Quote: Originally Posted by nspindel LOL!!! Maybe a small nuclear reactor in the basement..... Actually, a nuclear reactor wouldn't be very good. It is about impedance and in particular frequency response of impedance, not about total power. Car batteries are great: The fact that...

Let's assume they are really just a cheap knockoff of the Beyer, with terrible sound. In that case, someone should buy a pair, and bring it to Head-FI meets. First to amuse people with. Second, to recalibrate and remind ourselves how good our life really is. You go to a Head-FI meet, and people...

I'll make it really short, it's late. This was my first headphone meet. Disclaimer: I have been listening to Sennheisers for a long time, and I'm a classical music kind of guy, who only cares that he can hear the music clearly - it doesn't have to be nice. I'm also in the market for an amp and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Yellowjacket I'll probably head to a driving range down the road about 4 miles away during the day to take a break. Anyone wanna join me? :S In case sportswomen and -men are interested, there is also a shooting range a short way up 101: Reed's Indoor...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sleestack Any help with setup and cleanup is welcome. Thanks. Suggestion: A few days before the event, post a suggested time/location where volunteers shall assemble to help with setup. Cleanup is easier: volunteers can just hang around at the end of...

I'll be there. All the interesting stuff I have to offer to bring is a generic HD600, and a HD280. Boring, I know. How do we work the software? I could take all my favorite test tracks, and put them together in a CD in MP3 format (something like VBR averaging at 300 or 400 kbit/s), for all...

I see that no location has been determined yet. I know a reasonable meeting hall in Felton: The Community Hall there. Depending on the size of the crowd, we can use either the large auditorium (2000 sqft plus stage, easily fits 100-140 people), or the smaller meeting room there (about 900...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tyll Hertsens Speaking of stacking there is a third product in the line due out this summer called the Micro Switch. It will usually sit at the bottom of the stack and allow you to switch between the Micro DAC, two other analog sources and a telephone handset...

Your suggestions are mostly on the jazz / rock / blues / electronic side. What is there as similar reference recordings on the classical side? You have to distinguish quite a few genres. There is the solo instruments (single piano being maybe one of the hardest to record well), small...

Quote: Originally Posted by philodox I would say that the two models that make the most sense for the money are the HD580 and the HD650. I did not find the HD600 to be a large upgrade over the HD580... certainly not enough to justify the cost. Respectfully disagree. About a year...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tyll Hertsens ... SF Bay Area, Sat, Aug 6, day Two weeks before my birthday. I need to tell my wife about this new development: She'll have no problem picking out a gift.

I was never a stanford student, but I did a summer internship there (> 20 years ago), and was an employee for many years, so is this enough qualification to join the fun (if it fits into the schedule)? Let me know via PM or email at ralph at lr dot los-gatos dot ca dot us once concrete dates...

I hope anyone (in particular from Headroom) is still reading this ancient thread. I just discovered it when doing a web search for the coda and overture. By they way, wonderful discussion here (both this forum in general, and this thread in particular. On the question whether to optimize...