@sp33ls your post inspired me to ask everyone - what are your favorite vintage headphones that have endured the taste of time and aged well? For me, more than any, these are the Sony MDR-R10, which natural timbre and spatial presentation remain unparalleled. What are yours?

I’m out of home at moment so my picture is missing.. but I do enjoy the HD800S 😉 I’ve settled on the stock pads and found that I can get the right tuning with a good tube roll on OTL amps. I really liked these headphones with the Glenn OTL for a more tight and powerful presentation. This amp...

Walking my dog by the waterfront on Friday, I say things look remarkably unchanged.. 😉 😮

Gorgeous! ❤️ Let me get my sunglasses..

These beautiful VO pictures made me want to snatch a picture of my African Blackwood pair: This just made me want to switch to listening to them. I've put on them the Decware/ZMF Reference OTL amp, and the synergy is just outstanding. These headphones shine with a great OTL amp. (regarding...

Sure thing. See picture below. This is the older logo, and picture of the specific tube. KB/D = Mitcham factory / that’s what I use and like so what I stocked up on. Sometimes different factories make a difference but not always. I’d feel comfortable buying another M8136 from another one if I’d...

That’s a great unit. Very dynamic. (@bigbeans - @HiFiHawaii808 has had the Oor for a couple of years)

Mullard M8136 (ideally from the 50-60s / old logo)

Hey Frankie, So assuming I’m looking at the correct power specs (see below), max output power for this unit, at balance PO on higher gain, will be 3W @ 32 ohm, or 0.5W @ 300 ohm; that means the unit outputs a max of 9.8V at 32 ohm, or nearly 12.3V at 300 ohm (V^2/R=W). There are no power...

Oh no! That’s rough, man. Glad you are back up and running🙏 So many people speak so highly of the Wavedream I’ll have to try to give it a listen one day… Have a great weekend buddy!

Very cool track, just put it on... love it ‼️ Planning to spendtime with Caldera Closed myself tomorrow. Been on the protein pads (love them), but time to do some pad rolling. The CC are really special..

Happy Friday everone! What are you listening to this weekend? I'm kicking mine off with the Tungsten (DS) and Aegis (DIY); one of my favorite headphone-amp combinations. I'm currently listening to this exquisite jazz track from uber-talented sax player/singer Grace Kelly. An exquisite...

Welcome back buddy! 😊🙏

One more music recommendation before calling it a night.. I just came across the youtube video of one of my favorite recent recordings.. si nice to see the musicians as they recorded this beautiful track: For hi-res streaming: Link: https://songwhip.com/lucasdelgado/blackbird-bonus-track

Spending the evening with the Sennehier HE60, dirven by the AIC10 + iFi Pro iESL. The timbre of these headphones is just truly something special. Liquid Gold. One could wonder and dream what might have Sennheiser pulled off by today if they continued developing estat headphones 🤷‍♂️...

Here are 2 recommendations that are both in your price range, very powerful, and can drive both the 1266 and Susvara; but with radically different presentations for purpose of drawing a contrast: HeadAmp CFA3 - like @genefruit , I love the CFA3. In fact, I bought from him his @Dukei built...

No problem! You really won’t. This amp is dead quiet 🙏

This is indeed such a differenrece from of reference. Estat presentation is such a different perspective. Very hard to A/B with dynamics and planars. I have found that the HD800S transforms on a great OTL. I've used it with both the Glenn OTL and the Decware/ZMF Reference OTL, and it...

Yes, they can be. And as far as I know, that’s what Kennerton did later on themselves. I can’t advise what’s the procedure as I’ve never done it myself, but I also feel fortunate to have the neutral version with the ECL-03 pads, which for me is the perfect combo, so I’m not motivated to make any...

yes, for the Nirvana, the Siemens 5814A has been my preferred roll - outstanding synergy with this amp! (I use it with Mullard XF2 output tubes, but have also used it with the Sophia Electric EL34 and then stock JJ EL34)

I don't, but simply because I'm too lazy to deal with EQ, filtering, or anything else in the digital domain. I just like to play with pads, tubes, cables, etc. to find my tuning. But sometimes I'll play with it a bit -- I was curious about your reference point so may try your EQ profile at some...

If in the venting ports of the cups you can see through thin gril an inner tub like on my headphones below, then it's the origianl neutral version. Later on, Kennerton removed these evnting tubes so the headphones become more bassy, aka the bass version, and you will not be able to see one...

are you using the neutral or bass verion Rognir?

I have that adapter - both an XLR and RCA ones - which I've used with my previously super powerful CFA3 that had a noise floor suitable only for lower sensitivity headphones. these work great. I'm happy to test the single ended one with my Aegis - see below my current headphones and IEMs, if...

Funny typo that one 🤪