I also love my HD 800S with Benchmark DAC 3 HGC (HPA2) and AHB2

Thanks for your opinion !

Hi , lucky you could attend Canjam. Did you have the chance to compare it against the SR1a ?

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Fantastic combo !! Mine is Benchmark DAC3 HGC and HD800S and i also love it !

Thanks for your reply , i hope you will be interested enough to include at least the SR1a. Regards, Carlos

Hi Matthew, any plan to add Mysphere and SR1a to the comparison ? Cheers

Alex, thanks a lot for your excellent explanation ! It is great to know your experience with the SR1a/AHB2 . Now i feel completely confident to pull the trigger . My experience with the Benchmark DAC3 HGC/AHB2 driving my Magnepans has been awesome and it seems it will also be with the SR1a...

Hi guys, i was very happy when i knew the SR1a was tested using the Benchmark AHB2 since i bought that amp 6 months ago . I was ready to order the SR1a but after reading this thread my impression is that even though they use the AHB2 it doesn’t seem to make enough justice to the SR1a since...

Hi , everyone . I would like to know if some DAC3 owner is using it with Audirvana Plus . I will appreciate some help sknce i am having some issues.Better a PM to not derail this thread Regards

Hi , everyone . I would like to know if someone is using the DAC3 with Audirvana Plus . I will appreciate some help sknce i am having some issues. Regards

Does someone know if is posible to use a different subwoffer ( that goes below 40 Hz ) ?

I am having the same issue ( right cup slids down by itself when the headphone is on its stand ) and was wondering if my 800S were defective but it seems i am not alone.

Thanks a lot for your insights !

Thanks a lot , i haven’ t had the chance to listen to the HD800 so that’s i was wondering if the sound between them would be very different , above all in clarity and detail retrieval . But from your opninon it is not that big to consider the HD 800 instead. Thanks again for your help !!