Next week is Northern Cal's big audio show at the Westin SFO. Once again they'll have a dedicated headphone area call Headmasters which will be shared this year with vinyl vendors.   I'll be rolling Tape Project tapes at the Headamp booth and hope to see as many of you as last year. Here's...

Thanks to all the Headfi faithful for coming by and listening to the HeadAmp booth! I realize that tape isn't something for everybody but I'm always happy to share my rig with everyone. Pairing it with Justin's fantastic amps gives folks a chance to hear what's possible with great analog and...

Most of the tapes I'll have are ones from The Tape Project. Here's a link to what I have (but I don't plan on bringing all of them!). Just click on "catalog" and bear in in mind that the last few have yet to be released.   http://www.tapeproject.com/

I'll be manning the HeadAmp booth across the hall(?) from the meet all weekend. Justin will be providing a BHSE electrostatic amp and a GS-X Mkll dynamic amp. There will be a pair of Stax 009 and Omega ll 'stats along with several top tier dynamic cans.   Anybody who know's me from...

Anxiously waiting for impressions,..  

Many thanks to all the folks who organized this meet. It continues the tradition of great Bay Area meets that are the envy of the rest of the headphone loving world.   This year I was lazy (and still a little weak from a bout with the flu), and didn't haul my rig with me, but it was nice...

Yup,.. that Parker's was really something!   I forgot to mention that I did have a nice chat with Jude. After seeing how he winced at my mention of his appearance on Tekzilla (with Patrick Norton) I thought it was my duty to be sure that everyone has had a chance to see his CES 2012...

I'm glad that so many attendees enjoyed listening to my tape rig. I'm always happy to share what I feel is "audio heaven". But sometimes I assume that everybody knows what it's all about. There were a number of folks who had questions and I promised that I'd post a link to The Tape Project's...

Got home, unpacked and I thought I'd go ahead and start an impressions thread.   Another fantastic meet thanks to Cee Tee! And it's always a pleasure to have a lovely face to check in with,.. thanks also to Susan. It looked like most of the 100+ members who posted that they'd attend made...

Quote: Heck,.. share a table with that dick head! Just fooling. Mikey's family and I'd be honored to share. We should have plenty of space.  

Very cool Doc! I'm really looking forward to hearing the proto 300b preamp!

Hey CeeTee,..   I'll be bringing my tape rig but the amp/headphones is kinda up in the air for now.   Technics RS1500 reel to reel Bottlehead Tube Repro Tape Project tapes   I would prefer the "quiet" room and if possible and a spot on the outside end of the row of tables. I need...

Great pic's ASR!   I agree that this was quite different from a member driven CanJam which I'd still love to see happen again. In fact, there are some regional meets that are getting so big that they're getting to be more like CanJams of the past.   That said, I had a fantastic time and...

For any of you guys interested in getting a Smack amp, Doc is running a special that ends at the same time as RMAF. Here's a link to the deal;   http://www.bottlehead.com/smf/index.php/topic,2215.0.html

Quote: Steve's right on the money with this comment. Almost all exhibitors will be elated if they can avoid shipping gear back to their home bases. The cost of showing their gear at these shows is not trivial and when things start to wind down, thoughts of recouping these costs can...

I believe I'm one of the "un-named" members who will attend.   If you're on the bubble about coming to RMAF, here's a couple of incentives;   Craig from Eddie Current will have a prototype of the Electra electrostatic amp for us to try. It's a differential amp with 4 6sn7's driving 4...

I should be able to make a Feb meet. Probably just for Saturday though. Hopefully I'll have a new amp for the Jades by then too.

Hey guys, The Smack is getting really close to being ready for prime time. The output configurations and the switching is pretty amazing. If you're interested, here's a link to the development thread over on the Bottlehead forum. You'll notice that there's a "preproduction" pricing offer...

Quote: Don't overlook buying used tubes also. If you buy used ones from a dealer like Branden @ Tube World, you can be sure that it'll be good for at least half as long as an NOS one sometimes for a quarter of the price. You won't have to wait quite so long for "burn in" either. I usually...

It was great meeting you Sachu! After reading your impressions, I realized that I'd forgotten to mention the server set up that Doc had. Being familiar with the sound of the headphones/amp as well as Amarra, I have to say that his prototype DAC is sounding mighty sweet! I got a chance to hear...

My thanks to the Seattle area (and further) Headfiers for making an out of towner feel welcome to your group! I seems to me that this area's interest in headphone audio is on the upward curve and members like BigPoppa who puts out the time and effort to organize the meets have a lot to do with...

Right after you get off the ferry, make a left turn for the main drag in Winslow.There's lots of places there according to Doc (he's doing some set up right now).  

Looks like I'll be driving up to attend this meet. I've been meaning to visit DocB and check out his new digs but being the flake that I am, I've never made it. So, I'll be bringing my Tape Project/Electrostatic rig;   Technics RS1500 tape deck Bottlehead Tube Repro tape amp Home...

I'd like to jump on the "CeeTee for Mayor" bandwagon. You would've never guessed that this was his first meet organization (let alone his first meet period!). Things couldn't have run more smoothly. And what a nice guy. I only hope that he had a chance to "smell the roses" and reap some of the...

Quote: The hotel doesn't allow beer or any other adult beverages that weren't bought from or through them to be consumed in the hotel conference rooms. That's not to say that we haven't but you have to hide it from the hotel staff. We were caught after a meet a couple of times back and...