[discoprince]

Day 1 was amazing. Let's here your stories.

 
 
Any word on pricing for this little woo?!

 

[TheWuss]

Can somebody take a listen to the new McIntosh Headphones and report back PLEASE! 

jose i know you are dying to hear the headphone made to pair with the mha100 !!!

 

[mandrake50]

  I'm dying to hear about the Geek Wave, though it's only the analog stage (which I'm not exactly sure how to interpret).

I went by their room 3 times over about 4 hours yesterday. They had a big sign on the door the whole time saying it was closed for a private listening session.
I never did get to talk to them or listen to anything. I may try to get back over there today or tomorrow.

 

[musicman59]

jose i know you are dying to hear the headphone made to pair with the mha100 !!!

Yes I am. I have been waiting for my dealer to get them in. I heard they are very comfortable and that even they are based on Beyerdynamic drivers they are tuned by McIntosh. 

 

[muziq]

Any word on pricing for this little woo?!

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I was told, "north of $1400" at the Woo table. Sounded fantastic, btw.

 

[Schopenhauer]

Subscribed!

 

[mscott58]

  I'm dying to hear about the Geek Wave, though it's only the analog stage (which I'm not exactly sure how to interpret).

Was able to spend some time in the LH Labs room on the 11th floor today. Had to actually make an appointment, and after you're done in the room you'll know why. Axel talked about it in his post on the other RMAF thread - specifically the Geek Keep mono-block amp. Quite an incredible piece of technology from Larry and company. They're actually videotaping peoples' responses to the new amp, that's why they've been keeping the door closed and taking appointments. 
 
But back to the subject at hand. I was able to spend 10-15 minutes with the Geek Wave analog stage, which is still prototype and was attached to a high-tech piece of cardboard! The analog stage sounded very good - clean, clear and detailed with great musicality. And that was with using an iPhone 6 as the source, so imagine what it will be like with Larry's DAC section. I have a good level of confidence in the DAC as the Geek Pulse sounded really good as well. Listened using Audeze LCD-XC's and really enjoyed it, as did Axel, who was in the room with me. So good things in store for the Geek Wave. In fact I told Gavin and Larry that they're setting really high expectations for the GW and that they better deliver, and they assured me they would. 

 
So good stuff from Larry, Gavin and the crew at LH Labs.

 

[john57]

I wonder if Sony finally did show their MDR-Z7 headphones on Saturday? On Friday they will not talk about it. I was only there on Friday.

 

[Allanmarcus]

Someone go audition geek pulse x and tell me it transformed your creative aurvana live into stax 009 . So I can feel good about obsessing over it for so long

I tried, but it wasn't working . Might have been the software on the laptop.

The guy before me said it sounded great.

 

[discoprince]

@john57
Did you happen to see the MDR-1A? or the PHA-3?

 

[alpha421]

Subbed.

 

[mandrake50]

  Was able to spend some time in the LH Labs room on the 11th floor today. Had to actually make an appointment, and after you're done in the room you'll know why. Axel talked about it in his post on the other RMAF thread - specifically the Geek Keep mono-block amp. Quite an incredible piece of technology from Larry and company. They're actually videotaping peoples' responses to the new amp, that's why they've been keeping the door closed and taking appointments. 
 
 

 How did you find out about this? Just curious. They invited everyone to stop by... I never saw anything about making appointments...nor how to go about it!

 

[sling5s]

Sub

 

[jexby]

Only could hit RMAF Friday,
my hit list included:

- Schiit Audio to hear the biggest (Ygg/Rag - utterly out of this world.  and my price range), to the smallest- Fulla.  a great intro product delivering 300mW into 32 ohms.

- Avatar Acoustics and iFi products.  now can't wait for the mini iFi line in 2015!

- LH Labs booth for Xfi listening (posted elsewhere)

and in room demo and Chat with Larry, Gavin and LH crew with some Geek Force members.

yes, Geek Stream sounded pretty amazing and is tiny/thin on the back of an iPhone!
Shares same analog stage as Geek Wave.

- Oppo for some PM-3 listening (two sets were voiced a bit differently, 1 did sound more open/wide) and the HP-A2 (think that's the new model),
which was bigger than an iPhone.  it should be a direct competitor with Geek Stream.

- CEntrance for some mini-m8 listening and also discussions plans on i5.

- RHA for a listen to the T10i, nice metal molding for sure.  maybe a bit bass heavy for my ears upon first listen.

- seeing Dr Fang in person at HiFiMan and having him bless my HE-560 was a treat!  couldn't get a real good ear seal on RE IEMs so missed my opportunity there for a comparison.

- Sony MDR-1A (new closed headphone) seemed to have some rich sound and full bass compared to my NAD HP50, but didn't have HP50 with me to listen side by side.
worth a second listen.

 

[john57]

  @john57
Did you happen to see the MDR-1A? or the PHA-3?

yes with the MDR-1A no dice with the PHA-3