Bump. Anyone know of any aftermarket 'thing' you can put on at the end of the RCA cable or the amp's RCA output to prevent wear and tear from the constant dis/reconnect? If the wear and tear is inevitable, I'd be okay with replacing RCA cables now and then. But is it possible to replace the...

From what I'm researching so far, it seems like while it's unlikely for the RCA switcher to degrade the sound significantly, there's still a possibility for it to be degraded slightly. Especially with the cheap RCA switcher I'm using. Are there any high quality audiophile grade RCA switcher...

I'm using this RCA switcher by Sescom: https://www.amazon.com/Sescom-SES-AUDIO-AB-Stereo-Audio-Switch/dp/B008BMLXAU. I switch between DarkVoice 336SE and Schiit Jotunheim. I've decided to use two amps because Rock, Rap and Vocal songs tend to sound better on DarkVoice while EDM tend to sound...

HD600 is underrated.

Just a bit of update. Apparantly, R2R Dacs such as Mimby works best when you don't upsample the music and let the mimby do the work. They were right. The music sounds more lively now. Upsampling does make the music sound smoother but not necessary 'better' on mimby. I've bought this Sylvania...

It says it may be new maybe used. And hasn't even been tested. Seems like too much risk. This is what I mean by other Tung-sols having higher Gms: https://www.ebay.com/itm/TUNG-SOL-5998-VACUUM-TUBE-1967-DATED-421A-REPLACEMENT-/222700575081?hash=item33d9fd1969 I probably should've bought that...

What do you guys think of this Tung sol 5998? Is it worth it? It's claimed to be NOS NIB but only has a gm(?) of 8750/8750. I am looking for a balanced one, but if that's the number of GM, then it seems pretty low. Because I've read others where the numbers were 15,000/15,000. I've also read...

Oh, sorry. I was just stating that they sound different. But I changed back because they made the headphone sound "off". Like it changed the loudness in different decibels. I guess Sennheiser designed the cable specifically for the headphone. I've heard that most aftermarket cables are designed...

OMG. Headphone cables really do make a difference! I just swapped the cables between HD600 and HD650 and they sound different...

Update: I've noticed better sound details after swapping my preamp to GE 6SN7GTB. But after changing the poweramp to the Tung-sol 7236, I couldn't tell any difference in sound (possibly got a little worse) which was disappointing because it cost me a lot of money... All of my songs are...

Actually, I've changed my mind. I've read that Modi 2 is actually no better than onboard DACs so it's pretty useless upgrade from my Audioengine D3. I don't know at which point the diminishing returns of price happen with DACs but I decided to go with the Modi Multibit (Mimby) just in case...

SS/tube hybrid amp sounds interesting. But I'm going to stick with Amps that's reported to pair best with HD6XXs to be on the safe side. Which from what I'm reading are tubes instead of solid state and it's either BHC w/ Speedball (best) or Darkvoice 336SE (second best alternative) or Bravo...

Thanks for sharing your experience. Then that boils down my choice to either Darkvoice 336SE or Schiit Jotunheim. It's really hard to choose between both. Schiit is guaranteed to be of good quality and should last long as it's a solid state Amp. In terms of sound, it's supposed to be solid but...

That's a very good point. It should be obvious that BHC loses its value if you have to pay $450AUD for assembly but it makes more sense now that you've mentioned it. I definitely don't want to assemble/solder (maybe in the future) so I guess I need to go with something else. Even if it's not as...

So Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball are the best pairing Amp for HD600/650? And Darkvoice 336SE comes closely second? Bottlehead Crack is a bit pricey though if I import it to Austraila and have it preassembled. Is it still worth it even if it costs me $750 - $840USD? From eBay, I can get it for...