Thank you Arnold for hosting, and steve for helping organize. Nice little meet today. lots of space, and it was nice to listen to the different rigs. as always, I love the stax 009. there really is no beating that liquid midrange, effortless highs, and bass, depending on which cans you have. lol. I just love the electrostatic sound. Yep, I heard the LCD 3 and the hifiman 500's as well. But its just a different sound. But having said that, if someone forced me to take their 500 or LCD, I would not spit in their faces.
I did get a chance to listen to the guest IEM's that steve mentioned, which I've forgotten the name of. Honestly, I didnt think much of them. kind of rolled off in the highs, and the bass was kind of bloated. I was running lossless with the RSA Hornet. Not my cup of tea. I also got a chance in Arnolds place to compare my RE0 with the top of the line Grado IEM. I still like the RE0. Honestly, and I've said this to many people, the Head-Diriect RE0 (not RE-Zero) is just a fantastic IEM. and its an unreal bargain at its price. It really delivers way past its price point. to me at least.
Also got a chance today to hear a $500+ usb cable. I honestly did believe that I heard a difference. Even in loud meet conditions. But I dont know if it would be enough for me to spend that kind of scratch. Definitely cool to get to compare them though.
So, if we can find a good solution to the Parking nightmare, Tweak is a great place for a HP meet. I hope he does another.