Interests

Music and video concerts, Bourbon Whiskey, Cuban cigars, good espresso coffee, photo, and good food...

Headphone Inventory

Currently own: Fostex TH-X00, the 3 of a perfect pair, Purple Heart, Mahogany, and Ebony, Rudistor Chroma MD-1 and MD-2 (thinking on selling them, but they sound so good, unfortunately open headphones are not my cup of tea), IEM Klipsch Image X-10 and X-5, Etymotic ER3SE, and Koss Portapros (several versions including the last limited black and gold)...
Owned in the past: CD-3000, SA-5000, HD-580, HD-600, MDR-7506, Ultrasone Edition 9 and 7, Proline 2500 and 750, Sleek SA-6 IEM...Have heard mainly all big boys in town, of course everyday there is a new model, but at least "the classics"...

Headphone Amp Inventory

Currently own: RPX-33 MKII customized personal edition, RPX-31 (the only one in existence), Linearossa W3 amp/DAC...owned in the past: FiiO E18, PPA, W1, XJ-03 both versions, Perreaux SHX-1 (nice little amp), Creek OBH-1, MG-Head OTL MKII, Antique Sound Labs limited edition hybrid as well...
Have heard, mainly all Rudistor, some of the Ray Samuels, Singlepower, Corda, Headroom, Woo, commercial releases, and Grado creations, also the Melos moded by Carlo, Buze Cary 300B, RKV, Micro ZOTL, and the majority of the Gilmore designs (various versions), electrostatic and dynamic, the mighty Orpheus System, Stax, and and some others...I'm not an expert by far...but I have a decent idea of what to expect from headphone listening....Fostex Rocks so far...!!!!

Source Inventory

Sony NC555-ES, OPPO BPD-83SE x 2 ...an LG V20, now an LG V60 4 DAC's...

Cable Inventory

Blue Jeans Cables, Quail Hospital Grade shielded power cords, homemade headphone extension 25' canare starquad and Neutrik...

Power-Related Components

A couple of UPS just in case there is a blackout, keep on listening....

Other Audio Equipment

Teac Distinction AI-1000 integrated amp...a dream come true, no tones, no balance, just pure amplified bliss. And this replaced my Marantz PM8003 integrated amp, that previously replaced the PM7200 Class A sibling, feeding a pair of Axiom M80v2 floorstanders, and a Velodyne DEQ-12R sub...unfortunately now I have a new very disturbing neighbor giving me hard time because of the music (solved with the Fostex in the house)....

Audio-Related Tweaks

Well in order to listen music properly you need to be in the mood, so do not forget a Whiskey on the rocks, a nice cigar, a cup of nice espresso, and if you can find one, a nice MUTE lady massaging your back (and no talking)....

Music Preferences

All Rock genres, Blues, Jazz, Jazz Rock, NAM...

Gender

Male

Occupation

Project Manager, CNC programmer, Civil engineer...