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Amps that can drive the HiFiMan HE-6 planar headphones
Aug 13, 2013 at 1:13 PM Post #1,637 of 6,061
I received my hardwired HE-6 back from BTG Audio today! Preproman, you're absolutely right, they sound more refined now taking that slight treble sharpness off, woo hoo! Pretty awesome deal for a 12ft. Sunset cable, installation and banana plugs for under $300!
 
Thanks Brian, great job!
 
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Aug 13, 2013 at 3:27 PM Post #1,639 of 6,061
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brunk said:
I received my hardwired HE-6 back from BTG Audio today! Preproman, you're absolutely right, they sound more refined now taking that slight treble sharpness off, woo hoo! Pretty awesome deal for a 12ft. Sunset cable, installation and banana plugs for under $300!
 
Thanks Brian, great job!
 
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Pictures pictures pictures...
 
Is the sunset cable his TOTL cable?  What is the Midnight cable?
 
Aug 13, 2013 at 4:19 PM Post #1,640 of 6,061
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Pictures pictures pictures...
 
Is the sunset cable his TOTL cable?  What is the Midnight cable?
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It's his TOTL 8-strand copper cable. He does have a Silver-plated Copper cable that is a bit more expensive. I'll update later with some pics. The braiding is beautiful and there's no crackly connections :)
 
Aug 13, 2013 at 5:04 PM Post #1,641 of 6,061
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It's his TOTL 8-strand copper cable. He does have a Silver-plated Copper cable that is a bit more expensive. I'll update later with some pics. The braiding is beautiful and there's no crackly connections :)
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Here's the pics as promised. Note the RED heatshrink is right, BLACK is left, then the banana plugs' red/black are the +/-


 
Aug 13, 2013 at 6:07 PM Post #1,642 of 6,061
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Here's the pics as promised. Note the RED heatshrink is right, BLACK is left, then the banana plugs' red/black are the +/-

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really nice.
which is your amplifier with he-6?
p.s.: in september i return to the "HE-6" club.
i miss this headphone
 
Aug 13, 2013 at 6:13 PM Post #1,643 of 6,061
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really nice.
which is your amplifier with he-6?
p.s.: in september i return to the "HE-6" club.
i miss this headphone
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My amp is a Yamaha A-S2000 integrated, click link for more info and a lab test report at the end
 
Aug 13, 2013 at 6:20 PM Post #1,645 of 6,061
Aug 13, 2013 at 6:45 PM Post #1,647 of 6,061
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WOW on that amp.  Looks really nice.  Impressions....  Is it a warm amp.  Looks like a vintage amp from the outside.  Modern in the inside.  
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I think it is maybe a bit warm, but i believe that's because it's just so incredibly dynamic. This thing shakes my house more than the Emotiva XPA-500 does 
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 There's just no shortage of power and zero congestion across the board. It's single-handedly the best audio purchase i have ever made, and i've gone through about $50k worth of stuff. Something i will keep for atleast a decade i imagine, unless i hit the lottery or something lol. Give it a demo if you can!
 
Aug 13, 2013 at 6:50 PM Post #1,648 of 6,061
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I think it is maybe a bit warm, but i believe that's because it's just so incredibly dynamic. This thing shakes my house more than the Emotiva XPA-500 does 
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 There's just no shortage of power and zero congestion across the board. It's single-handedly the best audio purchase i have ever made, and i've gone through about $50k worth of stuff. Something i will keep for atleast a decade i imagine, unless i hit the lottery or something lol.
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What DAC are you using with it?  Or does it have an internal DAC?
 
Aug 13, 2013 at 6:52 PM Post #1,649 of 6,061
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What DAC are you using with it?  Or does it have an internal DAC?
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I'm using the Yulong DA8 (i really need to update my sig) with the digital pre-amp to the amp's "direct-in". Once i listen to it that way for about a week, i'm going to put the DA8 into "pure mode" and connect it to a line-in and see how the Yammy's pre-amp fares. I'm hoping the yammy pre will be better so i can use my remote! One of the best measuring DACs and amp combined with the HE-6? Yes please!
 
As a side note, I have a BH Crack + Speedball with tons of upgrades incoming, and....HD-800 coming Friday! Major good times ahead for me indeed.
 
Aug 13, 2013 at 7:46 PM Post #1,650 of 6,061
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I'm using the Yulong DA8 (i really need to update my sig) with the digital pre-amp to the amp's "direct-in". Once i listen to it that way for about a week, i'm going to put the DA8 into "pure mode" and connect it to a line-in and see how the Yammy's pre-amp fares. I'm hoping the yammy pre will be better so i can use my remote! One of the best measuring DACs and amp combined with the HE-6? Yes please!
 
As a side note, I have a BH Crack + Speedball with tons of upgrades incoming, and....HD-800 coming Friday! Major good times ahead for me indeed.
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Sig is updated, I've grown up quite a bit to say the least 
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