[NightWoundsTime]

That may be a DAC only Pico, correct me if I'm wrong though.

 

[raffy]

The Pico was actually a DAC/Portable amp version if I'm not mistaken.

 

[SEABREEZE]

hey raffy, i seen you had the red dot in the extreme at the meet.

 

[1117]

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Originally Posted by raffy /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Pico was actually a DAC/Portable amp version if I'm not mistaken.

You are correct. It was a DAC/amp combo. I remember this clearly. I didn't know if it was feeding the Woo or if the Flying Cow played some part in that.

I did listen to the Woo, and the CD I was carrying at the time was Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction. I was listening to "Sweet Child O' Mine" and to be honest, perhaps it was the combination of the equipment used, the opening guitars sounded too warm. It was missing that electric feel I hear when I listen to it at home (and this is from a PC to a Trends Audio feeding a Monarchy M24 out to a SP Extreme).

I don't know if this lack resulted from the Woo or from the Pico...

This was my first meet ever, and I didn't dare start disconnecting stuff (I didn't even know if I should even ASK that).

 

[raffy]

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Originally Posted by 1117 /img/forum/go_quote.gif You are correct. It was a DAC/amp combo. I remember this clearly. I didn't know if it was feeding the Woo or if the Flying Cow played some part in that. I did listen to the Woo, and the CD I was carrying at the time was Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction. I was listening to "Sweet Child O' Mine" and to be honest, perhaps it was the combination of the equipment used, the opening guitars sounded too warm. It was missing that electric feel I hear when I listen to it at home (and this is from a PC to a Trends Audio feeding a Monarchy M24 out to a SP Extreme). I don't know if this lack resulted from the Woo or from the Pico... This was my first meet ever, and I didn't dare start disconnecting stuff (I didn't even know if I should even ASK that).

IIRC, The Pico was feeding straight into the Woo.

 

[mrarroyo]

Did anyone else take pictures? If so please post them.

 

[krmathis]

Yeah, more pictures and not to forget impressions are wanted...

 

[agile_one]

Pictures, you want pictures?

Pre meet warmup on Friday included welcoming toast from Voltron's (thanks, Al, you were there in spirits, lol) Willet Family Rye by myself, tyrion, and jp11801.

Then it was off to the local for some pub grub and Pappy on Tappy (Pappy van Winkle) followed by Black & Tan to chase.

After a short rest and relaxation period, it was time for the evening's festivities at Brother Tucker's and Brineys Irish.

L to R arount table: NightWoundsTime, jp's "sis" Susan, jp11801, tyrion, Guss2, agile_one

 

[Wmcmanus]

Did anyone compare the HD800 and PS-1000?

 

[agile_one]

Saturday morning came early, but it was showtime, so everyone sucked it up and got to the meet.

Gary tweaks bias on the Aristeaus

Mark R checks his precious with 1117 and carlsiebert in vbackground

good looking Mike

Carl and Mark

mrarroyo

Queen boomana

Mark Reid's beautiful diy amp vied for best in show

Mike's tt and Lux P-1 were stunning

Gary's SCD-1 to Aristaeus to HE90 were at the top of their game, and reaffirmed their position at the top of the headphone chain

 

[agile_one]

But, wait, there's more ...

Pizza time

crappjones123 putting virii on my laptop

Mike at work

raffy digging the Woo 6 SE

John & Mike decide thery are a bit parched - what to do?

only one thing for it

rest of meet shots

finally, one with HighLife in it

Matt says pack it up, meets over ... eat your heart out, stevieo

 

[agile_one]

Of course, no Florida meet is complete without the after party, and this time it is Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes at Alligator Alley. JS and the DN is a 6 piece New Olreans based band with lead guitar, bass, drums, and 3 piece horns. They absolutely killed the joint, and we had a great night out with good friends, good food (the oyster po' boys and jambalaya were awesome, and a good draft selection was available), and terrific live music.

lead guitar even played cello ... very cool

And so another memorable Florida meet comes to a close. Well done, meet meister, Mike.

 

[krmathis]

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Originally Posted by agile_one /img/forum/go_quote.gif Pictures, you want pictures?

Yeah, and we certainly got what we asked for. Thanks!
What can I say... Certainly looks like you had a really nice time. Dinner, beer, headphone meeting, live music, ...

No doubt you had a great time!

 

[agile_one]

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Originally Posted by arrowmark /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Woo Amp was using Dac from the Pico Headamp.

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Originally Posted by NightWoundsTime /img/forum/go_quote.gif That may be a DAC only Pico, correct me if I'm wrong though.

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Originally Posted by raffy /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Pico was actually a DAC/Portable amp version if I'm not mistaken.

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Originally Posted by 1117 /img/forum/go_quote.gif You are correct. It was a DAC/amp combo. I remember this clearly. I didn't know if it was feeding the Woo or if the Flying Cow played some part in that. ...

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Originally Posted by raffy /img/forum/go_quote.gif IIRC, The Pico was feeding straight into the Woo.

hmmm, seems to be some questions about my rig. No doubt due to the way it was hooked up and strung together, and to make matters worse, I changed it mid day.

Here's the skinny. Digital source and amp were unchanged throughout the day - Vista laptop with flac lossless played by foobar 2k through dac to Woo Audio 6 SE. It was the middle part that changed.

To cut to the chase on the Pico, yeah, raffy, 1117, and arrowmark correctly identified a full on Pico dac/amp. What made the whole deal confusing was that it was sitting on top of the M-Audio Flying Cow DAC/ADC. The reason is that when I first set up I took laptop usb out through a Blue Circle Audio Thingee for usb -> AES/EBU digital conversion that then went through the Flying Cow. The BS Thingee would occaisionally skip, which was very annoying. Instead of mucking about with buffering, usb optimization, etc, I just 86'd the Thingee and Flying Cow in favor of using the Pico as dac/pre to the Woo. No more skipping, but still not the optimal source for the Woo to show off what it can do. Trust me, at home with my Accuphase SACD, it is wonderful.

In any case, that was the deal, so if you heard the rig in the morning, it was the Thingee and Flying Cow doing the bit twiddling, if in the afternoon, it was the Pico.

 

[agile_one]

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Originally Posted by Wmcmanus /img/forum/go_quote.gif Did anyone compare the HD800 and PS-1000?

I dreamed about them Saturday night ... HD800 ate the GS-1k's lunch. Your dreams may vary ...