Interests

Home theater - music/stereo equipment - listening to music - motor cycle riding.
Motor cycle rallies - vacations to warmer countries - boating - fishing - flying model airplanes - paddling.

Headphone Inventory

Denon AH-D5000 - LCD 2.2 - Hifiman He 6 with He-adapter - Koss porta pro - Bose quiet comfort 15 - Tritton 720+ 7.1 headphone for late night movie watching.

Headphone Amp Inventory

Argon HA1 with Firestone supplier - Line Magnetic 218 mini (tube amp) - Auralic Taurus MK2 - GD Audio Precision 1 (on loan from dealer), very promising on He 6.

Source Inventory

Rega Apollo 35 th anniversary SE cdp - Parasound Z-Dac - Sonos.

Cable Inventory

Chapter Audio 1 set balanced and 1 set single ended - Audioquest Colorado single ended - Jenving/Supra cables from speaker amp to He-adapter.

Power-Related Components

Monster HTS 1000 - Furutech Daytona 303 gt

Other Audio Equipment

Big rig: Ancient Audio Lektor Air cdp - Ancient Audio Single Six mono blocks - Yamaha RX-A3010 receiver - Oppo Bdp 95 - Samsung sat tuner - Modwright LS 100 preamp. Speakers: all Monitor Audio - front PL 300 - center PL 350 - surround GSFX - front presence Rxfx - sub GX 15. Cables: Kimber Monocle XL - Audioquest Colombia - Chapter Audio ++ - projector Mitsubishi 7800 HC 3d - screen 92"

Small rig: Contrast Audio AS3 Ref speakers - Line Magnetic Audio 216 IA tube amp - Audioquest Slate speaker cables (all combined with headphone rig.)

Audio-Related Tweaks

Self built panels to tame reflections and bass. Granite slabs under front speakers (PL 300)

Music Preferences

Blues - pop - some african for instance Hugh Masekela - Yousou N`dour.

Gear-Fi

Cars - Motor cyles - quality tools, hand and power. generally mechanical stuff.

Occupation

Build hydraulic couplers for offshore oil rigs worldwide.