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I finally bought a pair of he6 from Justin...

 
hello kg, you've said he6 needs 4 to 5 watts of pure class A power (at least, per channel), if we use class AB amps, this power should become?
 
@kevin gilmore 

 

[daltonlanny]

I have a quick question.
I bought my HE-6 used, and it had none of the black quarter circle damping material on the ear side of the magnets.
I listened to a friends HE-6 which has them, awhile back, and I think I prefer their sound with these quarter circles.
I was thinking about purchasing some, but cannot remember if they go toward the front of the ear on the upper part of the magnet or towards the back of the ear on the upper part of the magnet.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks guys.

 

[cskippy]

They go on the top back of the driver.  Between 12 and 3 o'clock.

 

[nordkapp]

Hi guys, 2 quick questions. Considering grabbing a pair of HE6. 1) is my Bryston BHA1 up to the task ? and 2) how is the SQ compared to Beyer T1.2 (my present reference)? Any comments/offerings here are appreciated. Still pretty new to headphone listening. Thanx.

 

[Happy Camper]

I'm purchasing a Zana Deux Transformer amplifier and I was wondering if I'd need the adapter box to connect the HE-6 to the taps?

Yes you will need the adapter box for that combo. I would also suggest that may not be powerful enough to run the 6s to their full potential.

 

[RAZRr1275]

Yes you will need the adapter box for that combo. I would also suggest that may not be powerful enough to run the 6s to their full potential.

A few interesting things on the matter
 
1) Turns out the taps don't put out any more power with the ZDT than the HP out. Also confirmed with Craig that there's no issue using the HE-6 from the out. Won't affect the transformers at all.
 
2) Definitely not enough power and I knew that going in. Just a tide over until my SX-1010 comes in.

 

[Happy Camper]

It has always been a standard answer to not use a transformer output amp without using the load matching resistor. The few amps I did try with an output transformer got very hot. If the ZDT works then that's an exception but Craig would know. Is the ZDT a transformerless output?

It does use output transformers so this is a rare exception that will play the 6s.

 

[Tobes]

  They go on the top back of the driver.  Between 12 and 3 o'clock.

12 and 3 o'clock on the right driver, 9 and 12 o'clock on the left driver.

 

[gonzalo1004es]

Hi guys, 2 quick questions. Considering grabbing a pair of HE6. 1) is my Bryston BHA1 up to the task ? and 2) how is the SQ compared to Beyer T1.2 (my present reference)? Any comments/offerings here are appreciated. Still pretty new to headphone listening. Thanx.

Hi! I mentioned it in the amps for the HE-6 thread, I have a BHA-1 and with my DAC, which outputs at a very high level (that's an important fact), the Bryston drives it easily, I cannot go beyond 10-11 with the volume pot, and it sounds amazing. But this is running everything completely balanced and with a +18dBu DAC, probably a regular 2V output would make the Bryston struggle with the HE-6.

 

[nordkapp]

Hi! I mentioned it in the amps for the HE-6 thread, I have a BHA-1 and with my DAC, which outputs at a very high level (that's an important fact), the Bryston drives it easily, I cannot go beyond 10-11 with the volume pot, and it sounds amazing. But this is running everything completely balanced and with a +18dBu DAC, probably a regular 2V output would make the Bryston struggle with the HE-6.

May I ask what dac you are using?

 

[nordkapp]

Hi! I mentioned it in the amps for the HE-6 thread, I have a BHA-1 and with my DAC, which outputs at a very high level (that's an important fact), the Bryston drives it easily, I cannot go beyond 10-11 with the volume pot, and it sounds amazing. But this is running everything completely balanced and with a +18dBu DAC, probably a regular 2V output would make the Bryston struggle with the HE-6.

Yeah, I just looked up the specs on my dac-2VRMS w/no bal. outs. NG.

 

[cskippy]

 
12 and 3 o'clock on the right driver, 9 and 12 o'clock on the left driver.

Good catch!  

 

[daltonlanny]

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.
What exactly do these quarter circle black foam pieces do sonically?
Do they degrade the sonics any at all, or actually help it?
Are they worth reinstalling?
If so, what is the best adhesive to use and how is the best way to apply it?
Thanks again.

 

[igndenny]

Yeah, I just looked up the specs on my dac-2VRMS w/no bal. outs. NG.

Just want to share my experience with bryston bha-1

I used to drive he6 with bha1 connected with SE Dac (bimby), with Bryston you need to turn the volume closed to the max to fire up he6.

After I moved to balanced, result is much better, bryston is able to drive he6 much more easier and with better authority.

Hope it helps.

 

[nordkapp]

Just want to share my experience with bryston bha-1

I used to drive he6 with bha1 connected with SE Dac (bimby), with Bryston you need to turn the volume closed to the max to fire up he6.

After I moved to balanced, result is much better, bryston is able to drive he6 much more easier and with better authority.

Hope it helps.

Huge help. Thank you.