[chuckwheat]

No doubt about that, I'm sure there will be more than a few HE1000s on hand.

awesome
 
i'm kinda excited to see if the Eddie Current 2a3 amp will be there. I think it's the best i've ever heard.

 

[gzone3lement]

Shoot, I wish that I can go. Will be in Vegas that day.

 

[magnium]

I plan on attending. It'll be my first meet so looking forward to it.

 

[third_eye]

I plan on attending. It'll be my first meet so looking forward to it.

 
Awesome, got you down!

 

[raeshao]

It's the day after my birthday… Might have to treat myself to some new gear. 

 

[DecentLevi]

I plan on attending. It'll be my first meet so looking forward to it.

Welcome to your first headphone meet! My advice would be to keep an open mind as much as possible to try new gear - even things you didn't think you would like. This can eventually save you money having tried things that would be otherwise recommended to you in the future. And take notes... advice I wish I had followed myself at the last meet. 

 

 

[maeveth]

  It's the day after my birthday… Might have to treat myself to some new gear. 

Meets are dangerous things - they will light a fire in your wallet.
 
After my first meet I ended up making quite a few upgrades.

 

[vipervick]

  Meets are dangerous things - they will light a fire in your wallet.
 
After my first meet I ended up making quite a few upgrades.

Not for me. I found everything I tried to be a step backwards. Nothing had any volume, I was very disappointed. 

 

[maeveth]

  Not for me. I found everything I tried to be a step backwards. Nothing had any volume, I was very disappointed. 

Where you at the recent San Francisco Meet?

 

[vipervick]

  Where you at the recent San Francisco Meet?

The official meet on July 19, 2014.

 

[maeveth]

  The official meet on July 19, 2014.

Ah I could imagine at the official meets it gets a bit loud to do any serious A/B testing.  You should keep an eye out for next time the smaller SF meets are planned much more intimate and you can get more quality time with the gear.  Last time we had some really good stacks and Jude's HE-1000s floating around at the time.

 

[vipervick]

  Ah I could imagine at the official meets it gets a bit loud to do any serious A/B testing.  You should keep an eye out for next time the smaller SF meets are planned much more intimate and you can get more quality time with the gear.  Last time we had some really good stacks and Jude's HE-1000s floating around at the time.

I don't think it would have mattered. I turned volume up to 100% on numerous equipment, and still was underwhelmed even with closed backs. The Oppo HA-1 was my biggest disappointment. I turned the volume up and was like wow, my ipod is louder than this. Switched it to high gain and basically the same thing. I listened with my own Alpha Dogs and ATH M-50's.

 

[aamefford]

I don't think it would have mattered. I turned volume up to 100% on numerous equipment, and still was underwhelmed even with closed backs. The Oppo HA-1 was my biggest disappointment. I turned the volume up and was like wow, my ipod is louder than this. Switched it to high gain and basically the same thing. I listened with my own Alpha Dogs and ATH M-50's.

Wow, no offense, but that is plain bizarre … what do you use at home to drive your gear to "satisfying" levels?

 

[daigo]

Wow, no offense, but that is plain bizarre … what do you use at home to drive your gear to "satisfying" levels?

I'm kinda curious as well.  I listen at low volumes usually and have never come across an amp/headphone combination that I needed to turn all the way up unless the source volume was super low.  

 

[digitalzed]

  I don't think it would have mattered. I turned volume up to 100% on numerous equipment, and still was underwhelmed even with closed backs. The Oppo HA-1 was my biggest disappointment. I turned the volume up and was like wow, my ipod is louder than this. Switched it to high gain and basically the same thing. I listened with my own Alpha Dogs and ATH M-50's.

I was at the same meet and had no issue at any table I went to, which was all of them.