I use velour pads. I don't remember the brand though. maybe it's Dekoni. I tried stpad but didn't like it. Mostly for comfort and getting a good seal.

Always bring your source so you know how it would sound with equipment you have. Tips, many will provide new tips or clean with alcohol wipes. you can bring your own wipes too.

Yay, i'll be attending... again... Driving all the way down to Irvine.. again.. LOL. I think this is the first year I have no looked at any news or videos on gear that's been coming out. I want to see if my opinions are different than if I was to do research on a product, get tainted by other's...

compared to what? These are reference headphones. they sound like your typical references headphones. Still great today considering how old it is but there are plenty of headphones that will outperform this. The best analogy I can give the CD900ST is like the Honda S2000. Old but can still hang...

Well, here's my setup I'll be taking this year. Slightly modified (again) from last year but is the best setup for me to real quickly test other gear with the sound I'm familiar with (that's portable...) What gear are you all taking?

yeah, well I had the same issue last year, third_eye called them up and resolved it pretty quickly. Call me crazy but I don't like to call in because with my luck, human error plays a role often. the canjam prior to covid, they screwed up my dates and my name and they didn't want to fix my...

I was going to book a hotel room. You can't seem to choose between king or double. Is that something we can have the option to choose? Right now, it looks like they will randomly assign you one or the other.

I still think the HA2 is one of the prettiest but if you're looking for sound quality, I would not get it. I guess it would also depend on what source and what headphones you are planning on using it with. Most of the stuff I use are easy to drive stuff and my source is just my old...

not worth it unless you are a collector. IMO.

The HA2 none SE was my first portable combo .. mine still works but battery only lasts for about 3 hours now.

They recently (2 years ago??)opened up a 2nd location\office in Akihabara. I haven't been yet since the last time I went, they were still building it up. Fun place to go through.

yes, i speak Japanese. Used to visit a lot too.. which is how I got my hands on my 900ST so early. I was probably one of the only ones in North America that had one at the time. The times before Amazon and Google, where eBay just started and was still only in North America, and buying stuff...

the subtitle translation is a bit off but i get what you're saying.

Interesting observation. I haven't really come to the same or similar conclusion with current line up of sony except when I heard the SS-NA series speakers. But those were also paired with a Sony amp. I don't have any sony amps for my setup right now. Wondering if the sony amp is doing what you...

That's cool. The idea that we agree to disagree is what makes things fun and interesting.

Clearing things up - Starting with the V7 vs 900ST V7 is NOT the same as 900ST although the V7 was a version of the original 900 (non-ST) with slight differences in the build but the driver was the same and tuning was similar to the original CD900. CD900ST debuted in the late 80's but was not...

I can't speak to the K371 but the 7510 to me was just a darker and more comfortable version of the 7506. I really don't like the 7506 but I still have a pair. Also any monitoring headphones really aren't going to have any soundstage. They are all designed to be very narrow ... for monitoring...

correct, they are not the same. I've been ordering through Japan but every once in a while I would see the real thing on ebay. A friend of mine just emailed E-Earphone in Japan and arranged to get the pads shipped overseas a couple of years ago. Funny thing is because the 7506 is more a US...

I too drove from LA, actually a bit more northwest of LA but I enjoyed the OC location. True there are not a lot of places to eat within immediate walking distance but a couple of minutes by car and there were far better selections than the LA location so in that sense, I enjoyed this year's...

My experience this year wasn't as good as prior actually. I felt like there were more impatient people and some were just downright rude. It was a little disappointing too, especially the booths on the back all, where there were many non-English speaking people representing the company and some...

yeah sure, always fun to meet people in person.

Coffee at hotel's usually aren't that great.. but then again, i'm kind of a coffee snob according to some. lol. HD600's are cool to bring but keep in mind that the place will be loud so open back headphones, no matter how well you know it's sound signature, will make it hard to gauge the product...

ohhhhhhhh

What is the SP1KM? i don't think I'm Familiar with that. I think my setup is going to the be same as prior years. my phone with Oppo HA-2, Dita Answers for IEM and CD900ST for headphones. Might bring by AB switch to test out some DAPs and Amps but having the proper cables and adapters can get...