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I found it in 1999, HD600s driven by stock X-Cans, being fed by LP12 and Linto.
Still haven't heard better
Still haven't heard better
Hi all
The headphone-nirvana... a very good term and a very good question.
To me it is the Audeze LCD-3 with my Malvalve headamp three powered by an PS Audio PWD dac.
From my point of view it is simply a matter of taste and listing preferences where the "nirvana-factor" begins. Being a HiFi/High End fan for about 30 years i heard a lot of fine audio gear over the years. But the improvements especially in headphones are really significant. Coming from some Beyerdynamic headphones in the 80's and 90's, eg: DT880 and DT990 i started over last year with the Denon D7000 with a Lehman BCL amp. Not High-End but fun
I still own the Denon D7000 for some sort of music like hardrock his is my first choice. Than i tried the Sennheiser HD800 with is mutch too analytical for my taste. But from here it is just personal preference.
Than i tried the LCD-3 and the Stax SR009 with different amps and dac's (Auralic Taurus, Violectric V200, Red Wine Audio - Audeze Edition) and found "my" nirvana in the components described above.
What's the bottom line? Where does nirvana begins, cost wise?
I think you can be really satisfied with a 1500$ - 2000$ rig with a HD800 or LCD-2.
To go for a 10k rig like i did and many headfiers too or to go nearly 15k for the ultimate Stax SR009 plus an BHSE or the Cavalli Liquid Lightning can bring you personal satisfaction but to be honest, just 10% or 20% more sound quality. Diminishing returns they call it and that's true.
So each and everyone just have to listen and trust your own ears and only your ears. Forget about people trying to imply that only a Stax SR009 can make you a real audiophile.
CU
Sven
And your recommended rig for the AD2K would be ....... ?
I have the same LCD's and find my final audio Heaven S's a good IEM equivalent, well, they are not the same I know but they convey in a similar way the richness and detail as well as emotion of my LCD's.