VanHai
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Ha ha, i wish it was a dead zone
. This is a residential area and most of the houses are over a million.DC, VA, MD Areas Head-Fi Up Coming Meet At Burke Centre Library On 5/31/2025
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. This is a residential area and most of the houses are over a million.
Looks like I'll be able to make it. Waiting for the schedule to be finalized but got the whole day off. If this remains, I'll bring:
Focal Stellia (closed back)
Focal Bathys (BT close back)
HiFiman HE6se V2 (open back)
FiiO K9 Pro (ESS)
FiiO BTR7 (portable BT headphone amp)
Emotiva BasX A2h (50W stereo amp with jumper where all power goes to headphone port)
Plus, small factor PC and a lapdock (keyboard, monitor, mouse)
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Ha ha, i wish it was a dead zone
I mean that at the last meetup, my hotel was a 4 minute drive from the meetup. This time it looks like its in a residential area not mixed use so the nearest hotels are like 15 minutes. Not the end of the world or anything.
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I'm coming. Got Friday before off work, and a hotel room. There is an $80 a night AirBnB not far from the library but its shared bathroom and kitchen. Meh, no thanks.
Last year my laptop was having all kinds of issues for months. I was hoping it would last for the meetup but it was dead when I got to the hotel. Hopefully nothing this dramatic so I can enjoy DC and not have to drive to Microcenter and buy a new laptop again.
Planning on only bringing estats this time unless someone sees something in my sig they want to hear.
Going to bring RME ADI-2 DAC FS -> Mjolnir CFA -> Stax X9000, CRBN2, Stax 007mk2, Stax L500mk2, Koss E95X.
I got a nice Y splitter XLR cable so I can bring another estat amp with me besides the Mjolnir. Haven't decided what other amp I want to bring. Last time was the Blue Hawaii.
Last year my laptop was having all kinds of issues for months. I was hoping it would last for the meetup but it was dead when I got to the hotel. Hopefully nothing this dramatic so I can enjoy DC and not have to drive to Microcenter and buy a new laptop again.
Planning on only bringing estats this time unless someone sees something in my sig they want to hear.
Going to bring RME ADI-2 DAC FS -> Mjolnir CFA -> Stax X9000, CRBN2, Stax 007mk2, Stax L500mk2, Koss E95X.
I got a nice Y splitter XLR cable so I can bring another estat amp with me besides the Mjolnir. Haven't decided what other amp I want to bring. Last time was the Blue Hawaii.
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I would deeply appreciate if you could bring the Blue Hawaii!
Im trying to decide if I prefer it over the Z10E and I believe someone else is bringing a Z10E already so the BH would be awesome to check against.. so I can decide what to sell my arm and leg for after the meetup
. I’ll probably leave my e stats at home since it sounds like everyone is bringing a pair. Maybe I’ll bring the X1’s
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I would deeply appreciate if you could bring the Blue Hawaii!
Im trying to decide if I prefer it over the Z10E and I believe someone else is bringing a Z10E already so the BH would be awesome to check against.. so I can decide what to sell my arm and leg for after the meetup
Maybe I’ll bring the X1’s
You should bring the 009s
Definitely can, and will
Does anyone in this thread own an LTA Velo that they could bring?
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For clarification sake I don't own the HeadAmp Blue Hawaii. I own the BJT, and updated design from Kevin Gilmore. Another owner of the same amp said it has higher current output then the HeadAmp Blue Hawaii but I don't know if thats true and I don't have anything to measure it with.
Didn't hear any difference at all between the X9000 out of a HeadAmp Blue Hawaii and my Blue Hawaii. Would be nice to have them side by side.
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It's been years since I've attended as I moved out of the area. Such a great size meetup. I really enjoyed it at the library.
The host brought a classic stax setup that I heard for the first time and really enjoyed.
The host brought a classic stax setup that I heard for the first time and really enjoyed.
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I would be interested in hearing the Tungsten again. I think someone brought a pair last time I went to this event; not sure if it was the double or single-sided version. It looks like they had the Enleum bundle that Mod House sold/sells. I did enjoy listen to them but I wasn't a fan of the amp; I didn't like how significant steps when changing volume. Very digital in that regard.
I would like to try with my FiiO K9 Pro and the Emotiva amp to see how well it drives them. I think it could be something I would like and should be able to drive them well. I've read they can harder to drive then some of power hungry HiFiman planar stuff. I'm kind of interested in them but not sure if different enough from what I already have.
I would like to try with my FiiO K9 Pro and the Emotiva amp to see how well it drives them. I think it could be something I would like and should be able to drive them well. I've read they can harder to drive then some of power hungry HiFiman planar stuff. I'm kind of interested in them but not sure if different enough from what I already have.
That was me. But I sold my Tungsten a few months ago, I just got a baby and need to go fully portable. It was DS btw.
Understood. Babies tend to be expensive... kind of like this hobby, LOL.
Can't wait!
I can bring the ZMF Verite Closed, and I can dig up my Hifiman HE-500.
I can bring the ZMF Verite Closed, and I can dig up my Hifiman HE-500.
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