Well had a great time, got to visit with
@moedawg140, glad to see you keeping on sir; the team at Empire Ears always a treat
@Jack Vang;
@Dellwolf was a pleasure meeting you, congrats on school you will do fine in life.
@Shanling, Franke thanks so much for all the info and time spent with the M0 fantastic device for us concerned with ultimate portability and finally and I apologize for not noting your name but the gentlemen at the Chord display who graciously gave me a micro usb charging cable as mine grew legs at work on Friday that was very nice of you and much appreciated.
On the gear I tried, my intent was to only look at 4 things to curb my spending. I had a budget, stayed within it and broke out in cold sweats trying to buy more in the end prevailed. I listened to the entire Empire Ears hybrid line, I own a CEIM Spartan and was looking for a complementary piece and settled on Bravado. Ticked all the boxes but was very impressed how each step up the line brought more clarity and resolution but stayed true to the house sound of that line. I've been sold on their sound and implementation since 2016 and honestly nicest folks you could ever deal with. The Legend is a beast so nice but I had that damn budget.
M0 posted my impressions in the dedicated thread and IEM Lounge thread, for those of us wanting portability this is the one and the price performance is out of the world.
Hugo2, OMG after listening to this the resolution is off the charts, I heard notes and nuances in songs I know really really well that I had not noticed and it's small. The filter's employed were subtle changes in signature mainly affecting the higher end spectrum, so simple just like Mojo. I could easily replace my desktop with just this unit and be happy. I searched for someone willing to buy a kidney to get one but found no takers, probably a good thing for my marriage.
Schiit staff, nice, tolerant easy going people, they just keep doing what they do with no pretense of anything else, it's so refreshing to see that in a business model no BS just solid gear. The small stack they had for the price was outstanding but I had just listened to Hugo and was still in awe so took no notes. Kind of like grocery shopping after having a wonderful meal.
Tyll was doing an interview on the Meze TOTL headphone, will spell the name wrong so not trying, Will be looking for that out of rabid curiosity, can't afford it but will still dream.
@third_eye great job, talked to your kids briefly, nice polite boys you should be proud(noticed the last name that's how I connected the dots).
All in all great time,wish the show was still in OC, yep I'm selfish don't like driving in LA, and if you've never been to one you need to go.
Enjoy day 2 everyone!
