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Aug 26, 2013 at 1:05 AM Post #4,996 of 29,013
The massive bass hump on the FR graph of the TH900 scares me a bit though. I don't want overwhelming bass, just to have it stand out a bit more. I'm thinking of the D5000 actually, if not the LCD2.
 
Also not sure if I'm crazy or not, but on the WA2, tube warm up makes a big difference in the sound for me. I heard my HD800 tonight after being away for a few days, and they sounded a quite a bit thinner than I remember, and the bass was lacking a bit as well (I started playing music 30s after turning on the amp). I was wondering What was going on, then after 20min or so I realized that the sound got a lot fuller, back to what I remember. never noticed this big of a difference until tonight lol, so now i know to turn on my amp early for warm up
 
Aug 26, 2013 at 2:59 AM Post #4,997 of 29,013
jd007 said:
wow that is quite surprising to hear. i've been considering grabbing a pair of LCD2.2s to complement my hd800 in the bass department for some genres that I listen to. this makes me question that desire lol
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I had both for a while but ended up not using the lcd2.2's , they weren't bringing anything better than the hd800 so I sold mine
 
Aug 26, 2013 at 3:08 AM Post #4,998 of 29,013
The HD800 responds well to equalizers too 
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Aug 26, 2013 at 3:10 AM Post #4,999 of 29,013
The TH900 IMO is right on the edge of being too bassie.  Anymore bass it will start to bleed.  They are already a tab bit recessed in the mids.  HD800s bass is pretty tight and accurate.  For those with beefy amps the HE-6 and HE-5LE has some good bass as well.
 
Aug 26, 2013 at 8:12 AM Post #5,000 of 29,013
preproman said:
The TH900 IMO is right on the edge of being too bassie.  Anymore bass it will start to bleed.  They are already a tab bit recessed in the mids.  HD800s bass is pretty tight and accurate.  For those with beefy amps the HE-6 and HE-5LE has some good bass as well.
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+1

I think hd 800 has pretty decent bass already, the TH-900 is definitely right on the borderline of too bassy, but it depends on the amp, with a good amp its pretty well balanced, at least as much as a D7000

The HE-500 and especially the He-5LE have great bass. I have been wanting to buy an He-5le actually cause it has really punchy midbass and great slam, better than lcd-2

(I also miss lcd-2s midbass slam and punch, the lcd-3 is lighter in the bass)
 
Aug 26, 2013 at 8:13 AM Post #5,001 of 29,013
jd007 said:
The massive bass hump on the FR graph of the TH900 scares me a bit though. I don't want overwhelming bass, just to have it stand out a bit more. I'm thinking of the D5000 actually, if not the LCD2.

Also not sure if I'm crazy or not, but on the WA2, tube warm up makes a big difference in the sound for me. I heard my HD800 tonight after being away for a few days, and they sounded a quite a bit thinner than I remember, and the bass was lacking a bit as well (I started playing music 30s after turning on the amp). I was wondering What was going on, then after 20min or so I realized that the sound got a lot fuller, back to what I remember. never noticed this big of a difference until tonight lol, so now i know to turn on my amp early for warm up
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I feel like the wa2 really needs some time to warm up as well, especially with GEC tubes and TS5998
 
Aug 26, 2013 at 5:36 PM Post #5,002 of 29,013
You guys have my head spinning with talk of the high end amps.. that's what I get for having the HD800 an entering the SummitFi wold.  Anyway, back to my reality, just ordered the Woo WA7.  From everything I've read, it should be a good pairing and hopefully a step up form my Schiit Stack.  
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Aug 26, 2013 at 6:55 PM Post #5,008 of 29,013
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Never been so happy to see my mailman.
 
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Welcome to the club Ken! Now go punish your wallet with a tube amp 
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