Hey guys, awhile back I spent the money to get a pair of Hd600s and a JDS labs O2, re-ripped my music to 320kbps and now I'm looking for an upgrade.   Should I go for a new amp, I hear tube amps like the schiit amps work amazing for the HD600s, but I'm wondering if I should get a DAC or an...

Hi There!   I am the recently proud owner of a pair of HD650's.    I have an Asus Xonar STX Sound Card and I am enjoying the combination.    I am questioning whether I can do better with an External Dac/Amp. I don't require portability, I am looking for a reasonable improvement in...

ive heard alot of great reviews on asus essence one,cheap and offers great audio quality, has lots of inputs for different sources (PC,DVD,PS3,XBOX etc.) i can link the asus essence one with my Z5500 Logitech Speakers too. Waiting for the Muses Edition   ive heard o2/odac sounded very boring...

Hi guys, I'm new to this forum, so please bear with me.   I just got my HD600 recently and now I am looking for a suitable amp to make them really shine. I listen mostly to pop, country, jazz, rock music (with lots of vocals), but currently I don't have any source/file higher than CD...

Hello Head-Fiers,   I currently have a pair of Sennheiser 598s that I love and I am considering buying amp at this point.  I currently have  Little Dot DAC II that was driving them. It recently fried, and I will have to get it repaired. In the mean time I am shopping for an amp that will...

Hey guys. I'm planning on getting both of these headphones and choose the one that I prefer the best, but I need a good capable amp that compliments the two well enough.  At the moment I am looking to get a Schiit...

so pretty soon, i'll be getting a HD650, and something tells me i will soon be looking at a tube amp as well.    i am new to tube amps. so i did quite a bit of research.    with a budget of roughly around $300~$400. it seems my choices are    1. Bottlehead Crack 2. WooAudio 3 3. La...

As the title says, which will have more synergy and sound better for Jazz and electronica with some J pop and classical rock. I'll be using a Audio-gd NFB-10ES2 DAC, if that matters :D. Thanks, Thomas

Hello everyone: I currently have a Sennheiser HD800 associated with a Woo Audio 2 OTL.The set is simply fantastic. Now I have bought a Stax SR-009 and look for a good amplifier for them - I think  Woo Audio GES or Liquid Ligtning are my preferred candidates- In reference of Sennheiser...

I have come to just 2 options for my actual iBasso D12. After reading a lot I have not quite get the idea onto which one I would really like more, the Westone 4R or the Sony EX1000. Testing is not an option in my country and return back not even in dreams. It's going to be a request at a third...

Hi guys! I currently have an iMac to a Gungnir to a Bottlehead Crack to my HD650's. So I won a really nice balanced cable that I don't have yet, but I am wondering if the Mjolnir running fully balanced with the Gungnir and the 650s would be worth the improvement over the Bottlehead Crack. I...

So I'm looking for a new desktop tube amp for around 500-650 US dollars to power my HD 650s and I was wondering which one of these two would do a better job? I've read a lot of reviews praising the synergy between the Lf 339 and hd 650s but the sketchy chinese website kinda freaks me out. On the...

Ive been looking around a bit for this as i am new to all of it and am trying to learn. I just am looking for some advice as to what DAC would match up well with the crack for my headphones and why...I havent been able to find too much on this so far so any help would be much appreciated!! i...

Sup headfi, putting some money into my rig (have 580s, putting 650 drivers and 600 grills on), and I'm looking to grab a new amp (currently just running cans straight out of my computer input).  Any recommendations on the strongest pair with the HD600 series for around $250? (ideally would like...

Hi Guys,   First post on this forum I'm reading for a few months now... I've read a lot of interesting posts, but I'm a bit confused now with the choices I have to make. I listen to folk, blues, jazz, a bit of rock and classical. I will own a Sennheiser HD650 and have at the moment a RME...

Hi all,   Here's the nuts and bolts of it.   Headphones: Sennheiser HD650 new.   Source: Toshiba Laptop   Budget: AUD $600.00   First post to this forum. I may have gotten a little carried away and I now have a pair of Sennheiser HD650s on the way. I have made this purchase...

Head-fi,   I have done my research and have settled upon the Bottlehead Crack for the HD650. But once I started thinking about it, I realized I would only upgrade the HD650s to something else, something better, most likely an LCD-2 or LCD-3. And with this new mindset, I set out to find an...

Hello fellow head-fiers! I've been a long time browser but until now haven't had a reason to post, so I'll get right to the point. I'm a college student on a budget and have managed to accrue a collection of what i would consider to be decent introductory level gear. I'm lucky enough to be in...

I have ~$800 to spend on Headphone + DAC + Amp.   I listen to mostly classical music.   I had almost decided on:   Sennheiser HD650 ($385) + DacPort LX DAC ($250) + JDSLabs CMoy Amp ($60) = $695 for now - with the idea of replacing the CMoy with the Bottlehead Crack later.  ...

Hi,   I started a thread trying to find the best amp/DAC combo to get for my HD650 for around +-500$. The more I read, the more my preconceived opinions change. I read on Head-Fi and Headphonia that the HD650 and the BottleHead Crack are really a stellar combination, but of all the threads I...

Through my headphone journey this month I ended up with all these cans (The HE-400's are on loan so i'll have to pick up a pair) will be returning most of them, but before I did I thought I would do anyone looking at these cans a service. I didn't have very much time at all to do this video, nor...

How does the WA3 do as a preamp?  I've decided to buy one for my DT880s, but I'm stuck on the preamp option.  I have a pair of B&Ws that barely get used as they're currently the mains in my basement home theater.  When they do get used, its mostly for gaming or movies and I feel like they're...

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Hello head-fiers   came here for some advise before I go ahead and spend $500 of hard earned money on a headphone amp.    I currently own an HD-800 and use a Grant Fidelity TubeDac-11 as an Amp/Dac.  Clearly, not the Ideal amplification for my headphones.  Now, after a whole lot of...

It is a very depressing thing to be a teenager..... Not allowed to have a credit card....nor paypal..... Tried every way but failing, I decided to buy hd 650 instead of audez'e lcd-2....... Cause I can buy it on amazon with a gift card..... is it possible to sound hd 650 like audeze lcd-2...