Does the WA5 adequately drive the HE6? As well as the first watt? I have always been interested in the WA5LE but always assumed that it would make the HE6 sound too warm. I would love to hear the WA5 with an HD 800s however. Would be interested in your feedback.

That's interesting, thanks for the response. I am definitely not worried about lower volume, I am pushing them with an Adcom GFA amp and they sound better than anything I have ever heard. I also run them off of my Master 9 which does an excellent job of driving them, just not quite like a...

What is your opinion of the GH50? I just purchased an LSA HP2 and am looking forward to listening to it. It is based off of the Gjallahorn however I have not heard either. I purchased going by opinions, I will soon found out if it is truly as good as people are claiming. Let me know what your...

You mention that you have an HE adapter as well. Can you do an A/B comparison between your speaker taps and HE Adapter with the resistor in the stream? I am curious since I am going to speaker taps from the adapter.

Thanks for the heads up! I will definitely be ordering an xlr to banana plug adapter cable 👍

That makes me feel better about running straight into speaker taps. I am running mine into an Adcom GFA 5500 I believe That is rated at 200wpc 8ohms. can I ask what banana to xlr cable your using? Or did you make your own?

Are you using a XLR to banana plug setup? The amp power I am using is way over kill, I guess I have always been concerned of roasting them with too much power. I was thinking of finding a first watt if i could find one for a decent price. What kind of amp are you using to go straight into...

I had a similar experience with the Lyr and He-6 It had a lifeless sound. Not dynamic at all. I also used an Audio GD Phoenix and they sounded good, but i still wasnt really impressed. Enough power, sounded good, It wasnt until I paired them with an Adcom GFA 2 channel amp that I had laying...

Quote: Does anyone have an A/B comparison of the Adapter Box compared to the speaker taps? I recently purchased an adapter box and am amazed at how good the the HE5LE's sound powered by full size 2 channel amps; Also amazed at how much power it takes to make the HE5LE's  sound their best. ...

Quote: Tim, It sounds  like you have been very pleased with Audio Gd and the services they have provided. Thanks for the feedback. I am awaiting the arrival of some HE5LEs and the Master 6 would be a perfect fit for them. I will be driving them with a Schiit Lyr until I can pull the trigger...

Colour97, I am using the RCA's out directly to my Schiit Lyr amp. The Schiit amp is not balanced. I plan on getting a balanced amp, like the Master 5 and using the balanced outs, however I have spent lots of $ lately and cannot afford it right now   The reason I ended up with the Oppo 95 is...

Sounds like an email to Audio gd is in order. They have quite a few product that I have been intersted in, the Master 5/6 just being one of them. As for wallets, I think my wife hid mine Thanks for all of the feedback customNuts, This newbie appreciates all of the advice he can get!!    

Tim,   That would be something for me to consider. Thus far my speaker rig doubles as my Home theater setup and I dont have a dedicated stereo setup   It seems like you have or have had several Audio Gd products   What is your experience with purchasing from Audio Gd? Lead time...

Thanks for your input Zenpunk.   It is difficult to choose an amp without auditioning it and feedback from comparisons is all I can go by. Hopefully I can pick an amp that matches my  listening and musical preferences.I am looking for an amp that is dynamic but also has that "blackness"...

Quote: Thanks for the response.I am looking at the HE5LE headphones for my next pair and have heard they are hard to drive. I initially thought about purchasing a Darkvoice 337 instead of the Lyr ,but my thoughts were that the Lyr would drive the HE5Le's better. The Master 5 and 6 looked...

Quote: My inital thoughts were I would prefer a solid state amp as I shopped around. I had never considered a LD MK VI. what are your experiences with the LD compared to some of your SS amps for instance? I am using HD 650's but my thoughts are leaning towards Planars of some sort...  

Quote: I am using an Oppo BDP95 as a source and could not be happier. USB inputs allow the use of an external harddrive, flash drive or you can also stream via network. currently listening to 24/192K Flac files via thumb drive and performance is amazing. Plays SACD, DVD audio, and pretty...

Thanks for the comparison customNuts. I wish more members gave A/B comparisons between amps to give a reference point of performance. I would like to use the Master 5 as a preamp and headphone amp.  My source will be an Oppo 95 Balanced out into the Master 5 balanced input. It is also...

I am also interested in the comparison between the reference 5 and Little dot MKVI. Also, what was your experience ordering from Audio Gd? I have been hesitant ordering from them due to the long leadtimes according to other posts here on headfi, but recently purchased a Lyr to keep me...

I had been looking for a solid state amp and actually had a failled attempt to purchase a RS HR2 amp here on Headfi so I just purchased a Schiit Lyr and am very impressed with the performance. I am using my Oppo BDP 95 as the source with RCA's out to the Lyr. Lyr is under $500 From what I have...