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Title: DC area gathering?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on July 07, 2005, 07:25:26 PM: Anyone in the DC area interested in doing a gathering to compare playback gear?

I've been swapping interconnects lately and I have another pair of the AUAU gold alloy interconnects coming. So I'm interested in seeing if I can percieve a difference between the raw and burned-in pairs. I'd be interested in hearing these compared to any other interconnects. I'd also like to do a comp of outboard DACs or transports. I can host or I can bring an assortment of wires and my transport with me.
Title: Re: DC area gathering?
Post by: MattD on July 07, 2005, 09:09:48 PM: Well, my system is off to my parents' house until next summer because I'm preparing to head back to school. I still have the ULN-2, which I use as an upsampling (96k) DAC. I'd need TRS > XLR or TS > RCA adapters to make it work with most amps.

This weekend isn't good, but maybe next is.
Title: Re: DC area gathering?
Post by: scb on July 08, 2005, 10:16:15 AM: why not bring it to school?
Title: Re: DC area gathering?
Post by: Daryan on July 08, 2005, 10:46:45 AM: Beer, chicks, drunks, I can thing of a million reasons not to bring gear to school!
Title: Re: DC area gathering?
Post by: scb on July 08, 2005, 11:23:38 AM: i don't think i could survive going back to school without my stereo. such a stress reliever...
Title: Re: DC area gathering?
Post by: MattD on July 09, 2005, 12:12:43 AM: I'll still have PC > ULN-2 (as a DAC/HP amp) > Sennheiser HD-600. That'll do for a year. Renting a UHaul is $500+ each way plus another 250 or so for the car-towing thing. I'm also going to be living in a tiny-ass "efficiency" and spending most of my days in engineering buildings, so headphones are better for late-night listening anyway.

Scott, you in at all tomorrow or Sunday? I know you were planning on a show tomorrow night, but not sure what time you were leaving for that. I didn't get in until 9 tonight due to traffic.
Title: Re: DC area gathering?
Post by: sideshowbob on July 09, 2005, 02:05:38 AM: I'm in Annapolis and would like to play. :)

I have suitable/decent playback gear for all media. Let me know if anybody wants to head to the Ram's, then go rage music in the Batcave ;)

Damon...you in?? ;)

Thanks.

---Jason
Title: Re: DC area gathering?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on July 19, 2005, 02:52:11 PM: I dropped the ball on this. I got busy.

I have the house to myself this weekend so this weekend might be a best opportunity if anyone is up for some gear comps and 24-bit sickness.
Title: Re: DC area gathering?
Post by: MattD on July 19, 2005, 03:16:37 PM: I'm a maybe for the weekend. I could probably do either late Saturday or anytime Sunday. I'll have to get back to you on that one. I can also bring over a HD with my 24-bit FLACs or even bring my desktop for some tight 24/96 playback if you don't have a means of computer playback yet (I assume you do, being a 722 owner).
Title: Re: DC area gathering?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on July 19, 2005, 03:25:18 PM: I have PCs here but I use them to burn DVDs for the 2900. So feel free to bring a HD full of 4022 stuff and I'll burn DVDs - it only takes a minute to author and burn a disc.

My schedule is wide open except for going to the state sunday evening and Amy is back then anyway.
Title: Re: DC area gathering?
Post by: dmonterisi on July 19, 2005, 04:45:50 PM: Quote from: sideshowbob on July 09, 2005, 02:05:38 AM

I have suitable/decent playback gear for all media.

so you finally got rid of that junk you used to listen on last time i came by??? :D
Title: Re: DC area gathering?
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on July 19, 2005, 04:52:51 PM: Damon, you want to bring out that mutliformat player you have and run heads up against the denon?