socrates63
Headphoneus Supremus
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This was probably the shortest meet in HF history -- 40 minutes. A little background to the meet if you can call it that...
James (guy in the pics below) was over at my house on Friday, and I found out that he lurks on Head-Fi. He's a starving college student, and he told me that he hopes to get into vinyl and all things audiophile when he can afford it. Vinyl, eh? Well, I happened to have two turntables I picked up from craigslist which I wasn't using, so just before he left, I gave him one. His jaw dropped, and he had apparently had a brain meltdown as I found out later. Simply spreading some HF love was the way I saw it.
In all the excitement over getting a free turntable, James left his jacket and wallet at my house. He swears that he had never ever been without his wallet, so as I said, he had a total meltdown of his cognitive faculties. Anyway, on his way to work tonight, he came by my house to pick up his items. He asked if he could come by for half an hour to listen to my gear, so I said why not. James' best headphone is a Grado SR60 (Gray-do, James and not Grah-do), and he is hoping to put together enough funds for a JH13. Three more quarters of ramen, and I'm sure you'll get there.
James' source was a MacBook, so we hooked it up to my CI Audio VDA-2, and amped the signal with Headamp GS-1. I love the GS-1. I had been looking for another Beta22 after having sold mine... a decision I've ever since regretted, but the GS-1 has been an awesome replacement... one of the best solid states I've heard, and I'm not missing the Beta much anymore.
Back to the meet... since James seemed to like Grado, I hooked up the RS-1 and he found nirvana. His said, and I quote, "I never have to go to a concert again." After a few songs, I moved him over to my HF-2, and that brought a smile to his face, and he said, "I can't believe I have to go to work." He should have left 10 minutes before he did, but oh well.
It was a lot of fun spreading some HF love to someone new who wasn't jaded. It was a fun experience to see someone enjoying the gear and appreciating what good gear can do for the music listening experience.
I made James promise that he'd post some impressions in this thread, so he'll be checking in in a few hours.
James groovin' to RS-1
writing notes in his iPhone to post impressions after work
excuse the dust
HF-2 luv
James (guy in the pics below) was over at my house on Friday, and I found out that he lurks on Head-Fi. He's a starving college student, and he told me that he hopes to get into vinyl and all things audiophile when he can afford it. Vinyl, eh? Well, I happened to have two turntables I picked up from craigslist which I wasn't using, so just before he left, I gave him one. His jaw dropped, and he had apparently had a brain meltdown as I found out later. Simply spreading some HF love was the way I saw it.
In all the excitement over getting a free turntable, James left his jacket and wallet at my house. He swears that he had never ever been without his wallet, so as I said, he had a total meltdown of his cognitive faculties. Anyway, on his way to work tonight, he came by my house to pick up his items. He asked if he could come by for half an hour to listen to my gear, so I said why not. James' best headphone is a Grado SR60 (Gray-do, James and not Grah-do), and he is hoping to put together enough funds for a JH13. Three more quarters of ramen, and I'm sure you'll get there.
James' source was a MacBook, so we hooked it up to my CI Audio VDA-2, and amped the signal with Headamp GS-1. I love the GS-1. I had been looking for another Beta22 after having sold mine... a decision I've ever since regretted, but the GS-1 has been an awesome replacement... one of the best solid states I've heard, and I'm not missing the Beta much anymore.
Back to the meet... since James seemed to like Grado, I hooked up the RS-1 and he found nirvana. His said, and I quote, "I never have to go to a concert again." After a few songs, I moved him over to my HF-2, and that brought a smile to his face, and he said, "I can't believe I have to go to work." He should have left 10 minutes before he did, but oh well.
It was a lot of fun spreading some HF love to someone new who wasn't jaded. It was a fun experience to see someone enjoying the gear and appreciating what good gear can do for the music listening experience.
I made James promise that he'd post some impressions in this thread, so he'll be checking in in a few hours.
James groovin' to RS-1
writing notes in his iPhone to post impressions after work
excuse the dust
HF-2 luv