[Alwayswantmore]

FYI...

We are having our second annual Carolina CanFEST II coming this August 14th at the Charlotte Hilton on Tyvola and I-77. Due to our success last year we have expanded the space threefold in addition to adding a second room for the DIY crowd. All the vendors from last year are returning in addition to new national vendors that I recently met at CanJam in Chicago. So, we are growing thanks to your support.

A raffle will again be held for many exciting items being donated by our generous vendors. Also, to help with the sale of raffle tickets a couple of Hooter Girls have been kind enough to assist, just to make things a little more interesting. My wife says "this is probably sexist.........but a GREAT idea!" Now we even have her blessing.

So, bring your family and friends. Some attendees are traveling from as far as Illinois and Colorado. There is no entry fee for you or charge to vendors so buy a lot of raffle tickets to help offset our expenses as this is the only way we are hopefully covering our costs.

Carolina CanFEST II should be a lot of fun with new and exciting equipment and a few surprises. Most important, it is an opportunity to again meet up with friends who share our common passion of music and equipment.

Below is the link to our notice/thread on Head-Fi. Feel free to post there to help boost exposure and interest in our Event.

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/449203/the-carolina-canfest-8-14-10

Also, for those on other sites such as Stereophile, Audio Circle, Audio Asylum, etc. please post information and the thread link about CanFEST II on those sites. Let me know if you do this so I can follow the thread.

Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

Musically yours,

Danny

[JohnR]

If you add it to the Calendar you will get a link from the home page to the event.

[dflee]

If your counting heads on this post, count me in.

Thanks
Don

[jtwrace]

I should be there!  Only 20 min down the road.   

[Alwayswantmore]

If your counting heads on this post, count me in.

Thanks
Don

This thread is FYI. Head counts and details will stay on Headfi. Thanks, Kent

[dflee]

Without being a member of head-fi, can one post?

Don

[Alwayswantmore]

Without being a member of head-fi, can one post?

Don

Good point Don. Membership is free, but you do need to register.

FYI for readers. I'm Kent. The message above was created by DannyB who is coordinating the event. If you don't want to register on the other site, send your e-mail to me in a PM, and I will send an e-mail to you and Danny so you can get linked into the event.


Lots of vendors should be there too.

[DannyB]

Thank you Kent. As always, your help is greatly appreciated. If anyone would like to email me directly you can do so at the address below. Please feel free to ask me any questions about the event and/or send me a list of equipment you are planning to bring so I can post it on the lead thread on Head-Fi.
Thanks,
Danny

dannyb@carolina.rr.com

[craig223]

Great show last year!  The bigger room will really help. See you there!
Craig

[DannyB]

Just a bump for updated vendor, attendee and equipment information. Please let me know if you have any questions.

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/449203/the-carolina-canfest-8-14-10

[richidoo]

If you add it to the Calendar you will get a link from the home page to the event.

Added to Calendar, thanks John

[rahimlee54]

I'll be there as well, really want to hear some quality Cans.

[Cheerwino]

Oh, I hope I can attend and bring some gear! Thanks for posting!

[Alwayswantmore]

Oh, I hope I can attend and bring some gear! Thanks for posting!

All are welcome to join us. Follow the link in first post for details on the event. Ken from ALO has been nice enough to loan a set of LCD-2 planer headphones. While I have not heard them yet, others report they sound fantastic. They are also fairly new, so something most of us in the area have not heard before.

I'm also bringing Red Wine Audio's Isabellina HPA LFP-Edition, released about a week ago.

[jtwrace]

Is there a manufacturer list?  Also, is it mostly local people bringing their own stuff to show off and let others listen or????

[Alwayswantmore]

Is there a manufacturer list?  Also, is it mostly local people bringing their own stuff to show off and let others listen or????

Both individuals and vendors attend this show. Not eveyone is local either. Follow link in first post for details. But FYI this is a list of vendor's and their equipment:

Listing of Exhibitors

Moon Audio---Drew Baird

Ray Samuels Audio---Ray Samuels

Cary Audio---Billy Wright

Head-Direct---Fang

Woo Audio---Jack

Liquid HiFi---Ron

Whiplish Audio-Craig

Belleson Superpower Voltage Regulators-Brian

Audio Advice---Dustin

 

Equipment List:

