just a note. I received the t90s about a week ago. I can only say that their sound signature has changed radically over the first  100  hours of usage and burn in. Burn in may be a figment of the imagination or user adaptation but i gotta say that  this phone went from unbearably bright to the...

 Woo audioWA2 with upgraded stephen arts  audio  aftermarket cable has taken the hd600s to sound as good as any headphone I have heard.

Not to sound dumb but who or where can I buy headphone to speaker cables for the HE6 phones?

the mapletree is really good with the HE 5 headphone which is really hard to drive; MY woo wa6 with the sophia starts to break up at loud listening levels. The mapletree amazed me.

The mapletree amp is wonderful for grados and very good for the 701's. The wa6 sounds better with the hd600's. The wa6 also sounds very good with the 701's and the grados. I never had the decware amp.

I had the Vincent. I still own the wa6. Clearly a better amp in my opinion for all the phones I have. The Vincent was not nearly as musical as the Woo audio is; in my opinion.

The Channel Islands Audio amp is a great match for the Senns and is well under budget. It is a little warmer and richer than the Slee Solo. The woo audio 6 is ideal if tubes float your boat.

I have the original Woo 6 and tried the Doge. While it was very good the Woo provided a more relaxed yet equally detailed sound for the "hot" sounding DT 880's.

I voted to keep the Woo 6 and send back the LD. I felt the Woo was slightly more refined, musical and transparent than the LD. That is my opinion with the Senn 600's', the Grados and the AKG 701's. However the differences were minor, the LD being rather a bargain for the price.

Quote: Originally Posted by purk There are several MPX3 in the sale/trade forum. I will go for that first. The Zana Deux is also excellent and is probably the best you can get under 2k. What's your budget? Purk In my experience, the plain MPX3 does not have the oomph to drive...

How does the LDIII compare to the LD IV SE?

I had the good fortune of listening to a new Doge 6210 from Pacific Valves. I listened long and hard to this amp and came away with the impression that this is a wonderful sounding tubilicious amp. It does not get the press it deserves. It went toe to toe with my Woo Audio 6 and it was a draw...

Quote: Originally Posted by Towert7 If you own the Woo6, what sparked you to order the other? Just curiosity to compare the two? I love the sound of OTL amps. I wanted to see if this new LD took the ASL MG Head mk 2 sound to another level. The Woo 6 is a fine amp in its own...

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I have a LD MK IV SE on order. I have owned the stock Woo 6 for a while. I will make a comparison as soon as the Little Dot arrives. I will compare on hd 600's, akg701's and beyers. I hope the Little Dot OTL is better than my ASL MG HEAD MK 2.

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Any one directly compare Darkvoice 337 amp to any Singlepower amps. Thinking of buying one. Using hd 600 and akg 701 phones. Thanks

Any one directly compare Darkvoice 337 amp to any Singlepower amps. Thinking of buying one or the other. Using hd 600 and akg 701 phones. Thanks

I have the AKG 701 and the Slee Solo, WA6 and Maple Tree Audio Purist. I would say the Woo audio 6 sounds the best with the 701's. You need a good tube amp that outputs current to drive the AKG's. The Singlepower Audio MPX 3 which I had did not make them "sing". The Woo audio 6 does a better job...

The MSB Link DAC111 is the best dac i have heard and that includes the Benchmark, CIA and other flavor of the month dacs. But remember these are always system dependent.

the Woo audio WA6 and the Mapletree audio HD purist both drive the 701's very nicely. I am not sure about preamp capabilities of either amp. They both fit the bill price wise and sound wise.

I have both the hd600 and the 701. The AKG 701 has a much better top end and bigger soundstage with tighter if somewhat less base. It needs an amp with good current swing to power it properly and does take a goodly amount of burn in. The Woo Audio 6, which I own, drives the AKG wonderfully.

The Channel Islands Audio amp works well with the Grado's. I have the VHP-1 and it is small enough to transport but has a big sound. Sorry, i posted twice.

the Channel Islands audio vhp-1 works nicely with the GRados. It is a home amp that is small enough to be transportable, especially without the separate power supply.

ASR, nice review. Just one question. I have some nice phones,some nice sources and some nice cables. Yet I feel the Grado's,soundstage not withstanding, are the most resolute of all. I do not quite understand how you feel these Grados are not "detailed" relative to other good phones.