https://bottlehead.com/product/stat-electrostatic-headphone-energizer/ I just ordered one of these to drive my L700 Mk2s, since I've been using a Woo Wee for them since buying. Anyone have any impressions? What I've read so far is pretty good, and I really appreciate Bottlehead giving me the...

Props to @Guipnox for making me aware of this. I've become a bit of a Burson fanboy in the past few months - my two main SS amps are a Conductor 3XP and a Timekeeper 3ir, both of which I absolutely love. The Conductor now has a big(ger) brother - the 3X GT. Looks a lot like the Soloist 3X GT...

Hi all, I’ve been tinkering with headphones for quite some time and now that I have a 3D printer, I’m taking my first crack at a full build. Exciting! Got a handful of pairs of 50mm drivers, and I’m designing them around the ZMF style of headband. Here’s my first crack at a frame: Here’s my...

No idea why there isn't a thread for this amp/all-in-one yet. I've got one arriving tomorrow I'm excited to hear. I figure all the chit-chat about how the Susvaras are underdriven even by powerful headphone amps, and the Timekeeper drives them amazingly off the speaker taps, is probably worth...

OK, so... taking my medicine here, I wrote out a long rant about how much this sucked and was ready to return this to HFM before I realized that I had user-errored my source volume like a nitwit. Ever get righteously indignant about something just to realize that not only were you dead wrong...

Other than the sound they produce, what are your favorite parts of a tube amp experience? Me, I love hearing them go 'ting ting' so quietly as they warm up.

Launch thread from the sponsor forum with a ton of great info https://www.zmfheadphones.com/atrium Announced today and available April 1, this is ZMF’s new open back headphone. THE ATRIUM OPENS A NEW DOOR FOR ZMF LINEARITY Not only does it expand the range of spatial sound experience first...

Hi all, Some of y'all know I'm a tinkerer, and sometimes that gets me in trouble. I replaced the pot on a Quicksilver HPA with a 100k TKD pot (the original was a 100k Alps Blue Velvet that had gotten some dead zones in it). I'm certain I wired it correctly, but now when I test it there's...

Hey all, I'm in the process of swapping the stock pot (which has several dead spots) on my Quicksilver with a TKD, and I'm stuck... it's all desoldered and the new one is ready to go in, but I cannot figure out how to actually physically remove it. It's too big to angle and slide out of the...

Curious what everyone’s amp path has been and if you’re done or if you have something in mind for your next upgrade (ripping off the thread in the headphones forum). Me: started with the standard Magni/Modi stack with a Magni 3+. Next came a Darkvoice, then an Asgard 3, then a SMSL SU-8, then a...

Anyone done this? I’m thinking of hooking my Crack up to my TP-117, wondered if there was a reason not to

I know USB isn't the best way to transfer audio in real-time to a DAC, so I'm curious if there's a noticeable improvement in SQ for an existing PC-DAC-Amp setup if you add an "audiophile" sound card and use an optical or coax SPDIF connection instead? DAC in question is a Bifrost 2, so we're...

Hey all, I have a question about using headphone amps as preamps for each other. The basis for my question is this: I have two inputs (DAC and phono pre) and three amps (OTL, hybrid and SS) in my main listening system, as well as a Lokius for EQ. It's wired as such: - PC to Bifrost 2 via USB -...

Hey all. I was looking for a collection of all the ZMF stabilized sets that have been released, with pictures and names. So being unable to find such a resource I decided to create one. In this thread let’s please post any pictures - promotional from the listing or real-life - of any ZMF...

Hey y'all, I love the sound quality of my KANN, but the total lack of firmware support from A&K sucks hard. Tidal hasn't worked for quite some time now, and while I have a lot of music loaded onto it, sometimes I just wanna stream. Does anyone know any 3rd-party firmware, or any way to sideload...

Hi all, wondering if there's such a thing as 3rd-party firmware that can be installed on A&K DAPs. I have the original KANN, which has magnificent sound quality, but... as anyone who has one probably knows, hasn't had its firmware updated in forever and no longer works with Tidal. I've got a...

Not sure this is the right forum, but... I was wondering if there was a list somewhere of which headphone manufacturers design and manufacture their own drivers in-house and which manufacturers outsource them or buy an existing design. Thank you.

One of my favorite albums to just sit down and get stuff done to is the Portal 2 soundtrack, and I absolutely love the song "Cara Mia Addio" - basically the voice of GLaDOS (Ellen McLain) singing opera music over a fantastic electronica score. I've never been able to find anything else like it...

You ever have a penny-drop moment that just makes you go "What. The. screw. Was. I. Thinking."? This morning I started getting concerned my HE6V2s were losing a channel. Oh no! And right after I posted they sounded great! Tested on a different amp, to make sure one of my LP's tubes wasn't...

This is very strange to me, I've really just realized this afternoon that I'm not hearing random buzzing from a wonky tube in my Crack, but rather I'm hearing a slight buzz that's happening any time I'm scrolling a page with my mouse. It also happens a bit when I type, so my hypothesis is that...

Hello all. I want to spend some money, because I have very little self-control. But rather than buying another set of cans, I want to invest in something that will upgrade the entirety of my listening experience with the headphones I already have. I'm posting this because I'm trying to make sure...

Hey all, I'm trying to set up my stereo receiver to power my hard-to-drive headphones (specifically HE6se and AKG K340). I have a speaker-tap-to-RCA pigtail with a RCA-to-1/4" adapter on the way, but I'm curious about something. RCA is, by default, unbalanced, correct? Is there any concern about...

Hi all, weird, specific question... no matter what player I use in Windows (mostly Amazon and Tidal), I have to pause it twice to get it to actually pause. I click the pause button, it stops playing, then like half a second later it starts playing again until I click pause a second time...

Hey all, I have a pair of HiFiMAN HE6se V2s on the way, and everything I've read says "Get a speaker amp adapter." What actually is that? I've Googled, but I'm confused about what I actually need to connect these to the speaker taps on my Luxman R-117? I presume when people tell you to get a...

Hi all, I've been a member for some time now, and I think I'm in a good place with dynamic driver headphones. Was wondering what people would recommend for a good planar experience (or electrostat) without demolishing the bank? I love my vintage AKG cans and my ZMFs, but I want to experience...