Thru HD800,  i could tell my benchmark dac really shine nbs monitor zero powercord.

i find that hd800 treble is bright to my ears. thats the reason i used after market cable. i dont use eq in my setup for either tube or non tube set up. i believe every hd800 owners will find a way to tame the treble brightness. it is just a matter of ways to do it. well ..thats my opinion.

     I have a crack speedsball plus some mundolf caps installed .     one of the best part about crack is that u dont need to use pairing tubes ..    I use GEC 6AS7G  &  Unison research intergrated amp's   12AX7  tube   to power my HD800.    IMO they are really good in detail and neutral...

 +1  Even with 16 bit , i can her how the singer articulate her words to express her feeling.  Good electricity really helps and HD800 will tell you that

  ohh my English   He500 makes me go nuts..

    sorry.

     IMHO HE500 one of the remarkable  cans      just now , i put my he500 into the same set up to drive my hd800 .    HE500 lets me appreciate the musicality esp the vocal  and make me forget  the technical part of sound that produces the emotion     I am nuts  when it comes to emotion in...

 I used phillip SQ for my lyr to power up my HE500.  The magic comes after i change powercord ,to  nbs signature 3.  I will never abandon them again like what i did for years ..yupe its true    I dont want to promote powersnake but i think lyr needs good powercord & tubes    I have several...

   My time with spinning hd is over.  I prefer SSD gen 4

I watched the voice season episode 25. use my hd800 . Josh kaufman left his heart on the floor in his last song. Imo he took adele song to the next level. felt I were him .this hd800 really can give thrilling experience. Hearing emotion is one thing..experience emotion is another. Just sharing...

     owh..clarion is famous in car audio ...

 Even if they have made amps for headphone, why was it not famous..  Price??

mcintosh does make car speakers but not that famous why the never made amps  for headphones?

  IMO The  budgeted amp that paired well is crack .   Although mine, having caps changed & speedball installed,   i still like stock power tube though i have the brown base GEC

  Do audition crack /speedball . It is a no brainer that the HD800-Crack/speedball combo is worth the investment IMO , you cannot go wrong .

  +1

     i think Crack  is an excellent choice for amp. It can even make HD800  sing . IMO it is more suitable for HD600 rather than HD800    it doesn't require expensive tube to sound good & only requires one for pre section & one for power section. So no headache finding the match pair    In...

     Hehe.. A true designer.. Can it  even be  achieved?    HD600 was tonally balanced if compared to HD800 .    They sounded further away also

      + 1.. PEACE   

    I choose option 2 in my journey into my hifi rig. You are so right   I discovered by doing so , i am able to unlock the mystery of how i would like music to be presented to me when using cans.      Yes, my utmost quality that i look for is the emotion of music.  i need to believe to feel...

Have a DHC complement  fusion cable for my HD800. Compared to alo green cable  for my HE500, the workmanship of DHC is far more superior. But it also more expensive , so no surprise.

     Owh.. i forget..  Do listen to crack amp driving HD800 ..   I just recieved mine last week..   IMO  you cannot go wrong with this.. even without the fancy  tubes

    ..Very funny       Congrats for  your achievement

      I try Schitt Lyr with tubes like the cca pre & post 1965, mullard gold pin, amperex SQ to make HD800 sings  but i failed miserably.    i have not try my new power cord which is using factory grade wire(   40%silver & 60% copper)   with rhodium plated plugs yet ..   the point is in...

    I will consider  this option.  Really tempted to know how it sounds. thanks