I had a blast last Saturday at my first meet, and looking forward to the next one!
2012 New York Spring Head-Fi Meet Page 3
Tyll Hertsens of InnerFidelity, Jude Mansilla of Head-Fi, and Steve Guttenberg of CNET's "The Audiophiliac" here to report on New York's 2012 Spring Head-Fi Meet.
Before I throw up all the pix, I wanted to say a special thank you to the two gentlemen next to me in the picture above: Eleven years ago now, when the hobby started growing like crazy and Chu Moy couldn't afford to keep the lights on at HeadWize, Jude stepped in and took up the torch to provide a forum framework for the hobby. The phenomenon that is headphone enthusiasm as it exists today is largely built on the backbone that is Head-Fi.org. Thank you so much, Jude. I am grateful for all the things you've done for the hobby. It's been a heck of a journey so far, eh?
Steve Guttenberg and I met three days straight while I was here in New York. He set-up and appeared with me on CNET's "The 404" (here's the episode, it's pretty funny); he arranged for a collaborative interview with David Chesky; and we saw each other again at the meet. When I started InnerFidelity he reached out to me and offered to write for me. He's been a great pleasure to work with, and a real comfort as I switched gears in my life to become a journalist. Thanks man!
With one last thanks to Bozebuttons and the New York crew for a great meet, and a reminder to the reader that more about this meet can be found in the impressions thread, here's my pix with a few captions sprinkled in.
A prototype tube headphone amp; notice the clip-leads wiring it all up. Keep your fingers outta this one!
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Teleca going all bliss-out on the Stax SR-007 and HeadAmp Blue Hawaii.
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The sculpted top of Pras' Resolution Audio Cantana DAC was sweet!
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"Is the $39 Koss PortaPro driven by a $3750 Eddie Current Balancing act a good match? Yes ... yes, I think so."
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Meditation on the Grado SR325 and HeadRoom triple-stack goodness.
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Blue Hawaii is blue.
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TMoney's KGSS DIY electrostatic headphone amp bringing a satisfying Stax smile.
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"I wonder how a vacuum can sound this good?"
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End of the meet, Jack packs the Woo Audio transport with massive mono-block WA-234 behind.
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Yeah ... some people bring a LOT of gear.
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Some jokers never want to leave.
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Camera wars with Jude. (He wins ... his DSLR is sweet.)
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See ya next time!
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Looks like it was a blast
Submitted by Magick Man on June 8, 2012 - 10:54am.
I need to go to another meet soon, I miss hanging out and talking with fellow head-fi enthusiasts. Don't get me wrong, forums are great, but it just isn't the same. We need more meets in the SE USA, maybe I'll gauge some interest for one here in Knoxville.
Great report Tyll
Submitted by Asr on June 8, 2012 - 11:41am.
Thanks for the report Tyll, wish I'd been there. Forgot you were going to be at this meet and thought you might be at the 2012 THE Show Newport Beach in CA, which I ended up going to.
Just a minor correction: in your "2012 New York Head-Fi Meet Instigators" section, if you were referring only to the National Meets, there hasn't been one in Boston yet, and the one in Florida was in Fort Lauderdale.
Impressions
Submitted by ultrabike on June 8, 2012 - 2:38pm.
Thank you for sharing your impressions Tyll. I attended the 2012 THE Show at Newport. First hi-fi show/meet I attend, and had a very good time myself. Cheers 
Review
Submitted by Room40 on June 8, 2012 - 5:15pm.
Hey Tyll, great review considering you are a one man show. You really capture the essence of the meet with your short vids of individual Hedfiers and their gear. Wished you posted a vid of the BHSE though. Do you have one? Would love to do a NY and Tokyo meet some time soon. Regards
Rats!!!
Submitted by tds101 on June 8, 2012 - 9:08pm.
I think I should have attended the NY Head-Fi meet,...since "nywytboy68" aka "The DarkSide" from Anythingbutipod.com needs a bit more enlightenment. I see the love and effort put into this, and I think I see myself having a newfound respect for all that is high tech and old skool audiophile.
I don't plan on making the same mistake next year,...
tut tut. Really, Tyll, you
Submitted by itsastickup on June 9, 2012 - 4:56am.
tut tut. Really, Tyll, you are the most clueless photographer. The first photo would be just great except for the fact that the focus is on the BACKGROUND!!!!!
It joins a long hall of infamy of Tyll photos.
I've grown to embrace
Submitted by Tyll Hertsens on June 9, 2012 - 8:00am.
I've grown to embrace imperfection in my photos.
(That and I occasionally forget to switch the autofocus back on after going manual for a shot.)
Good Meet Etiquette Site
Submitted by The Monkey on June 12, 2012 - 6:30pm.
Tyll,
Steve has had a few iterations of Meet etiquette pages. Here's one I found that several of the NY group contributed to:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~stevieo/members.2009.03.21.html
i can't believe I missed it!
Submitted by AGB on June 14, 2012 - 3:12pm.
Thanks Tyll for bringing the show back to us at home. I could have made it but I think my alarm was set for another century. The last one.
Oh well, I would have brought my direct coupled W4S DAC2 w Moon Silver Dragon and LCD-2 to show doubters that going direct is better than indirect, or better put, I religiously believe in Occam's Razor. Some of you can GOOGLE that one. Never mind that for the better you also save a few bucks.
Some of the products you taped were interesting indeed, the sheer variety of what people listen to is amazing.
The high end industry doesn't get it. Not yet. We are the Fifth Column, infiltrating and ready to take over. Our Time Has Come.
And they said You Can't Take It With You. You can't?
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