Iron_Dreamer Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 :o :o Where do you get the energy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostonetr Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Did a bit of gear swapping this year. I had just ended 07 with the selling my previous chain of beresford tc7510 + heed canamp. *Picked up 2 DACs, with the presonus, and a TransDAC which is currently away for mods. Plan to get rid of the presonus if the TransDAC comes back with the sound I want. in : gilmore lite, cardas senn cable, balanced hd650 cable, *presonus central station, audio technica ad2000/w5000, akg k240 LP blackclover balanced, grado sr225, hd600 (2nd time around), hd650, hd650 equinox cable, M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 :o :o Where do you get the energy? It's a disease for which there appears to be no cure. I have hope that renewed stem cell research may find the breakthrough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 My rig on December 25th, 2007: X-Fi Fatal1ty XtremeGamer > C&C Box v2 > AKG K81DJ My rig on December 25th, 2008: Marantz CD5001 > Parasound D/AC 1100 > Moth Audio EC2A3 > Sennheiser HD580 / Moth Audio Cicadas I don't care to remember what all came in between that, but it was a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I thought you people were against stem cell research. KIDDING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Speaker Rig Changes Out: McCormack DNA 500 power amp EMM DCC2 SE as preamp Ray Samuels Audio XR-10B phono preamp Gallo Acoustics Reference 3 speakers In: Nick Doshi Alaap Purist Mk. II phono stage / preamp ATC SCM50 ASL Anniversary Edition active speakers VPI Mini-HRX feet for Aries 3 Statyed the same: VPI Aries 3 with single motor flywheel, HRX ring & clamp, Ginko cover VPI SDS speed controller EMM Labs CDSD SE and DCC2 SE transport and dac Crystal Cable Reference power cords and interconnects Shunyata 8 power conditioner Core Furniture racks Headphone Rig Changes Out: Stax O2 Eddie Current Lunchbox In: KGSS DX electrostatic amplier SRD-7 Mk. II transformer box Stax Lambda Signatures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotoriousBIG_PJ Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Bought a pair of Tannoy Revolution Signature DC6 speakers. Upgraded my vh audio spectrum ag interconnects to Antipodes Gold interconnects. Plans for 2009 include getting a usb dac/amp combo for my speakers. Biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I started out with the lite dac and the entech as source for the little dot II+ amp powering the 225s. Moved up to an emu 0404 connected to an m^3 with steps powering the same 225s as well as 580s. Then got the iriver portable cdp, and the denon da-500 dac. Got the XP amp back from my dad. Got a pair of PX-100s. The ipod/xp/px100 rig was basically my full rig for a while. Also got a couple of pairs of ksc75s along the way. Got the Cambridge Audio 640c v2 from Asr a couple of days ago. Pretty sure the Denon is gonna go. And definitely buying the gamma dac from amb when it comes out after I sell the denon and comparing that with the cambridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E Woven Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 My headphone rig as of right now: HD600 Melos SHA-1 (sovtek 6dj8) Lenovo whatever laptop (x61, x300, t61, whatever at the time) My portable rig as of right now: Ipod 5g 30gb Etymotic ER4p or UE Triple.Fi10 Changes: Building a new amp (beta22, m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Got the Cambridge Audio 640c v2 from Asr a couple of days ago. Pretty sure the Denon is gonna go. $10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 lots of stuff I love how you completely omit the purchase of the full Headroom Desktop setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I love how you completely omit the purchase of the full Headroom Desktop setup. He is afraid to admit he is worse than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyjones123 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 He is afraid to admit he is worse than me. wonder if thats even possible - anyone being worse than you that is. for me the journey is not as accomplished as some of the other folk namely ^ here. started with a planatronics gaming headset. gave it to my mom for mic duty to talk with people in india. purchased a medusa gaming headset. sold it. purchased the hd555. sold it. purchased the hd595. sold it. purchased an auzentech prelude. sold it. purchased a little dot mk v. sold it. purchased the hd650. sold it. purchased igrados. sold them. purchased shitty sony iems. sold them. received crossroads iems from mike. gave them away. received crossroads portable amp from mike. gave that away. purchased a nugget audio beta 22. sold it (not sure why). purchased an ic from nugget audio. still have it. purchased a single power audio extreme. oh now i remember why i sold the beta. currently being repaired. purchased hd650s again. purchased grado sr 60s. purchased parts for 4 cmoys. built 4 cmoys (2 of which work) that now sit on my shelf. gave one to my sister and she laughed at how ugly it looked and she would never carry it around because she cares too much to look fashionable. blahblahblah. plans for 2009. purchase a pico dac. sell everything except sr 60s and maybe the hd650s. purchase a mini3 or an ec/ss. purchase a speaker rig. (i hate you mike...your damn disease is contagious) didnt think my list would be that long =/ i guess i didnt spend as much money as some other folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 He is afraid to admit he is worse than me. And here I would have thought it would have been an honor to be in the same company as the likes of you and jp#'s. Most of us are just common gear whores, you guys are like the high-priced call girl's of the GAS world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyjones123 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 whatever happened to your sds, al? