Thanks for review but, haha, this remote control is ugliest thing I have seen in audio :D Anyway. I am owner of Fluxlab FA-12 (balanced version). If I remember right you also had it on your table. How would you compare it to the Mentor?

@LXMc Thank you for that. Especially for bass, since when I was comparing Auteur Classic with my currently beloved Quad-Era-1, I noticed that Auteur had significant quieter lower bass regions. Overally they sounded so pleasing that I could forgive that, but still.. ;)

Im asking because ZMF Auteur are darn expensive for me. In my country distributors sell Auteur Classic (this I auditioned) for $2285, in ZMF shop its about $1500. They already announced that ZMF Bokeh will cost about $1500 (on ZMF USA store its about $900). Its all because of taxes from USA to...

May anyone answer my question please?

As an owner of FA-12 (balanced) Im really curious of differencies in SQ between FA-12 and new Mentor Dual Mono. Anyone? What is FluxLab representative nickname here?

Damn... this is not only audhiphilism, this is art! @zach915m Your headphones are art!

How is soundstage of Bokeh compared to Auteur/Auteur-Classic? Is it a huge difference or rather minor? I know Bokeh is closed back, but many writing here that they have decent soundstage so Im curious cause had opportunity to listen Auteur Classic and loved their spaciousness.

Hello I have a question. Like 2 months ago I was in my fav local store to try my first ZMF ever, and it was Auteur Classic, I liked in so much from some SS amp (I dont remember which one) that I came back few days later with my ifi iTube2 to get a sneak-peak of how they can sound on my OTL in...

@OneEyedHito What I have in mind is: CA1000 lineout -> ifi iTube2 input and then ifi iTube2 output -> CA1000 amp input. So taking internal DAC output of CA1000, this signal goes to tube buffer (ifi iTube) and then its sending back to CA1000 amp section. ifi Itube2 is a tube preamp/buffer so it...

Thank you all for reply to my question. Anyway it wasnt exactly spot on but maybe I havent fully explained what I was asking about. I currently have desktop setup: SMSL M400 + FluxLab FA12 and prefer it fully balanced both. What I meant is a question if ACRO CA1000 is so good that can compete...

Has anyone experience with replacing his desktop dac + amp with Acro CA1000? Is it that good? And if so what DAC + AMP it was? I have heard CA1000 few times during last 2 weeks in my local audio stroe with Hifiman HE1000 v2 Stealth (amazing hps) and my own set of cans like Quad Era-1, Aeon 2C...

My other headphones are Aeon 2C and Quad Era-1 which have excellent extended bass, A2C has its even bumped a bit. Maybe that's the case. Anyway after I plugged my own DAC (SMSL M400) to D10 and using only AMP section from Stax D10, then everything sounds better, more powerful, with better bass...

I have borrowed Stax L700mk2 + SRM D10, and ... I am not amazed, lacking of low bass, lacking of midrange juice, only holography and separation is outstanding, but overal I expected more, comparing to rest of my headphones setups.

Are there frequency response charts of all He1000 revisions? HE1000 V1 HE1000 V2 HE1000 Stealth HE1000SE Just to compare them in one place.

SMSL M400 -> XLR Mogami cables -> Little Dot MK3 SE (Bugle Boy tubes) -> Beyerdynamic DT880 600Ohm and Ozzy Osbourne, Jeff Beck - Patient Numner 9 on Tidal sounds exceptionally well despite this headphones are quite bass light normally (and from SS amps thats why I them on hybrid or OTL).

It's also my first and its excellent. I had two at same time to choose from, second was Marantz CD67 but imho it was too bright. CD63mkII has also better, fuller sounding headphone out, really outstanding quality but pretty high power, low impedance high efficent headphones are probably...

:) :D

From the bottom to top: Marantz CD63mkII Flux Lab FA-12 Sinus Audio OTL (6n13s but I have different than stock tubes) + Beyerdynamic DT880 600Ohm and Quad Era-1 It sounds equally good on every setup of above three, literally beautiful, each different, each stunning. This 30yo Marantz has an...

People I dare you, please stop buying!

SMSL M400 -> Sinus Audio OTL (Russian 6n13s +5184a NOS USA) -> Beyerdynamic DT880 600 Ohm https://tidal.com/browse/track/33596750

Soon $10k flagship will be standard price and all we with $500-$1000 headphones will be like clochards.

Nice review but I have one comment. You have written: "The 660 S has more sub-bass presence in its sound, whilst the Meze offering keeps its bass cleaner with better pace and recovery." Here is Meze 109 Pro measurment from @Resolve review: Here is HD660S measurment (from...

Thank you very much! That seems plenty space even for big ears. What about the blue lines I drew? I mean distances between the driver and ears/head.

@musicday It will most probably change the sound quite much. Pads are very important and have huge influence on frequency response of certain headphones.