Glad to hear they' sound good / are running good off of an inexpensive JDS Labs amp. I have one of their Objective2 amps and that could be another way to go if the Atticus doesn't like my Emotiva BasX.

Yussssss! I'll throw you a message when I return from my work trip next week. I'd love to bring my own source / amplification along to see if your cans will pair with my existing equipment (if that sort of thing is allowed...) - maybe do an A/B comparison between my Primes and your closed backs?

Nice - a MrSpeakers user through and through. Aeolus would be a great option, but unfortunately, these will be office cans and an open set wouldn't fit my needs. Thanks for the recommendation!

That would be amazing. I'm out of town next week but could maybe take a ride up that way the week(end) after. I'll bring the A-100 for kicks. I'll throw you a PM some time in the next few week. Thank you!!

I don't think it's a power issue, at least, not lack of power. The A-100 is an absolute tank. The T50RP runs at 50 ohms, and the A-100 puts out 8.5 WATTS per channel at that impedance. The muddiness only occurs on certain rock / metal tracks. They're ridiculously clear the rest of the time...

Haven't heard the 650s; don't know anyone around here that has them, unfortunately. Glad the power handling on the Atticus would be good with the BasX juice; and as for the sound being different on each amp, I won't know the difference as it'll be the only amp I pair it with :D I have an old...

*** I wish I could demo the Atticus before selling off my current set of cans in case I don't care for them. They're definitely not for everyone. Perhaps I'll just pick up a set second-hand and sell my current set on the back end... (else face never-ending wife wrath) Also - would an Emotiva...

Based on what I've read, others have come to the same conclusion (Atticus + metal = <3), even though their Eikon is supposedly their 'flagship' closed back. Nope, office environment, unfortunately!

Required Preamble! I've had my MrSpeakers planars for the past six years. They started life as simple entry-level Mad Dogs and went for an Alpha Prime upgrade April of last year. They sound great (and always have), but I find myself constantly looking for more 'fun', particularly in the...

Absolutely lol - for now, this combo is my 'end-game' - I may get the itch for some of Dan's other products when the price starts to drop or I can find a set used (Ether Flow C). These Primes sound pretty nice and were definitely worth the upgrade from the standard Mad Dog. The bad part is...

I did the exact same thing. Upgraded from O2 to bas-x, upgrded to primes. lol I have a faint hiss on mine but it's absolutely inaudible with any music playing

Is it just me or does some music / some songs just sound like absolute garbage on these Primes? There's really no rhyme or reason to it - everything is running on high bitrate FLAC (800+ Kbps) from the same source / same amp / same DAC / same EQ settings (increased bass just a hair). On a...

Steve Canfield from Mr. Speakers said 200 hrs burn in, so just following directions. I'm listening to them during the day and I'll just let them roll loudly over night. As for the pads, they get them from China, so unless the Chinese stop producing them...

Well, after two long excruciating months of waiting, I finally received my Primes in the mail last night. These things are bonkers. Absolutely bonkers. I'm going to go deaf today. I can't turn them down. I guess that's a good thing.... they need '200 hours of burn-in' so might as well keep...

That's reassuring - you're pretty much using the same setup as I will be and you've got no hiss. Excellent. I'll be running FLAC from an iBasso DX90. For once, I'm going to be excited to go to work on a Friday morning :)

Yeah, volume is set at a quarter. Any more and these M50s will explode. Can't wait for the Primes - they're gonna sing :D

A little background: I'm coming from an O2 amp + Mad Dog, a combination I've used for several years. I sent the Dog's in for Dan's 'Prime' upgrade back in February. They're scheduled to arrive on Thursday, finally. I have my new Emotiva A-100 sitting at the office waiting for the Alpha...

Just me, waiting on the Primes to arrive :triportsad: Figured I'd better step up the amplification game...

Awesome. I've been using my MDs faithfully for five years. Looks like Dan lowered the price on the upgrade recently, so that's an added bonus.

Just bit the bullet to upgrade my Mad Dogs to Alpha Prime. Sending them to Dan on Saturday. The upgrade has been on my bucket list for over a year. How excited should I be? :D

Sort of on-topic, sort of off-topic:   I've been using a set of standard Mad Dogs for a few years from an Objective2 amp with zero issues.  I was thinking of using Mr. Speakers' 'upgrade' option to transform my Dogs into Alpha Primes around Christmas-time.  Since the O2 would essentially be...