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The GS-X MKII is pretty darn nice man..just that the BHSE is in another league. I think KGSSHV is probably in the same league as the GSX-MKII.
I don't know how you can compare the GS-X to the BHSE, since one is dynamic and the other is electrostatic. I agree with you in a sense though - having previously owned the GS-X MK1 and BHSE simultaneously for a fair amount of time, I'd say that my set of dynamic headphones which included the HD800, LCD-3, & HP2, as good as they sounded, couldn't even come close to the level provided by the OII MKI on the BHSE. If there was anything that ever deserved the proverbial "night and day" comparison, it was those dynamic headphones vs the OII/BHSE. The dynamic setup always sounded like it was just playing back pre-recorded music. The stat setup always sounded
real and
live - so incredibly detailed & immersive, it actually sounded surreal that the music was coming off a pre-recorded CD.
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The HD-600 / GS-X is connected to my Source via XLR interconnects, and the SR-009 / BHSE by RCA's, all that needs to be done is change the setting on the Source.
Obviously both headphones can't be used with both amps, but because of the short time in changing from one headphone combo to the other, it's very easy to hear any difference.
How come you're not using the XLR loop output on either the BHSE or the GS-X? Assuming your source is properly balanced (dual-differential), that would level out your comparison.
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I would have to agree. I wonder how far apart is the BHSE with 009 from GSX with HD800 though. I have heard both at a meet and the e-stat sounded better to me overall. However, HD800 with GSX had the e-stat beat on the size of sound stage, euphony (I hate that word, but since I have not better one.....), and bass impact.
I heard the BHSE & SR-009 and GS-X (MK1) & HD800 (not at a meet, had them both in my home at different times), and I'd give the edge to the SR-009 by quite a wide margin. However, unlike you I wouldn't say that the HD800 beat anything about the SR-009. I thought the SR-009 was better in
every way compared to the HD800. I think I mentioned that in my SR-009 mini-review too.
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The trouble is, the HD800 driven correctly is more amazing.....
I for one was never amazed by the HD800 that much and I'm pretty sure the GS-X MK1 (and Luxman P-1u) drove it correctly. Well I wasn't really amazed by the SR-009 either, so there's that too. I was way more a fan of the OII MKI. The HD800 to me was at best "yeah this sounds good", the SR-009 was "this definitely sounds better but still not impressed", and the OII was "HOLY CRAP ON A STICK, I'VE GOTTA BE DREAMING! SOMEBODY PINCH ME, THIS CAN'T BE REAL!"
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Yup, with the right fit the Qualia is a match made in heaven with the GS-X MKII. If I don't already have the Qualia & R10, the HD800 will be my main dynamics headphones.
I had the Qualia and GS-X MK1 at the same time for a short period and definitely thought the same with the GS-X MK1. The GS-X made the Qualia's treble sounded absolutely
perfect. The treble on the Qualia/GS-X made me go "THIS TREBLE CAN'T BE REAL! HOLY CRAP! NO WAIT IT ACTUALLY DOES SOUND REAL! 99% OF OTHER HEADPHONES JUST DON'T HAVE REALISTIC TREBLE!" The 100% clarity was also completely mindblowing: "...... %#$#! ......... %^*^#%%#! ........................."
In fact, it's since become obvious to me what the HeadAmp sound is: transparency, speed, & extreme clarity. Nothing else to obstruct that goal. With almost any HeadAmp amp,
you will hear your source and I wouldn't have it any other way.
And I'd daresay to anyone who doesn't like how a HeadAmp amp sounds: it's almost definitely because of the source. The HeadAmp amp is just showing you the source's sonic warts! Try another source to make the warts go away.