knorris908
Audio eclecticist: Monteverdi to Holst, to Mahler, to Genesis, to Asia, to Yaz, to Yes...
- Interests
- Photography:
Nature, Raptors/Birds in flight
Wedding, Portrait, & Event photography
...to Little Steven, to Stevie Nicks, to Clapton, to The Buggles,...
- Headphone Inventory
- So far, only low-end, to mid-grade stuff!
In order of sound quality to MY ears:
Least - Giveaway earbuds with Creative ZEN, Archos 704, Archos 5, Archos 7, & Sansa E270
Bad, but better - Apple earbuds, & Apple earpods
Finally decent - Astro A40, & Photive PH-BTX6 Bluetooth Headset
Good Consumer-grade - VModa Bass Freqs, JVC HA-M55X, Bose QuietComfort 25
Entry-Level Audiophile-grade - Koss Porta Pros, UE Super.Fi 3s, Sennheiser CX300 II, Sony HM755, KZ ZS10 Pro, KZ ZSX, BLON BL-03, GuideRay GR-i18, Tin Hifi T2, T3, T4, Semkarch, & Shuoer Tape
Mid-range Audiophile - Sennheiser HD-650, JVC HA-SZ2000, AKG 545, AKG 550, Thieaudio Phantom, HiFiMan Sundara, Kanas Pro, Etymotic ER4XR, One More "Quad-Driver"
High-end Audiophile - Beyerdynamics T1 2nd version
"Specialty" Audiophile - None Yet
Legendary Audiophile - None Yet
- Headphone Amp Inventory
- Fiio e17 portable DAC & Amplifier
iFi iDSD Micro DAC & Amplifier
iFi iCAN Micro Solid State amplifier
Schiit Audio ASGARD 2 Solid State amplifier
MASSDROP LIQUID CARBON X + SDAC DAC/AMP
DROP + THX AAA™ 789 LINEAR AMPLIFIER
- Source Inventory
- Tons of "basic players": Creative ZEN, Sansa e270, Archos 7, Samsung YP-P2 (Favorite "Pre-audiophile" player)
Phones: Apple 4S & Apple 5
Audiophile-grade: Opus #1s, iBASSO DX90, JRiver MC21, & Foobar2000
- Cable Inventory
- Forza Audio Works (F.A.W.) DIGITAL Coaxial Interconnect 3.5" to RCA custom cable
Too Audiophile illiterate to know about more than "Monster cable", but know enough to know that there is better bang for the buck than "Monster" once you start spending real cash on signal transfer mediums.
- Power-Related Components
- PURE SINE UPS Units
APC SUA2000
APC SUA2000XL
EATON 5125 Powerware Pure Sinewave UPS
- Music Preferences
- See "about me" I don't really have a musical preference. J-POP, to Jazz, Reggae to Rock, Indie to Industrial, Classical to Contemporary, if it took talent, chances are that I can find some piece that I like in any musical genre.
...to Trans Siberian Orchestra (Remember Savatage?), to Miles Davis, to Boston, to Bowie, to ELO, to ELP, to etc...
Rap... Only if it's FUNNY :-)
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Retired App Specialist, now Mgr. Prof. Srvcs
Signature
Main Setup: Denafrips Pontus DAC/Burson Soloist GT (Preamps)/Burson Soloist 3X (Preamps)/Neutrik NA2F-D0B-TX XLR to RCA Transformer Balancing Adapter (Only on Soloist 3X - Soloist GT doesn't need them)/HK 870 2-channel amp/HiFiMan Susvara & HE6 SE v2/HEDDPhone One v2/Beyerdynamic T1 v2/HiFiMan Sundara/Gold Planar GL 850/Modhouse Argon Mk2 (Balanced option)/Modhouse T60RP - Argon (Balanced option)/Sennheiser HD-650/Audio Technica ATH-AD900X
Denafrips Artemis/iFi iDSD Micro Original & Black Label/Topping A90/THX AAA/SMSL SP200/Koss Porta Pros/Koss KPH30i/Koss KSC75/Denon Perl Pro/Nothing Ear 2/Mangird Tea/Thieaudio Legacy 3/Thieaudio Voyager 3/Kanas Pro/Thieaudio Phantoms/Etymotic ER4XR/KBEAR KS1/Tin Hifi T2, T2Pro, T3, T4, & T5/JVC HA-SZ2000, HA-M55X/AKG K545, K550 ...A comfy chair to recline in and it's music-time!
Denafrips Artemis/iFi iDSD Micro Original & Black Label/Topping A90/THX AAA/SMSL SP200/Koss Porta Pros/Koss KPH30i/Koss KSC75/Denon Perl Pro/Nothing Ear 2/Mangird Tea/Thieaudio Legacy 3/Thieaudio Voyager 3/Kanas Pro/Thieaudio Phantoms/Etymotic ER4XR/KBEAR KS1/Tin Hifi T2, T2Pro, T3, T4, & T5/JVC HA-SZ2000, HA-M55X/AKG K545, K550 ...A comfy chair to recline in and it's music-time!
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