Thanks Covenant for organising it!
I'd agree with Covenant that the D2000 was amazing, which I tried on my Headsix! The bass was so good! But a bit heavy for me. The mids and highs were a bit laid back. So I didn't listen to it that much. But comfortwise, these were the most comfortable pair of headphones I've ever worn.
The Ibasso D2 just blew me away compared to the 2move when using my ER4S's. The Bass was just what the etys needed. And I was using both amps as dac/amps out of my laptop. They definitely suit the etys IMO.
The DT990's both the older and the newer version were very bass heavy to my taste. And the bass just engulfs everything else. The instruments are kinda messy IMO.
The DT880's.. Ah.. My perfect headphones. Not too much bass. Not too little. Instruments were quite well seperated, vocals were pretty much not as forward as every other headphones I tried, using pkjames' Mad amp, which I compared all the full sized headphones with. The detail was adequate enough to my taste.
The HD600's and 650's.. Both weren't my taste at all. The mids were rather recessed and bass heavy to my taste. But comparing these two headphones, I find the HD600's more enjoyable as it is somewhat more musical.
The AKG501. Man was this pair hard to drive. I had to use like, the volume control at 2 o'clock to power these. The bass wasn't that appealing to me somehow. Somewhat muddy to my taste. But the instrument separation was so good! Not as good as the Stax. But very good.
The AKG701's were even more of a beast to power. I had to adjust the volume to 3 o'clock. IMHO, they sound muddier than the AKG701s. The highs were almost as bright as my Etys, but not there.
The RS1s. They are as wonderful as people say. I've never enjoyed rock music that much out of any other headphone here. The double bass, the heavy guitar riffs. Simple amazing! But the Grados didn't sound that well with everything else though. Very musical pair of headphones to match with rock and metal.
The stax. Ah there's a beast. The soundstage was so wide, it actually made me like wide soundstages! I especially enjoyed some part of high & dry and thom yorke's "The eraser" with these. The detail with these headphones were jawdropping. I'm hearing so much more detail compared to all the other headphones I listened to.
Now for the portable amps. I did some listening to with my ipod and my etys for these.
The 2move sounded similar to my headsix IMO. Maybe tighter bass.
The Tomahawk didn't really appeal to me. The mids were a bit laid back and the bass not as what I'd expected.
The Hornet was much of an improvement over the Tomahawk. But still, an improvement. The bass was tighter, but not as tight as the 2move.
The Xin Supermicro was surprisingly good. The bass wasn't as tight as the other amps but the highs and mids were sweet!
Didn't get to try the pico and Boa though as portable amps.
That little FIIO did what it did. Make things louder!
The diyMod vs the iPod. IMHO, The only difference is personal taste. If you prefer something more bassy, standard iPod. Something more neutral, diyMod. But I see nothing special about the diyMod. I as well preferred the stock ipod over the diyMod. Maybe it was the blackgate (if I'm not mistaken) caps, but oh well, that'll be another story.
And the finale, the triple fi's. Wow, simply wow. I was hoping for something more bassy compared to the ER4S but wow. Much more musical, and more to my taste for certain music. Yeah, lacking detail compared to the Etys but much more enjoyable!
Didn't get to try anything else though, sadly as I was more into trying out headphones and portable amps. And hands down, after today, the TF10's, D2 & DT880's will be my next purchase, sooner or later.
Unless something new comes along.
Thanks everyone for coming and sharing your gear!