[Stillhart]

I have always had the microzotl2 on my radar since I started dreaming about owning a Hifiman He-1000, because I read on these threads a while ago that the two make for a great pairing... Your post has brought that idea sharply back into focus now.  I wonder why no-one else has recommended it as a good partner for the HD 800 on this thread before you.   Thanks for your input.

Probably because this is the Liquid Carbon thread, not the microZOTL2 thread or the HD800 thread.

I've got nothing against the zotl, I think it's a pretty great amp, actually. But there are probably better places to look for information on amps that aren't the LC. Lol

 

[doctorjazz]

I have always had the microzotl2 on my radar since I started dreaming about owning a Hifiman He-1000, because I read on these threads a while ago that the two make for a great pairing... Your post has brought that idea sharply back into focus now.  I wonder why no-one else has recommended it as a good partner for the HD 800 on this thread before you.   Thanks for your input.

Probably because this is the Liquid Carbon thread, not the microZOTL2 thread or the HD800 thread.

I've got nothing against the zotl, I think it's a pretty great amp, actually. But there are probably better places to look for information on amps that aren't the LC. Lol

True dat, I've been avoiding praising the ZOTL here and recommending it because I've already mentioned it multiple times, and because I figure people will think I work for them (which I don't...no connection at all, just love the amp). But, as I also take pains to repeat, the LC is a fine amp in its own right, use it a lot in a bedroom system, and it is no a knock on it to prefer an amp that is almost twice as expensive...

 

[Hansotek]

   
I have always had the microzotl2 on my radar since I started dreaming about owning a Hifiman He-1000, because I read on these threads a while ago that the two make for a great pairing... Your post has brought that idea sharply back into focus now.  I wonder why no-one else has recommended it as a good partner for the HD 800 on this thread before you.   Thanks for your input.

 
The microZOTL2.0 is fantastic, especially with the HE1000 & ZMF Omni. Haven't listened to it with the HD800, but all signs point to amazeballs. Definitely worth checking into it!

 

[sahmen]

How's the Microzotl2 when it comes to tube-rolling?  Having always relied on Solid state amps and shied away from the hit-or-miss process of experimenting with tubes, I have to admit that I'm more of a set-it-and-forget-it type of guy, and that is one of the concerns that bothers me when confronted with the prospect of owning a tube amp, such as a Microzotl2.  Are the stock tubes it comes with versatile enough to match readily a wide range of headphones ( in my case, the HD800, the Hd700, the Hifiman He 500, the Beyerdynamic T1, the Fostex THX00, among others) or will I have to tinker with a dizzying number of diverse tubes trying to find a perfect match for each of my cans?
 
Oops! Having said that, I immediately realize that I'm probably asking the question on the wrong thread..., but this is because there have been enough talk and recommendations regarding this amp on this thread to warrant the question, at least temporarily.  I promise not to do anything else to further the derailing of this thread henceforth...
 
At any rate, to make this relevant, I have to say that the LC has been great with all the cans I have thrown at it so far, and I am sold on the desirability of upgrading to a higher model in the Cavalli hierarchy, such as the liquid gold... I only wish I had a budget to match my wishes in that regard... Oh well... Can't have it all, and it really sucks.

 

[Stillhart]

  How's the Microzotl2 when it comes to tube-rolling?  Having always relied on Solid state amps and shied away from the hit-or-miss process of experimenting with tubes, I have to admit that I'm more of a set-it-and-forget-it type of guy, and that is one of the concerns that bothers me when confronted with the prospect of owning a tube amp, such as a Microzotl2.  Do the stock tubes it comes with versatile enough to match readiily a wide range of headphones ( in my case, the HD800, the Hd700, the Hifiman He 500, the Beyerdynamic T1, the Fostex THX00, among others) or will I have to tinker with a dizzying number of diverse tubes trying to find a perfect match for each of my cans?
 
Oops! Having said that, I immediately realize that I'm probably asking the question on the wrong thread..., but this is because there have been enough talk and recommendations regarding this amp on this thread to warrant the question, at least temporarily.  I promise not to do anything else to further the derailing of this thread henceforth...
 
