HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone
Apr 8, 2016 at 1:33 PM Post #18,529 of 21,860
  I wish there were a guide for buying vintage amps. I'm confused by the process.


That would be good.  Audiokarma is a good resource but as you are looking for, don't think there is an actual guide.  Have you been to AK? 
 
You can post up what you're after, what brands you look at, etc, and many of us will try to help. 
 
Apr 8, 2016 at 8:03 PM Post #18,532 of 21,860
  Is there a speaker amp for ~$600 with 1/4-inch (or XLR) outputs? Emotiva seems to have discontinued most of their cheaper amplifiers: https://emotiva.com/products/emotiva/amplifiers-0 — though they never had direct connectors for headphones. I'd prefer to get something made by a non-defunct company. 

It's not a speaker amp but this might do: Audio-gd NFB1-AMP
 
Apr 8, 2016 at 10:21 PM Post #18,533 of 21,860
  It's not a speaker amp but this might do: Audio-gd NFB1-AMP


seems great, but how duplicative of the Mjolnir 2 is it—how much more power does it give HE-6 than trusty but ultimately meh current amp?
 
Apr 9, 2016 at 5:34 AM Post #18,535 of 21,860
 
seems great, but how duplicative of the Mjolnir 2 is it—how much more power does it give HE-6 than trusty but ultimately meh current amp?

 
Mjolnir 2 Maximum Power, 50 ohms: 5.0W RMS per channel

 
NFB1-AMP 8000MW /  40 ohm (so a bit more than the above at 50 Ohms)
 
 
There have been several favourable impressions of the latter with the HE-6 in it's thread (and it's a lot cheaper!)
 
Apr 9, 2016 at 11:30 AM Post #18,536 of 21,860
It's surprising how headphones like the HE-6 released 5 years ago sound SO good and I have yet to hear an IEM that even comes close. Headphones wise, I can easily retire with the HE-6 and Code-X (of course till upgraditis hits
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). The question is, when my hunt for an IEM will end.
 
Apr 9, 2016 at 1:57 PM Post #18,538 of 21,860
  It's surprising how headphones like the HE-6 released 5 years ago sound SO good and I have yet to hear an IEM that even comes close. Headphones wise, I can easily retire with the HE-6 and Code-X (of course till upgraditis hits
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). The question is, when my hunt for an IEM will end.


k3003?
 
Apr 9, 2016 at 2:13 PM Post #18,539 of 21,860
Picked up my 6s second hand a little while back. Is this foam mod something that comes standard with them or did the previous owner likely add this? ?tks 
 
Apr 9, 2016 at 2:44 PM Post #18,540 of 21,860

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