Interests

DIY Audio & Vintage Audio Restoration
Music Collecting (digital & physical)
Live Music & Concerts
Wood & Metal Working
Ink & Watercolor Art
PC & Tabletop Gaming
Hookah Sesh

Headphone Inventory

⌽ Headphone ⌽

Stax SR404 Limited 30th Anniversary Edition
• Stock Leather Earpads

Sennheiser HD600 (modified)
• Cardas HPSC + Mogami W2799 + Neutrik 6.3 TRS
• Leather Headband Suspension Strap
• Rear driver felt damping
• Front driver foam disc
• Nylon mesh between pad & driver
• OEM velour pads

E-MU Purpleheart
• Recable w/ Mogami W2799 + Switchcraft 3.5mm TRS
• Leather Headband Suspension Strap
• DIY velour/pleather hybrid pads

Koss PortaPro 25th Anniversary Edition
• Yaxi Pads

⌽ IEM ⌽

JVC HA-FD01
• JVC OFC MMXC + 3.5mm TRS
• Damping Filters per nozzle
• Spiral Dot+ tips (M)

Hifiman RE600
• Recable w/ UERM Braided SPC 3.5mm TRS
• Spiral Dot tips (M)

Hifiman RE400
• Recable w/ Mogami W2799 + Switchcraft 3.5mm TRS
• Spiral Dot tips (M)

Zero Audio Carbo Tenore
• Sony Hybrid tips (M)

Final Audio E1000
• Final Type E tips (M)

IEM Tip Inventory:
• Sony Hybrid silicone
• JVC Spiral Dot EP-FX9 silicone
• JVC Spiral Dot+ silicone (FD01 stock)
• JVC Spiral Dot++ EP-FX10 silicone/silicon hybrid
• Final Type E silicone
• Hifiman double-bump silicone
• Hifiman mini dual-flange silicone
• MandarinES Symbio W hybrid
• MandarinES Symbio W peel
• Acoustune AET02 foam
• Acoustune AET06 silicone
• Acoustune AET07 silicone
• Acoustune AET08 silicone
• Shure Olive foam (wide bore mod)
• Comply TS400 foam
• Campfire Marshmallow foam

Access to:
• AKG - K7XX | K712 Pro | Q701
• Audeze - LCD2.2 | LCD3
• Campfire - Andromeda v3
• Denon - D7000
• ENIGMAcoustics - Dharma D1000
• Etymotic - ER4S
• Fostex - T50RP | TH900
• Grado - SR325 | SR80
• Hifiman - HE500 | HE6 | HE1000 v2
• Periodic Audio - Be
• Sennheiser - HE60 | HD580 | HD650 | HD800S
• Sennheiser - HD598 | HD555 | HD6XX | HD58X
• Shure - SE535LTD
• Sony - EX1000 | SBH80
• Stax - SR007mkI | SR404LE | SR009 | SR-Λ Pro
• ZMF - ORI LE

Demoed (via friends, in stores or at meets):
• AKG - K240 Sextett | K501 | K701 | K1000 | K550
• Audéo - PFE 232
• Audeze - EL8 (both) | LCD-X | LCD-3 | LCD-2F | LCD-XC
• AudioQuest - NightHawk
• Audio Technica - AD900 | AD700 | AD2000x
• Audio Technica - W5000 | W3000A | MSR7
• Beyerdynamic - T1 | DT880 | DT770 | T5p | T70
• Denon - D1100 | D2000 | D5000
• Dunu - DN2000J
• Etymotic - EtyKids5
• Final Audio - E4000 | E5000
• Focal - Clear | Elear | Utopia
• Fostex - THX00 | TH600
• Grado - HF2 | RS1 | PS1000 | PS500 | SR125i | SR60i
• HiFiMan - HE400i | HE400S | HE560 | HE1000v1
• iBasso - IT01
• Koss - ESP950
• Massdrop - Plus
• MrSpeakers - Ether | Ether C
• Oppo - PM1 | PM2 | PM3
• Sennheiser - HD800 | HD280pro | HD25mkII
• Shure - SE864 | SE215 | SE530
• Sony - Z7 | V6
• Stax - SR007mkII | SR507 | SR404 | SR303 | SR-ΛNS
• Ultimate Ears - UE600 | UE900
• Westone - W2 | W3 | W4R | UM3X

