Thanks, @PurpleAngel!   Sorry. I'm going to ask one more query. Someone was selling this second hand (a German brand called Magnat - this is the model). These are the connects at the back for speakers.     Will these work with the Swans? I'm not sure what connects these are, but it...

Thank you, @PurpleAngel! Since posting, I did manage to find a retailer in India that sells subwoofers with RCA outs. This is one model that seems fine: http://www.hifimart.com/sonodyne-s6-powered-subwoofer.html.   This should work? Input will come from the Lyrs, and outputs will be to the Swans. 

Hello (from Mumbai, India), folks!   I have a computer -> HRT MusicStreamer II+ -> Schiit Lyr 2 -> Hifiman HE500 setup which I absolutely love. The Schiit allows RCA connections to speakers, so I've connected it to my delicious Swans M200 Mk3. They sound terrific.   I am, however...

  Many thanks for that link.   I did a lot of reading in there and, importantly, saw what was available in Australia (where my friend is coming from - by now I guess you've realised India doesn't have much for headphone lovers). I settled on the Genalex Gold Lion 6922 E88CC. It worked out to...

I have and love the MIII. They're a great speaker option in India, a country where, otherwise, stuff isn't too easy to come by in terms of high-end audio. They're available on ProAudioHome. I've taken an output from my HRT MusicStreamer II+ (with another out going to an Asgard headphone amp)...

  Thank you! Any recommendations on tubes I can start with (there's still some time for my friend to come down from Aus)? Or should I just stick with the stock tubes for a while? I don't mind spending upto $100 more for now. Tried looking at some Lyr 2 recommendations on the forums but many of...

Actually, it's not the shipping itself that I'm worried about - it's the import duties and custom fees which can be extremely high (30-50% depending on the whims and fancies of the customs officials), not to mention getting stuck in the customs office. Too much hassle, and in any case, I was...

After weeks of deliberation, finally decided to get a Lyr 2 for my HE500s, as an upgrade from the Asgard (1). Cannot wait to try them.    I would have loved to try the Gustard H10 (it came so highly recommended) - but getting it was an issue (I stay in India) and getting it from the US would...

  Thanks mate! I did have constraints - I stay in India and not too much of this gear is available, and if I ship it from the US direct, customs will cost a bomb. A friend is coming from Australia, and after hovering over the buy button for days, I finally clicked it - and a shiny new Lyr 2...

Ok, let me try bumping this one last time :)   Please help, chaps?

    Thank you!   After reading pretty much every thread on the HE500 and amps, I've narrowed down on either:   -> Gustard H10 (initially I thought Violectric V90, since the V200 was too expensive. But on further reading in the H10 thread, it seems that is basically the V200 at a...

Hullo! Posted this query on a new thread, but got no replies there - so just trying my luck here :) I stay in Mumbai, and I have a pair of Hifiman HE500s, through an HRT MusicStreamer II+ and Schiit Asgard (1). I love the setup but am looking to upgrade the electronics. What I'd like most are...

* bump *   Help? :)

Hello! I currently have a second-hand (ear?) Hifiman HE500, a Schiit Asgard (1, not 2) and HRT MusicStreamer II+, which are connected to a desktop computer. The HifiMan has Brainwavz angled pads on them - much more comfortable than either stock pads. I love this setup, but I feel the time has...

Thank you so much!    Bought a pair of second-hand HE500s, and the cable conked. And I stay far away in India, where all this audio-equipment isn't exactly easy to access. Followed your guide to the T, and managed to fix it. Opeth is blaring out from them babies again, and I have you to thank...

Quote:   Thank you! I do use lossless audio files, which run off an Asus Essence ST, which has a built-in headphone amplifier. Would I benefit from buying an external DAC considering the output will be coming from the Asus?   I stay in India and access to audio equipment is limited...

Quote:   Basically, the amp which you see in the image on the first post of this thread was not a 'headphone amplifier' per se. It was part of a Sony HiFi system (tuner + amp + CD player + cassette player with speakers). I borrowed just the amplifier part to see whether it would do...

Quote:   Hello!    Quite honestly, doesn't make too much of a difference. Not to me, anyway (Asus -> PA2V2 -> Grado, that is). Was wondering if a 'true headphone amp' (The Sony, after all, was not a true headphone amp, it was part of a stereo system) would make too much...

Thanks for your help, guys.    Will stick to the Asus output for now.  Honestly, the PA2V2 does nothing for me :-) Have tried the Asus -> PA2V2 -> Grado combination. Zilch. Maybe it's my ears, but hey.   Perhaps later, when I get onto bigger, badder headphones, I'll get an amp.  ...

Thanks so much for the reply, Joseph. What you say makes a lot of sense.   To me, the decision to upgrade to the G-Cush was purely on the basis of comfort. Say what you will, wearing the L-Cushes are like sleeping on a carrot grater. The G-Cushes push the headphones away from the ear a...

Hello!   I'm a bit of a newbie to high-end audio, so please forgive me if my question might be a little basic. I own (and love!) a Grado SR325i. I listen to rock, prog and metal (FLAC) through my desktop computer which has an Asus Xonar Essense ST. It has a built-in headphone amp, and I...

Hello :)   Thanks for the suggestion. Getting something similar done, though not the components you've mentioned. I got the Grado from the US itself - had a friend ship them down for me.   Deepak

Hello everyone,   Thank you so much for the replies. Looks like the best thing to do would be to get a local stereo cable made (sadly bedridden right now post an accident so will have to rely on cheap adaptors I can order off eBay India for now), and later get a proper Grado cable when...

Hi!   Thanks for the reply. No, the Grados were not busted, the cable which was made was faulty because the male pin was mono. Guess I could just have a proper cable made, I don't see the point shelling out money for Grado's own cable.   Slightly reluctant now to snip up the Grado...

Hello,   Sorry to bump this up but hoping to get a reply this time :)   Deepak