wizzman121
100+ Head-Fier
First off a huge thanks to @gc335 for organizing everything and for @Jason Stoddard and Schiit Audio for sponsoring the event and sending out some of their new equipment. Thanks to everyone who came out, especially those who hauled all their personal equipment there. Everyone's willingness to share so much high end equipment for others to experience is what makes this event so amazing.
Some highlights from the event:
My main goals were to listen to the Caldera and Atrium so I spent the most time A-B-Cing those two along with my Auteur Classics on my personal equipment. The Atrium is so lush and natural sounding, very laid back yet still very detailed. Fortunately it didn't ruin the Auteur Classic (my favorite all-a-rounder) for me, phew! I REALLY enjoyed the Caldera! Really well balanced sound with incredible detail- I think I want these! Big thanks to @cangle and @Ishcabible for letting me spend some time with these two headphones!
Hearing the Mojo2 and the M17 was also a big highlight. While the colored bubbles are a little confusing with no instructions, the sound is phenomenal on the Mojo2. It has so much power and and a unique and appealing sound signature. The Mojo sounds so different, and probably better than any of the portable chi-fi equipment I have owned. The M17 is ginormous but is basically a desktop dac/amp you can take on the go. It has more power than you will ever need. In short, they both made my Dunu SA6 Ultras sound like headphones instead of IEMs.
Thank you @ConnorG for encouraging be to listen to his vintage Sennheiser HD540 Reference Gold headphones out of one of his old speaker amps. What a smooth and laid back, yet still very high end sound.
I was set up next to Ryan from Modhouse Audio and he let me listen to his prototype planar headphones. I was really impressed with what he has achieved with this headphone he has produced from the ground up. I was enjoying my music not just listening to the headphone. I look forward to seeing what the final result look and sounds like.
Huge thanks to @DeweyCH for letting me take his Susvara for a spin on my equipment. While I know my amps may not have rung everything out of the headphone I really enjoyed this listen. The tuning is right up my alley and they just disappear on your head. Maybe someday...
This was my face most of the day
Zoom call with @Jason Stoddard from Schiit Audio via my Meeting Owl 3
@gc335 taking the Caldera for a spin on my HA-3A
One of my biggest takeaways was leaving still absolutely loving my Auteur Classic/HA-3A pairing. The NOS tubes have really taken this amp to the next level.
The HA-3A got quite a bit of use throughout the day
More pics, sorry for any repeats:
Some highlights from the event:
My main goals were to listen to the Caldera and Atrium so I spent the most time A-B-Cing those two along with my Auteur Classics on my personal equipment. The Atrium is so lush and natural sounding, very laid back yet still very detailed. Fortunately it didn't ruin the Auteur Classic (my favorite all-a-rounder) for me, phew! I REALLY enjoyed the Caldera! Really well balanced sound with incredible detail- I think I want these! Big thanks to @cangle and @Ishcabible for letting me spend some time with these two headphones!
Hearing the Mojo2 and the M17 was also a big highlight. While the colored bubbles are a little confusing with no instructions, the sound is phenomenal on the Mojo2. It has so much power and and a unique and appealing sound signature. The Mojo sounds so different, and probably better than any of the portable chi-fi equipment I have owned. The M17 is ginormous but is basically a desktop dac/amp you can take on the go. It has more power than you will ever need. In short, they both made my Dunu SA6 Ultras sound like headphones instead of IEMs.
Thank you @ConnorG for encouraging be to listen to his vintage Sennheiser HD540 Reference Gold headphones out of one of his old speaker amps. What a smooth and laid back, yet still very high end sound.
I was set up next to Ryan from Modhouse Audio and he let me listen to his prototype planar headphones. I was really impressed with what he has achieved with this headphone he has produced from the ground up. I was enjoying my music not just listening to the headphone. I look forward to seeing what the final result look and sounds like.
Huge thanks to @DeweyCH for letting me take his Susvara for a spin on my equipment. While I know my amps may not have rung everything out of the headphone I really enjoyed this listen. The tuning is right up my alley and they just disappear on your head. Maybe someday...
This was my face most of the day
Zoom call with @Jason Stoddard from Schiit Audio via my Meeting Owl 3
@gc335 taking the Caldera for a spin on my HA-3A
One of my biggest takeaways was leaving still absolutely loving my Auteur Classic/HA-3A pairing. The NOS tubes have really taken this amp to the next level.
The HA-3A got quite a bit of use throughout the day
More pics, sorry for any repeats: