Hello, I am not completely satisfied with my Violectric V200 and I am thinking to buy a new amp.   My current setup is: - Sony X707ES CD player - Violectric HPA V200 (hooked to the CD player with Monster Cable M550i balanced cables) - HiFiMAN HE-500 (with stock cable)   I think...

I just received my new HiFiMAN HE-500, which I chose after countless pages I read in this exceptional. I am waiting for my Violectric V200 (which I bought a few days ago and is on the way) and after that I will buy a CD player (one of the things which are cool with headphones is that I will...

Quote: Interesting. I will dig in this direction  ;-) I have fond memories of the times when the CPD-C77es was Sony's flagship...  :-)

Quote:   Two channel: the player will be used with headphones only. I am choosing my setup and, by the way, after having read tons of threads in these EXCELLENT forums, the contenders for headphones and amp are Sennheiser HD 650, HifiMan HE-500, Schiit Mjolnir, Violectric V200. But I...

I own about 350 CDs and 10-15 SACDs. No DVD neither Blu-ray. I heard good things about Oppo players. Thank you for the advice.

Hello, sorry if I am somehow off-topic, but I have not found a proper forum to post my request. Could you tell me where can I find a good forum/website about CD-players? My budget is 1500 $ (or 1500 € for European members: in Italy, the conversion rate for hi-fi gears is 1 $ = 1 €... sad...

I would absolutely NOT recommend this amp. Based on my personal experience, that is. I heard it coupled with a Sennheiser HD650 and found I too underpowered for the HD650. I suppose that the HE-500 needs more power than the HD650, so I would not recommend the BCL.

Hello, I am going to buy a decent setup (headphones + amplifier + CD player) to properly listen to my beloved rock CDs. So far, I was able to listen to these headphones only: Sennheiser HD650, Senn HD800, Grado SR1, all coupled with a Lehmann Audio Linear (in Italy it is very difficult to...