HEADPHONES

From Moon Audio

HiFiMan HE5 Headphones with detachable Moon Audio Silver Dragon replacement cables
Sennheiser HD800 Headphones with detachable Moon Audio Silver & Blue Dragon replacement cables
Beyerdynamic T1 Tesla Headphones with Hardwired Moon Audio Black Dragon Headphone cable
Beyer DT880 Dragon Series V1 with Detachable cable mod and Moon Audio Silver, Black & Blue Dragon replacement cables
Beyer DT770 Dragon Series V1 with Hardwired Moon Audio Black Dragon Headphone cable
AKG K702 with Detachable cable mod and Moon Audio Silver, Black & Blue Dragon replacement cables
Ultrasone 2400 Stock Version
Grado GS1000 Headphones with Hardwired Moon Audio Black Dragon Headphone cable
Grado GR8 IEMs
Denon AH-D7000 Headphones
Denon AH-C751KIEMs

 

From Ray Samuels Audio

Sony R-10

HE60

Jade by HE Audio

 

From Head-Direct

HE-6

HE-5LE headphones

RE-262 and RE242 IEMs

 

From Woo Audio:

 

Stax SR007-MK2

Stax SR404-LE

Beyerdynamic Telsa T1

Beyerdynamic T50P portable

Grado PS1000

Grado GS1000

Sennheiser HD800

AKG K701/2

 



WEE – Electrostatic Energizer, new product, pre-production unit.

 

 

 

 



WES – Electrostatic amp for Stax and Orpheus.

WA5 – 300B speaker/headphone amp

WA22 – fully balanced headphone amp

WA6-SE – output transformer coupled headphone amp



Original A9II2 top loading CD player with tube and solid state output.

Original Amadeus top loading CD player, separate power supply, selectable master-clock and digital filter.

 

 

From Ray Samuels's Audio

 A surprise portable amp to be shown for the first time.

The Protector Portable Amp

The Shadow Portable Amp

The A-10 Electrostat Amp

The G08 MeridianCD player

 

From Moon Audio:

Cary Audio CAD300SEI Signature Edition Headphone Amplifier with gobs of upgraded parts. Like Cardas Golden Coupling Caps, Moon Audio Black Dragon wiring, Direct Coupled, DACT attenuator, Cardas RCA & Binding posts, Black Diamond Racing cones & More..Cary Audio Xciter Amp with Cardas Golden Coupling Caps,  Audio One Snubber Caps with Genelex KT77 and the new Genelex 12AX7 tubes



 



Cary Audio Xciter Dac
Cary Audio Xciter MS-1 Music Server
Cary Audio 303T SACD Pro CD Player with USB and other digital inputs
Grace 901 Headphone Amplifier Dac
Blossom Blo-0299 Balanced Headphone Amp
Burson Audio HA160 Headphone Amp
Burson Audio AB160 Audio Buffer Stage
iQube V1and V2 portable Headphone Amplifier
Music Hall PH25.2 Headphone Amp
Music Hall DAC25.2 USB DAC
High Resolution Technologies The Music Streamer II & The Music Streamer Pro USB DACs
Creek Audio Evolution 2 CD Player

Moon Audio Silver, Black & Blue Dragon Detachable cable mod replacement cables, Single Ended and Balanced and Ray Samuel's Protector Connection
Moon Audio Silver & Blue Dragon HD800 cables, Single Ended and Balanced
Moon Audio Silver, Black & Blue Dragon HD650 cables, Single Ended and Balanced and Ray Samuel's Protector Connection
Moon Audio Blue Dragon V3 Audeze lcd-2 cable with Furutech 1/4" Plug
Moon Audio Silver Dragon HiFiMan HE5 cables, Single Ended and Balanced
Moon Audio Silver Dragon LODs
Moon Audio Bliue Dragon LODs
Moon Audio Silver Dragon Mini cables assorted connections
Moon Audio Blue Dragon Mini cables assorted connections
Moon Audio Black Dragon Interconnects
Moon Audio Black Dragon Digital Cables
Moon Audio Black Dragon Power Cables

Cardas Neutral Reference Interconnects
Cardas Neutral Reference Digital Cable
Cardas Crosslink Interconnects
Cardas Twinlink Power Cables

PS Audio Quintet Power Strips

 

From Head-Direct

HM-801 player

HM-602 player

MF5 headphone amplifier

Minibox-ES Portable Headphone Amp.

 

Liquid HiFi

PS Audio Perfect Wave Transport and Dac
PS Audio power cables
Wireworld cables
Teac Reference receiver/cdp/desktop system
Podspeakers

[panomaniac]

Well I wish I had known.  Too late to run to Charlotte now. 

[jtwrace]

I went to the show today and IMO the Woo Audio gets the cake for unlimited best sound.

His setup the WES with the Stax SR-007 Mk2 is fantastic.  Definetely the best headphone rig I've ever heard.  I had to leave after listening to it...

http://www.wooaudio.com/products/wes.html

[Stercom]

I agree with you on Woo Audio. Danny ran a great show again this year!