Headphone Demos in LA 05/30-31

[ironbut]

The LAX Hilton will host the 2009 Headfi International Meet on the last weekend of May this year. If you're interested in replacing those old headphones or are just curious on just how good a pair of cans can sound, you might find this an interesting way to spend a few hours.

Here's a list of the members of the trade who'll be demoing their gear;

AudioLineOut/ALO Audio
Benchmark Media Systems, Inc.
Beyer Dynamics
Blackbird Audio
Crossroads Acoustics
Donald North Audio
Eastwind Imports
Eddie Current
HeadAmp Audio Electronics
Head-Direct
HeadRoom
Hearing Components (Comply)
Lavry Engineering
Locus Design/CryoParts
Manley Audio
Maximo Products
Moon Audio
Profundo Audio
Ray Samuels Audio
RudiStor Sound Systems
Sennheiser
Shure Audio
Smyth Research
Todd The Vinyl Junkie
Ultrasone
Ultimate Ears
Westone
Whiplash Audio
Woo Audio

Aside from the vendors, there's going to be hundreds of set ups from Headfi members that will welcome you to listen to what they've brought.

Headfi is a non profit, online gathering place for headphone nuts like me and once a year we get together to share in person.

Here's a link to vital info if you're interested in coming by;
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f129/can- ... nt-396027/

And here's a review of last years event which took place in Fl..
http://www.stereomojo.com/HeadFiShow200 ... ow2008.htm

One word of advice, Saturday will be much noisier than Sunday (isn't that how it always is at shows?), so if you want to make critcal listening decisions, come on Sunday.

[BENDYmusic]

Damn! I just bought some new headphones...

[ironbut]

This event is a week and a half away so I thought I'd bump it with a little added info.

If you're into reel to reel you've probably heard of the Tape Project. If not there's a link provided below.
I'll be using Tape Project tapes in my headphone rig. There will also be another spot where you can check out the sound on these tape. Todd the Vinyl Junkie will have a room with an upgraded ReVox Pr99. My rig is a modified Technics RS1500 with the outboard Tube Repro Amp from Bottlehead. I'll be in the Summit Headphone room.

Hope to see some of the reel to reel faithful there.

http://www.tapeproject.com/