I'll take it. PM incoming.

I'll request off from work, hopefully it will go through. Plan on me being there if all goes well. I can bring my Torpedo 3 and Meze 99 Classics if anyone is interested.

Just finished reading through the entire thread and didn't see any mention of this combo. Has anyone tried the Mainline with the ZMF Auteur? Comments?

It works great. I use it quite a bit. It's a real time-saver.

TBH, I was just putting a feeler out there wrt the Ether Flows. I have read up quite a bit on them here on HF and some folks said they could be a bit bright while many others couched this rather in terms of sparkle or transparency. Personally, I like HPs that have great transient attack but...

Thanks, Hifi59.

I have just finished reading this entire thread and may purchase a Milo in the very near future. Just one quick question first. Has anyone heard the Milo driving Ether Flows? Any info would be great.

I realize these are a bit outside your stated budget, but my son just got a pair of Meze 99 Classics. They go for $309 new. I got a listen to them a couple of days ago and was VERY impressed. Very comfortable, nice tonality, little to no sibilance. Highly recommended if you can swing it.

I'm using an audio-gd C2 11th Anniversary amp. It will probably run in class A with your HD800's as it has gobs of power. It is very clean with a slightly warm signature and has jumpers that can be installed to make it sound slightly warmer. I haven't tried this yet.

My son decided to get the Meze 99 Classics. I don't know who is more excited, him or me, cuz I get to listen to them too. He picked up a Marantz CD6005 already and I'm helping him research some vintage integrateds over on AK. I just enjoy the heck out of doing this stuff.

Yeah, I realized that about the Fidelios after I posted that. Thanks for your info, Monsterzero. There is alot of good talk about the Meze Classics right now, am investigating.

What about Fidelio X2s?

Closed HPs. Thanks for asking.

I'm looking for some HPs for my son. When asked, he said his budget was up to $200 used. He listens to primarily power metal, e.g., Blind Guardian. He is looking for a balanced frequency response or maybe just a slightly boosted lower end. He cannot tolerate any brightness as he says it...

So far, I have about 16-17 hours on them.  I hate to say it but there is definitely a channel imbalance to the left side pretty much throughout the frequency range.  A relatively mild tweak on the balance control on the TX-870 corrected this.  Therefore, I will NOT be using these HP's with any...