skullguise
Headphoneus Supremus
Placeholder to start the impressions thread.
Thanks to Fidelis and Vinnie Rossi for hosting/coordinating.
EDIT: some of my quick thoughts:
Fidelis also had in reps from Technics and REL. I heard the new Technics gear, including some coax speakers that remind of KEF LS-50's. They did some great imaging, dynamics, and had very decent bass. There was a ssssibiliant ssssmear that was intrusive a bit, but if that can be tamed they could be very good,
As always, the folks at Fidelis are fantastic; helpful, smart, fun, and passionate.
And the last great thing for me? Two folks at the meet "got" my T-Shirt, YoYoDyne Propulsion Systems. I have NEVER had anyone understand it without an explanation. That alone made this meet worth it
Looking forward to pictures and other folks' impressions.
Thanks to Fidelis and Vinnie Rossi for hosting/coordinating.
EDIT: some of my quick thoughts:
- My big aims for the show were to chat with people, hear the HiFiMan HE-1000's and (if present) the Enigmacoustics Dharma 1000
- Mission accomplished on all, and then some
- A GREAT time was had catching up with people I'd met before, as well as meeting new people
- The HE-1000's driven by Vinnie's LIO amp was great. As I mentioned to several, I'm not a huge planar fan; they do some truly wonderful things, but the whole "balance" has not always been to my personal taste. The HE-1000's changed that. Honorable mention kudo's to ZMF Omni's as well, they did some very nice things
- The Dharma was a great listen as well, off the Oppo HA-1 and my own Micro-ZOTL 2; I think it was still not fully burned in but had some great top to bottom sound. I may be getting these soon!
- There was also a great couple amps near my setup (which won judge's votes as 2nd and 3rd place): a DIY tube amp from the Fidelis technician, and an updated old Fisher tube receiver. Both did some very special music (the former driving Audeze LCD-X's; some acoustic music I heard was pretty dang great, again even though I don't love planars)
- I liked the variety and attendance, and liked to share music tastes as well.....
Fidelis also had in reps from Technics and REL. I heard the new Technics gear, including some coax speakers that remind of KEF LS-50's. They did some great imaging, dynamics, and had very decent bass. There was a ssssibiliant ssssmear that was intrusive a bit, but if that can be tamed they could be very good,
As always, the folks at Fidelis are fantastic; helpful, smart, fun, and passionate.
And the last great thing for me? Two folks at the meet "got" my T-Shirt, YoYoDyne Propulsion Systems. I have NEVER had anyone understand it without an explanation. That alone made this meet worth it
Looking forward to pictures and other folks' impressions.