350 220V power regenerator for source components (DAC, Preamps)

Other Audio Equipment:

Audio-GD NOS7 DAC via ACSS> Audio GD Master 1 preamp via ACSS > Audio GD M3 power amp > M&D Ruby main speakers. Preamp also goes to MiniDSP-HD/LPS (40 hz LowPass) to 2 Pioneer powered subs.. Optional XLR tube path preamp available using Musical Paradise MP-710.

Audio-Related Tweaks:

Dedicated 1 person 4.3m x 3.3m room with high ceiling
Homemade and commercial room diffusion and absorption tweaks
Herbies vibration control products, Ingress Audio roller blocks on the tube pre.
No wall-wart switching PS.

Music Preferences:

Prog rock (Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Yes, Pink Floyd etc.)
Rock from 70's 80's and a little bit of everything else.