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Ddjentlemetal replied to the thread Alternative(s) to HD 800 S?.Thanks so much for your input on this! I have to say that all of you have been extremely insightful and have made my new experience on...
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Ddjentlemetal replied to the thread Alternative(s) to HD 800 S?.Yeah, I'm definitely still going to acquire these particular cans at some point. I'd like to be able to hear what they do and, at the...
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DRecording techniques and delivery to our ears is not perfect. Trying to reproduce what's coming out of a transducer seems in one way to...
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Di've replaced my hd800s with a he1000 v2. the hekv2 is more balanced, natural sounding with some decent weight in the bass. Its not as...
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Ddjentlemetal replied to the thread Alternative(s) to HD 800 S?.Yeah, I found that comment a bit odd. Unless you're a machine who wants nothing but details, then all the tubes do is warm it up a bit...
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Ddjentlemetal replied to the thread Alternative(s) to HD 800 S?.Damnit, I just spent $2k on Empyreans, and now I'm going to go down the tube amp rabbit hole. Everything is so beautiful. I think ZMFs...
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DYou might appreciate a thread I just started. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-un-official-amp-thread-for-zmf-headphones.965309/...
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Ddjentlemetal replied to the thread Alternative(s) to HD 800 S?.Yes, exactly. Whenever I put the Darkvoice back on its shelf and go back to the Jot, I'm like, "Oh. Bleh". The Jot does sound great with...
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DA used stock Bottlehead Crack does things for the HD-600 and 800 and 800 S which my Rag 1, Violectric v281, and Bryston BHA-1 can't...
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Ddjentlemetal replied to the thread Alternative(s) to HD 800 S?.Okay, so I'm definitely not hearing things or experiencing any type of "placebo" (the boys on r/headphones love claiming anything...
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Ddjentlemetal replied to the thread Alternative(s) to HD 800 S?.You're probably going to roll your eyes and say, "What, why?!", but I just pulled the trigger on some used Empyreans. Curiosity...
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D- Among those mentioned the HE1000V2 or Arya or any of those Hifiman variants is probably closest to what you are looking for - Empyrean...
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Ddjentlemetal replied to the thread Alternative(s) to HD 800 S?.You know what's funny? I don't hear the "massive" soundstage with my 800s unless I hook them up to my Darkvoice. They're so alive and...
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Ddjentlemetal replied to the thread Alternative(s) to HD 800 S?.I'll see what everyone says when after it comes out. That's quite a price.
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Ddjentlemetal replied to the thread Alternative(s) to HD 800 S?.Interesting, I'll definitely take a look at both. Anyone happen to know of a headphone listening place in the Washington DC area? I've...