[unfitstew]

Zahl HM1, Focal Clear OG
Good Kid Mad City Kendrick Lamar

 

[pataburd]

Ultrasone Edition Eleven|NeoTech 4x 22AWG solid core Ag . . . <--S.M.S.L. SP400<--NeoTech NES 3002 RCA<--S.M.S.L. D400EX . . . Lenovo G50|Spotify:

[My second time this weekend enjoying this engaging symphony. RCA Red Seal 1997]

 

[jsk ksj]

Hd600<little dot mk4<mojo2<fiio m11

I have to admit that I struggle a bit with Bill Evans....I enjoy his playing on every album I have heard, but I always come away wowed by those he is playing with. This might be testament to his musical generosity. Take this album, wowed by the bass and drums, oh yes, there is some nice piano too...

 

[BobG55]

Grado GS3000X

 

[Thomasr]

SMSL DO200 mkii > SMSL HO200 > Sennheiser HD660S

 

[jonathan c]

ZMF Verite Closed (LTD Ziricote) << Norne Audio Vygarde HPC << Woo Audio WA3 (Cetron 7236, pair Genalex / Gold Lion 6922):

[Columbia: April, 1973.]

 

[mrjayviper]

A&K T5P G2

 

[rids57]

JRiver MC > SMSL SU9 > Schiit Asgard 3 > Grado SR325x

In Trance (1975) by Scorpions - Having a Scorpions playthrough, which may take a while as I have 25 albums. I started out on Lonesome Crow playing through my RS-1x and it sounded like ass, so I switched to the SR325x and it sounded perfect, they are such a great rock headphone and I am now on In Trance, their 3rd album and won't be changing to anything else until the playthrough is done. It annoys me that Michael Schenker gets all the attention when Uli Jon Roth is such a ridiculously good guitarist without any of Schenker's demons, he just does what he does and sounds fantastic while doing it.

 

[Davidzak64]

Focal Elex < Darkvoice THA332 < Loxjie D30 < Amazon Music HD.

 

[ThEvil0nE]

Maestoso (hybrid pad + open cell filter) - ADI-2 DAC - Amazon Music HD

 

[ojeda56004]

Amazon music >Burson playmate 2 + V6 Vivid OP-AMP >Grado PS500 Outside With X Series Insides.

 

[alekc]

Zahl HM1, Focal Clear OG
Good Kid Mad City Kendrick Lamar

@unfitstew how are Focals scaling with HM1? I am very curious since I always have this feeling they are not scaling that well like other hard to drive cans (read Susvara). I have right now Clears MG and I think I can not push them any further with Envy with exception of tube rolling but this would impact all headphones not just MGs.

 

[unfitstew]

@unfitstew how are Focals scaling with HM1? I am very curious since I always have this feeling they are not scaling that well like other hard to drive cans (read Susvara). I have right now Clears MG and I think I can not push them any further with Envy with exception of tube rolling but this would impact all headphones not just MGs.

I don't have a Utopia to say for that. HM1 is an amp that is very fast, incisive, and has incredible control over headphones drivers.

Due to the control I have found the bass on some headphones really shine on it such as the Atrium Closed/ Unfortunately while Clear on HM1 does certainly sound good I think it benefits from a tube amp or a warmer amp more. HM1 usually adds an extra "sizzle"/sparkle to a headphone and that doesn't always help with the Clears already pretty hot treble. HM1 is a very "neutral" sounding amp. I do think it sounds better on HM1 than a few other more neutral amps I have heard but I wouldn't call it super significantly better.

My HD800s for example benefits from the HM1 considerably. HD800s bass is more dynamic, fast and full. Its treble is extra great on HM1 minus that its treble stays fatiguing. But overall the HD800s scales to be very much a summit fi headphone that competes in many ways with the flagship stuff. Where as Clear technicalities gets better but I would still call it having the sound of a $1500 range HP. Vs say HD800s going to say $3-$4k ish.

 

[mrjayviper]

aful performer8

 

[Luckyleo]

Roon/Qobuz=>BF 2/64 => Jot 2 => DCA Aeon 2 - Open