Using the Prime Meridian and JO and I find my HEK observations are spot on with Maxx's. In fact, almost sold the HEK until this measly priced amp came along. To think that the slovenly HEK's could be turned into effortless angels was something that I could not have fathomed. And to do so for...

I use the Fiio X3 alone with the 600ohm DT990s and have been impressed for months. You can also use the X3 as a usb dac/amp to your computer and make the 990's sing. All for $200. Yes, the Fiio is that powerful and the synergy here is the thing, not the money. Not saying it's endgame, of course...

I found these phones to be finicky as to the final position of the pads on the ears but that went away with trial and error. The clamping factor was a bit of an annoyance at first too, but that went away as well. Sending them off to the 'Beatles White Album' (.wav files) for their maiden voyage...

I am wondering if anyone is interested in a pair of T1's for $600 in excellent condition--you pay paypal and shipping CONUS only--just fishing about whether I should even bother to put them up or just leave them in their lonely case. Sorry if this post shouldn't be here, I won't repeat it. (Too...

Quote: OK...stop the presses...stop the focking presses!! I just hooked the T1's into the D2 Anedio headphone jack.  Heft, body, the harshness is fading, separation is excellent, and ready for these words: WARM and INVITING....holy jesus. The T1 is a strange and picky thingy...but now it's...

Okay....trying out the HDP/T1 USB (wireworld starlight) macbook clamshell duo intel--itunes---it gets loud enough---definitely not bright like the Soloist or as coldly analytical. It's not bad or slow--but for $1000 plus headphone the sound falls rather embarrassingly short. Of course, I know...

Yes, I own the HDP. I find it darkish and slow. However, I experimented by coming out of the HDP's headphone jack into a the $60 P2AV2 ---the sound was amazingly opened and unveiled. Haven't tried the T1/HDP combo yet as other 600ohm headphones tend to sound under powered by it.

I found the combo to be on the bright side of coldly analytical. This turned into boredom in less than an hour. If I was forced to keep the combo, I'd find the warmest dac under the sun. In contrast, the D5000's and the HE 500's both were made to sing by the Soloist.

Quote: Hello Jackwess,     It's my second desktop. Schiit Asgard was my first and even though it's a great amp for the 5000's, my curiosity got the best of me and I went with the Soloist purely for experimentation. (Anyone thinking of buying the Soloist, please give it due break in...

Quote: Um, yes that is correct.  =D 

Why is it difficult to understand that people hear differently? Does this difference mean one is more correct or superior? *shakes head*

Burson Soloist + D5000's = D

I have the D5000's and the Burson Soloist. The BS (yes, I know--but hey I'm on an IPAD) is not a fast amp but achieves an entrancing balance of articulate momentum with detail and finesse but not at the expense of dynamics or bass. Honestly how it does this with its sense of realistic speed is a...

 (Schitting with headphones on)