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I've got the Bottlehead Crack that provides plenty of power to the HD800, yet I heard a big step up in quality and drive from the Teac HA-501.   As in the speaker world, it's how loud I like my music and the actual sound quality of the equipment that are the real factors, not looking at specs...

Well said and I feel pretty much in agreement with your last sentence. And they are complimentary to each other.   So you have experience with the Teac HA-501?

What - no one wants to point out the hypocricy of my remark (above)?    I too get trapped by the human tendancy to define a winner when it is a question of personal taste. I show my taste and want for a "winner" to emerge just as we all do, to make a choice between the two easier, for many...

This is what I found out. The HD800 is - not just picky - but extremely picky about what you put in front of it: amp, wires, source, etc. With the Teac it is quite a different headphone.   Before the Teac HA-501 I was using a very modified Heed Canamp and thought it was so-so, also I use a...

I was having an email discussion with an audio buddy and decided to share my thoughts here regarding the comparison of HE-560 to the HD800:   I have been listening well into the early morning hours last four nights with the Teac HA-501, comparing the HD800 and HE-560 cans. I am extremely...

I was having an email discussion with an audio buddy and decided to share my thoughts here regarding the comparison of HE-560 to the HD800:   I have been listening well into the early morning hours last four nights with the Teac HA-501, comparing the HD800 and HE-560 cans. I am extremely...

Yes. My Pre560 and Prod560 are slightly less efficient than my HE-500. I do need to increase the volume knob ever so slightly when going from the 500 to either 560.

Opens up the soundstage a bit and subtle details are easier to detect in the recording. It alleviates a little acoustic compression caused by the fabric and metal grill.

My post #153: "And be sure to try the Pre560 pads on the New560! I found this to be the most neutral setup. I also remove the outer grills, too."

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And be sure to try the Pre560 pads on the New560! I found this to be the most neutral setup. I also remove the outer grills, too.

I've gone back and forth between the HD800 and production HE-560 and believe the 560 is much more neutral. In fact, these are the most neutral phones I have heard. (HD-600, K701, HE-500, ESP950.)   Amp is a modified Heed Canamp which does very well with both phones. The HD800 has an OCC copper...

I should receive my replacement in the next 3 - 4 days.

Yes - but make sure you already adjusted the headband to the highest setting or you risk pulling the headband out of its anchor.