[BobG55]

  No, OG. BC has the coastal mountains.
Alberta has the Rockies.
 
Love your headgear.

Oooops, geography was never a strong subject of mine.  

  About my gear, thank you, it took a long time to get there and I'm not poor but I'm not rich either so now I'm paying off the gear.

 

[mikoss]

Hey guys just wanted to let you know there is a headphone meet coming up in Calgary next month. Here is the thread, would like to meet anyone who can attend!

http://www.head-fi.org/t/763636/11th-calgary-head-fi-meet-sunday-may-31st-2015-at-university-of-calgary/30#post_11543108

 

[CanadianMaestro]

Too busy reviewing grants.

But should be fun! Enjoy.

 

[7keys]

  Hello to all my fellow Canadian members / Bonjour a tous mes amis et membres canadiens
 
I was born and raised in Ottawa, French Cdn/Franco Ontarian; moved across the river to Aylmer, QC in '93 w/my family because the houses were affordable there & lived there for 20 years.  My wife & I both retired in 2012 and moved to Milton, NS, a small village on the Southshore of the province, 1:50 hr south of Halifax.  Peaceful here & we are near several beautiful beaches overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.  
 
I've been in this hobby for more than 5 years & after spending & losing a lot of money (buying & selling) on different amps & HPs I've reached my end game in the last few months.  My gear is the following : HD800/ 650/ 600 & T1s all xlr balanced & single end.  My amp is the Auralic Taurus MKII, my favourite one of all the ones I've owned & sold.  I don't see myself selling this amp it's truly special, especially w/ the missing piece which I purchased two weeks ago as a source the PS Audio perfectwave MKII.  The performance of these combined audio components has exceeded my expectations.  There comes a time, especially for me when good enough is good enough & as I stated before this is better than good enough.  BTW my moniker reflects some of the statements I read on this thread regarding customs & taxes in general.   Old Groucho reflects my feelings concerning the exorbitant amount of taxes we pay in this country and the devaluation of our currency.  Aside from that I'm a happy go lucky, grateful old man.
 
Hope you guys enjoy your gear & music, nice to be part of this site.  Until next time / a la prochaine 

 

How about some pics of your gear?
 
Here's a picture of a couple of my cans.
 

 
 
Here's one of some new cups I've been working on

 

[BobG55]

  How about some pics?

If you don't mind seeing them reversed.  I'm not much into modern tech and not too savvy (still listen to my music w/ CD/SACD player.)  The only way I have of taking pictures is w/ my MacBook Pro laptop "mirror camera" which means the pictures come out reversed, like looking into a mirror; I don't own a digital camera or iphone, never even owned a cell phone in my life.
 


I keep my HPs on Xmas wreath "holders/hooks".  On the table is my : Teac 2000 SACD/CD player, Auralic Taurus MKII HP amp sitting on top the PS Audio perfectwave MKII DAC.  On top of the CD player are the T1 & HD800 single end adapters & the two remotes for the DAC & CD plyr.  I also have Cardas single end cables for my HD6xxs.  
 
The quality of the pictures leaves to be desired, it's the best I can do. 

 

[7keys]

 

  How about some pics?

If you don't mind seeing them reversed.  I'm not much into modern tech and not too savvy (still listen to my music w/ CD/SACD player.)  The only way I have of taking pictures is w/ my MacBook Pro laptop "mirror camera" which means the pictures come out reversed, like looking into a mirror; I don't own a digital camera or iphone, never even owned a cell phone in my life.
 


I keep my HPs on Xmas wreath "holders/hooks".  On the table is my : Teac 2000 SACD/CD player, Auralic Taurus MKII HP amp sitting on top the PS Audio perfectwave MKII DAC.  On top of the CD player are the T1 & HD800 single end adapters & the two remotes for the DAC & CD plyr.  I also have Cardas single end cables for my HD6xxs.  
 
The quality of the pictures leaves to be desired, it's the best I can do. 

Very nice!
 
Thanks!

 

[BobG55]

Here's a picture of a couple of my cans.  

 
 
Here's one of some new cups I've been working on

Wow, beautiful craftsman's ship.  Are you just doing the finishing or did you make them from scratch ?

 

[7keys]

 

Here's a picture of a couple of my cans.  

 
 
Here's one of some new cups I've been working on

Wow, beautiful craftsman's ship.  Are you just doing the finishing or did you make them from scratch ?

They are all are made from scratch.  The bottom pair have Ebony sides and Peruvian Walnut top.
 
Here's a review of four different tone-wood cups using the same drivers. This to get an idea of what tone-wood cups do to SQ.
 http://www.head-fi.org/t/686212/the-great-grado-experiment-4-tonewoods-tested-more-to-come/210#post_11087843

 

[BobG55]

 

 

Here's a picture of a couple of my cans.  

 
 
Here's one of some new cups I've been working on

Wow, beautiful craftsman's ship.  Are you just doing the finishing or did you make them from scratch ?

They are all are made from scratch.  The bottom pair have Ebony sides and Peruvian Walnut top.
 
Here's a review of four different tone-wood cups using the same drivers. This to get an idea of what tone-wood cups do to SQ.
 http://www.head-fi.org/t/686212/the-great-grado-experiment-4-tonewoods-tested-more-to-come/210#post_11087843

Very very nice, beautiful.  Some people are truly skilled.

 

[Chris J]

How about some pics of your gear?

Here's a picture of a couple of my cans.





Here's one of some new cups I've been working on

Audiophile porn!
LOL!

Nice work, BTW.

 

[Mr Trev]

  How about some pics of your gear?
 
Here's a picture of a couple of my cans.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

 
 
Here's one of some new cups I've been working on

 

 
 

 
Very very nice, beautiful.  Some people are truly skilled.

Indeed, so much nicer than my ghetto modded grados. I fabbed some cork adapters to use hm5 earpads, and got a piece of memory foam stuck to the headband with elastics and tape

 

[Jean Corriveau]

For those interested, here's the latest update on our future DIY headphone kit:
 

 

[Armaegis]

The subassembly at B can be simplified. Simply put a notch at the end of the forks and you can drop pin#3. The notch will also let thicken #14 (if it's plastic, you'll want that extra strength there because it's too thin as is)
 
Or put little nubs on the forks themselves, and use a plastic bushing in the cup.

 

[Jean Corriveau]

  The subassembly at B can be simplified. Simply put a notch at the end of the forks and you can drop pin#3. The notch will also let thicken #14 (if it's plastic, you'll want that extra strength there because it's too thin as is)
 
Or put little nubs on the forks themselves, and use a plastic bushing in the cup.

 
I'm not sure I quite understand where the notch would be and where it would hold but # 14 is made out of metal.

 

[Armaegis]

Where #14 fits over the fork, just nibble a small notch out of the fork so #14 and the fork interlock instead of using #3 to hold it together.