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Member of the Trade: Zynsonix
I wanted to kick off the meet impressions thread. It was a great time for sure, and I enjoyed meeting all the new faces. Thanks Barry for organizing, it's a very nice room for a meet, especially considering it's gratis.
I think the real star of the meet for me was the Audeze closed back EL-8. From the sound that headphone provides, they could EASILY charge twice the price (although it might need more wood/leather adornments). I think I've found the new reference travel can!
Other headphones I enjoyed listening to were the:
Fostex TH-900 - a little peaky for my overly sensitive ears, but matched with a good tube amp these would be tops. The bass rumbled like a movie theater.
HiFiMan HE-6 with the fancy braided cable - I love the way the bass slams on these, quick, succinct, powerful! If HiFiMan ever gives them a freshening like the 560s, I'd be first in line for a pair.
Enigma Acoustics Dharma - These had a great air and spatial quality that I haven't heard elsewhere. Really did a great job with more harmonic, slow tempo indie and female vocals (think Bat for Lashes). I'd imagine classical would sound awesome too, but I wanted to move on for the next listener. Worth keeping an eye on for the final revision.
...it looked like my highly modified TH50RPs with the wood cups made a few rounds around the room. They have a more polite presentation than the many electrostats present, so perhaps they offered a nice contrast. I enjoyed the looks of the Enigma Acoustics Athena amp in its tempered glass enclosure. Very cool to see the long capacitors and tubes extending in both directions. They definitely should win some industrial design award for that. The current feedback amp (CFA-2) was also an intriguing design with plenty of power on tap that should be enough to satisfy nearly every headphone out there.
I took a few random photos...
I think the real star of the meet for me was the Audeze closed back EL-8. From the sound that headphone provides, they could EASILY charge twice the price (although it might need more wood/leather adornments). I think I've found the new reference travel can!
Other headphones I enjoyed listening to were the:
Fostex TH-900 - a little peaky for my overly sensitive ears, but matched with a good tube amp these would be tops. The bass rumbled like a movie theater.
HiFiMan HE-6 with the fancy braided cable - I love the way the bass slams on these, quick, succinct, powerful! If HiFiMan ever gives them a freshening like the 560s, I'd be first in line for a pair.
Enigma Acoustics Dharma - These had a great air and spatial quality that I haven't heard elsewhere. Really did a great job with more harmonic, slow tempo indie and female vocals (think Bat for Lashes). I'd imagine classical would sound awesome too, but I wanted to move on for the next listener. Worth keeping an eye on for the final revision.
...it looked like my highly modified TH50RPs with the wood cups made a few rounds around the room. They have a more polite presentation than the many electrostats present, so perhaps they offered a nice contrast. I enjoyed the looks of the Enigma Acoustics Athena amp in its tempered glass enclosure. Very cool to see the long capacitors and tubes extending in both directions. They definitely should win some industrial design award for that. The current feedback amp (CFA-2) was also an intriguing design with plenty of power on tap that should be enough to satisfy nearly every headphone out there.
I took a few random photos...