What gear is everyone bringing to the Detroit Head-Fi meet?
May 18, 2005 at 3:15 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 19

philodox

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Just thought I would post this here to get an idea of what is going to be there since the day is fastly approaching.

I am bringing everything in my signature except the ONEAC power conditioner and the ETKG Spirit Level Stand.
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May 18, 2005 at 3:28 PM Post #2 of 19
Senn HD497
Senn PX200
Grado SR-125 (if they arrive in time)
PIMETA
Dynalo (if I finish it in time)
Modded Chaintech AV-710 (if there is room for my computer)
iHP-140
Ear-Bleeding Heavy Metal (if Jude will give it back to me)
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1,113 (mostly) NOS vacuum tubes
 
May 18, 2005 at 3:36 PM Post #3 of 19
I'm bringing:

- Squeezebox I and II
- My computer with ~150 albums worth of meticulously ripped wav.
- Wadia 12 DAC
- Pioneer Elite DV-47a
- Sennheiser HD-650 with 15' Moon Audio Silver Dragon cable
- Sony SA-5000

Wadia will have of interest:

- Wadia 861
- An undetermined collection of other Wadia products both new and old.
- Kubala-Sosna power cords
- Optical analog interconnects, ala Harmonic Technology.
- DIY AC regenerator.
- The stereo in the soundroom will be left intact.

edit: I'm also bringing a bunch of old vinyl I "inherited" from my grandparents. No charge, as I'm throwing away what isn't taken.
 
May 18, 2005 at 4:51 PM Post #4 of 19
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Originally Posted by Porksoda
....Ear-Bleeding Heavy Metal (if Jude will give it back to me)
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LOL. Yeah, Porksoda, thanks for reminding me to pack up your CD case.

What I bring will depend on what that day, in the hours prior to the Meet, has in store for me. I'll have a lot going on right around then, both with work and personal stuff (my son's first birthday party is the following day).
  1. I no longer have any of Eddie Current's amps: I think Mikey01 or KenW has the DM-1 prototype, which is making the rounds, and the HD25 I reviewed is back at Eddie Current HQ; so if anyone has anything by Eddie Current or Moth to bring, please do so. Also, I believe Ray is bringing a Raptor, so I'm most likely going to leave my own Raptor at home.
  2. I have the Sony QUALIA 010 headphone (on loan from Sony Electronics) until next week, so I'll bring it.
  3. I'll be bringing a 2004 HeadRoom Max SA to compare to the new HeadRoom stuff.
  4. I'll still have PS Audio's GCHA pre-production headphone amp (on loan from PS Audio), so I'll bring that.
  5. I'll bring the SHURE E4c and SHURE E5c, with some spare eartips and some rubbing alcohol pads.
  6. I'll bring a couple of pairs of interconnects and a couple of powercords for the amps I'm bringing.
  7. I might bring a pre-production Meier Audio Corda HA2 MkII that Meier Audio generously provided for a Head-Fi Auction (that will be posted within a week).
  8. I might bring my portable rig bag, containing both a Meier Audio Porta Corda MkII and a HeadRoom Total AirHead, as well as the Sennheiser PX100 and Sennheiser PX200.
  9. I might bring the AKG HEARO 999 Audiosphere II wireless headphone system.
And that's about it for me, as I'm going to be in and out of town today and tomorrow, and driving around for work-related stuff just prior to the Meet, and I don't want to leave any more gear in my unattended car than I have to.

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May 18, 2005 at 4:53 PM Post #5 of 19
Can I call dibs on the Qualias?
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May 18, 2005 at 5:03 PM Post #6 of 19
I'm bringing

Upgraded MPX3 (Solen III, black gates, 12v)
NAD 541i
Squeezebox 2 with laptop and external hard drive (~190 albums in flac)
Ack Dack 2.0 with hi-rez caps
Grado RS-1.

I wish I had gotten the MPX3 sooner, but Mikhail was busy. I got it on Monday and have been running it 22-24 hours a day. It sounds more open then when I had the solen I with the same amount of hours. However, it has a brightness or edginess that I just don't like. Mikhail says it is the black gates. Hopefully it will sound better by Friday.
 
May 18, 2005 at 5:06 PM Post #7 of 19
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Originally Posted by philodox
Can I call dibs on the Qualias?
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You may not want them after you hear them.

I'm bringing pretty much everything in my sig.
 
May 18, 2005 at 5:18 PM Post #8 of 19
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Originally Posted by chosen1
You may not want them after you hear them.


You've heard them and didnt think they were all that special?
 
May 18, 2005 at 5:53 PM Post #10 of 19
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Originally Posted by philodox
You've heard them and didnt think they were all that special?


I heard them at the impromptu detroit mini-meet, and wasn't impressed.
 
May 18, 2005 at 6:37 PM Post #11 of 19
I'll be bringing my PC with a terratec EWX and a chaintech AV-710, a pimeta and a portaphile, my HD-580's and etymotic E4S. Unfotunately, my music collection on my PC is nowhere near where it used to be, so I'm not all that flush in that department.
 
May 18, 2005 at 11:53 PM Post #13 of 19
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Originally Posted by chosen1
I heard them at the impromptu detroit mini-meet, and wasn't impressed.


I listened to them too; I think I miscarried.
 
May 19, 2005 at 12:49 AM Post #14 of 19
I'll bring...


Headphones:
AKG K1000
AKG K240M
AKG K501
AKG K271S
Grado SR225
Sennheiser PX-100
Shure E3c (I don't have extra tips, so I'll need for someone else to come through with those)


Sources:
Pioneer Elite DV-47Ai with MSB Network 192K Mods
MSB Gold Link III DAC
Pioneer 423 Changer (if needed)
Sony D-EJ1000 PCDP
iRiver iHP-140
iPod G4 20gb
iPod Shuffle 1gb
HeadRoom Overture DAC
Audiophile USB External Sound Card


Amps:
ASL MG-Head DT OTL-32
HeadRoom Coda
HeadRoom Total BitHead
Ray Samuels Audio XP-7
 

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