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After vanishing from this place for a few years, and being relatively content with my current setup, I seem to be making small steps back into the headphone world. First it was re-acquiring my DT880s I sold ages ago. Now I'm wondering if there's a better way to drive them and my K271s.  ...

I have a question on what to expect in terms on how a GS 1 (stepped attenuator) performs on input selection.   Last night I noticed this. Please tell me if it’s normal, or if anything may be wrong, or if I made a mistake on how I set things up.   Also, can anyone else reproduce this?  ...

I have pretty much decided to go with the Audeze LCD2 planar magnetic headphones as my next purchase. I have decided to drive them with a good solid-state amp. I would also like for it to have some synergy with my other cans as well, such as the Sennheiser HD600, AKG K340, and AKG K701...

Is there a way to verify by ear whether your amp is bright or warm, without using a scope.  Obviously your easy can sense brightness or warmth, but how can one determine to what degree is the amp's doing and to what degree is the headphone's doing, as well as the source.  In order to determine...

Hello all,   This thread is for people who have owned both the HeadAmp GS-1 and the Meier Audio Concerto headphone amps, or compared them head-to-head. I have a HeadAmp GS-1 on backorder from Headamp, but I am thinking about cancelling the order because I have been waiting so long for it...

Hey, all! Yeah I'm new here, and I love high quality sound. "Sound" like I'm in the right place? My pride and joy set up right now is my Denon AHD1001 headphones used with my Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 6 MP3 player. However, as I'm sure many of you feel, this set up is inadequate for a "true"...

I received the GS-1 today. I have had it running in for an hour or so. I took a quick listen and the sound is not what I expected so far. My gilmore v1, V2 and past v2-SE's were fast, dynamic and very neutral sounding. This amp hooked up to a warm source (SO Music Hall cd-25 with level 3 mods)...

In this shootout, which one wins for the HD650 and by what margin?

Hi guys, I am deciding to get one of the two. after reading lots and lots of threads I have a kind of a feeling that ppl do prefer solo to GS-1 or at least I've read more appreciation of Solo than GS-1. however, i've seen several for sale threads for solo but never saw any FS thread for the...

Things are just changing so fast,i cannot keep out with my own minds. since i have just decided to go for gs-1 instead of solo, i came up with another idea. i've already got a x-can v8p, why not trying something different such as a tube amp？ I only have the budget for either one. and i...

I'm looking for something that's just straight up critical.  I rock a K701, so I'm half way there.  I would use it more for referencing than pleasure, so no worries about fatigue.  I've heard people say the Benchmark DAC1 amp does its job "too well," especially with a 701.  That's the type of...

What is you opinion regarding which of these two amplifieres is better? Have you heard the V100? What's is the sound characteristics? Thanks.

Has anyone had any recent experience (within the past 2-4 months) ordering one Justin's desktop amps (e.g. GS-1, GS-X). Last year I cancelled an order for a GS-X primarily due to an excruciatingly long (> 1 yr) wait time. I ended up buying another balanced amp, which I'm generally satisfied...

There's been a lot of talk recently regarding the headphone outs on integrated amplifiers. Particularly, whether or not there is any validity to the assumption that manufacturers consider them as an afterthought. Somewhere in this thread, http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/man...-jacks-338299/...

I'm after a litte advice. For years I've been using Benchmark DACs and their internal HPA2 headphone amp. I've tried various external amps in this time as I've considered upgrades, but never really heard much of an improvement in quality as a result. That's not to say I can't hear a difference...

Hi again, I've been looking at getting a significant upgrade to my Gilmore Lite. The SPL Phonitor has me in a trance but it's not exactly el cheapo. From what I've been told and read the HeadAmp GS-1 is more of a subtle upgrade to the Gilmore Lite than an outright large improvement. This...

The Headamp GS-X has been out for a few years, and I was just would like to ask if it is providing long-term satisfaction from owners or anyone who is familiar with it. I notice that it rarely comes up for sale used, if ever, and I would guess that's a good sign.   How does it perform...

Is there any reason for me to use the preamp feature of my LD MK III for my m-audio av40 speakers?  Im not exactly too sure what the purpose of a preamp is.  Based on the wikipedia description (which isn't too helpful), I don't need it since the gamma-2 provides a line out?