NorCal, San Francisco Bay Area Meet 2/27/2010
Feb 3, 2010 at 11:05 PM Post #106 of 235
Lots of news on the meet!

Just under 60 people confirmed so far. Welcome to ichiboy, soundboy, Hsiu, KurtW and foo me! I have not tried to map out the table space yet, but I think we can make it work for everybody.

Todd is coming through again, and has agreed to send a TTVJ Hybrid Portable in addition to the Grado PS-1000 and *hopefully* a Beyer T-1 assuming one is available to him. He is trying out a sample pair starting tonight and I will be extremely curious to hear about his thoughts. Like Iron_Dreamer, the T-1 has caught my attention even though I have literally never had any interest in buying a Beyer before!

I also forgot something from my own gear list that I should have pointed out. I should be in possession of the new fully balanced, fully discrete, all-JFET amp with separate power supply that was designed and built by luvdunhill. It was at the Dallas meet recently in a slightly different incarnation, but by the time of our meet it should have the digital volume display and Tiny XLR headphone output on the front panel. In Dallas, it looked like this:

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Here is the latest on the attendees and the gear list:

Attendees

aamefford
agile_one*
amb
amphead
Asr*
ast
atothex
Bigguy +2
blessingx
cis4smack
Craig (Eddie Current)
dasmodul
Elluzion (maybe)
Fallenangel
Filburt
foo me
Frank Cooter*
fureshi (maybe)
Glitch39
guzziguy*
Grahame
haycheng
Hsiu
Icarium
ichiboy
ironbut
Iron_Dreamer*
jdmoorman
jilgiljongiljing
jp11801 (maybe)*
jrossel
Justin (Headamp)*
KurtW
linuxworks
mastertrash
matt fury*
mikeymad
NightWoundsTime*
oneplustwo
particleman14
pcf
penger
Philimon* (maybe)
pixeljedi
R burke
renlute
rjkdivin
rockcod
rogercor
srserl
Stoney
tdogzthmn
Trav
Uncle Erik*
Voltron
Wakeride74
waynema
yuckymucky*

*Denotes Travel Team members coming from outside the area/state.


Gear List:

ironbut-
ZanaDeux
AD2000
Reel to reel (Tape Project tapes (got Brilliant Corners by Monk that's killer!)
Modded ULN-2

R_burke
Shanling CD T100
AT W1000
W5000

FrankCooter
GM70 variant amp
HE-5
K1000

Glitch39
Balanced Zapfilter II Zhaolu 2.5A
Little Dot Mk VI w/ Sylvania 6AS7GA & VT-231
Balanced Qables
HD650

FallenAngel
ESI Juli@ (I2S)
Buffalo32
Balanced Dynalo
Melos Maestro
SinglePower MPX3
Grado HP-2
RS-1SR-200
Denon D-5000

Uncle Erik
TBD

Stoney
Woo Audio 6
HD650 with Cardas

haycheng
iMod iPod
SR-71
Tomhawk
HD650

Mikeymad
Marantz SA-7S1
PC -> PSAudio DLink III
WooAudio WA5 (Maxxed)
Stax SRD-7 (Mod to Pro)
AT L3000
AKG K1000
STAX O2 Mk1
Panamax 5500
[Whisky TBD
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aamefford
Pico Slim (maybe)
Denon D5000, stock with JMoney pads
MisterX Dynalo with an Elpac
iPhone 3GS and maybe a DIYMod

mastertrash
Benchmark Dac-1
Little Dot Dac_I
Little Dot MK V
HD650 w/ Blue Dragon, K701, and DT880

rjkdivin
AMB DIY gear, a source, some Sennheisers, and....we'll see

oneplustwo
Three channel B22
Balanced B22
Buffalo 32S
gamma1 with USB from my macbook

linuxworks
Beta22+LCDuino (motor pot version)
M3 with motor/servo pot and PGA vol control
laptop/spdif source
Y2dac+spdif-master

amb
β22 + σ22 headphone amp
β24 power amp
Mini³ portable headphone amp (two)
γ1 DAC (full config)
γ2 DAC (two of them)
Benchmark DAC1
M-Audio Firewire Audiophile
RME ADI-2 ADC/DAC
laptop computers (2), external hard drive
various headphones
LCDuino-1 demo
other gizmos

