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    Breaking in Planar Magnetic vs Dynamic Headphones

    Hey there   Later today UPS will deliver my HiFiMan He-400! This is going to be my first foray into planar magnetic anything.   Right now I'm breaking in a pair of akg k702 using the special burn in noise on track 20 off the stereophile test cd 3 ...and I've got to wondering if there are...
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    Cd player as headphone amp?

    Hi   I have a cd player with a built in preamp/volume control, and balanced outputs.     Is it safe/practical to use balanced headphones connected directly to the balanced outputs on my cd player?    The cdp has output voltage up to 5.0 V rms.   And output impedance of 100 ohms.  ...
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    Can a Preamp headphone?

    Does anyone know if it is possible to hook up balanced headphones into the balanced outputs on a cd player that has a built in preamp/volume control?      In particular I have an Audio Aero Capitole mkII se cd player with the preamp section.     Headphones are:   Grado 325is...
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    Woo Wa22 balanced vs unbalanced input

    Hi.  I'm new here, and just getting into headphones in general.   I'm interested in the Woo Audio Wa22 for my Sennheiser hd650.  The Wa22 has one set of unbalanced inputs, and one set of balanced inputs. I understand that the source/input needs to be truly balanced to get the best from the...
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