Wow seriously someone who has never even been to a headphone meet actually hosts their first one and it was a great meet at that!. Thanks to xnothingpoetic (Mike) for hosting it, and even my Parents helped a bit hosting my first meet also so please Thank your Father "Ray (i think that's his name)" for helping. it was a great location with plenty enough power and easy parking, yeah parking costs but in the south loop that part of the deal so no worries. the Pizza was really good also and we all had plenty of soda to go around, for sure it was a great first meet hosted!!!!!!
I was planning on throwing my i-phone with the stock cradle/dock audio out to one of Rays Raptor or other amps but The amps were not there as planned. I should of brought the B-52 cause that would of been a weird combo for sure but i am telling you people the iphone with the stock cradle/dock audio out is a damn good source (at least for being a phone)..ok its not a damn good source but its a surprise at least.
the Funny theme for the meet seemed to be computer or ipod type setups for the most part, even the older generation of Headphone lovers seem to be more into these setups surprisingly just as the younger crowd. I was talking to one of my non audio friends about how the cd is on its way out after finding amazons mp3 site and what i seen today seems to show exactly what i was talking about. there are so many affordable ways to pull out some damn good sound out of your computer sources and now with products like the Wadia ipod dock and such the digital way of source is for surely on its way to popularity. these days if your buying a hifi cd player you better think about it having digi in or you'll be stuck buying another dac for your computer/ipod setup in the future.
I got to hear the Pico finally and i got to hear the Predator also.
I listened to the Pico with some Steve Ray Vaughn and some 600's for a bit of time so now i can see where these pico fanboys are coming from. seemed to be very detailed and a good first hifi source for the starting audio lover. same goes with the predator only to me it has more warmth but its along those pico lines also. of course both amps i hear were on gear that i was not used to and to music files i was not 100% used to also so take my impression as a quick meet impression at most. i would love to spend more time with both in the future though but there really is no demand for such a product cause if i am running a dac from the computer i have the Benchmark usb for now. if i was starting my audio journey over and had no gear these two pieces would be on the top of my list to audition esp after hearing a touch from both today, i really don't think you can go wrong with either as a first time source.
Marzie had his modded sony playstation one with a DIY Pimeta powering the DT770 cans. I liked this setup cause of the involvement it brings to the music. it was calm and had great Sound stage with good low end control.
nice rig!
I heard the Cambridge Azur 840c to Headamp GSX to 701 balanced by alo setup morphsci brought this time also. all i can say from this setup is i think i need to step up my plans for a balanced 701 sooner then i thought before! the problem for me is deciding on what balanced cable i will go with cause i need a 20ft run of it when i do so the cost is going to be up there for that alone.
got to sample some of the music sejarzo brought out in cd form and file form.
ever see someone who listens to the best recorded music out there? think LFF kind of person and you have Sejarzo's music library! i love meeting people like this cause you walk away with some great sounding music and that's what this hobby is all about rite? now i need to find me some John Beasley and look at Linn's downloading site after this post. thanks man for the knowledge!
Germania (Stacy) had her Pink sr80's out with a flashy ipod touch case..haha
the Grados look good in pink, like punk rocker but vintage look. never can be surprised by the ever modable beauty of a Grado headphone cause there really is not many other styles out that can change look so easy and pull it off so nicely in the end.
Blent brought out the new Klipsch Custom 3 headphones among other gear. i made sure to get a good seal from them and listened out of the headphone out of my iphone and ipod classic. the jack on the Klipsch's could easily fit in the iphone's recessed jack with no adapters needed. the cable on them is a cloth type and the fit is the Shure style rubber plugs that go over your ear. the over the ear bracket to me seems to be all look cause once they are sealed in your canal they hold themselves in with no help needed by the over the ear bracket looking things. the sound seemed to be really far left and far right detailed with a slope in highs that comes from the center. think Shure sound with dim highs in your center but lots of detail coming from your left and right sides. they would good but the Klipsch seemed to be no e500 killers atleast in this listening. it was nice to finally hear the new kids on the iem block though!
i am not sure who brought out the Single power extreme with a Meridian 508.20 but this was a nice sounding rig. listened to this with some 600's and i would love to spend more time with it in a quieter room. yummy Meridian sound with nice tubes...yummy.
i just figured out there was a Millet max there and i did not listen to it!! uggh!
i guess i will have to wait until Florida this may. this is an amp i really want to hear though...someday..soon.
Damn Zana duex being out of order! Mike i am telling you its a Chicago thing and Eddie current amps. first my hd25 and now this..we are cursed..haha
i always end up doing more talking then listening but to be honest that's part of the reason why i love headphone meets, cause of the people and the knowledge you gain off their experience in gear and music. i feel bad for not bringing any gear but the closer and easier the meet is to me the lazier i seem to be, i need to work on that.
