golgi
500+ Head-Fier
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My current headphone system consists of the following:
Sennheiser HD6xx
Quicksilver Audio Headphone amp
PS Audio Phono
Modded Technics SL1210MK2
Modded DL103r
Overall, this system is very enjoyable to listen to. The sound is well balanced and produces a good amount of detail. While this system also produces a decent soundstage, I can’t help but compare to my speaker system. That system is using planar magnetic speakers and produces an expansive and nearly holographic soundstage.
I’ve been thinking about getting another headphone to go with my headphone system. My goal with it would be to have a significant upgrade in sound compared to the HD6xx. I would like to have a little more detail retrieval as well as a more open/wide soundstage. On a recent trip, I was able to listen to HD800S and some of the high end Stax electrostatic headphones at a store. This was in a large department store setting so not ideal. But both seemed to be upgrades in sound to my HD6xx. But I am not interested in an amp upgrade and the Stax headphones seem to require the Stax amp.
I’m not looking to change/upgrade any of my other components, just the headphones. With that in mind, what are some other headphones to check out? I may just go with the HD800S since I liked the overall sound and I think my headphone amp would handle them. But also open to suggestions.
Sennheiser HD6xx
Quicksilver Audio Headphone amp
PS Audio Phono
Modded Technics SL1210MK2
Modded DL103r
Overall, this system is very enjoyable to listen to. The sound is well balanced and produces a good amount of detail. While this system also produces a decent soundstage, I can’t help but compare to my speaker system. That system is using planar magnetic speakers and produces an expansive and nearly holographic soundstage.
I’ve been thinking about getting another headphone to go with my headphone system. My goal with it would be to have a significant upgrade in sound compared to the HD6xx. I would like to have a little more detail retrieval as well as a more open/wide soundstage. On a recent trip, I was able to listen to HD800S and some of the high end Stax electrostatic headphones at a store. This was in a large department store setting so not ideal. But both seemed to be upgrades in sound to my HD6xx. But I am not interested in an amp upgrade and the Stax headphones seem to require the Stax amp.
I’m not looking to change/upgrade any of my other components, just the headphones. With that in mind, what are some other headphones to check out? I may just go with the HD800S since I liked the overall sound and I think my headphone amp would handle them. But also open to suggestions.