Hello, this is my first time posting here and I don't have enough knowledge with high end audio to select the proper gear to buy.   I currently own a Fiio E9 thats plugged into my computer with a creative sound blaster X-fi Titanium sound card. I've done some brief looking around and have seen...

hi, currently i have the hd650 and i use it with headroom micro amp and i find the sound very good,but you know headfi, you always want the better. currently i have cash for dx1000 or woo6+princess sofia+pdps or ofcourse woo3.what do you guys think?i read alot of reviews that the hd650 when...

so pretty soon, i'll be getting a HD650, and something tells me i will soon be looking at a tube amp as well.    i am new to tube amps. so i did quite a bit of research.    with a budget of roughly around $300~$400. it seems my choices are    1. Bottlehead Crack 2. WooAudio 3 3. La...

Hi, super noob here, im about to get the WA3 with the pre-amp, and because of I'm a noob, not sure what I'm planning to do with the preamp is right(or safe lol), can i connect my swan m200 MKIII to it? Well ofcus the main reason for the WA3 is to drive my new HD 650   my setup is gonna be...

In the end, I found the AKG 702s a little too analytical for my tastes.  I may not have given them a fair shake, but after comparing to both the Beyer 880s and the Sennheiser 650, I found that I preferred both of the latter cans' sound signatures better.  In the end, I just couldn't pass up the...

Hi everyone,    I am looking for an amp for my DT880/600ohm. I've been searching forums for answer for days and even tried these amps out. But I still don't have a solid answer. Lyr has a clearer sound for orchestral works. The treble, mid and bass seem lined-up well. I don't hear...

I'd like to compile a list of the amps people are using with the W5000. Please post the best-matching amps for the W5000 that you own or have extensive experience with. If you use multiple amps, please limit your post to the best one, or the top two if you feel they are at comparable level. I...

Hi all,   I just wanted to say I got my SPL Auditor in today and it's really a wonderful amp to say the least. Before I talk about the sound, I'd like to show you my unboxing video:       INITIAL IMPRESSIONS:   Initial first impressiosn forthis amp is that it's much better...

Which would theoretically perform best with an HD 650 with optimal tubes/cables etc. ? NB I have an SS, and am looking for a nice warm 'tube' sound.  

Hi all, long time lurker, but finally decided I need some help with some decisions!   I'm looking to buy a tube amp to use with my HD600's. Problem is, I can't decide which to choose.   I've narrowed it down to a few options. I'm not looking for a write-up on any of these pieces, as I've...

I've done a fair bit of reading on this site over the past year, even though I only officially joined today.   Im looking at the Bottlehead Crack and the WA3, both of which seem to be well suited to my HD650s and in my price range. I couldn't find many direct comparisons between the two when...

Hi all,   I am really keen to try out some orthodynamic headphones, but am not sure which would make the best starting point for my preferences.   Of the many conventional headphones that I have owned, I am most keen on the sound signature of the Beyer DT880, more so than Senn HD650's...

hi, im new on this website and with amp, i have a pair of hd 650, when i looked  for the first time for a amps, i ended my choice on the portable arrow 12he 4g, from i what i saw the shipping was for june/july, and we are in august... got kind of bored and after looking about tube amp. i found 2...

Hi, I'm a new Woo owner. I recently went to the Axpona NYC show a few weeks ago to look around. I had no intentions of looking at or buying a headphone amp.  While there I saw a couple of headphone amps setup at a table and decided to give them a listen. One was the WA6 the other the WA6 SE...

Hello.   Intro:   So I'm delving little by little into the world of audio. For a bit of background, I've always loved music, played the piano when I was a child, started with guitar later in College and have always been surrounded by music and musicians. I have always had Ok...

Hello, I've been on here for a few months searching and searching for my perfect set up. As a student I am basically poor, so I'm unable to buy and try all the products that catch my interest, so I TRULY appreciate all the help you people give to me. I do try to do all the research I can but at...

Ordered through Headroom and will be shipping Monday.  Did a lot of research and finally, setting on HD650. This is my first "head-fi" purchase and looking forward to hearing what's all the fuss.  Been listen to 2 channels. My question is this, what amp is a good match for the HD650.  My...

    Hey everyone,  I'm getting an itch to upgrade but I'm not sure if this upgrade will be drastic enough so I need your help.  I'm currently using a Little Dot MKIV SE with the following upgrades:   - 6H30-DR Russian Supertubes - output capacitors to Auricaps - internal signal...

Hi guys, I have not been here for like 7 months, i was wondering are the dt990 600 ohm with WA3 still a good buy? I thought of buying them last time, and now i have the money. I already have a audio gd nfb3 dac. Or are there any other amp/headset that outperforms them with the same sound...

hey guys I purchased a set of these headphones now i need some help choosing an amp/dac. I've had my eye on a little dot mkIII but haven't pulled the trigger because I've read about some hiss, could have been an old thread. has the hiss/white noise issue been resolved?  i really would like...

I currently run a Xonar Essence STX with some dt880/600's via the headphone out.  I feel the upgrade itch and am ready to make my next move.     I have been drooling over a Woo Audio 3 for quite some time, and am considering it.    However, I realized I have yet to dink around with the...

  Greetings Head-Fi!   Ive been lurking the forums for quite some days now, soaking up the info that is spread out in the page, hoping to get some clues towards the purchase of a Head-Fi Rig. I think I have reached a nice setup but then again this is the reason I am making this thread...

List of SE all-tube amplifiers (as of April 2011).   Cary SLI80 Signature - $3,500 Leben CS-300X (push-pull) - $3,295 Woo Audio 5-LE - $2500 Zana Deux SE - $2200 DNA Sonett - $1200 Woo Audio 2 (OTL) - $1090 Woo Audio 6-SE - $1050 Decware Zen TABOO - $995  Darkvoice 337SE - $899...

Hi   I'm a newbie to headphone amp and considering to get either Audiotailor Jade (not sure whether this still available) or Woo WA3 or WA6. My goal is to get nice warm sound from the amp to use with my Etymotic ER-4P or Sennheiser HD600. Price wise Audiotailor is the more economical...

I currently use a Schitt Asgard and I'm looking to upgrade. Headphones are HD600, maybe also Grado RS-2i, Denon 2000 (both are coming in for demo).   The current candidates: Woo Audio 3, TTVJ FET-A, Peachtree iNova, Rudistor NX-03, Ray Samuels HR-2, XP-7, Naim Headline 2 (with NAPSC power...