[jp11801]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Voltron /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah, rather annoying that he decided to move across the country again! So thoughtless of him. And if he didn't have to drive several hours just to get to an airport from his new home, then it might be a little more likely for him to make it. Poor planning all around.

guilty as charged

hope you all have a great time at the meet, I am really bummed out to be missing it but work commits make it impossible.

I hope to make it out for any fall gatherings, see you all soon

 

[Stoney]

I think it's a good idea to repeat the date, time, location and other basics on each page of the thread. Please correct or update anything below:


Quote:

Originally Posted by Voltron /img/forum/go_quote.gif Post No. 1 has the details on date/time/location: Date/Time: Saturday February 27th from 9:30am to 6pm Location: DoubleTree Hotel, 835 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, California, United States 94010-9949 San Francisco Hotels - Hotels near San Francisco Airport - Doubletree San Francisco Airport Not sure what your travel arrangement issues are, but people share rides all the time at meets. Or, you could just take CalTrain to Broadway Station in Burlingame and end up 3 minutes from the hotel. The table sign-up will be open for as long as we appear to have space. If you have portable stuff mostly, then bring some and carry it around to show it or use it. Bring some full-size cans to try on other people's rigs, or just use theirs. You can set it up with one of your DAPs if there is room, or you can see if somebody with a home source would be interested in adding it to their rig so people can check it out. Lots of options!

 

[Stoney]

Anyone: Please bring a 2008 or newer (white/metal mesh) Senn HD650 and/or HD800.... I've read that 2008+ HD650s sound brighter, more forward, less veiled, possibly tighter bass. The replacement of a black silk with a white metal mesh for sound absorption seem to be associated with this change. I like my older one (with Cardas cable, and having removed the protective foam) but recognize limitations. Same goes for any cables for comparison. I've heard raves about other cables, but need to hear for myself. Thanks!

 

[Voltron]

Thanks Stoney, it is good to keep repeating the date even though it is in the thread title.

There has been a little interest in getting some social events going on Friday evening, and I encourage those coming into town or locals just interested in starting early to post ideas in the thread and get something going. You hotel folks could simply pick a spot to meet in the hotel and hang out there, or you could get a little adventurous and head into SF.

I already had tickets for a great jazz show in SF on Friday night, so I am heading to that along with some other Head-Fiers. It is saxophonist Joshua Redman performing solo in Grace Cathedral, which should be a spectacular show. We have Premium GA tickets, which means the front section of pews, but the whole thing is general admission. Here is the link, and tickets are still available: Joshua Redman Concert Friday 2/26.

Anybody who is interested in going post it up in the thread. If a crew from the hotel wants to link up with us in SF for the show or even after the show around 9:30pm, then that would be cool. Get organized, people!

 

[ironbut]

Hey Al,
I've seen Redman several times but never solo. That should be a real treat (especially in Grace Cathedral)! He rocks!
BTW, Josh is something of an audiophile himself. The last time I heard, he had an all Naim system at his pad.

Enjoy!

 

[lifedash]

Hello All,
I would like to attend this event. I have been holding off buying Head-Fi related gear until I was sure I could attend ie: source's, amps, dac's etc... I just recently came upon this Head-Fi "passion" last December when I purchased the UE Triple.Fi 10, to use with my Smartphone, from someone selling it off craigslist. I did not believe the hype until I tried them. I am now convinced in Audiophile Headphone "bliss". I am both anxious and excited in attending this meet, as I have been reading this site (daily) trying to acquire some foundational knowledge when listening to new gear. From the posts that I have read so far in this thread, this seems to be a close community of wonderful people.

I have read the rules for newbs which seem straight forward. I think I am ready.

By the way - I was hoping some of you could post your thoughts and experiences with some of items that you think a novice should check out, being brought to the the meet.
Thanks in advance

 

[aamefford]

aameford gear update:
Sold the D5000's, bought a pair of D7000's, so I'll bring them unless I return them...

I can probably bring a Dacmagic if anyone is curious, I just bought it, it should arrive by Saturday. PM me if you want me to bring it. - Requested, so if it arrives in time, I'll bring it along.

