Eurobeat,   Since you are new into the world of unlimited possibilities, would suggest that you start off with something minimal , keep trading in stuff or try listening to other fellow member's setup in your neighborhood (if any).    if you buy a lot of items just going by reviews, sooner...

I love the way Aune T1 makes a difference to the clarity of the songs that i listen through it. Have started hearing a lot more details than i used to hear it in the songs i have listened to for many years. It may be placebo effect, but i am hearing it.. so that matters quite a lot.   The AMP...

Yes, i do keep a tab on marktplaats as well, but everytime someone says that an X item is available, when i go and check out on it i rarely get to see it  probably i am bad at searching through communities, dunno....   I already got my Orange globe and Voshkod from the US since i knew a...

Hi 2Dutch,   Thanks for the links. Appreciate it. Strange that whenever i search for it, I never , even for once, happened to bump into any one of these links.....   I will let you know as and when i buy any tube, but probably nothing for now.. i might consider Telefunken 6dj8 probably...

Hi 2Dutch,   Mind sharing information of dutch online stores that sell tubes ?   I am also based in netherlands and yes i have to rely on someone travelling from the states to hand carry the tubes for me.   cheers

Hi Mikoss,   Finally got the amperex orange globe from chowmein83 and the Russian Voshkods from RB2013.   have listened to them for quite sometime and they sound really good with my HD700. I did like the sound signature of HD700, but i need to listen a lot lot lot more to get fully...

  Krelianx,   Yes, you can pair the MK1 with your HD600. the only limitation would be that you cant play the High resolution files (192 or 384). Experts can correct me if i am wrong.   I too use the MK1 with HD700 and have the Amperex orange globe, russian voshkod, and also the stock...

mesamitch,   got the HD700 a couple of weeks ago in my hands....... Coupled it with my Aune T1 ( orange globes, Russian voskods) and listened to it for some time.. did not do an extensive listening.. been way tooooo busy with work :( to actually take time and listen on it. but from the...

  To be honest, the price would have been a good deal if i had it sent to the US and got it hand carried later. I would have saved a good 150 Eur over the lowest cost available here. For me, amazon does not make too much of sense again as usual with the long distance shipping and most vendors...

All,   Good News and Bad news..   Good News is that my HD700 has finally arrived today from the recent Massdrop shipping. Hooked it up to my Aune T1 and listened to a few songs. Initial impressions are good but not Excellent as yet since i am from a closed headphone background so far and...

mesamitch,   well, i did contemplate on the HD650 for a while since my post but somehow didnt pull the trigger on but kept reading on different options and reviews online for the 650 and many others as well.   Eventually, i joined Massdrop and continued to watch the drops come and go on some...

Thanks for the info :) I do keep a tab on marktplaats as well for few things but then i am not very very regular as i dont change my gear too often and these days am too tied up to actually sit and experiment with newer devices.

Hi Kerouac,   Did you order your HD700 from Massdrop too? Coz even I am waiting for mine from the Massdrop shipping, which as per DHL is on its way from Frankfurt to the Netherlands.   Happy listening, though i must say your gear is at one or two levels more than what I have.   Cheers.

+1 David.   I really like speakers and used to have a fairly decent setup back home. But i am currently deputed to Amsterdam and dont know how many more places i might move to and hence i cant settle down at each location and buy a set of speakers with matching amp etc.. though i would love...

Xerber, Thanks for your comments. I too thought of doing a burn-in with pink noise or some burn-in CD files that i used to use.   I had the same with my old ATH-M50's where out of the box they were like meh, but then eventually after a few hours of continous use they sounded much more better ...

Thanks for the clarification DavidA. Clears up a lot of questions in my mind. Good info.   Cheers

  Hi DavidA,   Thanks for the clarification, i guess i got carried away by the Aune architecture and thought the ember to be on the same lines as well.   I only have the Aune as my current headphone amp. No, i do not have any other SS or Hybrid amp. I will consider 1 between the Ember and...

^^   Hi Mikoss,   I get your point. I should now stop cabbaging my brains too much with the review information and wait for the product to arrive. Dang..!! the product is in transit and the wait is seeeeeeming a bit long     I will have a good listening on them and then decide it from...

Thanks DavidA,   On the BH/Ember topic, i was giving it a thought that if i were to buy the Ember it would be again a Tube Dac with SS amp, where as what i had in mind was to use AUNE as the tube Buffer feed the BH making it a complete Tube chain without the use of Solid States anywhere. (...

I do trust Senns , which is why i went ahead with the purchase even though i have read quite a few reviews here on Headfi.   Reviews apart, if i really dont like the sound signature to my ears after a long listen ( say a few weeks or probably couple of months)... i will barge in to a local...

Agree. I simply do not believe in hating a product before i actually use it very thoroughly.. I do have a good hope that they would serve my listening purpose in a good way for a long time to come ..

Going by a lot of posts and negative bashing around the 700, i am kinda nervous if i made a wrong choice going for the HD 700...Since these are going to be my first high-end headphones..   aah, never mind.. i will probably try them for a few hours and still if i dont like i might sell it off...

Hi manywelps,   I have the first version of Aune, and i know that the output state is SS and not a high end one at that. I agree that the Amp signature is quite warm and nice to listen to.   I reckon the best option is to use the Aune as a tube DAC which takes USB input directly from your...

Hi DavidA,   I have been reading that the Amperex Holland pairs nicely with HD650, but i have been reading a lot of reviews in head-fi and find a mixed variety of responses.    Its always the fear of not having a good match with the headphones that you plonk a good amount of $$$ into it that...