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[Muinarc]

I had a great time talking music and gear with everyone. Big thanks to funch for bringing out the Garage1217 amps!

 

[Bansaku]

As always looked like a blast! I was happy to see the vintage Pioneer receiver as I am a (huge) fan myself; It's something that seems like sacrilege to some Head-fiers so good on whoever brought that beauty! And that record player, wow that looks awesome, and expensive. Would have loved to grab that Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden album and give it a whirl. Anyway, good show!
 
What was with all the HD598s? Were they door prizes?
 

 

[HideousPride]

My people! Senn HD 598s everywhere, I am so very happy to see that. Been moving around but still have tons of friends and family in AZ. Would definitely like to make a meet sometime if I get the chance.

 

[funch]

Forgot to thank Jeremy at Garage 1217 for letting me bring the amps to our meet. He said he would love to make our next one. Just bad timing
for him this time.

 

[Destroysall]

  What was with all the HD598s? Were they door prizes?

It was the craziest thing, I had no idea how many 598 lovers there were in AZ. Might join the ranks myself. Great headphone!

 

[Bansaku]

  It was the craziest thing, I had no idea how many 598 lovers there were in AZ. Might join the ranks myself. Great headphone!

That is awesome!
 

 

[1manband]

  It was the craziest thing, I had no idea how many 598 lovers there were in AZ. Might join the ranks myself. Great headphone!

I have to say, even though I've listened to a lot of higher end gear the HD598's are a pretty sweet set of cans. I paid $270 for mine almost two years ago (I believe) and they're an even better deal at $180 on Amazon these days. That's not what they're selling for at the moment, but I've seen them that cheap recently.

 

[mangel312]

Man I would have loved to test out some Garage 1217 amps. How did people like the Starlight?

 

[Destroysall]

I have to say, even though I've listened to a lot of higher end gear the HD598's are a pretty sweet set of cans. I paid $270 for mine almost two years ago (I believe) and they're an even better deal at $180 on Amazon these days. That's not what they're selling for at the moment, but I've seen them that cheap recently.

Totally agree. I love their sound. For the price, its a hard headphone to beat.

 

[ibob4tacoz]

So, who was the guy with the Fidelio? (He had a box full of headphones: M-100s, the JVC "M-80 killers", so on...

 

[Muinarc]

So, who was the guy with the Fidelio? (He had a box full of headphones: M-100s, the JVC "M-80 killers", so on...

 


That would be Andre, DemonFox here on Head-Fi.

 

[Muinarc]

Man I would have loved to test out some Garage 1217 amps. How did people like the Starlight?

 


I tried all 4 models on hand (Starlight, Sunrise, Ember, Polaris) for a while and really enjoyed switching between them and hearing the differences. I think that the Starlight is one of the best small desktop amps you can get for the money. It has plenty of output, lots of options to tweak the settings, and is very well built. For me the Starlight felt like a blend of the Sunrise and the Ember, closer in sound to the Ember overall but with a less open sound.

 

[funch]

I spent some time listening to them all at my home after picking them up. I did find that they respond quite well to tube rolling. My fave was the Ember.
I rolled in a Mullard CV4003 12AU7 variant that I use as the input on my Taboo II. IMHO, it made the Ember come alive; smooth with plenty of detail.
 
If someone is looking to try tubes without the mondo expense, Garage 1217's offerings are a great place to start.

 

[roscoofyore]

 

  Man I would have loved to test out some Garage 1217 amps. How did people like the Starlight?

 


I tried all 4 models on hand (Starlight, Sunrise, Ember, Polaris) for a while and really enjoyed switching between them and hearing the differences. I think that the Starlight is one of the best small desktop amps you can get for the money. It has plenty of output, lots of options to tweak the settings, and is very well built. For me the Starlight felt like a blend of the Sunrise and the Ember, closer in sound to the Ember overall but with a less open sound.

i like the ember meself.  well, it went well with the 650 cans that i was toting around.  might just order me a diy kit and flex me soldering skillz.  looking forward to the next meet, hopefully i can haul in my vinyl setup.  will need stronger tables though, the big mac is a beast.  good times at this meet even if i was half asleep.