[Monsterzero]

Has the best barbecue. Fight me. Texas has the best barbecue. Fight me.

no fight from me on that man...totally agree

 

[pbui44]

Has the best barbecue. Fight me. Texas has the best barbecue. Fight me. If you disagree you're wrong just wrong.

Best fried foods, like Chicken-Fried Bacon, too. You'll die more quickly, but you will die much happier, too.

 

[PL4Y3R 0N3]

Has the best barbecue. Fight me. Texas has the best barbecue. Fight me. If you disagree you're wrong just wrong.

I don't know. I've been all over Texas and I have to say that Louisiana's food is still better. Of course I'm biased though.

 

[pbui44]

I don't know. I've been all over Texas and I have to say that Louisiana's food is still better. Of course I'm biased though.

Best spices...and maybe a couple of other things.

Edit: I have eaten dirty rice and bbq ribs...:frown:

 

[Bacon Bits]

I don't know. I've been all over Texas and I have to say that Louisiana's food is still better. Of course I'm biased though.

That's what the government wants you to think.

 

[Monsterzero]

I don't know. I've been all over Texas and I have to say that Louisiana's food is still better. Of course I'm biased though.

I will take Texas BBQ and Delta Blues vs Delta food and Texas blues each and everytime

 

[pbui44]

I guess ive lost my ATex cool factor cuz AFAIK Salt Lick in Austin means only one thing....btw its a very cool town...one of my favs in USA

Forgot to quote this one: it was a joke.

 

[Bacon Bits]

This thread is slowly devovling into a non help or recommendation thread. Help stop thread mutation by donating all your gear to www.notascam.com.

 

[pbui44]

We just miss you already, Bacon Bits.

Post what you find at whatever store you go to, once you get back.

 

[theveterans]

  If you ever find yourself in SE Asia you'll be in heaven...I sat in one store and a/b all day long Abyss vs Stax vs you name it....Thailand and Singapore are stocked of fully loaded brick and mortar shops offering 100s of different headphones,DACs,amps...and you can literally sit there all day long and nobody bothers you!

Ive often wondered why such a shop doesnt exist in USA.

Jaben in SG/BKK told me they were considering a shop in states but that was a good 5 years ago,so clearly theres a reason.

FWIW to OP I have a bunch of buds in ATex...all of em are rockin M-100s for some reason...maybe for when they hit The Salt Lick and wanna rock out?

 
The audio market in USA does not focus on high end audio. Simply put, the market advertises the latest trend in portable audio such as wireless ANC headphones and extra bass bluetooth headphones. Bose and Beats of course predominate this market as any other brands pit against Bose that are more expensive will be considered "rip off" to the eyes of the typical consumer in USA. As for high end headphones, you pretty much rely on your local home audio installation service, but even then, they won't have headphones for audition but speakers rather. At home, only I care for audio quality, and the rest of them are 100% fine with sound coming out of their smartphones or TV speakers. For a niche market, there is no point of selling any product in a brick and mortar fashion that won't make profit due to being luscious and impractical to the average consumer.

 

[pbui44]

Okay, last post for the night.

I forgot to mention this, but there are always local meets popping up, so check here regularly as well:

http://www.head-fi.org/f/24/local-regional-head-fi-meets-parties-get-togethers

Edit: Most recent Texas meet, organized by yours-truly:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/812960/impressions-of-the-official-head-fi-houston-fourth-of-july-weekend-meet-saturday-july-2nd-2016-looscan-library

 

[Monsterzero]

   
The audio market in USA does not focus on high end audio. Simply put, the market advertises the latest trend in portable audio such as wireless ANC headphones and extra bass bluetooth headphones. Bose and Beats of course predominate this market as any other brands pit against Bose that are more expensive will be considered "rip off" to the eyes of the typical consumer in USA. As for high end headphones, you pretty much rely on your local home audio installation service, but even then, they won't have headphones for audition but speakers rather. At home, only I care for audio quality, and the rest of them are 100% fine with sound coming out of their smartphones or TV speakers. For a niche market, there is no point of selling any product in a brick and mortar fashion that won't make profit due to being luscious and impractical to the average consumer.

yeah I have witnessed that myself.My HiFi dealer doesnt carry any headphones other than your obligatory Bose and what have you.
I finally convinced him a couple years ago to bring in some hi-end stuff,so he started carrying Audeze and Sennheiser...and then after about a year he quit headphones.I asked him "what happened"?!?
He says "I never sell any,its a waste of time and space."
I say,"Bruce you never brought in any amps to drive them correctly"
He says "I just plug them into a receiver headphone jack,its good enough"
I say "no...its not"
He says "....................................."

 

[Bacon Bits]

We just miss you already, Bacon Bits.

Post what you find at whatever store you go to, once you get back.

I'm probably not going to find one mostly going to see family and like very little actual time in big cities like 1 or 2 days, so yeah. I'll be on the lookout.

 

[TwelveTrains]

Hello.
I live in Austin TX and am not sure if there is any place to demo headphones. I want to demo headphones because I have gotten advice to listen to them before I get one. However in Austin I am not aware if there is any place to demo 'phones. If any of you know a place could you help me out?

I went into a Guitar Center once and the guy working in the DJ/keyboard area just let me open any box of headphones and listen to them. They had DT770's, ATH-M50x, Sony's, AKG's, probably 8-12 headphones.