Ha!! Awesome, now we have another trash-talkin' storyline for the meet-- the whole "Third Saturday in October" beef was already well-represented, as we had more people from Alabama at the first meet than we did from Tennessee, funnily enough. (Two quick facts: first, I actually played on Steve Spurrier Field at Science Hill HS my junior year; also, most people believe Spurrier was from Johnson City, when he was in fact originally from Cocke County, which is right next to where I grew up, and has a wilder reputation by far than JC).
Also, I'd say the Alpha Dogs, HE-6, HD800 and/or Paradox (judging by its reputation) should be good critical cans to complement the more lush sound of the HD650s. Who knows what headphones will eventually make it down to the meet (there will be a bunch, I'm sure), but I'm interested to see what ends up working for you (if you can make it down with the NYC job in play-- good luck btw!!). Out of curiosity, have you heard Grados before? They're about as vastly different from the HD650 as you can get, and there will probably be a lot of them around at the meet
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I used to live in JC, almost got kicked out of Church for doing the Gator Chomp as the Pastor (a big UT Fan) passed on the way to the pulpit
, after a memorable Florida victory, lol.
I am coveting the HD800's in a big way, can't wait to listen to a pair.
AWESOME!!! Glad to have you, man!! I know the last meet turned into a logistical fluster cluck for a lot of people after Shawn disappeared, so I'm glad to see you'll be able to make it. And I'm with Skyline315, I'd love to get some real listening time with the HD800 (got to hear it once before, but it was only briefly, with shrill source material and an uber-transparent amp that just didn't make it a great experience), not to mention the T1. Gonna be awesome!!
Going to start reaching out to some vendors tomorrow, so if you guys have any ideas, preferences, or contacts that might be useful, please drop me a line!! Really hoping Aurisonics (I think some of you guys would LOVE their IEMs) and HeadAmp can make it, among others... Keep your fingers crossed!!