Jrossel
SOHA II
EHHA
HD600

Voltron
Mac Mini w/Amarra
Sonic Model 4
Luxman P-1
HD800 / CD3000 / Grado PS-1
Stax 007t
Stax SR-Omega / 4070 / Lambda Sigs

wakeride74
RSA P-51 Mustang
Denon D5000
Grado HF-2
Yuin PK-1
Beyer DT-880 (2005)

jdmoorman
DT880 600 ohm, Black dragon
DT880 600 ohm, Silver dragon, JMoney pads
DT990 600 ohm, Silver dragon, JMoney pads
DT770 600 ohm, Blue dragon
Decware CSP2
Decware CSP2, 274B mod
Elekit TU 882
KICAS Caliente
Headroom UMDac
Headroom UMAmp

jilgiljongiljing
Netbook + 500gb HDD
Cambridge Dacmagic
Gilmore Lite
Ultrasone 680
Audio Technica A700
and maybe Shure SRH840

KurtW
Rega P3 with rewired arm and GrooveTracer subplatter/platter
Soundsmith SMMC2-H Cartridge
Sugden Headmaster
AT L3000
A900

ichiboy
EMU 0404
Go-Vibe V6
HD555
D2000
 
Feb 4, 2010 at 2:11 AM Post #108 of 235
aamefford here, update on my "stuff:"

Denon D5000's, JMoney pads, maybe Markled by then, or not...
DIYMod if it makes it intact back from Joneeboi in time
MisterX Dynalo
Pico Slim if it arrives in time
Westone UM3X (Probably not for sharing though, seems unsanitary with iems?)
UE TF10's, same comment as above
Macbook Pro as server
Musical Fidelity V-Dac as source
A random assortment of cables

Also, is it appropriate to buy/sell/trade at meets?

Cheers all, looking forward to my first meet!
 
Feb 4, 2010 at 5:39 AM Post #109 of 235
If TTVJ is bringing their portable millet hybrid amp, then I'll bring my predator and iQube for comparison. I'd like to know how it compares to the iQube in driving the beyers.
 
Feb 4, 2010 at 6:11 AM Post #110 of 235
Wanted to update my equipment list:

Sources : HifiMan HM-801, Laptop with USB->S/PDIF converter
DAC : Buffalo32, maybe Ultra Fi MusicStream (if hasn't sold by then)
Amps : Balanced Dynalo, Melos Maestro, SinglePower MPX3
Headphones: Grado HP-2, RS-1, SR-200, Denon D-5000, Yamaha HP-1

Gear I'll only bring on request:
Source: 240GB diyMod 5.5G
Amps: PPAS, PPAv2, Sijosae SHA
DACs: EAD DSP-7000 DAC
Headphones: BeyerDynamic DT770/250, AKG K271

I'm really looking forward to trying the HD800 again.
 
Feb 6, 2010 at 4:04 AM Post #112 of 235
Count me in please and plus my buddy.
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Feb 10, 2010 at 8:06 AM Post #115 of 235
Lagavulin always welcome, and I hope the peanut snacks hold out! I should plan to bring something as well because meets get to be hungry events when you get to talking and listening and hanging out for hours.

Speaking of hours, we have it set for 9:30am to 6:00pm Stoney. Reschedule for another day!
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Feb 10, 2010 at 9:00 AM Post #116 of 235
I'll bring a glass for your Lagavulin
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Feb 10, 2010 at 8:46 PM Post #117 of 235
Here is the latest on the attendees and the gear list:

Attendees

aamefford
agile_one*
amb
amphead
Asr*
ast
atothex
Bigguy +2
blessingx
cis4smack
Craig (Eddie Current)
dasmodul
Elluzion (maybe)
Fallenangel
Filburt
foo me
Frank Cooter*
fureshi (maybe)
Glitch39
guzziguy*
Grahame
haycheng
Hsiu
Icarium
ichiboy
ironbut
Iron_Dreamer*
jbusuego +1
jdmoorman
jilgiljongiljing
jrossel
Justin (Headamp)*
KurtW
linuxworks
mastertrash
matt fury*
mikeymad
NightWoundsTime*
oneplustwo
particleman14
pcf
penger
Philimon* (maybe)
pixeljedi
R burke
renlute
rjkdivin
rockcod
rogercor
Soundboy
srserl
Stoney
strungoutt1
tdogzthmn
Trav
Uncle Erik*
Voltron
waynema
yuckymucky*

*Denotes Travel Team members coming from outside the area/state.


