Sweet.  I live in Bothell and I will be there!   Here's what I can bring: - Schiit Valhalla 2 - Schiit Vali - W4S DAC-1 - Senn HD800 w/Anax mod (purple/gold Q-Audio cable... go Huskies!) - Senn HD580

Has anyone noticed the update to the main LCD-2 photo on Audeze's front page?  It's been updated, and seems to show what's been discussed here - a different wood and the angled connector (although here instead of chrome, it appears black... which looks much better IMHO).  All in all it looks...

I've uploaded some photos I took from the meet.  Too many to post inline so I put them here on Flickr.     And thank you for organizing this Gil, it was nice to see you again!  And thank you to FPE for hosting the event and giving the fascinating tour of your facilities.  Very well done! 

My new setup I put together last year is a Burson HA-160 and Audio-Gd DAC-19 DF.  Still the same Senn HD580 cans.  Shall I bring?   Never brought a setup to a meet before. Do I need to bring my own power strips or are they provided?  Anything else I need to consider?

Hi Gil, I read about the meet - definitely want to come and check it out.  Please add me to the list too!  Look forward to seeing you again.

Wow, I almost missed this thread.  Thanks so much to Big Poppa for pointing this thread out to me.  I came last year and had a wonderful time.   I don't have much interesting gear at all to offer, all I have to bring is a HR Bithead and a Denon D2000 my wife got me for Christmas last year. ...

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Quote: Originally Posted by bgstern Holy crap - my AC broke down yesterday. I consider myself very lucky that it waited until the super hot days were over to give out!! Son of a @#$%! My furnace repair is going to cost me the money I had finally saved for an amp for my HD650.

"New World Man" - Rush

Holy crap - my AC broke down yesterday. I consider myself very lucky that it waited until the super hot days were over to give out!!

Blue Savannah - Erasure

Do a Search in the forum for "impedance" and you'll get lots of good info. Here's a good one I found: Explaining Heaphone Impedance and Sensitivity and what it means. - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio In a nutshell, if you're not going to be getting a headphone...

I think they're a pretty good value, although if you're looking at a low impedance phone like the 595, it's not necessary. I own a Bithead, and I like it a lot. It's a value amp/DAC, so don't expect major sonic improvements, but you should notice some. For me the greatest use for the Bithead is...

Lacuna Coil (oh damn, it ends with the same letter)

In general, an open headphone will allow a lot of sound from the environment in, and will leak a lot of what you're listening to out. A closed headphone will typically have more isolation from the environment and will leak less sound out. In terms of sound quality, open headphones are typically...

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The Compass is a little out of the price range (almost 400 shipped). I heard it at a local meet and thought it was a pretty good, definitely a good value for the price. I'm considering getting one. Do you require either a desktop or portable amp? HR makes their Total Bithead amp/DAC for...

A litle more information would be helpful here to make a good recommendation: - What type of music do you listen to? - Is it acceptable or not that sounds leaks out badly (ie open back) - Will you have a good amp to adequately power it? I have several Senn phones. I currently have a 650...

Great, that's what I was hoping to hear. I exchanged a couple emails with Joe and seemed nice enough. Seems a good way to save $30 getting a Compass in the US.

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We bought AC for our house 8 years ago. Everyone said we were crazy and were wasting our money. But it was worth it, and this week has been no exception. We had the neighborhood over last night to chill out and eat ice cream. It peaked at 106 where I live (east of Mill Creek). I checked when...

I was hoping someone wise here could offer me some advice or suggestions. I am in the market to purchase a desktop amp, or an amp/DAC combo. My budget is around $400. I have access to a cheap 0404 USB so I could use that as DAC and just spend on a higher quality amp, or I could get an...