Watercooler Tour Thread - (New eligible participants welcome PM me for details.) - See second post for active tours.

Jan 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM Post #1,396 of 1,457
Exciting Times for our Tour Program

Some coming tours:

Canada

Musicteck is sending me a L&P EA4 for tour and I will tour it along with: Forte Ears MacBeth, Rhapsodio Sup 3, Lime Ears Terra, Nostalgia Audio Durandal

US

Musicteck is sending me the AME Mousa to include with the AME kit.

Campfire Audio sent me a comprehensive kit. 13 IEMs is too much for a single kit so I have whittled it down to what I feel the IEMs people most want to hear are. This includes: Clara, Astrolith Trifecta, Solaris, Supermoon, Bonneville, Fathom. This kit will be touring with a portable amp sent to me by @dleblanc343 that sounds absolutely exceptional with the Astrolith.

I am also looking in to getting the Fir kit (particularly the Rn6) refurbished.

I've put feelers out to @Chang about the possiblity of getting a Duality for tour, as well as an Elysian Apostle.
Exciting stuff! Thanks Rockwell!


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Jan 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM Post #1,397 of 1,457
Exciting Times for our Tour Program

Some coming tours:

Canada

Musicteck is sending me a L&P EA4 for tour and I will tour it along with: Forte Ears MacBeth, Rhapsodio Sup 3, Lime Ears Terra, Nostalgia Audio Durandal

US

Musicteck is sending me the AME Mousa to include with the AME kit.

Campfire Audio sent me a comprehensive kit. 13 IEMs is too much for a single kit so I have whittled it down to what I feel the IEMs people most want to hear are. This includes: Clara, Astrolith Trifecta, Solaris, Supermoon, Bonneville, Fathom. This kit will be touring with a portable amp sent to me by @dleblanc343 that sounds absolutely exceptional with the Astrolith.

I am also looking in to getting the Fir kit (particularly the Rn6) refurbished.

I've put feelers out to @Chang about the possiblity of getting a Duality for tour, as well as an Elysian Apostle.
Starting 2025 with an absolute bang!

AME Mousa and Clara are super exciting - can't wait.
 
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Jan 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM Post #1,398 of 1,457
Exciting Times for our Tour Program

sicteck is sending me a L&P EA4 for tour and I will tour it along with: Forte Ears MacBeth, Rhapsodio Sup 3, Lime Ears Terra, Nostalgia Audio Durandal

US

Musicteck is sending me the AME Mousa to include with the AME kit.

Campfire Audio sent me a comprehensive kit. 13 IEMs is too much for a single kit so I have whittled it down to what I feel the IEMs people most want to hear are. This includes: Clara, Astrolith Trifecta, Solaris, Supermoon, Bonneville, Fathom. This kit will be touring with a portable amp sent to me by @dleblanc343 that sounds absolutely exceptional with the Astrolith.

I am also looking in to getting the Fir kit (particularly the Rn6) refurbished.

I've put feelers out to @Chang about the possiblity of getting a Duality for tour, as well as an Elysian Apostle.
Thanks for all your hard work Rockwell. That's exciting stuff.
 
Jan 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM Post #1,400 of 1,457
Exciting Times for our Tour Program

Some coming tours:

Canada

Musicteck is sending me a L&P EA4 for tour and I will tour it along with: Forte Ears MacBeth, Rhapsodio Sup 3, Lime Ears Terra, Nostalgia Audio Durandal

US

Musicteck is sending me the AME Mousa to include with the AME kit.

Campfire Audio sent me a comprehensive kit. 13 IEMs is too much for a single kit so I have whittled it down to what I feel the IEMs people most want to hear are. This includes: Clara, Astrolith Trifecta, Solaris, Supermoon, Bonneville, Fathom. This kit will be touring with a portable amp sent to me by @dleblanc343 that sounds absolutely exceptional with the Astrolith.

I am also looking in to getting the Fir kit (particularly the Rn6) refurbished.

I've put feelers out to @Chang about the possiblity of getting a Duality for tour, as well as an Elysian Apostle.
With a big kit like the Campfire one will the time period be extended beyond a week?

How common is it to take a few vacation days to add listening time while in possession of a tour kit?
 
Jan 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM Post #1,401 of 1,457
Exciting Times for our Tour Program

Some coming tours:

Canada

Musicteck is sending me a L&P EA4 for tour and I will tour it along with: Forte Ears MacBeth, Rhapsodio Sup 3, Lime Ears Terra, Nostalgia Audio Durandal

US

Musicteck is sending me the AME Mousa to include with the AME kit.

