[Climber]

We have a great audio scene, and are excited to see some new faces!

Speaking of the existing audio scene, @ABuilder , @sharktopus, @hygume, @Climber , are you able to make it?

A belated thank you for the heads up on this. Would love to be there but I've got family in town this weekend. Hope everyone has a great time -- looking forward to impressions!

 

[Hiker816]

If anyone has any spare power cables, would you mind bringing them? Looks like I don't have enough for everything. Thanks!

 

[Vladco]

Dam I assemble my stuff and got an emergency. To arrive an hour or two late not right. I really going to miss it
Sorry guys

 

[Strayngs]

If anyone has any spare power cables, would you mind bringing them? Looks like I don't have enough for everything. Thanks!

I will bring one extra cord that I just happened to grab this morning

 

[djentbat]

I’ll be running a little late, getting held up waiting for furniture. I’ll call when I arrive. Sorry everyone.

 

[timb5881]

I can bring a power strip if needed

 

[Hiker816]

No worries showing up late! Unless you're using the loading bay, it's really no problem to arrive and leave whenever. Just be persistent about calling my cell when you arrive (in case I'm listening to something and don't notice it initially).

 

[JazzVinyl]

Thank you @Hiker816 for hosting this event! It was fun, heard a lot of great gear! Thanks to all who took the time to bring gear and share.

 

[Strayngs]

Had a great time and wanted to say thank you to everybody.

 

[Hiker816]

Another great meet in the books. Thanks everyone for coming and to @Voxata for planning! A few pics below. Looking forward to the next one!

(Hey, did anyone happen to grab an extra USB C to USB B cable? Couldn't find mine, UGREEN brand).

 

[Strayngs]

I didnt see it…but I also havent fully unpacked….so when I do later I will keep a lookout and make sure I didnt end up with it somehow.

 

[Strayngs]

So I got to hear some headphones I have never heard. I was able to hear some I hadn’t heard in years. With that said….the headphone from yesterday that I am thinking about today is the ZMF Atrium which I heard on the Little Dot amp. It was very good and I really enjoyed it. Of all the ZMFs I have had or listened to….the Atrium was I think my favorite experience!

 

[Voxata]

Thanks everyone for coming! Huge thanks to @Hiker816 for hosting again, we couldn't have done it without you. Also a big thanks to Schiit audio for providing gear for our members to enjoy! The BF2/64 and Lyr+ was incredibly well received and exceeded in performance what the stack size would suggest. It also provided an excellent platform for comparing the stock 660S and JAR660S , available at www.schiit.com and www.jupiteraudioresearch.com respectively. The Mercury V2 streamer proved to be the perfect DDC companion as well from the guys over at www.pi2design.com , this is an evolution of the Pi2AES that in addition to streaming capabilities also boasts an internal m.2 storage option for hi-res local media playback.

It was great to see familiar faces and to meet some new ones as well. I am extremely appreciative there was so much gear to try at this meet. So much so that I didn't listen to everything I wanted to. Huge standouts were the Meze Empyrian Elite Limited Edition on the clone A281 amp. This combo had amazing synergy and the bass texture was engrossing. Also up there was the Little Dot and Elear combo, I hadn't considered this headphone for ownership before but was quite impressed how easy of a listen it was while still being engaging. It performed very well on the Lyr+ and BF2/64 which was great. The DCA Stealth was quite unexpected with incredible capabilities. This headphone shined bright being powered by some of the best equipment out there. My only regret is not listening to the new Raal headphone. Now, here are some more photos of the meet!

 

[timb5881]

The whole event was awesome

 

[JazzVinyl]

I agree about the Meze Empyrian Elite Limited Edition and the A281! What a synergy, such a fantastic headphone that we were lucky to be able to hear!

The HE1000's and the HD650 Jupiter Modded and the wonderful Electrostatic variety and the RAAL headphones being powered by a beautiful RAAL tube amp...were all standouts for me.

Very impressive pile 'o gear!!

Thanks again to all..!!

P.S. - No extra adapters came home with me @Hiker816