burgunder
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It seems as if the Concerto is good with most headphones.
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Very well! The Concerto did really very well with the LCD-2, I feel. Quite enjoyable combo.
Very well! The Concerto did really very well with the LCD-2, I feel. Quite enjoyable combo.
After several listening sessions and A/B comparisons I have sold my T1 and I am soon buying HD800 to be played from the Concerto. Both of them are playing greatly from the Concerto - the HD800 just sounded 10% better to me. So having heard the HD800 only on a limited couple of other amplifiers in the same price-range I can only say that Concerto/HD800 is not a bad combination at all and it will be my future main rig.
With regards to the T1 vs. HD800, I felt the opposite, but between the two, I believe it's more about personal preferences and the type of music you listen to (T1s are great with rock/metal while the HD800s excel with classical and jazz). Both are certainly great headphones!
Most of my listening is jazz and classical and that is partly why HD800 won me over.
I am really enjoying my concerto with the HD800, bought them off Jan with the deal he has going great value
The Concerto is also a really good match with Grados.
Great to hear...Skylab has confirmed the D7000s and T1s are great matches and now Grados (RS1i) and the HD800s....looks like I've got all of my bases covered.
I can confirm the MAD tube amp is really strong with these four and it's nice to have a SS amp that works with them as well. I did however, pick up a set of copper interconnects (DiMarzio RCAs) as I am not a fan of my Kimber Silver Streaks with SS...tubes though...let's say they were the final piece to the puzzle.
FWIW my audio-technica sounds great on it too, and I second the D7000 sounding great on the concerto.
Of all my headphones though, the HD 600 was better than I have ever heard it, and in spades too.
The concerto really pumps out lots of juice, regardless of the type of headphone.
Currently I am in heaven with my Concerto and LCD-2 combo... really something special
The Concerto is also a really good match with Grados.
Nice, Peter! Glad you like it so far.