ThurstonX
Location
The Laboratory
Interests
I don't understand this section...
(cuz this used to read "Other Interests" :P)
Headphone Inventory
HiFiMAN Arya, HE-560, HE-5LE & HE-500
Focal Elex
Philips X2
AKG K550
AKG Q701
Grado SR225

Briefly owned:
Sennheiser HD 650
AKG K712 Pro
Headphone Amp Inventory
Schiit Lyr+
Schiit Lyr OG
JDS Labs C5
Source Inventory
Schiit Bifrost Multibit + Gen 2 USB
HiFimeDIY Sabre U2 Asynchronous USB DAC + USB Isolator
Schiit Wyrd
Schiit SYS
Emotiva XPS-1
JVC AL-FQ5 turntable with "AT92DSH AT92E Cartridge w/Shibata JICO Brand Needle" from turntableneedles.com
FiiO M7
Cable Inventory
DIY cables for all HiFiMAN cans and Elex using 100/46 type 2 Litz wire in paracord and braided

DIY interconnects for Stack o' Schiit + XPS-1: 4 pairs using 100/46 type 2 Litz wire in generic tubing with Platinum Grey Techflex covera and Rean RCA plugs

PC-to-Wyrd: A purtty Amazon USB that glows blue at the ends ;-)
Wyrd-to-Bifrost: Ziotek 1-ft. USB Shortys™ USB 2.0

Old Stuff in a Basket:
Redco Mogami mini-quad cable for Q701 - chopped up for DIY interconnects
More Mogami W2799
PYST RCA for Brifrost to Lyr x 2, since first pair was defective; fixed first, got a second for free
AudioQuest Golden Gate 3.5mm-to-RCA
Bits & Pieces

plusSound Echo Series cable (Cryo Treated Type 2 Litz Copper) for HiFiMAN - SOLD
Audio-Related Tweaks
jerg's grill, pad and felt mods for HE-500s; pads not used much

jerg's HE-560s Enhancements, except the pads

Badass acrylic PC fan grills on HE-560s and HE-500s

Bass port mod (port covered with spongy foam squares) and wool felt driver rings for Q701s
Music Preferences
Stuff that makes my ears drool.

Signature

As the wind comes in from the Western sea
and brings with it acid rain
ah, let it rain on me

"Medieval Sienese Acid Blues" : The Bevis Frond

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