At any rate, to make this relevant, I have to say that the LC has been great with all the cans I have thrown at it so far, and I am sold on the desirability of upgrading to a higher model in the Cavalli hierarchy, such as the liquig gold... I only wish I had a budget to match my wishes in that regard... Oh well... Can't have it all, and it really sucks.

 
You have 9 headphones in your signature and one more listed above that isn't in the sig.  I suspect you could find a way to afford a Liquid Gold if you really wanted to!  lol

 

[sahmen]

   
You have 9 headphones in your signature and one more listed above that isn't in the sig.  I suspect you could find a way to afford a Liquid Gold if you really wanted to!  lol

Difficult to disagree when you put it that way, especially if I can summon the courage to let go of some of the cans I already have, or better yet, to let go of my inexplicable emotional attachment to those I do not regularly use.  Come to think of it, 9 headphones sound sort of perverse, especially to someone like me who likes to think of himself as being still on the lookout for an endgame rig. Besides, I only have two ears, and constraints imposed by my line of work do not allow me the luxury of having a lot of free disposable time to do a lot of listening... Sometimes, I have to wonder how I got here... I can tell you that I never planned to ever own 9 cans without even having an endgame model in sight, --at least, I never remember ever planning something like this in the past--but here I am today, in that very embarrassing spot...  This is indeed a strange hobby, and yet I am loving every tormented minute of it, and wouldn't have it any other way... It is also nuts, and I know that. If only I could help myself... lol!

 

[musiclvr]

Difficult to disagree when you put it that way, especially if I can summon the courage to let go of some of the cans I already have, or better yet, to let go of my inexplicable emotional attachment to those I do not regularly use.  Come to think of it, 9 headphones sound sort of perverse, especially to someone like me who likes to think of himself as being still on the lookout for an endgame rig. Besides, I only have two ears, and constraints imposed by my line of work do not allow me the luxury of having a lot of free disposable time to do a lot of listening... Sometimes, I have to wonder how I got here... I can tell you that I never planned to ever own 9 cans without even having an endgame model in sight, --at least, I never remember ever planning something like this in the past--but here I am today, in that very embarrassing spot...  This is indeed a strange hobby, and yet I am loving every tormented minute of it, and wouldn't have it any other way... It is also nuts, and I know that. If only I could help myself... lol!

Arghhhhh you made check my profile and count inventory of my headphone/iem collection.....the total? 24!!!! I wonder how I got here in the lat 3-4 years?? I will say that I will be trying to rotate my headphones more when I recieve my LC 2 (since selling my 1st gen LC).

 

[doctorjazz]

Funny how that happens...think they breed when we're not looking...

 

[Hansotek]

Funny how that happens...think they breed when we're not looking...

 
I put my HD800 and HE-6 in a room, lit a candle, and tossed on some Barry White. In nine months, I'll either have an Abyss or the most sibilant, amp-picky headphone of all time. 
 
Fingers crossed.

 

[doctorjazz]

Funny how that happens...think they breed when we're not looking...

I put my HD800 and HE-6 in a room, lit a candle, and tossed on some Barry White. In nine months, I'll either have an Abyss or the most sibilant, amp-picky headphone of all time. 

Fingers crossed.

 

[bearFNF]

I put my HD800 and HE-6 in a room, lit a candle, and tossed on some Barry White. In nine months, I'll either have an Abyss or the most sibilant, amp-picky headphone of all time. 

Fingers crossed.

Or they will burn your house down.

 

[tvnosaint]

I wish the gestation period was only nine months. That's about right for amps.

 

[defbear]

I put my HD800 and HE-6 in a room, lit a candle, and tossed on some Barry White. In nine months, I'll either have an Abyss or the most sibilant, amp-picky headphone of all time. 

Fingers crossed.

Funniest, hippest comment iv'e read on this board. I'm humbled. (And my rep button is broken)

 

[swspiers]

I put my HD800 and HE-6 in a room, lit a candle, and tossed on some Barry White. In nine months, I'll either have an Abyss or the most sibilant, amp-picky headphone of all time. 

Fingers crossed.

Funniest, hippest comment iv'e read on this board. I'm humbled. (And my rep button is broken)

I absolutely agree!!!

 

[Hansotek]

Funniest, hippest comment iv'e read on this board. I'm humbled. (And my rep button is broken)

I absolutely agree!!!

Aw! Thanks guys. You made my day.