Agreed, but they should also offer "teddy treats" to help tailor the treble response to your liking. Not to mention, some wood colored caulk would be handy to repair the plywood cups if necessary.

I could not agree more with this! In addition, HFM's QC is extremely poor. A close friend on another forum has posted numerous pictures of the hekv1 that are shocking for a $3000 headphone. I hope HFM starts to do a better job of standing by its customers vs what I have heard to date!

Looking at those shoes reminds me that pad wear (call it break-in?) is real... when the pads break down / give in more over time there is a definite change in FR.

Thanks, I always figured that 2 watts into 32 ohms (over 1 watt into 50?) Would be more than enough. I'll have to try a more powerful amp to see for myself. Edited to add that I found a post elsewhere with a calculated 1.8 watt output at 50 ohms. Are you sure it's a "lack of power" you are...

all true, but even if it is placebo, it can't be ignored. I believe it's a combination... ie; there are very minor audible differences that you perceive to be more favorable than they really are due in part to expectation bias. I know that my music sounds way better when I turn my amp on a few...

wow, this is some great information, thanks very much for posting! I keep waiting for an updated 650 to emerge but I should probably just buy one now... the weaknesses of my Alpha Dogs are really starting to bother me but I worry that a less expensive headphone won't be an upgrade... I was...

just wondering if you are running your Primes balanced from the ha-1?

I agree 100%, but the elear has a couple negative traits that can be bothersome which is why it's not a clear upgrade over the 650. Personally, I'd love to have the 650s tonality with elear fit and finish.

I have ultimate ears superfi 3's that are 10 years old and the cables have similar oxidation but work just fine... no water is necessary for them to go green. Anyhow, I remember reading about serious quality issues with Shure headphones.

The mobile USB input is the one in front that works with apple devices and android (if you have an OTG cable). The rear USB input has no such limitations. Sounds like you are connecting via an OTG cable in front; in which case you are correct.

Hi,   I've searched high and low to find possible solutions for our situation and while I've found some answers I've got way more questions than before!   Here is what we have in the home currently:   1) A home theatre in our basement including an Oppo 103, harmony touch remote and wii u...

Is anyone using their bb10 device with an external dac? I'm trying to get my passport to work with my ha-1. Cheers

I just got a passport and was about to upgrade my onkyo hf player and/or purchase USB audio player pro to use my ha-1 with the passport. The link above was very helpful, thanks for posting. Is there any chance firmware and or OS updates will allow the passport and ha-1 to play nicely together...

More interesting than that is what will happen to the used market once the supply of new MDs/ADs/APs is cut off for good. Unless Mr. Speakers has new sub $1000 phones available I'd be surprised if you didn't see a rebound in pricing in the used market.

This is a bit off topic; would you say the Ether is as good a match for the HA-1 as just about any other TOTL Headphone? I know that oppo recommends a minimum impedance of 30ohms and IIRC the Ether is in the 20's?

I want to echo this comment. I purchased a BDP-103 a couple years ago and the HA-1 a month ago from this company without issue.

This is good info, my next (hopefully last major spend) will be some "end game" open headphones. The HD800s were recently on sale at a local Canadian online retailer for $1199 cad and I just about bit, but I was hesitant based on comments I've read regarding the 800s + ESS9018 + SS...

Hello everyone, Its my first time posting in this thread so I'd like to thank everyone for their impressions, they really helped with my purchasing decision.   I've had my HA-1 for about a week and wanted to chime in from a relative Newbie's perspective.   First off, some back-ground...

  That is exactly what I was thinking.   Worst case, you would think that a donor Alpha Dog + a new TR50RP at wholesale (lets assume $100) + $999 (AP price) - $599 (AD price) = a suitable upgrade cost for an AD to AP upgrade. Unless of course the failure rate applies to another part of the...

I agree. But I don't think I phrased my original question all that well.   I understand the upgrade process would involve sending your AD's to Mr. Speakers and that the failure rate of modifying an AD's driver is too high. I understand that a $420 upgrade fee (as offered early on, on a test...

Please forgive what may be a dumb/obvious question...   My first truly "hi fi" headphone was/is the Alpha Dog which I acquired a couple months before the Prime was announced. I'm enjoying the AD but would definitely be upgrading if it were an option. And I would be willing to pay...

Great, I'm relatively new to head-fi and have found that research is half the fun so I'm getting started early...    The V200, Burson Soloist, and Oppo HA-1, are all under consideration to be my "end game" amps, I don't have a DAC so that would be a purchase I'd have to make along with the...

Thought I'd bump this. I'm interested in a better amp than my o2 and the V200 looks interesting but I've seen the varied reviews as well wrt the T50rp. Would be great if someone with first hand experience could chime in.

So I've messed around a bit with my Alpha Dogs and have settled on a 15 degree turn of the pads along with one tuning disc per side. I listened to Daft Punk - RAM last night and really enjoyed the O2 / AD combo. So I'm really happy with my current set up! And as you've said above it will make a...