Do you guys feel the Harrison attenuators are too long? I looked at the pics (the one with Schiit DAC) and boy it is really long! I don't think it is gonna fit my setup - I don't have much space behind the DAC, and putting it on the crack side might not work too (even with the L adapter).  ...

Sent some money to blitxgene. Thanks a lot for organizing it! Though I did not get to try HD800 or some LCD2, that was a really good meet. Definitely should do again in the future.   So I guess I managed to convince some people to get some HD600 and some crack?  I was surprised by the tiny...

Can't wait for the Stax..! 

I think I'll dig up my adapter, buy a nos tube, and try 6sn7 once more. I swear I wasn't impressed with the 6sn7 tubes I tried sometime ago (and decided to stick with 12au7). But since people keep saying so, well.. I do hope I am missing something. 

Bottlehead Crack? 

You can buy a pair and sell one if you must. I did that and ended up keeping both, though, so be careful..  Looks like vacuumtubes.net has some 5998's. But I have to say I have no experience with them, I got mine NOS from a headfier sometime ago.

Quote: Quote: Damn.. I need to learn how to finish wood.. 

Quote:   You might be right about ODAC, since I heard DAC doesn't affect the sound as much as amps do when you're past certain price. But I imagine the HD800 will benefit from better amps. The O2 is not bad, but IMHO my HD600 sounds much better with a Bottlehead Crack (which I own) than...

There are several adapters of different brand/seller you can get from ebay. Unfortunately those ships from China, so be patient..    To be honest, I don't quite like my crack paired with 6sn7's as much as I like it with Telefunken 12au7. Also for all the 6sn7's I have tried (mostly Tung Sols...

I have not tried the Qinpu, but I really like my HD600 with the crack (and I know I am not the only one ). Look around for existing threads, you might find more information there.

With the appropriate adapter, yes you can roll in 6SN7. I have tried it myself.

Quote:   I will be driving from Ann Arbor.

Well yeah.. If you have amp(s), dac(s), laptop, and a number of cans, how would you walk around with those?  If you don't need a table, then that's great!

Yeah I was thinking maybe asking people to PM their real name (+ whoever coming along) and making name tags may make a cheap solution. Plus it is easier to get to know each other!

On a more serious note, how many people are we expecting so far? Is the room big enough? Looking at the size of the table on earlier pictures, I won't be surprised if some people ended up occupying 2 seats for their gear (not me, though).   Also, does the facility has free access for public...

Quote:   Somebody please buy his AD2000X, quick! 

Quote:   That is something I am interested to know, too. Subscribed. 

Quote:   +2, and I actually own the amp 

Quote:   Would love to really see that in the meet. 

If you are patient enough, you can find some HD600s (very good condition) for below $300 both on the FS forum and on ebay. Sometimes HD650s get close to $300 too. Just saying. 

If you don't mind getting used, I recommend sennheiser HD600/650. I love my HD600 for jazz. And they should go with you a long way since they scale well with amps.

You should try bottlehead crack. Search around the forum and you'll see why..

Whoa that is a lot of people (and gears)!  Being in the front-page does really help..   I am still in. I can bring a pair of HD600, a HRT Music Streamer II+ usb dac, and, wait for it, a Bottlehead Crack amp!! Get your hd6xx/800 ready!  I might also bring the S.E.X amp if I decided to build...

That makes me want to build the S.E.X, sounds like gonna be fun.... No, no!! Must.. resist.. temptation...

You should thank the ebay seller instead  Bad tube is a very common problem. It is a good idea to have some spare tubes lying around, just in case..