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There's a 5 Guys in LA, BTW. We go to it all the time. My wife likes 5 Guys better than In N Out.

You know, I had the same opinion about Customs, but IEM's keep getting one upped and "obsolete" so quickly. Progress is full sized cans is unbelieveably slow compared to IEM's. -Ed

If it's Frances Miranda, she is awesome. I got my impressions for the JH13 done by her. She also has universal fit demo verions of nearly every custom she can sell. She will certainly have a universal demo version of the JH13 in the future as well. -Ed

Also for use as a headphone hanger. And for tweaking enormous nipples.

Don't think there is enough room for that many cotton balls. Unless you have to stuff them in your ears first.

LOL, Fitzy. Pure pwnage. Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio - View Single Post - Introducing Lawton Audio-- Denon Mods, Re-Cables, Woodies & More. -Ed

Not likely, since more than 1/3 the mass of the HM-801 was it's battery. Viliv S5 HeadAmp Pico Slim.

I won the TTVJ Millet Hybrid Portable last year. Much to my surprise, it's pretty good at driving the K1000's. That new Millet Portable seems like it uses a rotary encoder rather than an analog pot reference that the Slim uses. Hence the need for the multicolor RGB LED that it uses. The dial spins freely, with no stop points. It has detents in it, so you can change the volume in steps. But I think there weren't more than 20 or so steps. I didn't count them all, but it wasn't a lot. The color change LED was pretty neat, though. -Ed

I have a pretty large noggin, and I had no problems. Now if someone has a size 20" neck on the otherhand...

I didn't spend a lot of time listening to gear. Of the few that I was able to check out, here are my initial impressions: IEMs - JH13. Jerry Harvey is back. The Head Master Chef of Ultimate Ears now has his own restaurant and has cooked up a new masterpiece (along with his other menu items). He has an amazingly diverse and large custom IEM line up. From a $399 Custom all the way up to his Flagship $1099 JH13. I have serial #1 heading my way in the near future. Headphones - HD800, got a chance to listen to them again. My opinion is unchanged from January when I first got to hear them. I was hoping to like them less, so I could save a little money by not keeping my preorder. But, alas, I liked them even more. So, my preorder stays. Magnaplanars were a big surprise to me. Never heard them before. Very electrostatic like in presentation, with plenty of Bass. Portable Amps - Bye, bye, small analog potentiometers. Precision Digital Volume Control is the new hotness. No fewer than three of our favorite amp builders had their prototypes available for listening at CanJam. HeadAmp Pico Slim and Ray Samuels Audio Shadow were the tiny contenders, while TTVJ had a Peter Millet designed one that eschewed tiny size for extra power and battery life. Precision Digital VOlume control is a boon and must have for IEM users. You get a much bigger range of volume control, and perfect left and right channel balance at even the quietest of volumes. DAP - Without a doubt the most hotly anticipated Digital Audio Player was the HiFiMan HM-801. I was surprised at how lightweight it was in person. I was expecting a pretty heavy brick, given the sheer amount of goodies crammed inside. There was unfortunate shipping mishap that caused damage to both prototypes, but fortunately, different parts were broken in each one, so overall, there was two halfway functional HifiMan HM-801's. I got to hear one with it's USB input as a DAC hooked up to my portable computer using Foobar. I also used the built in player with FLAC files loaded up on an SDHC card. And, yes you can browse folders. The overall UI will be familiar feeling to anyone used to Rockbox. Overall, the sound quality was not a let down. I'll reserve final judgement until I get a chance to hear the final product, but it's off to a fantastic start. Is up to quality of my Pico DAC I had there to compare to, if not even better in some regards. The HM-801's hardware will be done towards the end of June, with the software possibly being finished then, or a bit later. One thing I talked to Fang at Head-Direct about was the possibility of having other Amp builders making their version for the modular Amp bay. Imagine having a HeadAmp, Ray Samuels Audio, or other Amp built into the HiFiMan HM-801? Now that would be THE ONE portable I would carry. Period! Smyth Research - They came to the show again. And now their little black box of awesomeness is in production. Still amazing. I got a chance to get a custom measurement profile with something you can't do with regular speakers. I put the center channel speaker right up to the front/middle of the TV screen when doing the personalization/calibration sequence, so that the center channel would line up with the left and right channels. Not how you'd watch TV with a speaker blocking the view, but with the Smyth Research box, no need for speakers at all. They were saving out profiles to an SD card and giving them away. I took the card to their other smaller set up they had in another room, and had them load my profile. It worked perfectly on the other setup. I played some COD4. They had other people's profiles there, so for fun I switched back and forth. It's amazing how completely different the other profiles sounded like. Diffferent people's ears really are very different, and effect the way we hear things. (anyone with Custom IEM's will attest to this fact.) Overall. I really wish I had more time to check out all the gear. But it would be a one week event. -Ed

I think that was a CocaCola. Thanks, to Blubliss for the insane amount of Pizza that night. Including that weird Pizza with french frys spilled all over it.

There were two prototypes and each was half broken from a shipping mishap apparently. I think I'm going to have to get one of these. The Audio Quality is at least up to the quality of the Pico DAC, if not better. Amp section (wasn't final though), was a little above average. I brought a UMPC with Foobar and tried it as a USB DAC, and also brought an SDHC card filled with FLAC files to try the internal player too. The UI is not the best (and not finished, so I'll reserve judgement on this one), but doable. The button arrangement sucks, though. But the overall menu is very Rockbox like, so yay for folder browsing support! Fang at Head-Direct did mention something about getting custom amp manufacturers like Justin and Ray to make their own Amp modules for the HM-801. How awesome would that be? In the meantime, I'll probably end up velcroing a Slim to the back of it. -Ed

Not, I. But I did catch a peek. I am quite impressed with their material choice and build. Even though it's still a Grado. I was tempted for a second as a collectors item, but there are simply too many toys to buy this month. -Ed

DIY soldering Meet at 10,000ft?

OK, I'll bring it if you want. I figured the TSA might not be keen on someone bringing soldering equipment on board. It heats up within 20 seconds, so it doesn't need to be left on for long periods, which will make it more convenient for the meet and less likely that it be left on by mistake.

Nate, you bringing soldering gear, or would you like me to bring my Metcal?

You hear that, Peter? Beeley gets to man the Registration Booth during the Raffles.

Wow, Sennheiser kind of fucked HeadRoom. Seeing as how they are sharing a room at CanJam, might make for some interesting moments. Overall, poor timing on Sennheiser's part overall.

Talk to JP nums or Jasper994 about shipping, we might be able to ship directly from the hotel, if you can't/don't want to bring it back with you on the plane. -Ed

There's a bar and grill called "Stick N Stein" off of the PCH, just south of the Airport. They had a breakfast dish with chicken and eggs called, "Mother and Child" at one point. I don't think it's called that anymore.

Meh, was hoping for one that was within walking/stumbling distance. Close enough for a drive, certainly. Never eaten at Roscoe's before. Are they better than Denny's? LOL.

Is there one really close to LAX? Seems that most are pretty far away. -Ed

Wow, that is huge. Looks like total overkill. I like it. Will definitely consider the Safeguard Go Booster for when my daughter outgrows the Boulevard. -Ed