Previously Owned Headpones & IEMs:
• Tin Audio T2
• Acoustune HS1551-CU
• Mee Audio Pinnacle P1
• InEar StageDiver2
• InEar StageDiver3
• TDK BA200
• Sony MH1C
• Hifiman HE500
• Creative Aurvana Live!
• Hifiman HE400
• Etymotic HF5
• Beyerdynamic DT1350
• Koss Porta Pro 25th Anniversary
• Vsonic GR07 MKII
• Hifiman RE-ZERO
• Koss KSC-75
• Apple Earphones (3rd Gen)
• Philips HE591
• Apple Earphones (2nd Gen)
• Koss Porta Pro
• Sony MDR-A15

Want to Hear:
• Ar:tio - RK01
• Astell & Kern - T8iE mkII
• Beyerdynamic - Xelento
• Campfire - Andromeda
• Drop - Plus
• Etymotic - ER2SE/XR
• FAudio - Passion
• Final - D8000
• Hifiman - RE800S
• InEar - SD-5S
• JVC - HA-FW10000
• JVC (Drop) - HA-FDX1
• Meze - 99 Classics
• Meze - Rai Solo
• Samsung - Galaxy Buds
• Sony - IER-M7
• Sony - IER-M9
• Sony - IER-Z1R
• Sony - MDR-CD1700 r1
• Sony - MDR-EX800ST
• Sony - WF-1000XM3
• Sony - XBA-N3
• Stax - SR-Ω
• Stax - SR-Σ
• Tanchjim - Oxygen Asano Tanch
• TinHiFi - P1
• TinHiFi - T4
• Verum Audio - Verum 1

Want to Own:
• Acoustune - HS1004
• Audeze - LCD2.2 Vegan
• Final - E5000
• Focal - Elex
• InEar - SD-2S
• Periodic Audio - Be
• Sennheiser - IE800S
• Sony - MDR-EX1000

Headphone Amp Inventory

⌽ Amplifier ⌽

DIY SET (based on Radiotron SE2A3)
• 2x Sylvania black-plate 2A3
• 2x Amperex GB 6SJ7 -or- JAN-Sylvania VT116A
• 1x Sylvania 5R4GYB
• 2x James 6123HS
• Hammond 372FX | 166L2
• Hammond 193H
• Alps RK40
• Obbligato Oil Film - ASC
• Elna Cerafine - MBGP - CD Avocados
• KOA-Speer SPR - Takman REX - Ohmite AudioGold

DIY SEP (WIP)
• 2x James 6113HS
• 2x Telefunken EL84
• 1x Telefunken ECC81
• 1x Telefunken EZ81
• TKD 2CP-601
• Elna Silmic II - F&T - Jantzen SuperiorZ
• Kiwame - Ohmite B20
• Edcor XPWR180 - Hammond 166F12

DIY GES Triode Direct Drive Electrostatic Amp
• 4x RCA 6S4A
• 4x RCA 12AX7A
• Alps RK40
• 2x output sockets - biased for Stax Pro & Sennheiser
• WIMA MKP10 - Jantzen Superior-Z - CD 940C
• Takman REX - KOA-Speer SPR
• Hammond 6K7VG
• F&T
• Mills MRA10

Millett NuHybrid
• Jantzen CrossCap - Nichicon KZ - Elna Silmic II
• KOA-Speer SPR - Takman REX/REY
• TKD 2CP-601

DIY Nutube-based Portable Headamp (WIP)
• TKD 2CP-601
• more to come...

Source Inventory

⌽ DAP ⌽

HiBy R3
• Black Leather Case

Sansa Clip+
• Rockbox firmware

Previously Owned Portable Audio Players:
• Sony NW-ZX300
• Cowon Plenue D
• iBasso DX50 (w/ Rockbox)
• Sansa Clip+ (w/ Rockbox)
• Cowon J3
• Apple iPod Touch 3
• Apple iPod Shuffle 2
• Microsoft Zune 80
• Apple iPod 5.5
• Creative ZEN Vision M
• Apple iPod 3
• Sony MZ-R55
• Sony D-465
• Aiwa HS-PX101
• Sony WM-F75

Want to Try:
• Cowon - Plenue 1
• Cowon - Plenue D2
• Hiby - R5
• Hifiman R2R2000 Red

Want to Own:
• Dethonray - DTR1
• Hiby - R3 Pro

⌽ DAC ⌽

Timbre Technology TT-1 BAL
• Stock

Timbre Technology TT-1 SE
• Stock

Adcom GDA-600 (modified/WIP)
• ADA4627-1 BRZ & TI LM4562 opamps
• Vishay - WIMA - Panasonic OSCON SEP caps in DAC
• Panasonic FC - Nichicon KG/KZ caps in PSU
• more to come

Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC MKI
• 2x PhillipsECG 12AX7WA -or- Telefunken ECC83
• Obbligato Gold

Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100
• Stock

DIY NOS DAC w/ Tube I/V (WIP)
• AD1865N-K | 74HC04 | CS8414
• 2x PhillipsECG 5687WB-or-Amperex Holland 7119PQ
• 2x Altec 15356A line match/filtering transformers
• Input for Coax & Toslink
• KOA-Speer MF - Caddock MK132
• Panasonic OS-CON - WIMA FKP2
• Salas Shunt Regulators for DAC PSU
• KOA-Speer SPR/MF
• Mundorf Supreme - Elna Silmic II
• KOA-Speer SPR/PCF/MOS
• F&T - Nichicon KG/KZ - WIMA MKP10
• Hammond 369AX/266K18 & R-Core R26-29

⌽ Turntable ⌽

Technics SL-1700 mark II (refurb)
• KAB TD-1200 Liquid Damping System
• Tonearm damping
• KAB Thurst Plate Wax
• Tonearm Resonance Cap
• KAB SuperFlex tonearm recable
• Mogami W2528 RCA recable - 3'
• Nichicon VX / VY / ES PSU caps

Phono Cartridges
• Denon DL-110 w/Technics MG5
• Denon DL-103r w/Technics MG5
• Nagaoka MP-110H
• Nagaoka MP-200H
• Audio Technica AT-7V w/Technics MG5
• Audio Technica AT-150MTX w/Technics MG5

⌽ Tape ⌽

Nakamichi RX-505E 3-head Cassette Deck (refurb)
• Updated capacitors
• Professionally rebuilt

⌽ Reel 2 Reel ⌽

RIP Teac...TBD

Cable Inventory

⌽ Interconnects ⌽

DIY Shielded Mogami W2549 XLPE OFC Cable 4' (x2)
• Input: Neutrik ProFi NF2C-B/2 RCA | Output: Switchcraft 3502RABAU RCA Right-Angled

DIY Shielded Mogami W2549 XLPE OFC Cable 3' (x4)
• Input/Output: Neutrik NF2C-B/2 ProFi RCA

DIY Shielded Mogami W2549 XLPE OFC Cable 2' (x4)
• Input/Output: Canare F10 RCA

Blue Jeans Cable Belden 1694A 75ohm Digital Coaxial Cable 3'
• Input/Output: Canare RCAP RCA

Blue Jeans Cable Belden 1694A 75ohm Digital Coaxial Cable 10'
• Input/Output: Canare RCAP RCA

Blue Jeans Cable Mitsubishi Eska POF Digital Optical Cable 3'
• Custom Aluminum TOSLINK connectors

DIY Sleeved Mogami Neglex W2799 26AWG XLPE OFC Extension Cable
• Input Neutrik NJ3FC6-BAG 6.3mm TRS (female) | Output: Neutrik NP3X-B 6.3mm TRS

All DIY with Mogami/Belden/Mil-spec SPC wire & Switchcraft/Amphenol/Neutrik connectors

⌽ Headphone & IEM Cables ⌽

DIY Sleeved/Braided Mogami Neglex 26AWG XLPE OFC wire (from W2799 Cable)
• Driver Side: Cardas HPSC Sennheiser | Termination: Neutrik NP3X-B 6.3mm TRS

DIY Sleeved/Shielded Mogami Neglex W2799 26AWG XLPE OFC Cable
• Driver Side: hard-wired to driver | Termination: Switchcraft 35HDRABAU 3.5mm TRS

JVC OFC Cable
• Driver Side: molded MMCX | Termination: molded 3.5mm TRS

Ultimate Ears UERM SPC Cable
• Driver Side: hard-wired to driver | Termination: molded 3.5mm TRS

DIY Braided Mogami Neglex 26AWG XLPE OFC wire (from W2799 Cable)
• Driver Side: hard-wired to driver | Termination: Switchcraft 3.5mm 35HDRABAU TRS

⌽ Speaker Cables ⌽

Sleeved/Twisted/TechFlex 14AWG Mil-Spec Teflon SPC wire
• MadiSound BP-SC Banana Plugs

Sleeved/Twisted/Techflex 14AWG Mogami Neglex XLPE OFC wire (from W2921 cable)
• Vampire SPD Spades

