what the hell is this? how did this one make it past the cutting room floor?
really enjoyed the meet today thanks guys, i didnt really chat to any people at the last meet and seemed like today everyone relaxed a bit with each other while the pizza just kept on coming and coming and coming, it was actually quite liberating not having much gear there and not worrying about it, well not much. enjoyed the lcd2 quite a lot, but need to wait till i finish my speakers to see if i really need them, or just want them. i feel they would make a nice upgrade to my hd600 and would be happy being run out of the input stage of one of the speaker amps i'm building, or perhaps tap a separate output fro just a single pair of the output fets. i just find i'm not doing that much headphone listening at home these days, so the portable rig stays primary and speakers will most likely be primary at home except for late at night. i've culled my headphones to 3 pairs and would sell the 600's if i got the lcd2 i just gotta wonder if they are just a wannabe speaker with none, or at least not that many of the advantages of headphones
i found them to be similar in tone to the senns, but more open, fast and dynamic; basically like the hd600 wants to be and i think they will really sing out of a discrete solid state fet amp with ooodles of power to burn, didnt get a chance to see how well they do subtlety, thats more something you learn at home, along with finding out if i could live with the fit
didnt get to hear the new sony flagship, i think i, as well as everyone did a bit of a double take when i saw them. i cant see them fitting my big head all that well, but by the time i thought about trying the they were gone. i forgot my spare comply, so didnt get to try the earsonics.
anyone up for a small diy meet once you guys are all done smoking that crack? i have drawn a line under the dac i'm building so when its done this time, its done.
and yeah there was only a few people there, i guess us manufacturers have got to step up to the plate and make it more apealing for those other than the hard core, with comps giveaways etc. i mean the floods and after effects really screwed with lots of people so that something like a headphone meet may not have been at the forefront of peoples minds. it sure meant a good 1-2 months in the lead up to and after the floods, where my normal operation was effected.
so never again will i underestimate the time spent on casework, and start getting ready for the meet at least a couple of months out so i can work it in with any downtime from work