Great meeting and even greater folks! Sorry been busy for the past two days.
I am glad I made it. I feel exciting to have another Ohio meeting after two years.
Big thanks to Ryan to put this meeting together and Schiit sponsored the meeting and send awesome equipment to the meeting! Appreciate Jason had the chat with us. It is really a fun time. And I feel so lucky to be chosen as the winner for the draw. I am the person with a Syn now LOL, need to work harder to get into the audio heaven *Sigh*
The combo impressed me the most is the modi + Vali 2, can't believe how good they are at entry level. Paired with HD660S2, someone can for sure enjoyed them a long time. Although compare to the higher end models, it lacks the resolution and the technical aspects are lack a bit. But the music really flows and engage. Especially the mids, a bit warmth but not too much. For pops, jazz and blues, it can't be beat unless goes to many times its cost.
The mid-tier stuff was actually not that impressive. They are still good and definitely had more power and technical advance, but left a lot room for you to desire. The Bifrost + Lyr and the Jotunheim 2 falls under this type. It had some advance over the modi+Vali, but not advanced in all the way. Like the Jot not as engage and bifrost + Lyr a bit too warmth and colored to my taste IMO.
Next we got the Mjolnir 3, now we talk business. Paired with modi (Yes, even the modi), the sound evolved every way. It had the power to let the zmf Atrium and Auteur classic show its beauty (Sorry if I messed up the name, ZMF headphone names are really hard for me to remember although I think
@tvrboy tried very hard explained to me the name and the difference and I am really appreciate), The bass was extended and punchy, mids are sweet and highs are not harsh or elevated. Overall very good and a big step up.
Last but not least the 2 channel setup. PSB Alpha P3s really surprised me compare to its size. I never been into 2 channels before and reading online always give me the information of you need room to be prepared, very good amp and big ass speaker to make it sound good. But this pair really changed my thoughts. They can be enjoyed pretty easily powered by Rag and Yggy. It gave me the confidence to start try out the two channels.
Looking forward to next meeting and hopefully the folks didn't make it this time can join next time!