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For those of us with multiple headphones, which ones are you listening with now?
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HD650/ XLR 3 pin double connectors
Good to be back after a long illness.
Good to be back after a long illness.
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Pc -> Modi+ -> Loki Mini+ -> Vali2++ -> 300ohm Beryllium Closed Back DIY's:
Beyerdynamic T1 G2 - Cayin RU7 - Feliks Audio Echo
R7, SMSL, Roger and HEKS 
Above & Beyond - Acoustic
Edit: Give "Love is not enough" a listen
Above & Beyond - Acoustic
Edit: Give "Love is not enough" a listen
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Going simple for my travels so this is the headphone with random tracks haha
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I had to download a picture of your headphones 
HD600 - Forza Audioworks 4.4mm cable and Custom Cans mass damping ring - EarMen ST-Amp.
The HD600 right in their element here and the little EarMen amp does a nice job even straight off its modest spec internal DAC.
The HD600 right in their element here and the little EarMen amp does a nice job even straight off its modest spec internal DAC.
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Sennheiser IE600 with GUCraftsman 4.4mm cable - EarMen ST-Amp.
The IE600 do a nice job with the rumbling low bass creating a nice warm/smooth background to the vocals and crisp treble details.
The IE600 do a nice job with the rumbling low bass creating a nice warm/smooth background to the vocals and crisp treble details.
the fast bass of the 109 pro is just ear candy
Quite complex chain due to Roon capabilities: Rockna WLS > Lumin U1 Mini > M-Scaler > TT2 > Envy Performance > T+A Solitaire P-SE
Both Solitaire P and P-SE can compete with Susvara while providing a lot better build quality. The difference between P and P-SE is not nigh and day, and the price difference vs SQ didn't justified top model for me. The comfort levels are also comparable between Hifiman and T+A cans, T+A have a bit stronger clipping power and maybe a bit tricky to setup properly on smaller heads. P-SE seems to be lighter that some of recent Audeze cans but honestly I haven't check the specs, what counts is what you feel wearing them and they are great for long listening sessions while Audeze weight can at some point become problematic (even with MM-500 series), especially if you come from Meze Empys, AudioQuests NO/NH.
Solitaire are queen of transparency (every Audeze headphone I've heard so far were colouring in one way or another) and contrary to Meze Empys which always tell you their own story (beautiful one but still its their story, perfect for a lot of jazz recordings IMHO) T+A cans draws a perfect copy of a track you are listening to. There is no immediate WOW effect but you just start to appreciate not only the transparency but clarity, instrument placement, instrument separation, detail retrieval (which is not fatiguing like it could be with some other very detailed headphones) and air. You can hear a perfect sound control and you appreciate it while building following image in your head: this is how it should be sounding or rather this is how it sounds live in real life. No metallic glare like with some Focals. No dynamics is missing despite the fact those are open headphones.
WARNING NOTE: if you are looking for sound different than real life, those cans are not for you. You will lack artificial bass, artificial sharpness of edges etc. but go to a live concert and ask yourself if your are hearing what you are looking for.
As for Caverna Magica, this is almost like Yoshi Horikawa Letters album: brilliant test for your setup. The harp sound is hard to be reproduced correctly IMHO especially when you have drums in the background. Listen to the album from CD or CD rip, since at least TIDAL version sounds different. While the album is from 1983 the CD I have has been remastered at later date. Brilliant example of what Swiss artist and recording studios were capable of.
Both Solitaire P and P-SE can compete with Susvara while providing a lot better build quality. The difference between P and P-SE is not nigh and day, and the price difference vs SQ didn't justified top model for me. The comfort levels are also comparable between Hifiman and T+A cans, T+A have a bit stronger clipping power and maybe a bit tricky to setup properly on smaller heads. P-SE seems to be lighter that some of recent Audeze cans but honestly I haven't check the specs, what counts is what you feel wearing them and they are great for long listening sessions while Audeze weight can at some point become problematic (even with MM-500 series), especially if you come from Meze Empys, AudioQuests NO/NH.
Solitaire are queen of transparency (every Audeze headphone I've heard so far were colouring in one way or another) and contrary to Meze Empys which always tell you their own story (beautiful one but still its their story, perfect for a lot of jazz recordings IMHO) T+A cans draws a perfect copy of a track you are listening to. There is no immediate WOW effect but you just start to appreciate not only the transparency but clarity, instrument placement, instrument separation, detail retrieval (which is not fatiguing like it could be with some other very detailed headphones) and air. You can hear a perfect sound control and you appreciate it while building following image in your head: this is how it should be sounding or rather this is how it sounds live in real life. No metallic glare like with some Focals. No dynamics is missing despite the fact those are open headphones.
WARNING NOTE: if you are looking for sound different than real life, those cans are not for you. You will lack artificial bass, artificial sharpness of edges etc. but go to a live concert and ask yourself if your are hearing what you are looking for.
As for Caverna Magica, this is almost like Yoshi Horikawa Letters album: brilliant test for your setup. The harp sound is hard to be reproduced correctly IMHO especially when you have drums in the background. Listen to the album from CD or CD rip, since at least TIDAL version sounds different. While the album is from 1983 the CD I have has been remastered at later date. Brilliant example of what Swiss artist and recording studios were capable of.
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Edition XS<--FiiO M11 Plus ESS (All-to-DSD mode)<--UAPP/Tidal streaming
Tetrahedron
Album is all solo bass pieces, recorded live with no overdubs using the Zon Hyperbass. Recording is FLAC 16/44.1
I don't know if it's me, the All-to-DSD setting or the FiiO is actually burning in, but this was a more pleasurable listen than usual, to a piece I'm very familiar with. Maybe it makes sense that the oversampling provided a true enhancement as the 2.8MHz DSD setting is apparently optimized for multiples of 44.1. The HiFiMans were also perfect for this, lots of stage and detail.
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