The change happened in 2005, and it's not just a color change. They changed the front baffle material from silk to a steel mesh. The different materials have different acoustic impedances, and different timbres too. Differences between units with different baffle materials are easily audible...

On the official product page of the HD650, this claim is made: On the HD6XX product page, no such claim is being made.

Okay I'll join with my pairing of choice, Empy + Euforia. I most definitely agree that Empy takes very well to a good tube pairing. :)

I always swap the pads and cable over when A/B'ing these Senns, a mild inconvenience but not at all impossible. I also make sure to use the freshest set of pads I have on hand.

Of course. What happens when you reach such a low damping factor, is that the audio signal coming from the amp loses power, and most power is lost where the impedance is lowest. So with a variable impedance curve, you get an inconsistent loss of power resulting in both changes in the FR, plus a...

Both models have gone through a number of silent revisions over time, and the sound has changed as a result of those revisions. Most notably the baffle material changes, with the 580 there have been 4 different baffles, and the 600 has seen 3 different baffle versions. Crinacle has measured 3...

I also hear some hum when running quad KT88, but when I use 6sn7 drivers with KT88 powers it's silent.

I'm selling my Campfire Andromeda 2020, complete with original packaging and accessories, bought brand new in February this year. I'm also including an extra 2.5mm balanced cable from ALO Audio. Price is €750 shipped

Do you also know what the difference is in sound between the 2019 and 2021 Empyreans?

That's how I'm feeling as well. Of course I want to hear it, and I've thought about the option of upgrading to it. But now that some impressions have been shared, including a couple friends whose ears I trust, it seems that the Elite is not a linear upgrade over the OG, but a complement to the...

This is exactly the trend of impressions I'm getting from a bunch of people who had the pleasure of demoing it early. Seems like you're in luck.

So after having gone back and forth between a 6sn7/6080 combo and quad KT88 for the last couple of months, today I finally tried KT88 powers with 6sn7 drivers. Since I wasn't able to get my Empyrean to really work with the quad KT88s due to the loss of gain, I didn't expect a whole lot. But my...

My main concerns are mainly with the change in sound. Technicalities aside, I'm curious to find out if it will manage to maintain the Empyrean's personality, and provide a subjectively improved version of the same kind of experience. Next question would be whether I'd have to change things up in...

Some facts/reasonable assumptions: We can read "Elite" on the headband, it's a new product that will join Meze's lineup (thus not replacing a current product), dubbed "EE". Likely meaning "Empyrean Elite" Teaser photographs show the same overall design as the Empyrean, with minor aesthetic...

I have done that, and it's nice. But the Euforia doesn't play all that well with a generous sub bass boost when driving Empy. The Jot unsurprisingly maintains control over Empy's bass much better than the Euforia when given a proper boost to have some fun with, which for some heavy duty trance...