Greetings to all - recent lurker, first time poster. I've been a vintage receiver and speaker enthusiast for a while, but as a new father, I've come to appreciate the synergy between modern headphones and vintage amplification. My wife bought me Sennheiser HD 380 a couple years ago, and until recently I used them infrequently, and exclusively on my Mac laptop or iPhone. Why bother with headphones when I had vintage receivers with ample watts powering massive JBL L300s with 15" woofers, horn midranges, and 077 slot tweeters?
Turns out that tiny-ass infants ain't cool with those high-SPL shenanigans. I used to rock and roll all night and party every day. Then it was every other day... now I'm lucky to find half an hour a week in which to get funky. One night I'm sitting in front of the laptop, digging some high-res needledrops via the Sennheisers, when it occurs to me: you got a 6.5mm adapter; jack that straight into the source. My test track was Sultans of Swing, from a first run pressing of Dire Straits' eponymous debut. A very well-recorded LP, readily available in many used record bins at a reasonable price, and and an excellent test of any audio system.
I hooked the Sennheisers up to my Concept 11.0 (which has two headphone outputs), and my immediate reaction was "holy ****!"
I've never owned or even listened to summit-fi headphones, but I do have experience with TOTL vintage gear, and this was a startling and revelatory audio experience. The Concept 11.0 was driving the hell out of my headphones, and the vinyl sounded incredible. I tried it with some other gear - Rotel RX-1603, Marantz 2325, and Luxman R-1120 - and the experience was incredible across the board. Any recommendations for headphone upgrades to enjoy the amplification available?
Turns out that tiny-ass infants ain't cool with those high-SPL shenanigans. I used to rock and roll all night and party every day. Then it was every other day... now I'm lucky to find half an hour a week in which to get funky. One night I'm sitting in front of the laptop, digging some high-res needledrops via the Sennheisers, when it occurs to me: you got a 6.5mm adapter; jack that straight into the source. My test track was Sultans of Swing, from a first run pressing of Dire Straits' eponymous debut. A very well-recorded LP, readily available in many used record bins at a reasonable price, and and an excellent test of any audio system.
I hooked the Sennheisers up to my Concept 11.0 (which has two headphone outputs), and my immediate reaction was "holy ****!"
I've never owned or even listened to summit-fi headphones, but I do have experience with TOTL vintage gear, and this was a startling and revelatory audio experience. The Concept 11.0 was driving the hell out of my headphones, and the vinyl sounded incredible. I tried it with some other gear - Rotel RX-1603, Marantz 2325, and Luxman R-1120 - and the experience was incredible across the board. Any recommendations for headphone upgrades to enjoy the amplification available?