ANNOUNCING BAY AREA LOCAL HEAD-FI MEET WINTER 2016
WHEN: January 30th (Saturday)
10:00am - 5:30pm
WHERE: "Dr. Roberto Cruz" Alum Rock Branch Library
3090 Alum Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95127 map link
(after entering the library doors it's the huge room on your left before entering the main library area)
- MAXIMUM CAPACITY: The official max. is 100 people. There are also many tables approx. 5' x 2' feet and 75 chairs, all of which can be folded & moved. This is enough space for 100 people standing / sitting but may be less for table-seating
- SET-UP / CLEAN UP: The doors open at 10am so feel free to come at this time to set up. Please start cleaning up by 5:00pm so we can leave by 5:30
- PARKING: Free with big street-level library lot
- ADMISSION: Free (thanks for sharing the booking cost)
- FOOD: Food is allowed, but not provided. Bring your own lunch or we can split the cost of catering.
Come one, come all! Make your audiophile dreams come true. Try any present source chain or a combination you can think of, with permission (see below).
This will be held in the community event room of the San Jose Alum Rock library. This is a huge, plush, super nice room - not your traditional library conference room! And this is a totally separate room from the main library area, so you won't have any librarians telling you to keep it down, so long as talking is kept to a normal level.
This is a public event, so that any library patrons are free to come in and join in. As many of their guests are teens, I personally see this as an opportunity to introduce the world of personal hi-fi audio to the younger generation - IMO it's best to start this journey early on. There will probably only be a couple extras to wonder in, but I would encourage any of you to invite them to listen to a rig and share a little insight for a moment.
This library is also equipped with thousands of music CDs of a diverse variety that can be used on your rig. However these will need to be checked out (for free) with a library card, which can be easily obtained for free with a Calif. ID.
This is like a pre-party to the official Can Jam near L.A.,happening March 19-20th, 2016. So for those of you who can't wait or won't get the chance to go, this is your chance to experience mid-fi, summit-fi and unique home-built gear, research and learn from brilliant members! Please post a message below if you plan to come, and the list of gear you would like to bring.
A COUPLE RULES:
Nametags: This is a local meet-up so these would not be needed, however I would like to kindly suggest that you would please bring some sort of paper, card or placard with your name or your Head-Fi name on it so your rig can be identified if you step away. This will also assist people to find who you are if they would like to ask permission to try your equipment.
Permissions:
Generally, a rig is set up to be shared, so people should be able to try your rig when it's available. However if you prefer them to ask before touching anything, please indicate so on the nametag by your equipment. Exceptions must be made however for moving / reconfiguring anything. If you would like to borrow a headphone or swap DACs, please ask the owner permission first. Any revisions to this can be made with group consensus.
Theft / liability:
Neither myself or the library are accountable for any possible theft or damage to your equipment. We encourage anybody that may notice something suspicious to say something. Look out for each other's items - such as somebody pocketing gear that you know does not belong to them: challenge them to ask them where they bought it, or report them to me or the library staff (who are in a separate area). Generally speaking however, there will be mostly genuine Head-Fi members who come to look into equipment upgrades, research, etc. who would never dream of doing anything that would jeopardize their standing in the community.
Fighting, etc.:
Anyone engaged in seriously disruptive behavior will lose the privilege to remain on premises.
(don't worry I haven't seen it yet at other meets)
Talking:
We will all be in one big room so please use a 'moderate' voice so that people can do critical listening.
A COUPLE FAQ's:
Q: Can I bring a guest with me?
A: Yes feel free to bring up to 2 guests with you, no need for permission. Please post that you're coming however.
Q: Do I need to bring any gear?
A: No, please feel free to come and experience the exciting possibilities of 'what can be' in the world of hi-fi personal audio. We all start our journey somewhere, and almost any Head-Fi'er will be able to answer any questions if you're new to the hobby. It is recommended for most to bring gear however so we have something to try.
