I can definitely agree with this. The Arya Stealth (or my D8k) is inherently a more enjoyable experience for me, but I think the strength of the 650 is that it can hold its own on a level where when I've had to switch from the Arya (or my D8k) to the 650 I was still able to really enjoy myself...

A lovely review, thoroughly enjoyed reading it! If my wallet recovers from my past purchases at any point in the near future I definitely would love to try a pair of these.

I definitely feel like they're no slouch for sure! I tend to lean on my other cans given the choice, but I wrote elsewhere that there's something about the HD650 that for me at least is like a warm blanket that I know I can always return to if I have to.

It's got a charming art style for sure, it seems like the sort of thing I might get frustrated playing but definitely would enjoy watching someone else play.

I remember that! I watched that review shortly before mine arrived, fan of your videos!

It's fun to see more mention of this after posting my similar findings hahaha. I was expecting myself to be the only weirdo who'd try a 6 series on a stack like this lmao. I guess that makes three of us so far hahaha.

I prefer planars myself overall, but for someone who has had to sell their higher end gear at the moment to get some funds back, my point was that going back to the HD 650 was still enjoyable to me. Cool to hear that I'm not the only one who has had a chance try out this combo so far, haha!

I recently had to start selling off my higher end headphones, so I went back to my ol' reliable HD 650 and they sound really good off of the Ferrum stack + a Benchmark DAC3b, definitely recommended hahaha.

I've been listening to a lot of Ivy League by Potsu lately. This whole album is beautiful, and really puts me in a lovely headspace.

I love playing Guilty Gear (I played a bit of Xrd and more recently Strive), but a lot of the more complex interactions definitely send me for a loop haha. I love the aesthetic and the funky story though, I always catch myself watching those long lore history videos by people on YouTube whenever...

I figured I’d go ahead and post some thoughts on the Ferrum stack now that I’ve spent a few days listening quite heavily to it. If anything changes as I go further out into the future I’ll be sure add an addendum to my thoughts here, but over the last several days I’ve been able to pinpoint what...

I don't have a Pro in order to offer a comparison between the two, but as an owner of a non-pro I can say that I am QUITE pleased by the drum hits they provide.

I forgot to say that the previous headphones I was working with were the HiFiMan Arya v2’s. And while the Arya’s do have a much wider stage than the D8000’s do, I feel like you are missing out on a lot of what makes the D8000 so enjoyable with the Arya. I had heard once someone describe the...

I've been listening to the D8000 for a handful of days now and I have to say that I am completely floored by it and the quality with which it presents almost any song played through them. After speaking with a new friend who was selling them I learned that, at least on paper, the D8000 was my...

Before I moved on I wanted to thank everyone for their suggestions! I ended up finding who I want to go with, they aren't US based but their work is truly amazing so I plan on going with them anyways haha. Skedra from Viking Weave Cables is who I ended up deciding on.