[DavidA]

God damn', these headphones are growing on me by the minute!
Keep that brain burn in going, these headphones are the bomb
Even the missus has taken a liking to them.
-though I think she mostly just likes the fact that my massive Stax amp is no longer cramping the style of our hifi/book corner...
Anecdote to make you want to tear your hair off: the first thing she put on (in pure spite, naturally) while trying them on was lofi K-pop, kill me.

My GF is Korean and loves K-pop, but she gets it from Korean web sites so the quality is quite good (usually cd rip FLAC) which to me sounds better than most pop recordings from tidal and spotify (non premium service). One Kpop group that I'm taking a liking to is Mamamoo, a little more R&B than typical Kpop and 3 of the 4 have pretty good voices while the 4th is a good rapper.

 

[Kitchener]

My GF is Korean and loves K-pop, but she gets it from Korean web sites so the quality is quite good (usually cd rip FLAC) which to me sounds better than most pop recordings from tidal and spotify (non premium service). One Kpop group that I'm taking a liking to is Mamamoo, a little more R&B than typical Kpop and 3 of the 4 have pretty good voices while the 4th is a good rapper.

My SO's poison of choice is BTS.
And she keeps insisting that I try it, this of course only makes me hate it that much more.
-of course, by now I will never listen to it only to avoid any loss of face from potentially having to admit that it's catchy or otherwise pleasant to my ears.

I don't like all the dancing.
I don't like the smiling.
I don't like the teenage angst.
I don't like the entire industry around it.
I don't like not understanding the lyrics.
I don't like it!
-said the man who loves catchy Motown tunes... BUT THEY HAVE SOUL DAMNIT!

 

[DavidA]

@Kitchener , my GF is laughing so much, thanks for the great laugh, LOL.

PS: this could also be the 3 tequila sunrise cocktails that she already had.

PPS: my GF doesn't care for BTS, too teeny bopper to her, said to send you these:

 

[Kitchener]

@Kitchener , my GF is laughing so much, thanks for the great laugh, LOL.

PS: this could also be the 3 tequila sunrise cocktails that she already had.

PPS: my GF doesn't care for BTS, too teeny bopper to her, said to send you these:

Gah! Stop it! I must not expose myself to the forbidden fruit lest I become intoxicated by it's sweet nectar.
I do like all female K-Pop groups though...on mute.

 

[DavidA]

Gah! Stop it! I must not expose myself to the forbidden fruit lest I become intoxicated by it's sweet nectar.
I do like all female K-Pop groups though...on mute.

Come over to the dark side, LOL. A few more temptations:



Japanese rock band


one of my favorites


a remake of a nice song, but I still like the original singer/song writer Hikaru Utada version better but the youtube ones are pretty crappy


here's one for your SO

 

[Kitchener]

I'm pretty sure the mods are gonna bring the hatchet down on us for this.

Not to stray too far off topic:
The HE-560 is great yall, yay!
-even for KPOP

 

[DavidA]

The HE560 is pretty good for most Kpop but I still prefer my HD650 + BH Crack for most female vocals but it lacks the low end that the HE560 has with some songs so I'm still looking for a headphone that will do it all (probably never find it) but the search is fun

 

[antdroid]

I built a millet starving student tube amp recently to pair with the topping DX7 for my he560. The DX7 is a great analytical sounding amp/dac but the tube helps smooth out the he560 which I like. Also works well with the massdrop Cavalli tube Hybrid in my living room!

 

[DavidA]

I built a millet starving student tube amp recently to pair with the topping DX7 for my he560. The DX7 is a great analytical sounding amp/dac but the tube helps smooth out the he560 which I like. Also works well with the massdrop Cavalli tube Hybrid in my living room!

Is this the amp that you built? https://www.antdroid.net/2018/08/pete-millet-starving-student-hybrid.html
pretty cool looking amp, should have posted a few pictures here

 

[antdroid]

Is this the amp that you built? https://www.antdroid.net/2018/08/pete-millet-starving-student-hybrid.html
pretty cool looking amp, should have posted a few pictures here

Yep that’s it. I posted it in the DIY forum on head-fi

 

[xLoud]

Is Arya going to replace HE560?

 

[Kitchener]

Is Arya going to replace HE560?

Considering it's a $1599 headphone, I don't think so.
It's more of a HE1000 lite, I would guess.

 

[Kitchener]

By the way, DavidA.
Did you make that grill yourself or are they available for purchase somewhere?

Is this something like what you are looking for:

 

[DavidA]

By the way, DavidA.
Did you make that grill yourself or are they available for purchase somewhere?

Made them my self and sold the spares but its quite easy to build. FYI, I make it fit without using the retaining ring since a few have told me that the ring is easily broken and if it the fit is not really tight it can cause some issues. The material is silk organza, acoustically very transparent.

 

[Kitchener]

Made them my self and sold the spares but its quite easy to build. FYI, I make it fit without using the retaining ring since a few have told me that the ring is easily broken and if it the fit is not really tight it can cause some issues. The material is silk organza, acoustically very transparent.

Did you just buy a metal grill mesh and cut them to size?
Do you remember from the top of your head how thick the stock grill was?