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Al, I think you are missing a Balanced Beta 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recstar24 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Amp changed from the Zana Deux to the Moth si2a3/45H. For whatever reason I prefer the transformer coupled sound with the grados and the emission labs 45 tubes are very sweet. Down to one can, brown headband rs-1's. Meridian G08 still going strong. Got Speakers! Hornshoppe horns, pretty amazing little buggers. 2009? Would love to get into the computer/usb source. Vinyl is always on the table, but can never motivate myself to dive in. Would love to mess around with another set of hi efficiency speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Alright, alright. I didn't list everything I did in part because I don't remember it and in part because it is obscene. I also couldn't remember dates and the Beta seemed like last year but Mike is right. Nate is also right, so I guess I have to try to finish up. It is confusing even for me and I did it all but here is the 2008 purchase/sale/shifting that I did. If an In or Out says "moved" then it was something I shifted from one rig to another. Otherwise In means purchsed in 2008 and Out means sold or up for sale in 2008. SF Speaker Rig Out: McCormack DNA 500 power amp Ray Samuels Audio XR-10B phono preamp Gallo Acoustics Reference 3 speakers Gallo Acoustics Reference Sub Amplifier In: Nick Doshi Alaap Purist Mk. II phono stage / preamp ATC SCM50 ASL Anniversary Edition active speakers VPI Mini-HRX feet for Aries 3 Core Audio Designs racks Stayed the same: VPI Aries 3 with single motor flywheel, HRX ring & clamp, Ginko cover VPI SDS speed controller EMM Labs CDSD SE and DCC2 SE transport and dac Crystal Cable Reference power cords and interconnects Shunyata 8 power conditioner SF Main Headphone Rig Out: Stax O2 Eddie Current Lunchbox Stock AKG K-340 In: Stax 4070 KGSS DX electrostatic amplifier SRD-7 Mk. II transformer box Stax Lambda Signatures Stayed the same: SinglePower SDS-XLR Lots of headphones SF Bedroom Headphone Rig Out: Channel Islands Audio VDA-1 DAC (moved) Eddie Current EC/SS amplifier (moved) Nugget Audio Sigma 11 PSU for Squeezebox 3 (moved) In: Lavry DA10 DAC/Amp ( won at CJ08 ) Stayed the same: Squeezebox 3 Sony CD3000 or Ultrasone Edition 9 (balanced) Mayberry Main Family Speaker Rig Out: Dual 505-2 Turntable (moved) Onix Reference 1 CDP (moved) In: Arcam Solo Mini Epos ELS-3 Mini Monitors Channel Islands Audio VDA-1 DAC (moved) Nugget Audio Sigma 11 PSU for Squeezebox 3 (moved) Eddie Current EC/SS amplifier (moved) Mayberry Headphone/Speaker Bedroom Rig In: Rockhopper Audio Balanced Beta 22 Vintage Brown Leather Grado RS-1 (balanced) Onix Reference 1 CDP (moved) Dual 505-2 Turntable (moved) Moth Audio Paradigm 300B amplifier (moved) Klipsch Heresy speakers (moved) Office Speaker/Headphone Rig Out: M-Audio BX5a active speakers Mogami XLR-RCA interconnects In: Bi-Amp Monoblock HeadRoom Desktop Power Amps HeadRoom Desktop Speaker Stands Harbeth HL-P3ES-2 Anniversary speakers Nugget Audio interconnects and speaker cables Shit, I wish I hadn't written all of that down. What an embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Your rich "What are you listening to" history justifies the gear-go-round plenty well, should you need any justification for enjoying what you've earned, Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Shit, I wish I hadn't written all of that down. What an embarrassment. Pfft, I love it. Outstanding work my friend, simply outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Why did you take the power supply for your squeezebox to mayberry, but leave the squeezebox in SF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Why did you take the power supply for your squeezebox to mayberry, but leave the squeezebox in SF? Duh, it's wireless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyjones123 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 holy shit. mike was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Your rich "What are you listening to" history justifies the gear-go-round plenty well, should you need any justification for enjoying what you've earned, Al. That is kind of you to note, Tyler. I certainly don't amass stuff to say I have it. I use this stuff daily and did the desktop rig upgrade because I listen more in my office than I typically can at home. Pfft, I love it. Outstanding work my friend, simply outstanding. Thank you sir. Why did you take the power supply for your squeezebox to mayberry, but leave the squeezebox in SF? "Duh, it's wireless" is an awesome response. However, I have two SB3s and only one Sigma. Wanted the better setup in Mayberry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 So something got left out of the "what hasnt' changed" list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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