I think my E7 was $100 when I got it, so I guess I'm worried a Modi would just be a sidegrade?   If a $100 DAC is fine for my rig then that's good to know. In that case I'm probably content with just keeping the E7.

Hey guys   My main setup is Fiio E7 -> G1217 Project Polaris -> HE-500   It sounds good to me, but I'm curious how much I am getting bottlenecked by my E7? It's the only DAC I've ever had .... it was recommended to me back in 2011 alongside the Fiio E9 amp and Sennhsier HD600s. Was a good...

  Why are external DACs that connect through USB non starters for video games? I play a lot of Counter-Strike so positional audio for footsteps is extremely important.   My setup is HE-500 with Project Polaris amplifier. I am currently using a FiiO E7 DAC from 2011 or something which connects...

Thinking about getting the ZxR. I have HE-500 with Project Polaris amp from Garage1217.   My main question is what does it mean when the sound card says that it "supports 600 ohm headphones" - does it come with a built in amp? Will that potentially play poorly with my setup? I got the Polaris...

  This was unluckily the last post on the 3rd page so I'm bumping for visibility: anyone have LCD-2s they would be willing to bring? :) :)

Wow this is already next Saturday! Looking forward to my first meet.   Will anyone be bringing LCD-2 and/or LCD-3? I'd love to be able to audition them to see how they compare to my HE-500.

Has anyone listened to LCD-2s? How do they compare to our beloved 500s? (edit: this was helpful)   Quote:   HE-500 is discontinued so you'll have to find a used version. Don't let that put you off though!

  Is the HE-6 just "technically better" or did you also find it more 'fun' than the HE-500?   I'm debating getting an HE-6 (I can get one for what I think is a pretty reasonable ~$700) but I've heard from multiple people that while it is "better" it is not as fun to listen to as the HE-500...

God I (still) love these headphones.

I have the Polaris paired with my HE500s and they sound great. Can anyone comment on how the Polaris pairs with HE-6? I understand that HE6 needs ~3W per channel and Polaris only supplies 2.4.   I have the opportunity to get HE-6s at a pretty reasonable price. I know that HE-6 overall is...

I have HE-500s paired with a G1217 Polaris. I have the opportunity to get an HE-6 at a reasonable price and was wondering if anyone had tried pairing them with the Polaris amp before and how that worked.   I think Polaris outputs 2.4W per channel.

Anyways, so I ordered a Polaris tonight. Looking forward to using it later this week (presumably) :D

        -_-

When people make such a strong point about these being hard to drive, are they basically saying you need a speaker amp for it? Why is this such a turn-off for some people?

I've never heard HE-400s but I remember reading a few years back when researching different upgrade options that there was a very big difference in sound between the 400 and the 500.   You can get a used pair of 500s for around $500-ish I think? Maybe lower. Might be worth you reading up on...