[akgb]

I will take a look at it but yeah that might be difficult to find it in Europe and the new price is above my intented budget.

https://paltauf.com/index.php/kopfhoererverstaerker/hpa-100
this looks interesting, but hard to find any impressions around. I wonder if anyone has first hand impressions on these?

Oor and Bliss are ofcourse other options that are talked about a lot, I wonder how they pair with d8000?

Both the Bliss and Oor are quite good. Definitely a step above the Phonitor. The Niimbus us5 is nice also, has great sense of space. Benchmark HPA4 is also not bad. V550 if you like a slight tube flavor but still SS. But I do feel it falls behind in detail, space, and separation. A few amps I didn't like at all with the D8kpro would be GSX mini mark 2, and IFI iCan Pro.

 

[Pharmaboy]

I will take a look at it but yeah that might be difficult to find it in Europe and the new price is above my intented budget.

https://paltauf.com/index.php/kopfhoererverstaerker/hpa-100
this looks interesting, but hard to find any impressions around. I wonder if anyone has first hand impressions on these?

Oor and Bliss are ofcourse other options that are talked about a lot, I wonder how they pair with d8000?

Violectric V222 (if your headphone cables and/or DAC are balanced): V202 if they're single-ended.

 

[ChJL]

this looks interesting, but hard to find any impressions around. I wonder if anyone has first hand impressions on these?

I live in austria as Paltauf. It's on my radar as well second to Icon's 205D.
Musicalhead did in german though...
https://musicalhead.de/2022/02/14/test-paltauf-hpa100-sp/
I got the impression, since his #1 setup for quite some time (besides Aperio) is Sus+AIC10, that the
HPA 100 could be a sane choice for one who can't get a Riviera.

There is a german dealer who sold quite a few on ebay over the last year and one right now!
https://www.ebay.de/usr/vip-exklusiv?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2559

He sold many D8Kpros around € 2500.-

 

[ddtomas]

I live in austria as Paltauf. It's on my radar as well second to Icon's 205D.
Musicalhead did in german though...
https://musicalhead.de/2022/02/14/test-paltauf-hpa100-sp/
I got the impression, since his #1 setup for quite some time (besides Aperio) is Sus+AIC10, that the
HPA 100 could be a sane choice for one who can't get a Riviera.

There is a german dealer who sold quite a few on ebay over the last year and one right now!
https://www.ebay.de/usr/vip-exklusiv?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2559

He sold many D8Kpros around € 2500.-

Thanks a lot for sharing, positive impressions indeed.

Power ratings are also impressive

600 ohms 1 watt
120 ohms 5.4 watts
32 ohms 20 watts
15 ohms 35 watts
8 ohms 70 watts

 

[heliosphann]

Significantly above the Phonitor’s price point, but the best amp pairing for the D8K Pro I’ve heard to date is the MASS-Kobo 394ii.

I have a MK 433 and it pairs extremely well with my D8KPLE. People sleep on that amp way too much. One of the best SS amps for is size/performance/price.

 

[akgb]

I have a MK 433 and it pairs extremely well with my D8KPLE. People sleep on that amp way too much. One of the best SS amps for is size/performance/price.

absolutely agree!

 

[fidgeraldo]

Final Type H Washi Earpads

I saw this in Classifieds if anyone is interested.

Cheers!

 

[ddtomas]

just received my D8000 Pro LE.
The package is amazing,
Already enjoying immensely the music through my soon to leave Pontus II - Phonitor Xe combination.

good times ahead

 

[samr33]

I was able to find a new D8000 Pro LE which is on its way to be (hopefully) delivered soon.

Any suggestions for Amp pairing?
I currently have a Phonitor Xe, anyone has any experience with this combination?

I'm currently paring my D8000 pro with a Auris Nirvana, I think this combo sounds pretty amazing!

 

[ChJL]

just received my D8000 Pro LE

can't imagine why one would sell that?
how about LE vs your HE1000HE???

 

[timsams]

can't imagine why one would sell that?
how about LE vs your HE1000HE???

My previous LE owner prefered the regular D8000, so that's my win ^^

 

[ddtomas]

can't imagine why one would sell that?
how about LE vs your HE1000HE???

Pontus is being replaced by May, not because I do not love Pontus.

For the comparison between FA D8000 Pro LE vs HE1Kse, it is very early to say, and I am not going to attempt to use descriptive terminology (as I suck at that) but one thing I was surprised about was that I was loving Electronic music through the T8K-Pro Ltd, (Groove Armada, Leftfield, Massive Attack, Dj Shadow etc) which for years I was not enjoying that much with my previous setup.

Where the 1000se shone for me, Jazz and Acoustic music, I think I might still prefer it to the d8000 pro, but they are close and it is early days.

For Progressive Rock my preferred choice has been Sennheiser HD800s through Donald North Starlett tube amps. But I have not been using that beautiful amp due to space restrictions for a while.

I want to try the d8000 with tube amps, in fact I am in the process of getting the Head 2 we talked about, lets see.

All in all I am very very impressed by the d8000 Pro LEs but feel like I need to give myseld some time to discover it more.

 

[joseG86]

Pontus is being replaced by May, not because I do not love Pontus.

For the comparison between FA D8000 Pro LE vs HE1Kse, it is very early to say, and I am not going to attempt to use descriptive terminology (as I suck at that) but one thing I was surprised about was that I was loving Electronic music through the T8K-Pro Ltd, (Groove Armada, Leftfield, Massive Attack, Dj Shadow etc) which for years I was not enjoying that much with my previous setup.

Where the 1000se shone for me, Jazz and Acoustic music, I think I might still prefer it to the d8000 pro, but they are close and it is early days.

For Progressive Rock my preferred choice has been Sennheiser HD800s through Donald North Starlett tube amps. But I have not been using that beautiful amp due to space restrictions for a while.

I want to try the d8000 with tube amps, in fact I am in the process of getting the Head 2 we talked about, lets see.

All in all I am very very impressed by the d8000 Pro LEs but feel like I need to give myseld some time to discover it more.

D8KP LE is gonna love the tubes FOR SURE

EQ on all headphones +10dB 54Hz Q0.5

Yes! haahahhahah

 

[bmichels]

With my Cayin N30 DAP, I still prefer my Amber Pearl IEM to my D8000 Pro LE.
This lead me to believe that with DAPs, even a very powerful one, TOL IEM sound better than any Full size headphone that need a Desktop Amp to offer their full potentiel...

 

[bmichels]

Soon I will bez able to try my D8000 Pro LE with my Eddy curent EC445, so I will be able to hear how a tube amp sound with the D8000 Pro LE. I will report...