treal512
1000+ Head-Fier
Btw, I think the K550 would be welcomed with open ears!
I'm interested, and would be coming from Dallas.
I'm a complete noob -- although, in some ways, I don't feel like so much of one since I've been reading head-fi for months now. (I totally get the "sorry about your wallet" cracks, even though I haven't spent anything yet. The future looks a bit ominous on that front...)
On the gear front, though, I'm definitely a rookie. I wouldn't be able to contribute anything, and my entire motivation would be to a) listen to a number of phones that I'm interested in and thereby be able to better differentiate than I can from my couch reading head-fi..., b) get some perspective on amps (portable, desktop, would my Yamaha (or a Marantz) receiver do a comparable job, etc.?), and c) generally pick your collective brain.
It's possible I might be able to contribute an (unamped?) AKG K550, presuming it has actually been released by then and I've received mine. Not sure how interesting that might be to the crowd in attendance, although the K550 thread seems to be fairly active.
Others that I would be interested in contrasting side by side would be the K701, the P5, the D2000 and the K240/271/272, as well as the E7/E9 combo, which looks interesting to me. (Schiit and Little Dot comparisons would be a bonus.)
Apologies in advance if contributing nothing at a meet is outlandish etiquette. :-/
--monty
It's almost the end of the semester. Any good leads brewing for this event?
I've emailed Brian at Cavalli to see if he knows of any good place (hopefully an audio shop) that would be able to host us. I know he really wants to be involved so I figured asking him would be a good plan.
I'm still trying to nail down a place myself but I've been slammed with work.
No luck with the library idea?
Toaster if you need some help let us know man, doesnt have to be all up to you.
Small update. I have a lead on a possible location and will be giving the guy a call soon.
Others that I would be interested in contrasting side by side would be the K701, the P5, the D2000 and the K240/271/272, as well as the E7/E9 combo, which looks interesting to me. (Schiit and Little Dot comparisons would be a bonus.)
Apologies in advance if contributing nothing at a meet is outlandish etiquette. :-/
--monty
Any date yet? I may be interested in driving down from Dallas