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Amazeballs OC Micro Meet Impressions thread - Jan 3, 2014
LFF:
First off....Hats off to out host...Purrin! He really outdid himself opening up his home to us in order to share in our audiophile passion. headbang
headbang THANKS PURRIN!!! headbang
There were 7 members there....and yet there equipment list was M I N D B L O W I N G! :-00 I've been to many meets in my day but this has got to be among the best in terms of equipment.
As varied as equipment was...so were opinions and the discussion stemming from those opinions and thoughts. It definitely made for a lively day. :)p1
My personal highlight (aside from meeting with friends)....Purrin served up some tri-tip and some pork tenderloin. OMG....many mouth orgasms were had. SERIOUSLY. :-00 :-00 :-00 :-00 :-00 :-00
Highlights...
1. Darin Fong Audio Software - Very cool and I enjoyed playing with the various setttings. My favorite was AIX and Mi Casa.
2. DIY Electrostats owned by Frank Cooter - sounded like warm Stax Omega headphones. The DIY factor made them even cooler.
3. Eddie Current Zana Ortho-Deux - OMG. Amazeballs with my Paradox and the Abyss. It definitely up there with my favorite amps. BONUS - it can keep you warm on a chilly night. :)p13
4. Cavalli Liquid Gold - Another amazing sounding amp.
Dissapointments...there were many but I'm not one talk about negative stuff.
I'll open the floor up for comments.
Maxvla:
Feel free to negativize all you want. This isn't HF, you don't have to sugar coat cause you sell stuff.
Marvey:
A huge thanks to Darin (he was responsible for bringing most of the cool stuff), and it was he who suggested a meet. I merely offered my place. I also appreciate everyone who drove so far to meet up. I'm glad I didn't have to travel far for once. These smaller meets are the best kind of meets. I've always suggested to those at the big HF meets that they break up and do smaller meets later.
PIX: http://www.fongphotography.com/gallery.php?skookslocation=headfivostokmeet
There really wasn't anything there which was outright horrible. We tested a few DACs, but my DAC rundown at HF has been updated.
I really liked n3rdling's Aristaeus with the SR009. A very good match. The bass actually becomes a bit thick, maybe too much so. He also brought he SR-Omegas which remain one of my favorites from STAX. I'm just not too enamored with the SR-009 still. I think the Aristaeus is probably my favorite HeadAmp. I wish Justin would make more of these things because they are a better match with the SR-009 than the BHSE.
Now this little box on top of n3rdling's CD player was really really interesting. It is DSP unit which deconvolved the impulse response for the K701 and ATH-M50 headphones. I've never heard the K701 sound so good. Very impressive. I also ran the profile for the M50, but the results were not so good. It's clear the M50 is much more limited in its capability compared to the K701.
I recall that when I put these K701 on, I was like WTF did AKG do to these? It was only later that I discovered the special DSP tricks used to making these sound absolutely great (for what they were).
This is the Woo WES with the Shunguang tubes. John (Williams) mentioned that they help bring a warmer signature with the SR009. I think the power rectifier tubes below are the 5AR4s which bring more slam to the table. The build quality is really nice. These things are like tanks.
This was also a good opportunity for a DAC-Off. Vega + PWD2 + Alpha + Luxman DA06. OR5 and Berkeley Alpha USB converters. I'll cover more in the 17+ DAC comparison on HF. I still need to provide an update on the Luxman. The Berkeley Alpha seem to be on par with the OR5, at least with the AES. Note that my OR5 has no upgrades exception for the regulator on the i2s and AMB power supply.
anetode:
How were the Oppo phones?
Lol, nice case.
Anaxilus:
--- Quote from: purrin on January 05, 2014, 07:09:32 AM ---I don't know if we are allowed to comment on the Oppos publicly.
--- End quote ---
Well let me know. I just did on the chatbox following your lead, lol.
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