Thru HD800,  i could tell my benchmark dac really shine nbs monitor zero powercord.

i find that hd800 treble is bright to my ears. thats the reason i used after market cable. i dont use eq in my setup for either tube or non tube set up. i believe every hd800 owners will find a way to tame the treble brightness. it is just a matter of ways to do it. well ..thats my opinion.

     I have a crack speedsball plus some mundolf caps installed .     one of the best part about crack is that u dont need to use pairing tubes ..    I use GEC 6AS7G  &  Unison research intergrated amp's   12AX7  tube   to power my HD800.    IMO they are really good in detail and neutral...

 +1  Even with 16 bit , i can her how the singer articulate her words to express her feeling.  Good electricity really helps and HD800 will tell you that

  ohh my English   He500 makes me go nuts..

    sorry.

     IMHO HE500 one of the remarkable  cans      just now , i put my he500 into the same set up to drive my hd800 .    HE500 lets me appreciate the musicality esp the vocal  and make me forget  the technical part of sound that produces the emotion     I am nuts  when it comes to emotion in...

 I used phillip SQ for my lyr to power up my HE500.  The magic comes after i change powercord ,to  nbs signature 3.  I will never abandon them again like what i did for years ..yupe its true    I dont want to promote powersnake but i think lyr needs good powercord & tubes    I have several...

   My time with spinning hd is over.  I prefer SSD gen 4

I watched the voice season episode 25. use my hd800 . Josh kaufman left his heart on the floor in his last song. Imo he took adele song to the next level. felt I were him .this hd800 really can give thrilling experience. Hearing emotion is one thing..experience emotion is another. Just sharing...

     owh..clarion is famous in car audio ...

 Even if they have made amps for headphone, why was it not famous..  Price??

mcintosh does make car speakers but not that famous why the never made amps  for headphones?

  IMO The  budgeted amp that paired well is crack .   Although mine, having caps changed & speedball installed,   i still like stock power tube though i have the brown base GEC

  Do audition crack /speedball . It is a no brainer that the HD800-Crack/speedball combo is worth the investment IMO , you cannot go wrong .