HD-650s in great shape. Moved 18 months ago and have been listening to stereo primarily, these have seen very little use so I am getting rid of them. Includes original box, 1/8 to 1/4 adapter, stock cable. A really nice package.

Schiit Valhalla 2 with upgraded tubes sourced from Jim McShane (the best if you are not familiar with him). Input tubes are Genelex 6922 which I paid $60 for the pair. Driver tubes are Russian 6n6p which I paid $40 for. I will also include the stock Schiit tubes as well. I also have installed...

I got a Dragonfly Cobalt delivered yesterday and took it for a spin earlier today. Unfortunately, it seems like there is an issue in that dynamic peaks seem to cause it to audibly distort, the artifact sounds a lot like a very mild overload on an analog input, crystal clear but then at peaks...

Both are niche limitations that the real world doesn't care about. audioquest is building these for scale, and that scale allows better components at lower pricing which produces better sound for 99.8% of listeners.

I use ropieee endpoints in main 2ch system and my headphone system. I have a home theater system that uses airplay. Music on the patio and master bedroom are both Chromecast audios. The fact that roon can control and for the most part unify all of these and I *don't* need to buy expensive gear...

We’re you able to get any feedback from the Roon community?

I bought a lifetime sub after a few beers a couple of years ago and initially regretted it. However, one thing you can count on Roon to do is listen to the user base and improve the software which has gotten so much better over the last 12 months. 1.6 is the first version I can actually...

Happy Father's day to all the Dad's out there. This is the one day we can drink beer while doing what we please without being interrupted. I have US Women's soccer, PGA golf and BBQ on my schedule for later today. However here is what is on my mind now; I am very happily using a bifrost paired...

Me too. 650s, one of the best purchases I have ever made.

Haven't posted in a while, haven't been listening as much as I would like but getting some good time in tonight. I really LOVE the Golden Lion 6922, out of all the tubes I have played with I feel like it is the best compromise between sound, price, availability and reliability. It is flat out an...

Try looking at world wide stereo. Also check their listings on eBay where open box stuff gets additional discounts. Might have to shop around a little and or stretch but these speakers offer incredible performance.

Dynaudio Xeo4 or x14a with a dac/preamp like the smaller Nuforce or Emotiva Stealth. You get 95%+ what the ls50w delivers.

They sound good, but I need a little more time to draw comparisons. Will update.

6c8g meatballs in the Valhalla2 tonight. Monsters!

Reporting in as a very happy Valhalla2 owner. I have dabbled with head-fi in the past, but never really got into it as I have had the freedom and luxury of a very good near field system. Anyway, the hd650 hooked me and now I am appreciating great tunes late at night in a full house. Rolled in...

Not getting MQA- wanted something that may have a shot at supporting whatever tidal decides to do. I bought the red as a leading dac that for 16/44 that *might* support mqa via mobile.

Not to digress into audiophile jargon, but I look at transparency and detail as two separate things. But I would say that the h6 is detailed as well. I really cant say a bad word about the headphone to be honest!

The only other dac I tried was an Explorer2, which I learned the hard way draws too much power to run off of an iPad, making it not portable. I did want something that could support MQA, so the DragonFly was a natural choice. Ultimately, what I like about the h6 is that it is extremely...

for me too :)

V-Moda found here; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MYTR7NS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Quick comparison to the B&W PX. I have been using h6 g2 being driven by a DragonFly Red via an iPad Pro 10.5, but got tired of how cumbersome it was, especially with the Apple Camera kit adapter. I also had a jitterbug in line at one point, but it was simply LOL ridiculous for public (airplane...

Gen1s in black will have the bright green fabric in the ear cups. The black Gen2 will have black fabric for the inner ear cups. Gen1 tan will be black in the inner ear cups, gen2 will be grey in the inner ear cups. Any other color will be gen1. Here is the case that I use, any smaller and they...

Never heard the Sony’s but I would not consider the h6 warm, recessed or having extra bass. I actually think that is way off. Neutral, flat through the midband and with slightly recessed bass if anything. They have extraordinary detail and are very transparent.

I was in a very similar situation to you about a week ago. I decided on running my 701s with a ps audio gcha. This is really a first class amp but it also has a decent usb dac built in that could bridge you until you have more $ for a high res dac. If you look hard you should be able to find one...