Power-Related Components

OEM 16AWG Power Cable 3' (x7)
• Input: NEMA 5-15P Plug | Output: IEC-60320-C13 Connector

Other Audio Equipment

⌽ Speakers ⌽

Celestion 3
• Nichicon GB.DB - Obbligato Gold
• Stock inductors/resistor
• Internal rewire w/ 16AWG OFC

Celestion 5
• Nichicon GB.DB - Obbligato Gold
• Stock inductors/resistor
• Internal rewire w/ 16AWG OFC

Celestion 7
• Nichicon GB.DB - Obbligato Gold
• OEM inductors/resistor
• Internal rewire w/ 16AWG OFC

Snell Acoustics Type J/I
• Jantzen SuperiorZ - Nichicon GB.DB
• Ohmite HS
• OEM inductors
• Internal rewire w/ 14AWG SPC Mil-spec
• OEM SEAS woofers w/ Audio Note surrounds
• OEM Tonegen Silkdome tweeters (redoped)

Snell Acoustics Type J/II
• Jantzen SuperiorZ - Nichicon GB.DB
• Ohmite HS
• OEM inductors
• Internal rewire w/ 14AWG SPC Mil-spec
• OEM SEAS woofers w/ Audio Note surrounds
• OEM Tonegen Silkdome tweeters (redoped)

Genesis Physics Model II
• Obbligato Film Oil
• Ohmite HS
• OEM inductors
• Internal rewire w/ 14AWG OFC
• Aftermarket foam surrounds (woofer + radiator)
• Internal bracing added

Want to Hear:

• Celestion A Compact
• Celestion A1
• Celestion DL4
• Celestion DL6
• Celestion Ditton 10 8-ohm
• Celestion Ditton 11
• Celestion Ditton 22
• Celestion Ditton 25
• Celestion Ditton 33
• Celestion Ditton 44
• Celestion Ditton 66
• Celestion Ditton 551
• Celestion UL8
• Celestion UL10
• Epos ELS3
• Epos ES11
• Epos ES12
• Heybrook HB1
• JBL 4301B
• JBL L36
• JBL L96
• JBL L100
• JBL L110
• JBL 4311
• Magnepan MMG
• Magnepan .7
• Quad 11L Classic

Want to Acquire:

• Audio Note AX-1
• Audio Note AX-2
• Audio Note AN-K/SPe
• Celestion Ditton 15xr
• Celestion UL6
• Celestion 5 MKI
• JBL 4312
• JBL L112
• Snell Acoustics Type E/I
• Snell Acoustics Type E/II
• Snell Acoustics Type J/III
• Snell Acoustics Type K/I
• Quad ESL-57/63
• Quad Z-2
• Quad S-2

Want to Build:
• SEAS A26 (Kit)
• DIY Audio Note AN-J/LX Hemp
• DIY OBL-15

⌽ Power Amplifier ⌽

Hoffman 8008 Parallel Push Pull (refurb)
• 2x ECF80 Amperex Holland BugleBoy
• 4x EL84 Amperex Holland BugleBoy
• 1x RCA 5U4GB
• Stock output & power transformers
• Stock CD Can Capacitors
• Elna Silmic II - Nichicon KG/KX - Hovland Musicap
• KOA-Speer SPR - Ohmite B20 - Mills MRA10

⌽ Linestage ⌽

DIY Kondo M7 MKI Linestage
• 1x JAN-PhillipsECG 5687WB
• 1x JAN-PhillipsECG 6X4WA
• TKD 2CP-2511
• Edcor XPWR146 - Hammond 166N12
• F&T - Nichicon KG
• KOA-Speer SPR - Mills MRA5
• Elna Cerafine - Jantzen Superior Z
• KOA-Speer SPR - Takman REX

⌽ Phonostage ⌽

DIY EAR-Yoshino 834P (schematic by Thorsten)
• 2x Telefunken ECC83
• 1x Mullard ECC82
• 1x RFT EZ81
• Hammond 370X | 166J14
• F&T - Nichicon KG - Wima MKP10
• Mills MRA5 - Ohmite AudioGold - KOA-Speer SPR
• Sprague VitQ - MP2V - Obbligato Gold - Elna Cerafine
• KOA-Speer SPR - Takman REX/REY - Caddock MK132

Audio-Related Tweaks

Earpads, IEM tips and driver damping!

Music Preferences

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Gear-Fi

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