[clarke68]

It's official!

Date
Satuday, February 26

Time
1pm until ???

Location
RAYS Tea Time
138 E. Third Ave. (One block East of El Camino Real)
San Mateo
650-348-7233

Details
RAYS is a business, and we're essentially renting an upstairs meeting room (Thank you Gundam91 for finding the location!), so there will be $10 per person "cover charge" and you have to purchase a drink from downstairs (this is to pay for renting the space). There's no elevator, so you will have to carry your equipment up the stairs. Because there are liability issues if somebody injures themselves, everyone showing up also needs to sign a liability waiver.

Plenty of parking between 3rd and 4th Ave. We can open the back door so people can get their equipment in from the parking lot. Or you can try parking on the street in front.

Attendees
gundam91
clarke68
lindrone
NeilPeart
amb
episiarch
KurtW
ayt999
toor
utep10
dipswitch
The Smokester
raif
eweitzman
morsel
miked510
xin
strogg
Soundbuff
Zoide

Leave a post or send me a PM if you'd like your name added or removed from the list.

Equipment List
Headphones
AKG K1000+Stefan AudioArt cable
AKG K501
AKG K501 (recabled)
AKG K271 with stock and Zu cables
Alessandro MS1
Audio Technica ATH-L3000
Audio Technica A900
Beyerdynamic DT770-80
Beyerdynamic DT990 (600 Ohm)
Etymotic ER-4P + P->S
Grado HP2
Grado SR-225 w/ flats, bowls, comfies & VWAPs
Grado SR-60 w/ Senn 414 pads
Koss KSC75 with Burton beanie
Sennheiser HE90
Sennheiser HD650+Zu Mobius-XLR
Sennheiser HD650
Sennheiser HD600/Cardas
Sennheiser HD600
Sennheiser HD-580
Sennheiser HD280 with Tyson's blu-tak mod
Sennheiser HD25-SP
Sennheiser HD25-1
Sensaphonics ProPhonic Soft 2X
Sony Qualia 010
Sony MDR-F1
Sony MDR-CD3000 w/ Headphile mods (wood & cable)
Ultimate Ears UE5c


Amps
Audio-Technica AT-DHA3000
Beta 18 (modified SDS Labs MOSFET amp)
Cosonance Cyber 20
Emmeline HR-2
Gilmore Lite w/ standard ps
HeadAmp Blue Hawaii
HeadAmp Balanced Reference
HeadRoom BlockHead w/ 2004 reference module & stepped attenuators
HP-100A
M³ v1.0 prototype
Porta Corda MKII
PPA v1.1 prototype
Rudistor RP5cav
S-5 K12-M (slightly-modified)
Upgraded Sonic Impact T-amp
WooAudio-1


CD/DVD Players
Accuphase DP-85 SACDP
SACDmods CE775
Panasonic DVD-S47
NAD C521BEE
Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1
Sony D-E01 PCDP


DACs
ART DI/O
Audio Alchemy DDE 1.1
Audio Alchemy DDE 1.2
Bel Canto DAC2
Benchmark DAC1
Entech 205.2
Rotel RDP-980


Portable
Apple iPod 4G
Creative Zen Xtra 60 gig
Emmeline SR-71
fixup.net SuperMacro
HeadRoom Coda
HeadRoom Overture
iRiver SlimX iMP-550
Sony D303 pcdp
Ten Technology naviPlay

cables:
DIY balanced pure silver Qualia 010 cable
DIY balanced silver-plated copper Qualia 010 cable
stock Qualia 010 cable
DIY balanced pure silver HD650 cable
DIY balanced ($10) RadioShack HD650 cable (very short)
stock HD650 cable
PS Audio Statement XLR IC
homegrown audio Silver Lace XLR IC
DiMarzio High Definition XLR IC (for BlockHead crossfeed)
(2) zCable Live V5 RCA IC
Accuphase RCA IC
DIY XLR source signal splitter
RadioShack RCA source signal splitter


Misc.
several A-B Testers
Belkin surge protector
computer/laptop for RMAA benchmarking
Digital Domain FCN-1
Emu 0404 modded (2x opa627)
laptop with Onkyo UD-5 toslink out
PS Audio P300
PS Audio assorted power cables
running springs audio Haley
Theta Time Linque Conditioner
various other little gizmos
PS Audio P300 (this will run @ 100V for my source)
VH Audio Flavor 4 power cord

 

[gundam91]

BUMP!

