Interests

-Cooking (I make a MEAN stir fry!)
-Electronics / Computers / Software
-Reading
-The occasional video game
-Playing / making music (keyboards + vocals)

Headphone Inventory

Current Stable:
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-Sennheiser HD 600 (replacement pair) w/ HD 650 headband pad and cheapo balanced cable

-Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX w/ cheapo balanced cable

-Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee

-Sennheiser HD 4.40 BT (replacement pair)

-Massdrop x Koss Porta Pro X

-Koss Porta Pro (replacement pair)

-Koss KSC75 (replacement pair)

-Jabra Elite 85t

-Soundcore Space A40

-Sony MDR-7506 w/ Wicked Cushions pads (I've never liked this headphone, but I've volunteered to offer a friend's slightly beat up example a good new home)


Destroyed in the fire:
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-*Sennheiser HD 600 w/ HD 650 headband pad

-*Sennheiser HD 4.40 BT

-*Koss KSC75 + Porta Pro headband

-*Etymotic MC5

-Beyerdynamic DT880/250 ('05)

-Koss Porta Pro

-Koss SP330 (re-purchased)

-Koss UR55

-MEElectronics S6

-Shure SRH440

*Preferred members of my rotation


Lost somewhere:
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-FiiO EX1 (aka Dunu Titan 1) (Well there's $70 I'll never see again)


RIP:
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-RHA MA-350 (strain relief on right side failed, leading to a short)


Gone:
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-Audio-Technica ATH-M50S (bought the hype, mistake)

-Grado SR225i (too colored, limited genre coverage)

-MEElectronics A161P (too much midrange, too warm + lacking treble)

-NAD VISO HP50 (Good sound, TERRIBLE comfort)

-Koss SP330 (Pretty good sound, though not my preferred signature; unfortunate comfort and fit issues) UPDATE: Tried again, not as bad this time--left this line for full disclosure

-Sennheiser HD 569 (Great comfort, kind of boring sound, but the killer was the angled drivers, which, in common with the M50(x) for me, make the soundstage uncomfortably placed in the middle of my head with no forward projection)


Would love to hear/try:
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-Phonak PFE 111/112
-Brainwavz B2/Fischer Audio DBA-02
-Philips Fidelio S2
-V-MODA XS
-Vintage (80s) DT880
-Beyer DT531

Headphone Amp Inventory

-Qudelix-5K
-Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (Gen 3)
-FiiO Q1 (replacement)
-Mackie Mix5 Mixer


Destroyed in the fire:
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-Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6
-Focusrite Scarlett Solo
-FiiO Q1
-Behringer Xenyx 802 preamp/mixer

Source Inventory

-OnePlus 8 Pro
-Random cheapo Bluetooth audio receiver


Destroyed in the fire:
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-Nexus 5X
-Nexus 7 (2013)
-Rockboxed Sansa Clip Zip + 64 GB microSD
-13-inch MacBook Pro (Late 2016, non-Touch Bar)
-Various other computers and CDP



Retired (after seven years of dedicated service):

-Rockboxed 60GB 5G iPod Video

Other Audio Equipment

Current Equipment:
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-Kawai ES8 Digital Piano (replacement for the lost ES3)
-PreSonus Eris E5 XT powered monitor w/ isolation stands (pair)


Software Instruments / VSTi:
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-Melda Meldway Grand
-Embertone Walker 1955 Concert D
-Garritan Yamaha CFX Concert Grand
-VI Labs Ravenscroft 275
-NI Definitive Piano Collection (Grandeur, Maverick, Gentleman)
-Galaxy Vintage D
-Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D
-Addictive Keys Electric Grand (Yamaha CP-80)
-Addictive Keys Modern Upright
-GForce Software M-Tron Pro Virtual Mellotron + expansion packs


Former Music Equipment, Receivers, Amps and Speakers (all destroyed in the fire):
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-Kawai ES3 Digital Piano
-AKG Perception 200 Microphone
-Kenwood KR-6030 (circa 1978)
-Cambridge Audio Model 2500 (circa 1978)
-Lepai LP-2020A+ Class-T amp
-Insignia NS-B2111 speakers (two pairs)

Audio-Related Tweaks

These days I'm limited to using the room correction controls on the back of my monitors to dial in the sound, mainly because I'm down to headphones I like the sound of stock.

In the past, I'd placed felt circles over the drivers of my SRH440 to tame the highs and make the headphone comfortable, as well as stuck a bit of foam onto the headband with adhesive velcro strips.

Music Preferences

Pretty eclectic really