Campfire Audio sent me a comprehensive kit. 13 IEMs is too much for a single kit so I have whittled it down to what I feel the IEMs people most want to hear are. This includes: Clara, Astrolith Trifecta, Solaris, Supermoon, Bonneville, Fathom. This kit will be touring with a portable amp sent to me by @dleblanc343 that sounds absolutely exceptional with the Astrolith.

I am also looking in to getting the Fir kit (particularly the Rn6) refurbished.

I've put feelers out to @Chang about the possiblity of getting a Duality for tour, as well as an Elysian Apostle.
Thank you, Jeff! We have both EA4 and Mousa packed and they are on the way to you. We are looking forward to getting more new products for the watercoolers and head-fi community in 2025!
 
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Jan 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM Post #1,402 of 1,457
@Rockwell75 DM'd you to remove me from the tour list.

I've achieved my endgame so I'm mostly retiring from trying out gear. Need to keep temptations away lol! Many many thanks to Rockwell and the sponsors for the watercooler tour. Where I'm located it's very hard to find stores that have IEMs for demo This tour has tremendously helped me identify which gear I like and don't like. Having more reference points make it easier to assess other gears based on reviews without having to try them.

Many thanks to the awesome participants too for making the shipping process smooth.
 
Jan 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM Post #1,403 of 1,457
Hello everyone here are the two kits I will be sending out next week, both of which will be coming with a portable amp loaned to us for tour.

This kit will contain a L&P EA4 generously loaned by @MusicTeck and also the following IEMs

Nostalgia Audio Durandal
Rhapsodio Supreme III
Forte Ears MacBeth
Lime Ears Terra

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Also going out is a CFA kit, which will include:

Clara
Trifecta
Astrolith
Solaris
Bonneville
Fathom
Moonrover
Supermoon

As well as the full line up of Time Stream cables.

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Also included will be the following courtesy of @dleblanc343:


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I am including this amp with this kit as it was designed/tuned with planars and is absolutely mind blowing with the Astrolith.

USA kit will be starting with @emdeevee and Canadian kit will be starting with @jmo04.

Fun times ahead.
 
Jan 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM Post #1,404 of 1,457
Hello everyone here are the two kits I will be sending out next week, both of which will be coming with a portable amp loaned to us for tour.

This kit will contain a L&P EA4 generously loaned by @MusicTeck and also the following IEMs

Nostalgia Audio Durandal
Rhapsodio Supreme III
Forte Ears MacBeth
Lime Ears Terra

473537178_10170851641000654_4711469809589754270_n.jpg


IMG_3327.JPG

Also going out is a CFA kit, which will include:

Clara
Trifecta
Astrolith
Solaris
Bonneville
Fathom
Moonrover
Supermoon

As well as the full line up of Time Stream cables.

473098765_10170851642345654_8648227625804473019_n.jpg

8B730306-44B4-459F-BCF9-DFE61663BB2D.JPEG

Also included will be the following courtesy of @dleblanc343:


IMG_3332.JPG

DB3C41B2-8F68-43F3-878B-3E8D8170E73F.JPEG

IMG_3330.JPGIMG_3331.JPG

I am including this amp with this kit as it was designed/tuned with planars and is absolutely mind blowing with the Astrolith.

USA kit will be starting with @emdeevee and Canadian kit will be starting with @jmo04.

Fun times ahead.
I am so excited!
 
Jan 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM Post #1,405 of 1,457
Hello everyone here are the two kits I will be sending out next week, both of which will be coming with a portable amp loaned to us for tour.

This kit will contain a L&P EA4 generously loaned by @MusicTeck and also the following IEMs

Nostalgia Audio Durandal
Rhapsodio Supreme III
Forte Ears MacBeth
Lime Ears Terra

473537178_10170851641000654_4711469809589754270_n.jpg


IMG_3327.JPG

Also going out is a CFA kit, which will include:

Clara
Trifecta
Astrolith
Solaris
Bonneville
Fathom
Moonrover
Supermoon

As well as the full line up of Time Stream cables.

473098765_10170851642345654_8648227625804473019_n.jpg

8B730306-44B4-459F-BCF9-DFE61663BB2D.JPEG

Also included will be the following courtesy of @dleblanc343:


IMG_3332.JPG

DB3C41B2-8F68-43F3-878B-3E8D8170E73F.JPEG

IMG_3330.JPGIMG_3331.JPG

I am including this amp with this kit as it was designed/tuned with planars and is absolutely mind blowing with the Astrolith.

