[Ray Samuels]

Originally posted by jude

I was counting on you to bring the appropriately sized chip puller to keep me from bending these damn opamp pins.

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I am so sorry Jude, I was really excited to make it there. I thing
too much electronics is burning a hole in my head, as I started some times forgetting what I am not interested in & focusing
only on the things I love & that some times puts me in trouble.
If I get to see TUBEROLLER, I will send you the Ic's remover.
But hopfully next year I will get my act together.
All the fun in your meet.
Ray Samuels

 

[jude]

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Originally posted by Ray Samuels
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Originally posted by jude I was counting on you to bring the appropriately sized chip puller to keep me from bending these damn opamp pins. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am so sorry Jude, I was really excited to make it there. I thing too much electronics is burning a hole in my head, as I started some times forgetting what I am not interested in & focusing only on the things I love & that some times puts me in trouble. If I get to see TUBEROLLER, I will send you the Ic's remover. But hopfully next year I will get my act together. All the fun in your meet. Ray Samuels

[/size]Ray, I was just joking about the chip puller, man.

I'm sure I can find one that works better than the jury-rigged, pin-bender I used last time.

Don't you worry about the chip puller, Ray.

 

[arnaud]

Hi all,

Well, this might be too late a reply, but here is the gear I will bring to the meet:

Headphone: Sennheiser HD600 stock cable

Amp: Meier Audio PreHead, LM opamp

Cable: Outlaw Audio PCA very long: 0.5 m...

Arnaud.

 

[elrod-tom]

Well, I thought that you'd all like to know what we're going to have at the meet. First, the amps:

1. AKG Hearos999
2. Antique Sound Labs Twin Head Mark II
3. Berning Micro ZOTL and tubes to roll
4. Cmoy
5. Grado RA1-battery powered
6. HeadRoom Blockhead W/RS1 and HD600 balanced phones
7. HeadRoom Cosmic
8. HeadRoom Little More Power with a Premium Module upgrade
9. HeadRoom Max
10. HeadRoom Max W/stepped attenautor
11. Meier Audio Corda Blue
12. Meier Audio Corda Cross 1 crossfeed filters
13. Meier Audio Corda HA1 MKII
14. Meier Audio Corda HA-2
15. Meier Audio Corda PreHead (AD8610 opamp)
16. Meier Audio Corda PreHead (LM opamp)
17. Meier Audio Porta Corda II
18. Moretto HAP-03 tube amp w/ amperex tubes
19. NOth SE9
20. Pete Millett Tube Amp (maybe)
21. Ray Samuels Audio Emmeline HR-2 (AD797 and OPA627 chips)
22. Singlepower Supra
23. Super mini V.4
24. Tangent's Maxxed out META 42
25. Wheatfield HA-2
26. X-Cans V2, X-PSU, X-10D

Not bad, huh?? Anything that anyone would like to see represented that isn't there, speak up NOW!! There's still a possibility that someone might be able to come up with it.

[size=xx-small]EDIT by jude 2003-05-07 00:09 EST: Added Singlepower Supra.[/size]

 

[elrod-tom]

Next it's the cans:

1. AKG K1000
2. AKG K340
3. AKG K501
4. AT W2002
5. Beyer DT931
6. Beyer DT931 (upgraded with the belden cable)
7. Beyer DT880
8. Beyer DT770
9. Etymotic ER-4P (with extra foamies)
10. Etymotic ER-4S (with silicon tips and alcohol pads )
11. Grado HP-1
12. Grado RS1
13. Grado SR125
14. Grado SR225
15. Philips HP910
16. Philips HP890
17. Sennheiser HD600 W/ Equinox cable
18. Sennheiser HD-600 with 20 foot Cardas
19. Sennheiser HD-600 with Cardas
20. Sennheiser HD-497
21. Sennheiser HD25-1
22. Sony Eggo's 66
23. Stax Basic System
24. Stax SRD44
25. Ultrasone HFI-650

Not bad...not bad at all.

Again, if there is something that someone really wanted to see, let us know. It's probably too late, but one never knows.

 

[elrod-tom]

I will be sending out an e-mail tomorrow evening re) contact information, just in case someone needs to get in touch with us prior to arriving at Wadia on Friday afternoon. If you do not receive this e-mail by Thursday morning, please PM me ASAP.

Thanks....this is going to be very, very cool.

 

[Nightfall]

Didnt I see a post from Justin/Antness offering to send a Gilmore V2 to someone to bring to this gathering? I would love to check out that amp in comparison to the others.


