For those that have found their end game, what is it?

[markkr]

Completely unexpected... but HE1000se

 

[jonathan c]

.... the inner stitching of the wallet ....

 

[Huntersknoll]

I’ve found my endgame headphone. The ZMF Atrium Closed Olive Wood. I’ve had it since release and it just does everything I want a headphone to do.

Now searching for my endgame DAC and Amp. I keep looking at the Cayin 300B mk2 and telling myself no. My wallet says no.. my heart is saying yes

 

[phthora]

I’ve found my endgame headphone. The ZMF Atrium Closed Olive Wood. I’ve had it since release and it just does everything I want a headphone to do.

Now searching for my endgame DAC and Amp. I keep looking at the Cayin 300B mk2 and telling myself no. My wallet says no.. my heart is saying yes

Wallets are dumb. Listen to your heart.

 

[audiophilefan]

As you go through your journey, you will listen to a lot of headphones. You might try some, you might buy some. Then you might jump to what you think is the next best thing.

Eventually, you will come to a point that you'll feel that everything is stale, you might even call it boring or uninteresting, and that's okay.

But through all this, there is always that one headphone that you always go back to. And everytime you hear it, it just makes you feel one with the music. It just makes the music feel alive and real. And nothing else really matters. Just you enjoying your time with your music.

Regardless of price, that is your end game headphone.

 

[geek707]

Audeze LCD-4z

 

[helmutcheese]

Hookers and blow!

 

[samr33]

I have found my end game with stack shown in the photo, have both tube and solid state amp with several headphones thats quite enough for every genre, and it sounds really amazing to me

 

[Shane D]

If end game is defined as "I am done and finished", I am not sure that will ever happen to me.

However I am much more content than I have ever been, but I still keep buying "good deals" here and there looking for something different.

The Schiit BF2 is all the DAC I will ever need.

I keep collecting amps, but honestly, the iFi Pro iCAN and the Violectric V220 are really all I need.

Headphone wise, my favourites are the Focal Clear's and the Grado GH2's. For variety I also really enjoy the CFA Cascade's, the Senn HD660S2's and the Aune AR5000's.

I have other 'phones and amps in the collection, but I could live Very happily with just the above.

But of course as long as I frequent this forum, that's probably not going to happen.

Unless there comes a time when my discretionary income just ceases to exist. Might happen in the next few years, but what are you gonna do?

 

[chesebert]

I have all the amps I would ever need at this point. So in that respect, I have reached my end game - I have too many But each one is matched to 1 or 2 cans that they work best with. You just can’t have 1 amp that will drive everything well.

 

[MDKrinkles]

Sash très se, meze liric and Stax sr007a

How do you find the sash tres compares to other full size planars or even the Stax 007?

 

[bagwell359]

Iconoclast take:

BMR Philharmonic Monitor speakers - $2k and if I had my choice of headphones such as a ZMF Caldera Open or a DCA Corina I probably wouldn't listen to them anyhow with the BMR's available.

 

[Kevintj604]

I agree with a ton of the takes here and mine is really no different. End Game to me doesn't really exist.

I've been enjoying the multitude of facets that make this community enjoyable for over 6 years now. I've owned over 50+ full sized headphones in that time and the journey never really ends or gets old.

My list of what I'd still like to own is just a lot smaller than most.

I will say that I'm very content with my gear currently and only want to buy a couple more things this year.

 

[arielext]

How do you find the sash tres compares to other full size planars or even the Stax 007?

At some point its's more about tuning preference and comfort.
I lied since I don't have the SR007 anymore; replaced by a SR009bk, which turned out to be more to my preference.

Sash très SE is still amongst my top runners and favourable headphones, though I don't use it that often anymore. Comfort wise it is beaten by Meze Elite and some others but that doesn't make the très SE a bad headphone.

 

[Spawn300Z]

My endgame setup as of today.

Power connected to PS Audio Power Plant P20 AC Regenerator w/ DH Labs Red Wave Power Cable -> 2013 27” iMac -> Final Touch Audio Sinope USB Cable -> Playback Designs USB-X4 w/P-Link Cable -> Playback Designs MPD-8 with Final Touch Audio Elara Power Cable -> Double Helix Cables Chimera RCA Interconnect Cables -> Riviera AIC-10 with Telefunken G73-R Black Coated NOS Tubes & DH Labs Red Wave Power Cable -> Danacable Lazuli Nirvana Adapter with Spades -> Danacable Lazuli Nirvana / Double Helix Cables Chimera

Near-Feld Setup: Playback designs MPD-8 with Final Touch Audio Elara Power Cable, Double Helix Cables Chimera XLR Interconnect Cables, Bel Canto E1X Power Amplifier with Final Touch Audio Elara Power Cable, Raidho Acoustics X-1 Speakers, Danacable Sapphire Reference Mk2 Speaker Cables ,Sound Anchors ADJ1 44” Monitor Stands

Have various headphones and tubes for Riviera. Just also got the Eversolo DMP-A8 to use as a streamer.

Might add the Ampandsound Red October or AUDMA Maestro HPA1 to pair the AIC-10 to finish it all off. Have to figure out which one would pair best with it.