Went to a meeting of headphone and music lovers this evening. I rather enjoyed it.
Got to audition a Walker PPA, a highly portable version of the PPA, and like it a lot.
Auditioned the AKG K-1000. SUPER SWEET. Listed at US$1,195, and an absolute bear to drive (i.e. expensive headphone amplifier required) this is something way beyond my budget thou.
Also auditioned the Shure E2c, E3c and the Etymotic ER4 (I think they are ER4P and not the ER4S, as my iPod had no problem driving them), which I really like. There were a pair of Shure E5c there as well, but I didn’t know how to put them on so didn’t audition them.
The sad thing was, after I left and got back to Tuen Mun, I received a call from Mingo the organizer. The ER4P was missing. I really hope it was just some confusion and the owner who was so generous to lend it out for auditioning got them back. It is just too sad that some sad case would spoil it for everyone.
Update (3/12): The pair of lost ER4S were found. Someone took it by mistake, and have sent it back to Mingo.