USA kit will be starting with @emdeevee and Canadian kit will be starting with @jmo04.

Fun times ahead.
Ohhhhh sexyyyyyy <3 thank you for the opportunities~
 
Jan 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM Post #1,406 of 1,457
Hoping to sign-up for the CFA tour!
WA-USA

Email sent! Can work-around work dates for a spot, if it's too logistically annoying, I can drop-out. Just have to work-in between those known travel dates and June last possible participation.

Edit: I do declare to follow the rules of the tour :beerchug:
 
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Jan 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM Post #1,407 of 1,457
Hello everyone here are the two kits I will be sending out next week, both of which will be coming with a portable amp loaned to us for tour.

This kit will contain a L&P EA4 generously loaned by @MusicTeck and also the following IEMs

Nostalgia Audio Durandal
Rhapsodio Supreme III
Forte Ears MacBeth
Lime Ears Terra

473537178_10170851641000654_4711469809589754270_n.jpg


IMG_3327.JPG

Also going out is a CFA kit, which will include:

Clara
Trifecta
Astrolith
Solaris
Bonneville
Fathom
Moonrover
Supermoon

As well as the full line up of Time Stream cables.

473098765_10170851642345654_8648227625804473019_n.jpg

8B730306-44B4-459F-BCF9-DFE61663BB2D.JPEG

Also included will be the following courtesy of @dleblanc343:


IMG_3332.JPG

DB3C41B2-8F68-43F3-878B-3E8D8170E73F.JPEG

IMG_3330.JPGIMG_3331.JPG

I am including this amp with this kit as it was designed/tuned with planars and is absolutely mind blowing with the Astrolith.

USA kit will be starting with @emdeevee and Canadian kit will be starting with @jmo04.

Fun times ahead.

Dropped off the above two kits in the mail today. I will share the tour list here a bit later. It's not too late to sign up for either.
 
Jan 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM Post #1,408 of 1,457
Hello everyone here are the two kits I will be sending out next week, both of which will be coming with a portable amp loaned to us for tour.

This kit will contain a L&P EA4 generously loaned by @MusicTeck and also the following IEMs

Nostalgia Audio Durandal
Rhapsodio Supreme III
Forte Ears MacBeth
Lime Ears Terra

473537178_10170851641000654_4711469809589754270_n.jpg


IMG_3327.JPG

Also going out is a CFA kit, which will include:

Clara
Trifecta
Astrolith
Solaris
Bonneville
Fathom
Moonrover
Supermoon

As well as the full line up of Time Stream cables.

473098765_10170851642345654_8648227625804473019_n.jpg

8B730306-44B4-459F-BCF9-DFE61663BB2D.JPEG

Also included will be the following courtesy of @dleblanc343:


IMG_3332.JPG

DB3C41B2-8F68-43F3-878B-3E8D8170E73F.JPEG

IMG_3330.JPGIMG_3331.JPG

I am including this amp with this kit as it was designed/tuned with planars and is absolutely mind blowing with the Astrolith.

USA kit will be starting with @emdeevee and Canadian kit will be starting with @jmo04.

Fun times ahead.

Thanks for coordinating this, @Rockwell75! Looking forward to hearing feedback from the tourees! Glad we're able to give folks a chance to hear our line and do some comparing. I think our line has come a long way in the last year and there are some really exciting listens in the kit! Happy to answer any questions folks have or you can come join us on the Campfire Chat thread as well.
 
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Jan 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM Post #1,409 of 1,457
Thanks for coordinating this, @Rockwell75! Looking forward to hearing feedback from the tourees! Glad we're able to give folks a chance to hear our line and do some comparing. I think our line has come a long way in the last year and there are some really exciting listens in the kit! Happy to answer any questions folks have or you can come join us on the Campfire Chat thread as well.
Thanks, Chris, for helping make this happen!!! We appreciate it so much!! And thanks for everything you guys do!!
 
Jan 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM Post #1,410 of 1,457
Novus & Beat Audio kit received from @Tybot Not sure I'll give the cables much time as I'm not really a fan of the ergonomics or design, but they may surprise me. Haven't given the Novus a listen yet, but I did pop them in my ears for a quick fit test; they're big shells indeed, but we'll see. As with all Empire Ears DD IEMs I get the signature driver flex. I gave the cable bag a quick hand washing as there seemed to be a coffee stain on it, it has a light pumpkin latte scent now. :wink:
 

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