Colder Solid State amps if you live in a warmer climate like I do, and wamer Tube amps if you live in a cold environment!Google is your friend and wants to help you!
Lolz..thats funny... I heard of people in india having tube amps....but i agree..if ur house is 40degrees celcius hot then a even hotter tube amp is not really the best combo to ensure reability..BUT airco and ventilators are ur best friend
The mercury is spinning 30C here, but the fan on my Emotiva Mini-X isn't spinning yet! Hows that for chilly solid state!
Oh. May you please explain the differences between a tube amp and solid state? I hear people say stuff like "I prefer a "tubey" sound" I just dont quite understand...
BTW, who is in your display picture Leliana?
By a "tubey sound" they are referring to a warmth/ bump in the mid range which has been stereotyped to come from tube amplifiers. Of course as it has been explained above not all tube amps or solid state amps sound the same. Different tubes produce different results. Best to take each amp on its individual merits for your headphone. The Lyr is a hybrid of SS and tube, and it does very well with the HE-500. The emotiva is a very powerful amp that delivers a lot of overhead power to a inefficient headphone. The Lyr also has a lot of power but not as much.
Pretty sure most of the other stuff has been explained.
Nirrimi Hakanson is the person in my avatar.
Off to party now
Cheers! Thought the avatar was you haha.
BTW: I modded my J$ Pads for my HE500 today. Its a simple mod that requires no skill at all... I suck at DIY and if I can do it, a toddler can so you ought to try it if you have the J$ Pads.
It's just ripping the "pantyhose" fabric from the stock pleather HiFiMan pads and taking that fabric and double sided taping it to the back of the retention ring. It acts as a guard for the drivers and also tames the highs quite a bit. Also looks better in my opinion. The J$ Pads have a much larger soundstage than the normal pads but some bass quantity and quality are compromised for the comfort and soundstage. The sub bass is more "wooly" and "fat" but speed and decay seem the same. The mid bass is some what tighter but lacking that texture from the stock pleathers with the jergpad mod. Also, I thought the J$ pads were a bit hard or stiff for my liking so I lifted my computer case which is probably a good 10 - 15 kgs and placed the pads under there for a few hours and took them out just now and they are now much softer and a tiny bit flatter obviously. Much more comfortable though. One thing I hate about the J$ Pads is that the ear hole is smaller than the stock pads and therefore, making my ears sweat and heat up faster than any other pad I've used to date and that is an issue for me due to wearing headphones for 10+ hours a day in one session but I can deal with it. These pads are awesome!
EDIT: There's more isolation too! Barely any though, its an open design headphone obviously
You wouldn't ever be disappointed with that combo
The V6 will be up for sale by the next day
Consider the Audio GD Reference 5.32, connect it up by RCA and you're good to go. Great dac, great for pc usage that I presume you'll be goin for. Can't go wrong with the doggies, great from all impressions thus far.