JC




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Originally posted by elrod-tom [/i Well, I thought that you'd all like to know what we're going to have at the meet. First, the amps: AKG Hearos999 Antique Sound Labs Twin Head Mark II Berning Micro ZOTL and tubes to roll Cmoy Grado RA1-battery powered HeadRoom Blockhead W/RS1 and HD600 balanced phones HeadRoom Cosmic HeadRoom Little More Power with a Premium Module upgrade HeadRoom Max HeadRoom Max W/stepped attenautor Meier Audio Corda Blue Meier Audio Corda Cross 1 crossfeed filters Meier Audio Corda HA1 MKII Meier Audio Corda HA-2 Meier Audio Corda PreHead (AD8610 opamp) Meier Audio Corda PreHead (LM opamp) Meier Audio Porta Corda II Moretto HAP-03 tube amp w/ amperex tubes NOth SE9 Pete Millett Tube Amp (maybe) Ray Samuels Audio Emmeline HR-2 (AD797 and OPA627 chips) Singlepower Supra Super mini V.4 Tangent's Maxxed out META 42 Wheatfield HA-2 X-Cans V2, X-PSU, X-10D Not bad, huh?? Anything that anyone would like to see represented that isn't there, speak up NOW!! There's still a possibility that someone might be able to come up with it. [size=xx-small]EDIT by jude 2003-05-07 00:09 EST: Added Singlepower Supra.[/size]

 

[arnaud]

Hi elrod-tom,

The Audiovalve RKV is something I would have liked to compare to the Prehead and other solid states.

But, well, there is plenty of other tube amps at the meet so it shall still be an incredible meet!!

Arnaud.

 

[Cyberius]

Have to go to a funeral for my wife's grandfather.

 

[elrod-tom]

Quote:

Originally posted by Cyberius Have to go to a funeral for my wife's grandfather.

Sorry for your loss...we're going to try to have some good mini-meets later in the year, for what it's worth.

 

[antness]

Nightfall,

I sent a message to Elrod-Tom offering to send a Gilmore V2 to the meet. I suppose it is up to him.

 

[elrod-tom]

Hello everyone:

Well, I'm thinking that we're just about ready to have quite a little event here. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm stoked!!

I think that we've got headphones and amps covered pretty well, although anyone who wants to bring any others is more than welcome to do so. The one thing that we could really use more of is (believe it or not) SOURCE EQUIPMENT and CABLES. Wadia will be providing several units, but given the variety of and amount of stuff that we've got here, it would be very nice to have some extra stuff. Please feel free to bring whatever else you might have that could help out here.

Please stay tuned for more (final) details as the day wears on. Thanks....

 

[jude]

To help you find it, here's what Wadia's headquarters building looks like (two angles):

I believe the sign above the door says "Audio Video Research."

Okay, for attendance, here's the list I have:

1. arnaud
2. Nightfall
3. Tuberoller
4. reynman
5. Mikhail
6. scottpaul_iu
7. elrod-tom
8. jude
9. kikimus
10. btaki
11. Gord SW Ont
12. babykenny
13. PUGSTUB
14. anishbenji + possible friends
15. arnett
16. hemingway
17. JohnM

If you're not on this list, but you want to come, and you know you can make it, simply PM (private message) me to let me know.

We'll have lunch right there in the building (catered by Ann Arbor's Afternoon Delight) so that we don't have to stray far from our listening (Wadia's building isn't immediately next to any restaurants).

John Schaffer of Wadia will show us 'round the place, and I believe we'll even get a chance to listen to some speaker hi-fi via their evaluation system(s) while we're there.

 

[elrod-tom]

I hope that everyone is ready for what I think will be an excellent event!!

If anyone requires anything (e.g. more directions, questions about any aspect of the meet) prior to the meet, please PM me ASAP this morning. I will be leaving for Wadia by 10:30 AM, and will not be available via PM after that.

If you PM, please leave a phone # where I can reach you.

Looking forward to meeting all of you....


EDIT - I am now officially off the web...see you all there!!

 

[neil]

I'm here, comin' to you live from Wadia in Ann Arbor. Thought it might be a little fun to hop in here and let you guys know what's up. Jude and the rest of the fellas (Elrod-Tom, Ken, and some other guys) are setting up all the stuff.

I'm anxiously awaiting Afternoon Delight, the deli-caterers to come in (yay, we didn't skimp on food!) to feed me.

Turned out to be a beautiful day. I'll leave it to the real Head-Fi geeks to talk about the specific equipment. To me, there are a bunch of black Wadia CD players all over the room, and some wicked looking tube amps.

I've come armed with some CDs, a pair of ears, and ready to be blown away by some serious amps and sources. Hmm.. if I have my cable I may even introduce some live pictures.