I personally use balanced output when listening with my HD800, and I subjectively feel more "dynamic", more "room", "space", "air" (...you name it) when operating these headphones in balanced mode, compared to single ended (asymmetric) operation. However, I do believe that it is particularly...

  LOL, great equations and PERFECT sense of humor! However, I would probably need more than 50 VB cans until sufficiently biased, ready to spend 500 bucks on a headphone cable, unless it is made of 100% Gold or Platinum! Cheers!  

If you are a "basshead", why not try the affortable (I did not say cheap ) Beats Solo2 (on ear type)? If you prefer well balanced clean bass, you must not miss to try the PM-3! Gorgeous bass and warm mids.  Model HD630 might sound "boomy", is heavy (for home use only) and quite expensive IMO...

Correction: Should correctly read ....PM-3 and HA-2 sound as good as my HA-1 paired with HD800 with any genre. My apologizes.

You will be very happy with this pair. The PM-3 sounds already very good with iPhone/iPad/iPod, but it sounds absolutely GREAT on the HA-2, when using digital connection (USB) port. I tested the pair (FLAC format) with Eric Clapton's Unplugged (Acoustic guitar and male voice), Diana Krall's Love...

Thanks Pfillion, can't wait to read your impressions! Please accept my personal compliments, you have the greatest Avatar I found so far, from Steve Wilson, the "god" of creative music. Greatest Artist since Pink Floyd!

...so, would you agree to my statement that "burn-in" is a "brain-matter" and has nothing to do with technical changes on specifications on the "device under test"? I mean, "burn-in" for a few hours or days, I am not talking about "aging" over years.

Thanks for your reply! Your experience sounds "mystic" for me. It would be very interesting to see from Tyll's or Hans030390 measurements, if these would show a difference in frequency response after several hours of "burn-in". Anyway, good to hear that you like and enjoy these cans more every...

Hi BrianJohnes,   Check out Tyll's frequency response curves and compare HD 25 vs. PM-3. You will immediately see, that the HD 25 shows kind of a "V-curve" with a drop of up to 10 dB in the 400...500 Hz region. Compared to curve of the PM-3 (that shows an almost flat response up to 1'000 Hz)...

Again a great revew from you, thank you! I would not be suprised if these cans will end up at Tylls Wall of Fame. Unfortunately, the black models are currently sold out already. I'll definetly order a pair, very competively priced compared to HD6xx series.

Sorry about the confusion I may have caused! I really mean the digital AES/EBU input. I just name the big 3-pin connectors XLR. But I did NOT mean the analog inputs. I tested with the same digital signal on coax input and AES/EBU input, using an appropriate cable and a Behringer SRC 2496, that...

Has anyone of you HA-1 users ever tested the AES/EBU input? My coax and optical inputs work fine, XLR digital input seems to not working... Anyone else who has problems with AES/EBU? According to Oppo support, XLR digital input accepts the same data format as coaxial input... Any help is highly...

Has anyone in this forum compared model PM-3 and Solo 2? Frequency response curve from Hans030390 appears to be similar. Regarding wearing comfort: Solo 2 in my personal opinion has a high ear pressure (clamping force) and I get hot ears and discomfort after about an hour of wearing. How is the...

Congrats! I'm pretty sure you will enjoy it! FYI: I am "just" a HA-1 user (HP=DT931), not an OPPO dealer...

When you talk about "big head like mine", are you talking about 5", 6", 7" or even more (ear-to-ear). My head is about 6.5" (incl. ears) wide (for comparison only) Thank you for your help, highly appreciated!