The HEADSIX, a Head-Fi support sales-action

[Jan Meier]

Dear Headfellows,

Just a small update.

Right now I still have 170 pieces in black and 20 pieces in silver available. Quite a lot and therefore this sales-action will certainly continue for probably a year or so.

It is a pity that this little amp never really got as popular as it in my opinion deserves. But I've learned over the past few years that it is very difficult, if not impossible, to predict the success of a new model. There are many factors involved and sometimes an amp makes it to Flavour Of The Month and sometimes it simply stays unnoticed.

I guess the success of the HEADSIX was hampered by two factors:
- Shortly after its introduction Head-Fi was down for quite a long time and thus the amp kept relatively unnoticed.
- The strong decrease in value of the Dollar that makes it very expensive to buy from Europa.

However, the amp still sells and after all the remaining will be sold then maybe a new sales-action will be started, even if it will be the HeadTen! :-)

Cheers

Jan

[HeadphoneAddict]

Originally Posted by Jan Meier

Dear Headfellows,

Just a small update.

Right now I still have 170 pieces in black and 20 pieces in silver available. Quite a lot and therefore this sales-action will certainly continue for probably a year or so.

It is a pity that this little amp never really got as popular as it in my opinion deserves. But I've learned over the past few years that it is very difficult, if not impossible, to predict the success of a new model. There are many factors involved and sometimes an amp makes it to Flavour Of The Month and sometimes it simply stays unnoticed.

I guess the success of the HEADSIX was hampered by two factors:
- Shortly after its introduction Head-Fi was down for quite a long time and thus the amp kept relatively unnoticed.
- The strong decrease in value of the Dollar that makes it very expensive to buy from Europa.

However, the amp still sells and after all the remaining will be sold then maybe a new sales-action will be started, even if it will be the HeadTen! :-)

Cheers

Jan

I still have mine and am happy with it. Good little amp.

[RAQemUP]

Hah, I was just opening my headsix to change it to low gain and now I have no idea which side is positive and which is negative for the battery. The marking has rubbed off the back of my headsix that would have normally indicated it.

[shelby_vn]

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At this price plus donation to this board, I've already ordered one for myself.
Jan said he would ship this amp on coming Monday after testing.

Small Move in the form of Headsix is on the way to me

[nsx_23]

I wonder if the black Headsix casing fits the XXS.....

[bikeboy999]

Originally Posted by shelby_vn

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At this price plus donation to this board, I've already ordered one for myself.
Jan said he would ship this amp on coming Monday after testing.

Small Move in the form of Headsix is on the way to me

Let us know what you think when you get it.

B

[Faye]

Hi,

I've been lurking a while, researching my portable kit. I've ended up with a Korg MR-1 and a Headsix amp. I'm still auditioning headphones and was amazed by the range of difference the amp makes. Your mileage may vary has never meant more.

My Sennheiser earbuds are easily driven by the Korg. They deliver a very transparent sound, but unless you get that perfect ear-seal you lose out on the bass and a lot of detail. Of course, if you do get the seal then your head becomes part of the soundtrack which I find a little distracting. The difference the headsix makes is subtle but refined. Different frequencies are brought out more, and they're more comfortable to listen to.

A friend's Sony headphones (the numbering escapes me for now) were barely audible from the Korg's headphone jack before the Headsix, but after were a new beast with a greater clarity and sense of purpose than the earbuds (also without the annoying spacesuit effect) and with plenty of volume.

One I didn't get chance to try with the six yet, but was a surprise after the Sonys... Another friend's Denon AHD5000s. These were an eye-opener on the Korg directly, I'd expected them to be hard to drive like the Sonys were but they were plenty loud enough. Beautiful sound doesn't begin to describe the experience.

The headsix makes a VAST improvement to the output of my iPhone though, a much more open and rich sound. I'm still undecided on which closed-back cans to buy but that's a story for another thread.

Thanks to everyone for helping so far


Faye

[duaner]

This is my first post so go easy on me.

I think most of you will cringe and ask why but I want to know if this amp will work in my car for my Cowon D2. The D2 has great sound but there is room for improvement on the low end. I know that most, if not all, sound improvement will be lost in the factory stereo so it is mainly for the power--I'm putting both the D2 and the car stereo to 70+% volume and I would rather not have to do that.

I don't want to go cheap because at some point I would like to get a decent set of closed cans (for when I'm not in the car ). I'm not even close to half the audiophile most of you are but I do enjoy clean, clear music.

Hopefully sales will pick up since it was just featured on Reader Rigs: DFKT's Cowon S9 + Headsix + UE11, which is what brought me back (used to lurk a while ago).

[6ces11]

Are these still available?

[eric5469]

i want to know too. are they still available?

[dfkt]

I think Jan Meier posted a few pages ago that they're still available.

[atsq17]

Hi Jan or anyone willing to help... I own a Headsix (bought in 2007) and I just bought an AC adaptor with adjustable voltage for it (after my rechargeable 9v battery died).

I was wondering if the voltage (6-12v) will affect the sound somehow. If so, which is the ideal voltage? 6v? 12v? or 9v like the battery?

The adaptor is very cheap and is only rated for 350mA. Does that mean that if I set it to 12V the current drawn will be lower and it won't blow the adaptor?

As you can see guys I am quite clueless about this kinda stuff. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

[Kpalsm]

Originally Posted by duaner

This is my first post so go easy on me.

I think most of you will cringe and ask why but I want to know if this amp will work in my car for my Cowon D2. The D2 has great sound but there is room for improvement on the low end. I know that most, if not all, sound improvement will be lost in the factory stereo so it is mainly for the power--I'm putting both the D2 and the car stereo to 70+% volume and I would rather not have to do that.

I don't want to go cheap because at some point I would like to get a decent set of closed cans (for when I'm not in the car ). I'm not even close to half the audiophile most of you are but I do enjoy clean, clear music.

Hopefully sales will pick up since it was just featured on Reader Rigs: DFKT's Cowon S9 + Headsix + UE11, which is what brought me back (used to lurk a while ago).

Welcome to Head-Fi! I see you only live a few hours from me. If I'm understanding right, your main purpose for the amp is to be able to reduce the volume on your D2 and car stereo? The amp will help you accomplish that. I'm not sure about boosting the low end, since the Headsix doesn't have any bass boost function. I'll admit I'm feeling too lazy to read the rest of this thread right now so maybe some modifications have been done to increase bass output or something but I have no idea (probably not ).

[lazure]

The Headsix seems to have been moved from the "Amplifiers" section of the Meier website to the "Specials" section. I would definitely assume it's still available.

[ljcii]

I do hope that there's still some remaining when i save up by my year-end holidays.