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Speaker amps for headphones
I have an old Hafler DH220 that I would like to try with my HE-500's and Schiit Bifrost and am thinking of a passive preamp. I would use the setup only with these headphones, no speakers or other headphones. I read somewhere online (so it must be true) that for passive preamp you need an...- jamc
- Post #2,209
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Audio-gd Master-5/6/8/9 balanced head amp/ preamp
I am in the process of finding a great amp for my current HE-500 and possible HE-6 in the future. The usual suspects in the tube realm- WA6SE, Taboo MkIII and then I saw this thread and am looking into SS amps now as well. Is the Master 9 more than I would need... Precision 1 too little? Anyone...- jamc
- Post #722
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Bottlehead Amplifier Discussion / Comparison Thread: Crack, SEX & Mainline
Forgive my ignorance but doesn't the TRS jack output less watts to a set of headphones (HE-500 in my case) than the speaker outs? If so, doesn't that affect the sound?- jamc
- Post #275
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Bottlehead Amplifier Discussion / Comparison Thread: Crack, SEX & Mainline
So I can run the HE-500's off the SEX speaker taps- need resistors? I have them now on a Bifrost/Asgard combo and don't like the sound- 11 o'clock is loud enough and the bass is great but the rest seems bright, tinny, just not full enjoyable sound. Ran them for 4 days straight when new to break...- jamc
- Post #262
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
What is about a digital signal that makes it incompatible with the mini-x?- jamc
- Post #9,411
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
From the mini-x manual- Connecting an input source to the Mini-X A-100 The A-100 expects a line level analog input source via unbalanced (RCA) type connectors. Since the A-100 has a front panel Volume control, your source may be either fixed or variable level. (DO NOT connect a digital...- jamc
- Post #9,408
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
Got my HE-500 yesterday... starting to get excited...- jamc
- Post #9,373
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
I will try the Emotiva. Thanks- jamc
- Post #9,361
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
Hello all; Received my HE-500's today and plugged them into what I have at the moment- Asgard/Bifrost and the big thing to hit me is the bass, the rest... hmmm. I guess I need to let her burn in for a few days and try again. Maybe the 1w out of the Asgard is lacking as well. While I squirrel...- jamc
- Post #9,353
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
No, no!! Opposites attract... better fights.- jamc
- Post #9,261
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
Naysayers be damned- just ordered my HE-500....- jamc
- Post #9,258
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Any Head-Fiers Between Roswell and El Paso?
Count me in... couple hours east of El Paso but get there fairly often.- jamc
- Post #6
- Forum: Local / Regional Head-Fi Meets, Parties, Get-Togethers
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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
Let the tube rolling begin...- jamc
- Post #8,834
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
I am going the other way- WA6SE.- jamc
- Post #8,830
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
How does the HE-500 compare to the Stax 507- that's my budget range for headphones. I am looking at either Woo WA6SE/GES or a Taboo MKIII. Music- classical, jazz, ambient. Any issues with fitting a large noggin into either?- jamc
- Post #8,807
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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++ FULL-SIZE HEADPHONE RECOMMENDATIONS THREAD++ CLOSED: Please post a thread in the Introductions, Help and Advice forum
Hello! I need advice for a second set of headphones- I'd like to improve the sound quality. Current setup- Asgard, Bifrost, Senn 598, using optical out and Audirvana, Deadbeef, and JRiver. My music is all lossless AIFF and FLAC and have dabbled with 24/192 downloads from channelclassics.com...- jamc
- Post #15,003
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations