@lcasadonte -- I sent you a PM with my name. :) I'll bring an Aeon, PMx2, Tisbury Audio CA-1, DACmini CX, possibly LFF Paradox Slants, and whatever else fits in my bag. Thanks, Ryan

Certainly @ninjapirate9901 -- I have a list somewhere, I'll go look.

I'm excited! We should start another thread with the specific info once we have it and maintain an inventory table so people can see what's coming. I'm more than happy to do it (I'll try to snag post #2 if you PM me after it's made. )

No. I highly doubt there is a closed headphone that exists that will match the PMx2s. That being said, I have the Paradox Slants and the Aeon's, and they're the best I've heard in closed-headphone-land for a while now. I use them at my desk over IEMs when I can. The good set of IEMs is solid...

A venue at an audio shop sounds ideal to me. I think Saturday and Sunday work equally well for me, slight preference for Sunday.

I'd also be willing to drive up to the North Shore. I can also likely get some space at Brandeis University, if people are willing to come out to Waltham.

I'm normally in the Boston area, but I'm out of town until the end of August. I'll catch the next one!

  I won't be at CanJam, and both of those dates work for me.   We could also create a poll and choose a date more directly, although fuzzy-RSVP's for these things are kind of inevitable. A week and a half of notice is enough for me, but we should probably pick a date soon. @ninjapirate9901...

  The 22nd or the following weekend works for me. Feb is less certain but I can probably make it work.

  I've A/B'd the PMx2 against the LCD-3, and I think the PMx2s are the clear winner. The first time I heard the LCD-3 I thought it was amazing -- I'd never heard that level of detail before. But putting them side-by-side with the PMx2, it is very clear the LCD-3s are more like a very detailed...

I can do either the 2nd or 3rd week of Jan.

        In terms of "what to upgrade first" from the point of view of listening to music, I think most people will agree that generally the amp will have a bigger impact on the sound then the DAC. Standard rule of thumb is: the farther away it is from your ear, the less impact it'll have...

AudioZenith PMx2 LLF Paradox Slants Audeze LCD-3 LFF Paradox Slants "Starving Student" HiFIMAN HE-400 LFF Enigma Grado GS1000e Fostex T50rp Audeze LCD-XC NAD VISO HP50 Audeze EL-8C Audeze Sine  

  I had the Maverick Audio TubeMagic D1, although I also highly recommend the Cambridge Audio DacMagic for a USB-powered DAC/amp. :) Hope to see you around at future meets!

  Glad you liked the PMx2s. I was really curious to see what the other folks at the Boston meet would think of them. I can't recommend them enough, especially over phones like the HD800 and LCD-X... I've also attempted (and failed) to properly photograph the shiny metal spacer (it sort of looks...