Gear List

ironbut-
ZanaDeux
AD2000
Reel to reel (Tape Project tapes (got Brilliant Corners by Monk that's killer!)
Modded ULN-2

R_burke
Shanling CD T100
AT W1000
W5000

FrankCooter
GM70 variant amp
HE-5
K1000

Glitch39
Balanced Zapfilter II Zhaolu 2.5A
Little Dot Mk VI w/ Sylvania 6AS7GA & VT-231
Balanced Qables
HD650

FallenAngel
Sources : HifiMan HM-801, Laptop with USB->S/PDIF converter
DAC : Buffalo32, maybe Ultra Fi MusicStream (if hasn't sold by then)
Amps : Balanced Dynalo, Melos Maestro, SinglePower MPX3
Headphones: Grado HP-2, RS-1, SR-200, Denon D-5000, Yamaha HP-1

Gear I'll only bring on request:
Source: 240GB diyMod 5.5G
Amps: PPAS, PPAv2, Sijosae SHA
DACs: EAD DSP-7000 DAC
Headphones: BeyerDynamic DT770/250, AKG K271

Uncle Erik
TBD

Stoney
Woo Audio 6
HD650 with Cardas

haycheng
iMod iPod
SR-71
Tomhawk
HD650

Mikeymad
Marantz SA-7S1
PC -> PSAudio DLink III
WooAudio WA5 (Maxxed)
Stax SRD-7 (Mod to Pro)
AT L3000
AKG K1000
STAX O2 Mk1
Panamax 5500
[Whisky TBD
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]

aamefford
Denon D5000's, JMoney pads, maybe Markled by then
DIYMod if it makes it intact back from Joneeboi in time
MisterX Dynalo
Pico Slim if it arrives in time
Westone UM3X
UE TF10
Macbook Pro as server
Musical Fidelity V-Dac as source

mastertrash
Benchmark Dac-1
Little Dot Dac_I
Little Dot MK V
HD650 w/ Blue Dragon, K701, and DT880

rjkdivin
AMB DIY gear, a source, some Sennheisers, and....we'll see

oneplustwo
Three channel B22
Balanced B22
Buffalo 32S
gamma1 with USB from my macbook

linuxworks
Beta22+LCDuino (motor pot version)
M3 with motor/servo pot and PGA vol control
laptop/spdif source
Y2dac+spdif-master

amb
β22 + σ22 headphone amp
β24 power amp
Mini³ portable headphone amp (two)
γ1 DAC (full config)
γ2 DAC (two of them)
Benchmark DAC1
M-Audio Firewire Audiophile
RME ADI-2 ADC/DAC
laptop computers (2), external hard drive
various headphones
LCDuino-1 demo
other gizmos

Jrossel
SOHA II
EHHA
HD600

Voltron
Mac Mini w/Amarra
Sonic Model 4
Luxman P-1
Balanced, discrete, all-JFET amp with separate power supply (designed and built by luvdunhill)
HD800 / CD3000 / Grado PS-1 / Grado HP-2
JH|13 Pro and balanced cable with Neutrik Tiny XLR (with standard 4-pin XLR adapter)
Stax 007t
Stax SR-Omega / 4070 / Lambda Sigs

jdmoorman
DT880 600 ohm, Black dragon
DT880 600 ohm, Silver dragon, JMoney pads
DT990 600 ohm, Silver dragon, JMoney pads
DT770 600 ohm, Blue dragon
Decware CSP2
Decware CSP2, 274B mod
Elekit TU 882
KICAS Caliente
Headroom UMDac
Headroom UMAmp

jilgiljongiljing
Netbook + 500gb HDD
Cambridge Dacmagic
Gilmore Lite
Ultrasone 680
Audio Technica A700
and maybe Shure SRH840

KurtW
Rega P3 with rewired arm and GrooveTracer subplatter/platter
Soundsmith SMMC2-H Cartridge
Sugden Headmaster
AT L3000
A900

ichiboy
EMU 0404
Go-Vibe V6
HD555
D2000

Asr
laptop PC
Ayre QB-9
SPL Auditor
Head-Direct HE-5 re-cabled with APureSound V3


Food and Drink

Lagavulin 16
Chinese peanut snacks
Hopefully some treats from Mrs. Bigguy
Mikeymad and Voltron whisk(e)y selections


Misc.

I don't think we will have room for a For Sale or Trade table, but trading at meets is fine. Bring a card with info and stand it up by your gear if you are trying to sell or trade it.
 
Feb 12, 2010 at 8:14 AM Post #118 of 235
This looks to be building to quite a nice event! Not that I ever doubt the bay area crowd, but this looks great!
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Looking forward to it.

2 things of note:

1) If anybody has another source, I'd love to hook up a DAC and amp to it.
2) If anybody is coming down from northern SF, I'd love to grab a ride - otherwise it's a cab, with a big box of gear, but no big deal.
 

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