I'd love to say I'm bringing the smallest gear in the world, but I don't have the SuperMicro IV.
Close enuf will be:
System 1 – 4G 40G iPod > ALO Jumbo Silk Dock > my esteemed RSA Stealth-Black Tomahawk > Westone ES2 Custom Translucent Blue IEMs.
System 2 – 4G 40G iPod > ALO Jumbo Silk Dock > RSA (near-stealth) Black M-Hornet > ES2 /or/ Senn PXC-300 Noise-Reducing Folding Supra-Aural Headphones /or/ VSonic Canal Phones.
System 3 – 4G 40G iPod > ALO Jumbo Silk Dock > Portaphile LT1210 Maxxed > ES2 /or/ Senn PXC300.
Yeah, I know – seems to be a familiar trend here.
No big phones for me. I've tried them on planes, and there's no point. The jet engine whine, wind roar, and ambient yak/baby whale/snores obliterate any quality and usually most of the music with the best phones, which tend to be open or semi-open. I also want to "carry-on light".
I'd love to say I'll be wearing a classy Hawaiian Shirt, but my two antique rayons haven't fit me since I was a young, lean and relatively muscle-less musician (too busy playing to work out, of course – and whopping high metabolism).
Suggestions might be considered.