Music Alchemist
Pokémon trainer of headphones
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I gave the HE-6 a whirl at a local meet a few months ago with my Lyr 2 and on Hi Gain and volume set to around 75% it was at a comfortable level. At 100% it was barely loud.
That thing definitely needs some serious juice to get up in volume but it did sound awesome.
If the challenge of finding gear strong enough and better suited for the HE-6 is your goal then go for it. If not the HE-500 is a damn fine cheaper alternative that would work with current gear very well.
He already has the HE-500, though. And I'm going for the STAX SR-009.
For those not aware, I'll leave a note concerning the HE-6: apparently, according to many owners, a high quality speaker amp gets the best sound for these headphones, not due to the output power, but the quality of the design. That's why you see people spending many thousands on speaker amps for it, even though ones with "enough power" are available for under $100.