Hi everyone, I bought an used WA7 on EBay and this is my first tube amp. I'm very excited but a bit wary about it being used. I don't know much about tube amps and I was wondering if there are certain things I should be checking for once I receive the amp that the more experienced head-fiers...

Agreed. I've been browsing the amp sale board and was wondering the same.

I'm new to this stuff but I've been doing a lot of research over the last couple of weeks to find an amp for my HD650. I didn't find much for under $300 or even slightly above $350.    I heard okay things about the Valhalla 2 which is $350 and great things about Bottlehead Crack + speedball...

Blue line is pretty much the only way to get out there unless you are driving. 

I see the ATH-M50x and Sennheiser HD598 recommended very frequently on these boards and I think they can be bought for around $150.

I really enjoyed BF2 and BFBC2 but just couldn't get into BF3 and BF4. I especially didn't like that they were selling extra DLCs before the games were even released.. they forgot the reason people like the BF series is because it wasn't like the other FPS games and imo they ended up trying to...

I have the black one but always wanted the white ones, haha. I just set up an Ebay alert for them so hopefully I can pick one up as cheaply as you did. They really do sound fantastic for a great looking set of headphones. 

Good to know that improper burn-ins can ruin headphones.   On the other hand, this shows that maybe it's a good idea to use burn-in tracks (probably not the ones from Jlabs XD) since it may bring out potential issues with headphones that people may not see until it's past the return period if...

I listen to Yosi Horikawa's Vapor EP to test soundstage.

Hi guys, I'll be going to the Audio Expo in Chicago next weekend to check out some amps for my newly acquired HD650. I read probably hundreds of pages of posts on Head-Fi about amps for the HD650 but mostly the same brands come up, like Woo and Schiit.    I checked the list of companies that...

This is awesome! I just got my first real set of headphones a few days ago (HD650) and I'm looking forward to meeting some of you guys!   I looked at the expo's website and a lot of companies who's amps I'm currently interested in like Woo and Peachtree will be there. For those of you who have...

Oh man, there's one next Saturday in Chicago at AXPONA! I'm in Chicago so I'll definitely go check it out. And it looks like most of the companies that make the amps I'm interested will be there too.   Thank you for bringing my attention to this! 

I'm in the same boat with an amp for my HD650. It's my first real hifi headphones and I know it requires a decent amp but I have zero experience w amps so I'm leaning towards spending a lot of money without really knowing what it will sound like just so that I'm not "wasting" money on an...

HD650 ATH-ES7 HD418

Hi everyone =)    Long time lurker but just got a HD650 to upgrade from a ATH-ES7 so hopefully I'll be a bit more active.

I received my HD650 a couple of hours ago and have been listening to it on a Macbook Pro with no amp or DAC but still sounds amazing compared to the ATH-ES7 I've been using for the last couple of years! Even without an amp/dac, the first thing I noticed is how the wide soundstage is compared to...