I may well be pig ignorant but my old Fiio E9 can technically drive the 650s to any volume way beyond my comfort, but they sound dismal compared to when driven by the Bottlehead Crack. There's a vast difference between being able to produce enough volume and being able to generate a higher...

Sadly I'm in the UK, where the cheapest I can find is £399 :( Thanks for the tip, though.

Thanks, guys. I should have done much better research, got a bit excited about the prospect of recapturing the BH Crack glory in a cigarette packet. I'll look into the Nighthawks.

If it wasn't clear, I meant 'endgame' subjectively, for me. I want something 'good enough' for the rare occasions I get to sit down and listen to music. If it's not a subjective term, I don't see that 'endgame' means anything at all. BH Crack with HD-650 was endgame for me but a new baby and...

Morning gents. I've recently got back in the game and ordered a Mojo and HD-650 in the hope of finding a very straightforward endgame setup for me. I used to have a BH Crack with all the trimmings and the Senns sounded immense through that. I was prepared for a downgrade but given it's been a...

I'll try to bury my resentment much deeper then! :D Thanks for the sensible words. I'll be back in the game at some point down the line but for now, my listening den doesn't exist so nor does that type of headphone listening.

Thanks for the kind words, guys. I might be back in the game somewhere down the line but my listening den has bitten the dust and there's nowhere else I feel I can store my gear safely or without getting my ear bent about it! I'll be back. Thanks for all the help, support and discussion over the...

Hi all. Due to a new addition to the family, my headphone days are sadly over. I've put my SB'd cap-modded Crack, my HD650s and a couple of tubes (GEC brown base & TS 5998) on eBay UK. They're all pretty cheap. 200 quid for the Crack. 90 for the phones. 40 for the tubes. They've just got to make...

Hi all. Due to a new addition to the family, my headphone days are sadly over. I've put my SB'd cap-modded Crack, my HD650s and a couple of tubes (GEC brown base & TS 5998) on eBay UK. They're all pretty cheap. 200 quid for the Crack. 90 for the phones. 40 for the tubes. They've just got to make...

Thanks, Doc.   Me too, an LED had come loose at the 9-pin socket.

Yup. I just went on to try to figure out why my left channel has been replaced by crackling and tearing but it's down.   Fingers crossed it's a momentary thing.

Pretty good though, eh? I actually bought a second hand pair for about £150 and have since replaced the headband pad, discs and earpads. Had I known etc.

Hehe. I'll just be late...   I get £721.78, for two drivers, complete headband, pads & cable, minus special male connection plug and case.   I got excited until I realised I'd forgotten to add the headband.   Still, it's a fair bit better than £999.99.

Damn...I've got a meeting or I'd be doing the maths for the HD800s...

Hmm...   I'm not sure how you've come to that figure. I may have gone wrong along the way, so please do let me know where if so.   Cable                  £11.27 2 x Driver capsule £75.74 Ear pads             £39.14 (includes two foam discs, I've just remembered) 2 x Grill              ...