[Liu Junyuan]

The Lyr would drive the 6, but some have reported not liking the pairing. If you already have speaker amps, you just need to re-terminate the cable, or get Hifiman's Adapter for $100.

A T-class amp and a couple of 10ohm resistors will probably set you back $250. $700 (bargain!) for a used HE-6, and you're still paying less than a grand. Bonus if the used HE-6 already comes with mods and upgraded pads.

Knowing ThurstonX, I would wager he would prefer unmodded so he can set Rangy on the project from scratch. And he already has the Audeze Vegans.

 

[StanD]

   
The Lyr would drive the 6, but some have reported not liking the pairing. If you already have speaker amps, you just need to re-terminate the cable, or get Hifiman's Adapter for $100.
 
A T-class amp and a couple of 10ohm resistors will probably set you back $250. $700 (bargain!) for a used HE-6, and you're still paying less than a grand. Bonus if the used HE-6 already comes with mods and upgraded pads.

T-Class amps, meh. IMO, he's better off with his Lyr.

 

[bitsnbytes]

I think ThurstonX already has a nicely modded 500, which is not that far from the 6 (well, compared to the 560).
 
If economics come into play (in this hobby??), then I'd like to refer back to:
 

Reminds me of an old Talmudic saying..."Who is a rich man...he who is satisfied with what he has", he said while stroking his beard wisely...

 

[ThurstonX]

Knowing ThurstonX, I would wager he would prefer unmodded so he can set Rangy on the project from scratch. And he already has the Audeze Vegans.

 
Exactly.  Rangy likes to think of it as job security 

 
The eBay listing says they are a "new" (unused) replacement pair sent by HFM.  The seller got tired of waiting two months for them, so bought another pair.  Now he's selling.  That's dedication, and someone's serious savings.  Looks like the complete package, plus speaker taps.  So, unmodded.

 

[doctorjazz]

Reminds me of an old Talmudic saying..."Who is a rich man...he who is satisfied with what he has", he said while stroking his beard wisely...

Of course, this falls into the "Do as I say, not as I do" category!

 

[Exacoustatowner]

  Y'all are funny 

 
The trick, I've found, is to mod your cans so much that they become akin to your own creation.  Once you do that, you're less inclined to part with them, and indeed, others likely would be less inclined to buy them.  That depends on how much you mod them, and how reversible those mods are.  With their handmade custom DIY pads, grills and cable, my HE-560s are here to stay.  That doesn't mean I wouldn't like to hear those more expensive cans, but it does mean they feel a bit more special when I slip them over my ears.  Maybe someday I'll have a stable of cans to match my Glass Menagerie.  The $700 HE-6s on eBay are tempting.
 
Just a li'l down home wisdom for y'all 

I thought your assistant  'Rangy modified your cans! Is the HE-6 "better" than the modded HE-560? I am quite delighted with my HE-560 stock.
What did Yoda say- "Once you start down the Path to the Modded Can, forever are you lost…" 

 

[StanD]

  I thought your assistant  'Rangy modified your cans! Is the HE-6 "better" than the modded HE-560? I am quite delighted with my HE-560 stock.
What did Yoda say- "Once you start down the Path to the Modded Can, forever are you lost…" 

May the dark side of the force be with you. 

 I guess that mod didn't work out so well.

 

[Wildcatsare1]

I thought your assistant  'Rangy modified your cans! Is the HE-6 "better" than the modded HE-560? I am quite delighted with my HE-560 stock.
What did Yoda say- "Once you start down the Path to the Modded Can, forever are you lost…" 

Wasn't Yoda Mary Tyle Moore's buddy?

 

[StanD]

Wasn't Yoda Mary Tyle Moore's buddy?

Yoda Morgenstern?

 

[doctorjazz]

HAHAHA

 

[tankhuu1994]

Hifiman HE-560 + Hifiman EF-100 bundle for $950 brand new. Good or bad deal?

 

[CanadianMaestro]

Hifiman HE-560 + Hifiman EF-100 bundle for $950 brand new. Good or bad deal?

+1. Do it. 560 alone retails for > $1K here.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

I'm just listening to my 560, stock cable, out of a Polaris amp and iPod Classic/HP-P1 DAC. Set at low BW to tame the highs. Wasserman's  Dustin' Off The Bass sounds soooo smooth and the bass is deeeper than Solomon's mines. And Schubert's 9th. The strings are supremely textured and the wood resonances just decay like the real thing. Quite a pairing. Surprised that a <$300 amp can make a $1K HP sing like this.

 

[Sonic Defender]

  I think that it is a quite unnatural progression. More like a defect that makes "US" never be satisfied with anything. I  too am afflicted... but it is anything but natural. We evolved by acquiring, over time, characteristics that helped us to survive. That is natural. This compulsive behavior is not.....
I fight it, believe me...but it is a losing battle. . In previous eras, I would have been culled from the gene pool... now I have HeadFi....
Sigh.

Not exactly, novelty seeking is an important part of survival and evolutionary change in advanced species.

 

[mandrake50]

 
Not exactly, novelty seeking is an important part of survival and evolutionary change in advanced species.

Headphones ???  Survival???
You lost me.