Recent content by shotmaker

I was there too at the Montreal Audio Show and spent most of my time at the Hifiman and Audioville's dream headphones tables. I wish I had listened to the Arya. My expectations for the Jade II were very high, since the original Jade were my favorite headphones for their ultra sweet, detailed and...

Quote:   This is the amp I tried the most when I visited on Saturday. The Peak/Volcano combo pairing with the HD800 is one of the best setup I have heard so far in my headphone journey. The sound was solid, very detailed, a bit sweet and the PRaT was very good. The HD800 treble energy was...

Quote: I have a Luxman L-100 from '76-'80 and despite being the most powerful speaker amp I have, the pairing with the HE-6 is not that good IMO. The Luxman integrated is a sweet amp but I feel it has a relatively warm/thick/slow sound that does not pair super well with the HE-6. Best...

Quote: Not sure but If I recall correctly, some did not like the pairing between the HE-5LE and Phoenix because both have a somewhat darkish sound signature, but the HE-6 is a bit brighter. 

Quote:     At first I was disappointed by the HE-6 vs. the HE-5LE because I could not justify the price I paid with what I was hearing. I could hear the better extension/resolution in the treble, but that was about it.    I have now been using the HE-6 for around 10 days and when I...

Quote:   What shipping company did you choose ?   Everytime I order from Head-Direct, I go for EMS since they don't charge for brokerage fee, but it always takes longer than UPS/DHL/TNT/FEDEX.

Quote: Thanks for your impressions. I am really not sure if I should go for the HE-6 since I enjoy my HE-5 LE so much (and the HE-6 are still 900$!). When I passed from the HE-5 to the HE-5 LE I remember I could not hear so much difference between the two, except for the sometime...

Quote: When I had this kind of problem with my Jade it was because there was dust/hair stuck on the driver under the grill. After I had removed the dust, the hiss/noise disappeared. 

I'll most certainly be there too.   I will bring my T1, HE5-LE, CA 840C and TADAC Dac/amp. No dedicated headphone amp, but maybe a speaker amp for the HE5-LE

    - Would you come? yes sure   - When would you want it to be? A Saturday, between July 10 and August 15   - What gear would you like to listen to? everything, more specifically...Beta 22, Pheonix, HD800   - What gear would you bring? Beyerdynamic T1, HiFiMan...

Quote: Originally Posted by Br777 yerp, fang posted it a few posts back... 4 pin xlr with converter to 1/8" they are also saying the cable in general is much higher quality Just for the record it's a 1/4" converter (6.5mm), not a mini 1/8"

Pre-ordered! I don't know yet if I will sell my well-loved HE-5, but since I like their sound so much and since I have never been disappointed by Head-Direct/HiFiMan's products so far (I understand some have..) I decided to take advantage of the 50$ discount rather than wait for...

Beach House: Teen Dream 2LP The Handsome Family : Twilight LP Chromatics : Night Drive IV cd Desire : II Lp Francisco Lopez : Amarok cd

I’d also like to thank Papomaster for making the event happen and thank the other members for doing the PR job (Presently42) and bringing their stuff. My listening time was also too brief, but my biggest surprise was hearing the pair of HE-5 sent to Fulcrum Audio by Fang and amped by the...

Quote: Originally Posted by cloneman Would I be able to try my DT-770s on a few amps? Or are we not allowed to bring stuff inside? Papomaster would probably be more in the know, but when I asked him about the possibility of bringing my stuff without registering, here was his...