alright, let's pretend I'm new. (I was on here ages ago but couldn't retrieve my login, so I registered again). fresh start.
I used to be a musician and performed for years. classical mostly (cello), a bit of jazz too (bass). also, I used to be a contributor on another headphone forum, until one day in a fit I removed all my posts. over the past three decades, I went through a few phases - built several two-channel systems, sold off stuff... went with vinyl, then gave all that up... built a music server... etc. the typical journey.
but in terms of headphones, I've been pretty loyal to beyerdynamic since 1986. more recently, I got into IEM listening, partly due to travel; I was a beta tester for several models by a noted IEM maker for quite a while. I used to attend a lot of meets and trade shows... but then I dropped out of that circuit for health reasons.
now I'm back! currently most of my listening these days is on a big rig (magnepan, kilowatt amp, NAS, streaming DAC) but I also like my various tube amps and DAPs and other gadgets when there's time.