Thatās fair. I am more just trying to ask what you guys would use given a certain set of restrictions. i didnt want to just make a thread that was cookie cutter quality lol.
We realize this is an odd request for an all expenses paid retreat. One of the planned seminars will be centered around Speaker listening and a show and tell session between all members. There may be Mutants on the loose. A byproduct of Doctor Moreau like experiments performed on the Dank side of the island. They respond negatively to talk of audio equipment and will shrink away if they catch a glimps of any non-Beats product.
In all reality there is no world in which this fantasy could ever work. Like who would go to an island to talk day in and out about audio gear non stop? But I just saw Rocky Picture Horror Show for the first time last night and its made a bit of an impression on me lol. Plus having also just beaten Prey, I felt like making a Sci Fi narrative instead of just making a āIf you could only have one blah blah blahā post haha. Its all for fun and I appreciate you taking some time to humor the topic 
Good choices by the way!
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One questionā¦ Do I have to venture outside, or can I just stay holed up inside when not either getting something to eat, or attending the daily seminar?
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Absolutely! Once the seminars are finished there is no requirement to continue interacting. It is encouraged, but not enforced.
In that caseā¦ Iām going to bend the rules a little bit.
For the first set-
Headphone set up:
Two headphones areā¦
Meze 99 Noir. Portable, closed back, incredibly easy to drive, and a great listen. I enjoy them quite a bit.
The second is a rather difficult choiceā¦ But even with candidates like Dekoni Blue and SR80e, Iām gonna have to go with my well loved pair of 4XX. Still an absolutely wonderful set of headphones in my opinion.
The amp and DAC is gonna be the XDuoo TA-10. Yes, I am going TA-10 over XD-05. I like my tubes, sue me.
For the stereo set up, we are going with:
For the speakers, we have iLoud Micros (little awesome tanks that arenāt worried about making their presence known) and Jamo C93ii (the only other pair that I really own, and really donāt have much if anything to complain about).
Now, for the amp, I have 1 speaker amp, so thatās going to the Emotiva BassX A-100.
For the DAC? Well, here comesā¦ the ifi Zen DAC. Yes, the $130 one.
As for a subā¦ I donāt own oneā¦ yet.
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Bend away! 
I have yet to hear any Meze stuff yet. I hear good things though! Oh and the 4xx are one of my favorites. I modded mine a bit with a comfort strap for the HE400i and Id say they are probably my most comfortable set right now. Made a post about it HERE in case you wanna see what I did.
As for the speaker stuff. I have hand me down speakers (I think they are PSU100 but thats after tearing them apart and doing some google fu) and a Denon amp. Mind you I did just get a AudiotracksAT-500 Stereo amp and its a beast. Gonna have to check out those iLoud Micros too.
Thanks for the response!
I would bring my Mangrid Tea and Fiio BTR5 since I am not that into big headphones atm. And the Mangrid is the best IEM I own atm 
Things would get more interesting with speakers since I could bring along my lovely blue pair of KEF LS50 Metas, an Iotavx SA3 amp, a soncoz sdg1 dac and SVS SB1000 sub. Although I am not sure how good speakers would sound on an open island? Or does everybody get a special room for themselves, like in fancy audio shows? 
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DX300 + Z1Rās 
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FiiO FH3, Hifiman HE400i, BTR5 and Liquid Spark.
I donāt have that much stuff so the choices are rather easy tbh. Only things I would miss from time to time are the KSC75 and my Blon bl-03ās.
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Yeah so it would be a hotel situation. kinda like a developed island with a bunch of Guest houses. Its as if the owner of the island has some how read your mind and given you the perfect accommodations. Each suite would have a room designed specifically to show off what you enjoy most out of what you bring. So yes sorta like an audio show haha
Oh wow I completely forgot sony has headphones other than the noise canceling BT ones lol. They look super comfortable! also that DX300 is pretty sweet. Good choices good sir!
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This is going to be easy for me to answer, because my collection is smol due to being relatively new (thatās basically my reasoning).
Headphone setup - D90, A90, Hifiman Sundara, Focal Elegia
Stereo setup - Sonos Arc and 2x Play:One
Iām in an apartment so running cabling through the walls was never an option, hence my adoption of Sonos
Iām currently planning on taking advantage of the 90 stack and adding a nice pair of monitors to the PC to replace the BlasterX Katana I currently have connected to it, but since I havenāt pulled the trigger, no goā¦
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Those are all really solid choices to have though! I like the idea of keeping it nice and neat. The BTR5 seems like a great combo for siting relaxing and on the go music!
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Oh baby those are shiny!
Coincidentally Ive been considering a wireless solution like a sound bar or SONOS. Running wires all across the floor can get annoying. How do you find the perfomance of the SONOS in stereo?
This is pretty much all I have. So not much thinking in it for me.
Itās performed extremely well for me. Iāve had a Sonos system of some flavor for about the last 6 years. It started with a Playbar (upgraded recently to the Arc), to which I added the pair of Play Ones as surrounds very shortly thereafter. Iāve got the system in a pretty large room (Combined living room/ kitchen about 12x16 with 10+ foot ceiling) and my primary listening spot is about 10 feet from the soundbar. I use the system primarily for TV/Movie viewing, but I do throw Spotify to it from time to time without complaint. Considering the apartment environment and the base capabilities of the speakers themselves, Iāve not found myself wanting for the subwoofer (the price tag of the Sonos Subs also helps temper that).
On the TV/Movie side Iāve been very happy with both the Playbar while I had it (my best friend has it now and loves it as well) and now the Arc. I was somewhat curious as to whether or not Iād be able to notice any difference with the addition of the extra speakers and Atmos support, and was surprised I have. Iāve got a few movie scenes that I like running to get a feel for speakers (Top Gun opening, Empire Strikes Backās Battle of Hoth, the final performance scene from Whiplash) Top Gun and Whiplash I only had Dolby 5.1 for and the Arc still sounded better, For The Empire Strikes Back I had Atmos available and I found that to be very enjoyable (I think I watched that scene a good 4 or 5 times in a row after I hooked up the Arc).
I have a standalone Echo in the room which is more capable than that built into the Arc so Iāve not bothered activating it (I do like the fact that you can leave it disabled) so I canāt speak for that feature.
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Iām in the same situation. I only have two setups - one 2ch and IEMs. In fact, if I could have my 2ch going all day. I wouldnāt need any other setups.
