[Covenant]

First off, many many thanks to John for his hospitality in hosting the meet at his place this year. The soup, pizza, coffee, tim tams and oreos were all awesome
 
There were a couple of standouts in this meet for me, but I'll post impressions tomorrow when I'm less exhausted and more coherent. Just wanted to get the thread kicked off and to thank John once more.
 
Also, thanks Tom for entering that iBasso I won into the raffle. Much appreciated

 

[nattonrice]

Hehe share the love I say  =)
 
The meet was pure win. I'll put up some pics in a while.
 
Big thanks to John and his very patient wife who looked after us in every way.
 
As usual I spent most time talking and socializing... which for me is what meets are for =P

 

[johnwmclean]

No worries guys! It was a fab meet and good to catch up with everyone again. 
 
I forgot to give out the cake, cheese and crackers... sorry!
 
Jeremy you left a blue lid tupperware box behind

 with lots of goodies inside!
 
I have a cd case someone also left behind... Dream theatre, John williams & Julian Bream Classical Guitar (nice) etc... 

 

[johnwmclean]

THANKS ERWIN (wink)​

for your generosity, without your gear the meet​

would not nearly have been as successful.​

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K1000 LIGHT, K1000 BASS HEAVY, HD800, JVC HA DX 1000, PS1000, GS1000, ALESSANDRO, DT880, HD650, K702, ATH W-5000, ERGO AMT, HE 60, SR404, LAMBDA NOVA SIGNATURE, DAC MAGIC, PLUGS, ADAPTERS, CABLES AND WHATEVER ELSE I MISSED PLUS...​

THE MONGREL ​

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[csh08]

Thanks very much to John and family for hosting.
 
A great first meet for me. Great to meet people and try lots of different gear.
 
What did I like:
 
T1 on John's Balanced β22
HeadAmp GS-1 running 702 - I will have to retry my 701's
qusp's 'slightly' modded D10
HE-60
Audio-gd ref 8
.......
 
A lot to take in - not sure it has helped with working out next steps for my system - too many different paths to take!
 
Thanks again John.

 

[elliot42]

Thank you John for putting on the meet, I had a great time, good catching up with you all. Although next time we definitely have to organise a meet AFTER we all have DIY builds finished
Thank you to John's wife for the yummy lunch as well, and thank you Erwin for all the amazing headphones, I enjoyed trying the K1000s and the HE60s and marveling at the Mongrel
And thank you for the AD2000s from the raffle (who's were they, I forgot to find out?), I'm listening to them right now.
 
And to get the photos going, let me share the one photo I took today; Tom showing just how stylish the K1000s can be:

 

[mrarroyo]

Good going, how about more pictures!

 

[rzy6cn]

Thanks John and Erwin and all people came to the meet. I've heard something which I never imagine before. 
 
It is a excellent first time meet for me. A lot of thanks to all people attended
 
Also thanks for the Tiny apple port adapter of raffle
 
My personal comment of the headphones.
 
Best for symphony: HE60, HD800 with balanced cable, K1000 (base heavy)
Best for Piano: PS1000, HE60(?), MPRO, K1000
Best for gal vocal: W5000, DT880PRO, HD800(?)....To be honest, I'm stunning of the performance of HD800.....
 
Anyway, it is a really good meet for me! I have more hint of build up my system now. Thanks everyone again

 

[johnwmclean]

 
Quote:

And thank you for the AD2000s from the raffle (who's were they, I forgot to find out?), I'm listening to them right now.

Raffle:
Erwin donated the the AD2000, Floats and Grados.
Tom donated the iBasso amp
Jeremy donated the ipod/iphone lod.

 

[elliot42]

Then thank you Erwin for the AD2000s 

 

[juzmister]

Just like to say thanks for the fantastic day! Thanks so much for hosting John, the soup was great and the company was fantastic.
 
Thanks Erwin for the collection of phones- the K1000 bass heavy were the highlight for me.
 
The HD800/B22 were special, but perhaps too perfect for the tunes I listen to...although I didn't do as much listening as I should have
 
I'll post some pictures once I am home from work, the Jeremy at work collection is sweet though!
 
 

 

[MomijiTMO]

Kudos to Erwin!
 
I hope the Brissy guys don't expect a similar raffle :X

 

[hpz]

Thanks for the Fantastic meet John and thank you to your wife for the great food
 
I would like to say that the HD800/B22/B32s combo was my favourite set up.  The speed, imaging and instrument separation were excellent.  On the other hand, the balanced T1s seemed to have a slight more emphasis on the treble.  The sound of the T1s seemed alittle edgy/grainy but perhaps that was due to lack of burn in (apparently only 20hrs), they also had a bit more bass impact than the HD800s.
 
I was intending to build a Buffalo II for my JH13 setup up, but did a comparison between the B32s and my BM DAC1 and I must say the differences weren't really night and day.  The B32s had a subtle smoothness in the highs and mids, and the bass was similar to the DAC1. 
 
I also wanted to listen to the AKG K1000s, first time I've ever heard it and I have to say they sound ALOT better than they look LOL.  (Also they can be driven so-so by a Maverick D1, about 2-3 o'clock volume )
 
Another surprise were the Denon D7000. A very 'fun' sounding phone with plenty of impacting bass, great for rock/pop music.  It was pretty good with instrumentals too.
 
The HE60s for me were alittle too warm, Great for slower songs, though it was running through music i was unfamiliar with.
 
All in all i'm pretty satisfied with my setup and hopefully see you all at the next meet

 

[nattonrice]

Owen you person! hehe  =)

 

[angle_sh00ter]

Still no photos or impressions?  You can't let the melbourne mob show you up too badly