deepak

Grado SR-60. Still one of my favorite headphones. Hella uncomfortable when new. Works well out of a DAP (won't kill the battery). Sennheiser HD580 Nice all around headphones, also great for movies. Sound great with simple amps (cmoy, Govibe, etc). If I was ever in a major financial rut I could probably sell everything for just those two.

Nate like Thrice mentioned there's a mini series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_%28TV_miniseries%29 warning don't read past the first paragraph lots of spoilers). IMO the mini series is one of the best parts of Season 1. If Netflix takes too long, send me a PM and I can mail you a copy of mine.

Joe Grado would be the only panel member worth having. You think Wes Philips knows anything about the HP-2? Psssshhh Or J.A....hmmm maybe we could have J.A. measure the HP-2, he's good for that.

Please post impressions and youtube vids when the meet has concluded

You liar the HP-2 isn't popular here. There's like three people that use them

I'm listening to her CD Night Bugs, it's really good. Her voice reminds me of Neko Case in certain parts.

Do you know if it's an integrated or a poweramp? I really dislike having a preamp in the signal path right now.

I can only hope he comes over here so he tells us more. I doubt even the best solid state is doing the K1000 justice.

What pads were the RS-1 using?

Nice Nate, that amp is a looker.

You thought Octavarium was a bad album? It's no Scenes From a Memory or Images and Words, but it's a good album. As for my comment on it sounding the same, well to me it's the same formula over again.

Eh sounds exactly like all their other albums.

$1200 (when I called not too long ago)

That's the gaudiest thing I've seen tonight, and I saw a few ricer cars at the movies. (28 Weeks Later gets my recommendation)

If you can find a Northstar I would do it. I can honestly say I would pay Perrotta Consulting's demo price had I known it sounded this good.

Keep in mind I heard the K501 for a very brief time at a hifi audio store (probably spent about 20-30 minutes with it) so my statement might be romanticizing the K501 (most average to good headphones should sound good in a short audition, the K701 did to me). And it was playing out of a McIntosh integrated amp with Arcam CDP.

I've now sent them out to the new owner. I won't miss them in the slightest. I listened to them a lot before I made the decision to sell and they were unbelievably dull. They couldn't capture the emotion of the music like good headphones can. Also lacking in dynamics, and just boring to listen to. I did a few K1000 vs K701 comparisons and the K1000 was just so much more involving to listen to. Where's the K501 sound that I loved when I heard them in NYC? IMO the K501 are truly mini K1000s.

So did this happen when he made the announcement in the Chicago newspaper? Do you know who is in the new band?

And there is a new track Tarantula: www.flv2mp3.com/delivery/done/1179523688_476783_785997.mp3

I'd like to see what Roam's custom K1000 amp looks like.

Nope at home.

Driving through Vermont sucks big dongs

I'm at Cornell picking up my sister. Nice campus, shitty drive.

I might have an opportunity to audition some Maggies, what do you guys think of them? I'd probably be shooting for the 1.6QR since they're in my price range.

Interesting findings, sort of mirrors mine. I don't care too much for the HF-1 and Melos. Surprisingly I sort of like the HD580/Melos, has a very fast detailed sound that suits the Senns.