My IEM's are currently Westone 3's. Plan on bringing your own tips if you would like to try them. I'll try and remember some alchohol swabs, or maybe some Scotch and cotton balls...

Looks like the DIYMod won't make it in time.

The Westone 3's might be up for sale, so might the D7000's. Still searching for the right closed can and IEM... If you think you have something that will fit the bill for me, bring 'em along. I'll try and remember to bring some $, and there is always paypal by phone... Edit - As FrankCooter below offered, if it is something closed that I should hear to help me decide, I would be grateful if you brought it along, and sought me out! Thank you all!

I'm excited. Looks like I'm clear to go!

 

[FrankCooter]

Quote:

Originally Posted by aamefford /img/forum/go_quote.gif Still searching for the right closed can and IEM... If you think you have something that will fit the bill for me, bring 'em along.

Not for sale, but if you'd like a listen, I have a pair of JVC DX-1000 I can bring along.

 

[aamefford]

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankCooter /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not for sale, but if you'd like a listen, I have a pair of JVC DX-1000 I can bring along.

YES! I would be very interested in hearing them!

 

[Voltron]

[size=x-large]Meet in 4 days![/size]

Date/Time: Saturday February 27th from 9:30am to 6pm

Location: DoubleTree Hotel, 835 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, California, United States 94010-9949

San Francisco Hotels - Hotels near San Francisco Airport - Doubletree San Francisco Airport

I am attaching a room layout with my best shot at a distribution of the available space. Please stick to the table assignments and if there is some need to re-jigger we will assess that on Saturday. Asr will be in charge of opening the room hopefully around 9am and will hopefully have a copy or two of the layout.

If you plan to attend and do not see your name on the Attendee List below, please post in this thread and we will add you. If you are hoping for some room to show your gear on a table and do not see your name on the room layout and your stuff in the Gear List below, please post in this thread and we will try to fit you in. On the other hand, if you said you want table space and now cannot make the meet or do not intend to bring gear, or I just put you on the chart and you really do not want any table space, post that up too so we can plan to use the space for somebody else.


Attendees

1031tensai + 1
aamefford
agile_one*
amb
amphead
Asr*
ast
atothex
AV8TR +1-2
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*
oldskoolboarder + 1
oneplustwo
particleman14
pcf
penger
Philimon* (maybe)
pixeljedi
R burke
renlute
rjkdivin
rockcod
rogercor
RyzeHD
SanJoseCarJunkie
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

]

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
cmoy
mini3
Grado SR-80
Senn HD650 (balanced)

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 / Grado HP-2 / AD2000
JH|13 Pro and balanced cable with Neutrik Tiny XLR (with standard 4-pin XLR adapter)
Woo Audio WES
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
Yamaha CDC-565 CDP as transport
Cambridge Dacmagic
Gilmore Lite
Ultrasone 680
Audio Technica A700
Beyer DT990 600ohm

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

SanJoseCanJunkie
AKG 271 MkII
HD 590
Possibly a DT-250-80
Headroom Micro Amp
PA2V2




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.

BRING POWER STRIPS AND EXTENSION CORDS FOR YOURSELF AND AN EXTRA 1-2 IF YOU HAVE THEM.

 

[oneplustwo]

Anyone have an extra spdif source or two handy? I typically use my PS3 or my macpro, neither of which are very portable. Worse case, I'll bring my laptop and use usb and/or my cheapo cd/clock/radio that does happen to have optical out at least.

 

[srserl]

Unfortunately, I am withdrawing from the event due to my back, which currently would not survive the drive. I hope there will be a later event this year that I can make.

 

[linuxworks]

Quote:

Originally Posted by oneplustwo /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anyone have an extra spdif source or two handy? I typically use my PS3 or my macpro, neither of which are very portable.

if you remind me, I can bring an spdif splitter/repeater. buffered (semi reclocking, actually). one input and I think it had 4 coax outs and 2 opto outs (concurrent).

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

Al, I will have my laptop and big ol' hardrive full of music if anyone needs a front-end for a system. I don't think it is much worth my consuming any table space otherwise.

 

[linuxworks]

I can bring some extra usb-spdif thingies; so if there are extra laptops, we then can make digisources from them