Only 11 so far? I though we were talking something like 20-25? By the way, I found a really nice new Japanese restaurant on 3rd Street. Price is slightly higher than average, but the food is good. And you get a free fried banana desert! Why I say it's good? Because they actually put vinegar in their sushi rice like the real sushi in Japan! None of that slapping a piece of raw fish on top of some rice and calling it sushi. Right, Ayt999?

 

[ayt999]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gundam91 Right, ayt999?

I'll answer that once I eat their stuff.

btw, I'm still looking for a ride to san mateo. I guess I'll have to start PMing people in the area to see if they are going and if I can get a ride. people want to hear my setup right? would be very hard to bring it there by BART.

 

[episiarch]

Add to equipment list:
- ART DI/O
- Sony D303 pcdp
- Etymotic ER-4P + P->S

...anyone got a DT880 they can bring? I'm eager to hear one.

 

[clarke68]

Quote:

Originally Posted by episiarch Add to equipment list: - ART DI/O - Sony D303 pcdp - Etymotic ER-4P + P->S

Done. Thanks, I've always wanted to hear a DI/O!

Anybody have a NOS DAC they can bring?

 

[Dipswitch]

Is that sushi place called Sushi Sam's? If so, I second that opinion... including the price, which is astronomical when you consider that "good sushi" means ordering even more "good sushi"!

Another of my favorites is Kaimuki Grill just off 3rd on El Camino.

 

[gundam91]

Nope. I think it's called something like Japanese Bistro. The owners look like they are Nisei or Sansei (Second or Third generations) from Hawaii.

Just won an auction on a 1.0m Zu Pivot, hopefully I will be able to give it a good burn in before bringing it to the meet. This is the mini to RCA cable, so you guys with iPods can plug the iPods into some amps.

 

[floodo1]

man hopefully i can make it to this.
if so i'd be able to bring some 240s, as well as a pimeta off of battery power w/ diamond buffers (glassman design) all pcb's custom ||mob||.

hopefully i dont have to work, that would suck HARD, esp since someone has 271 w/ zu cable, would like to check that cable out on 240s, since i heard that 240s cable really makes no diff.

not many grado fans up in norcal eh?

 

[episiarch]

floodo, I'm the one with the Zu. If you miss the meet, I'm sure we can work something out so you can hear it. (I've always wanted to hear 240 anyway)

 

[ayt999]

okay, I think I got a ride from raif. he said toor can ride too.

I'm still deciding on what to bring to the meet. a few things are supposed to arrive shortly, so I don't think posting a list right now would be too useful. either way, I'll be bringing some very high end gear.

 

[yyoo]

Since I could only make it on the 19th, you'll want to remove my equipment from the list:

Gilmore Lite with dedicated power supply
60 GB iPod photo
U2 iPod
1GB iPod shuffle
Altec Lansing inMotions
Bose SoundDock
JBL OnStage
MacAlly Podwave
Titanium PowerBook

Maybe these (but I think others had these on their lists as well):
Senn HD650 w/Zu Mobius
Sony MDR-F1
Koss KSC-35
Audio Technica A900

 

[clarke68]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayt999 okay, I think I got a ride from raif. he said toor can ride too.

Awesome news! I'm sure you'll blow us away with whatever you bring. I'll wait until raif chimes in himself before I add him to the list.


Quote:

Originally Posted by yyoo Since I could only make it on the 19th, you'll want to remove my equipment from the list:

Bummer! I saw that on your post, but I think I was in denial because I so badly want to check out the dedicated ps on the Gilmore Lite. Another time, perhaps...


Quote:

Originally Posted by dipswitch Is that sushi place called Sushi Sam's?

Yeah, Sam rocks. Lots of good sushi places downtown actually, if Gundam's place is a standout then I'm sure its da bomb!

 

[raif]

yah, I'm in.

 

[strogg]

i know it's a longshot... but any way for me to get to san mateo from davis?

*sigh*

 

[ayt999]

Since I didn't read that anyone has done this, I went ahead and PMed everyone that expressed interest (and as far as I know can attend a Feb 26 meet) but not on the attendee list. the more people the better.

(well, until the room becomes overcrowded that is.

seems to be alright still from what gundam91 posted previously.)