PS- Just call me Levi
List of gear and visitors: (tentative)
@DecentLevi
Project Ember tube amp with upgraded dual Visseaux tubes
Stax/Koss ESP 950 electrostatic rig
Gustard X12 DAC
Liquid Carbon amp
HD 650
HP 100
DT 880 and more
@bcschmerker4 (maybe)
@bazelio (maybe)
Zana Deux Super
AGD NFB-1 AMP
Mystique V2.0 DAC by Mojo Audio
Ether-C
@TMoney
Yggy DAC
Crack 2 amp
@jazzfan
Chord MoJo
iFi Audio Micro iDSD
Parasound Zamp v.3
HiFiMAN HE-6 (modded)
beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO
MrSpeakers Alpha Prime
@manywelps Takstar Pro80
Takstar Hi2050
Brainwave HM5 (clone)
Mad Dog 3.2
SR-009
Amps:
Asgard 2
NFB-15
Mjolnir KGSS (BHPSU)
Amp/DACs:
AudioGD NFB-15
Fiio E10
X-Fi HD USB
DACs:
Bifrost Uber
Sabre ESS9023 USB DAC
Stoner UD120
@fotomeow
HPs:
HiFiMan HE560,
LCD3,
AKG K7XX
DACs/amps:
CDM portable DAC/tube amp from Alo Audio
DAP: HiFiMan 901 DAP with modular amp
and more
@Packdemon His own unique custom modded Beyerdynamic headphones
@velvetx
@flyinsun
HD800
DT990Pro
AKG K3003
B&O H8
SONY PHA-3
Burson Condutor (maybe)
@Rainstar
Burson Conductor Virtuoso ESS 9018
HD800
LCD 3F
Fostex TH-X00
@leslie
HD800
Chord Hugo
Fiio X3ii
WA6SE (probably)
@fliz
Stax SR-007 MKI
eXemplar eXpo T105D
bclark8923
Geek Out V2 portable DAC/amp
@cary chin
Bottlehead SEX 2.1 amp
Marantz CD5004 CD player
@HeadAmpTeam
Amps:
Blue Hawaii SE
Aristaeus
GS-X MkII
Headphones:
SR-009
SR-007mkI
HE-1000
HE-560
HD-800
LCD-3f
LCD-X
LCD-XC
TH-900
@Looopy
Alpha Prime + DUM Cables (MrSpeakers)
The Element (JDS Labs)
Delta (Trinity Audio)
E07k Andes (Fiio)
@stjj89
HE-560 (modded)
Fostex TH900 (modded)
Audio-GD DAC-19
@brencho (maybe)
Liquid Carbon
Bimby (Bifrost Multibit)
Geek Out V2
HD650
LFF Slants
LFF Code-X (hopefully)
ZMF Omni (hopefully)
@bhima
IEMS: Yamaha eph100, Rock it r-50
Koss portapro
DT 770
@maeveth
@AtomikPi
@chuckwheat
@neilvg
Headroom Blockhead amp
@drfindley (maybe)
Eddie Current Black Widow
Schiit Gungnir Miltibit (Gumby)
HD800s with some very special mods
@Bill-P
modded Senn HD580
Geek Out V2 Infinity
@Sable
SACDmods Sony SCD-C222ES
Stax Lambda Pro / SRM1 MK2
Stax Lambda Nova Classic / SRM3
Fiio X5ii
@jmht
@NA Blur
Grace Design m903
HeadRoom BUDA
Schiit Bifrost with 4490 Board
HE-400i
ATH-R70x
Noontec Zoro II HD
IEMS: Brainwaves M1, S0, and Omega
@dpron
@longster
@3X0
K845BT
Q701
FiiO X3II
Mayflower O2/ODAC
@teros1
@gnolnait
@gancanjam
@SeaWo|f
@Superfrag
ATH A900LTD
ATH M50
JHAudio JH5 Pro
Phillips X2
Geek Out 450
@Hypnotic Rhythm
@Mr.Tom
@gepardcv (maybe)
@Tellyflubby
Schiit Vali 1
Schiit Vali 2 (Using the RCA 6CG7 Cleartops or an Amperex 6DJ8 PQ Orange)
Schiit Modi 2(Regular)
AKG K7XX
Hifiman HE400S
VMODA M-100
@mcluxun
Headphones:
Thunderpants
Turbulent-X lab grado
Amps:
The wire
modded singlepower squarewave
DACs:
forrsell MDAC-2
soekris R-2R
@F14sharky
