Yep!!

USA. I'd listen to Utada's FANTOME album, especially the collaboration track with Shiina Ringo, due to the wonderfully complex blend of vocals and instruments in the songs she comes up with, songs that reward multiple listenings with the best headphones.

CanJam 9/30/2023 I As you move from the main floor to the side rooms, you'll see bigger amps, bigger headphones, and more seats occupied for a longer time due to the quieter listening environments. It's a good way to take a break from looking at each row of products in the main floor to give...

CanJam 9/30/2023 H One of the nice things about CanJam is you will come across brands you've never heard of before. That's FatFreq for me, and their Sakura has got to be this year's top IEM pick for me. Smooth, excellent across a broad range of music that I listen to, lively, never fatiguing...

CanJam 9/30/2023 G Once you've gone to CanJam enough times, you know which vendors you've tried before and which products are new, so it's easy to skip and save time (eg. I've tested Hifiman and Sennheiser gear before). Bruel and Kjaer is one of those unique booths where they're not selling...

CanJam 9/30/2023 F Etymotic ER4SR. Wow, for $300~ and a super-light and tiny driver in a tiny tube, amazing performance. Not big and heavy like the other IEM. Very nice across most music types that I listen to, with a touch of britleness and shreekiness at the high volumes needed on the main...

CanJam 9/30/2023 F Warwick was the only vendor with their own sound booth on the main floor. Smart move to allow visitors to hear their products in a quieter environment. FIIO undoubtedly had the coolest desktop music play with their vertical format cube that has a nice, tall display for cover...

CanJam 9/30/2023 E World of IEMs vs Headphones. None of the 'popular' low-end brands like JLabs here, and fewer wireless models than I seem to recall from years ago when CanJam overflowed into the outdoor tent. One of the must brings with you are clean tissues or alcohol wipes (Zeiss...

CanJam 9/30/2023 D A lot of Chinese companies (apparently based on the salespeoples talking amongst themselves) here...or maybe I'm mistaken? In any case, they've got a lot of gear to test and try out. One of my fun combos was the MoonDrop Venus connected to the TA20 Plus and XD05 Pro. A...

CanJam 9/30/2023 C Tested a bunch of headphones and earphones at CanJam, and because sound is subjective, I'll only point out the 2 to 3 that really makes me happy as a starting point for others. Listen to vocals, ballads, J/K-pop, modern music, jazz - so Utada to Adele to Twice to Dua Lip...

CanJam 9/30/2023 B General photos of the main floor with a quick walkaround after picking up the yellow wristband at the CanJam table in the hallway. You can visit the other smaller rooms without the wristband, but will need it to enter the main floor where most vendors are. Show your QR code if...

CanJam 9/30/2023 A Driving to the Irvine Marriot was easy enough even though Google Maps sometimes loves absurd routing. It is 30~ minutes by foot from the outside Airport parking just north of John Wayne for those that have found the Marriott lot full or want to try and save more money...

Saturday / Sunday weather low 70s. Rain expected although light in SoCal usually. Plastic bag everything valuable to be safe (unless you've got waterproof headphones) if you're walking from John Wayne. Those coming from lax can add 30-60 minutes to their commute should it be moderate. Heavy...

I wonder if part of this event will be outside in tents like pre-covid because the airshow is held at the same time (https://pacificairshowusa.com). Might make headphone testing more difficult with jets flying by since my home is about 12km away, which is about the same as CanJam, and every...

Audio pipeline removes music frequencies If this is indeed true, no wonder it can be hard to get good audio out of laptops with certain frequencies deleted!

2021 socal food thread Don't forget to look up and chat about interesting restaurants in the SoCal food thread - tons of recommendations. Money. Lots of money =D 1. Your standard portable audio player and music, along with type favorite headphones/earphones for comparison. E.g. A ton of the...

Tiny versus years past, very skippable if you've been yearly and simply wait for the return of Big Canjams. Missing a ton of vendors from past years. Can be worth it if you're new and never tried many of the cans in person.

Ok! Almost there! CineGear reminded me today since it's happening same week as CanJam: What "specifically" is needed for proof of vaccination as the final, show requirement to enter CanJam? E.g. Cinegear says "A physical vaccination card, a picture of it, or a digital record is...

Airbnb? It's OC and tons of really nice homes. Obviously, cheaper deals, too, if that's what you're after.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/canjam-socal-2019-impressions-thread.909385/page-2 See photos Or video Busier than this later in the afternoon, not so busy in the morning start.

If it's like other recent, big events in OC I've been to, my bet is 2/3rds normal. Some normally attending just won't take the risk.

Nhk reports simulations that show windows down a crack to allow fresh air flow in significantly reduces covid circulation within the car.

For those coming earlier in the week to OC, there's 2 big events going on of interest. Cinegear LA - 24th, 25th expo For anyone who wants to see, feel, and test out all the major A/V and lighting gear used by Hollywood, including wireless set headphones, monitors, and mics, Cinegear LA Expo is...

<$1 foam earplugs. Or NC cans to rest the ears on the floor.

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