DanBa
Headphoneus Supremus
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Also, I only use the SR-71b in balanced output mode, but I don't have a balanced input cable yet.
When I first got the SR-71b it was slightly more aggressive sounding than totally neutral, but much less aggressive sounding than my Protector. Over time it did mellow out and become very transparent and uncolored, and I used it most of the time with my HE-6 and JH-13Pro. I currently find that my DACmini > SR-71b > LCD-2 rev1/Silver Dragon is a little darker sounding than the LCD-2 right out of the DACmini headphone jack, but it's certainly not too dark or too bright. I do prefer the DACmini headphone out just a little more if I'm using my LCD-2; however, the SR-71b pairs up with my HE-500/HE-6 cable just a little better than they do with the DACmini. It's all about synergy. And my SR-71b is also great with my balanced HD600, HD800 and HE-6. Even my Westone ES5 which have a little stronger top end than my JH-13Pro pair up well with the SR-71b and TWag V2 Eclipse balanced cable. So for me, I'm betting I'd still be happy with an LCD-2 rev2 with my SR-71b. I don't find many phones that the SR-71b doesn't get along with nicely.
Thanks!