[Silent One]

Great avatar, though!

 

[Kremer930]

It it a cool avatar, I agree. I am just trying to grasp the pronunciation of his user name. Is it I.E.M.-crazy or is it 'I am Crazy'?

 

[preproman]

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A new upcomer is BTG audio. 

 
Yes sir - BTG is doing some of my Hard wire re cable work.  Trevor over at Norse cable is having a 15% off sale on the Norn series cables for the month of August.  I'm getting some bare ended with a 4-pin XLR connector then getting B at BTG to do the hard wire.  "Win Win"

 

[preproman]

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I found was with the emotiva A-100 mini. Many people at the meet over the weekend agreed when they heard it as well. 

 
 
Yep - while I have not heard the A-100 mini from Emotiva.. I'm using 2 X UPA-1 mono blocks for my HE-6s.  This is a "REAL DEAL HE-6 RIG"

 

[sridhar3]

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Yes sir - BTG is doing some of my Hard wire re cable work.  Trevor over at Norse cable is having a 15% off sale on the Norn series cables for the month of August.  I'm getting some bare ended with a 4-pin XLR connector then getting B at BTG to do the hard wire.  "Win Win"

 
So BTG is willing to do a hardwire with cables you provide to them?

 

[preproman]

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So BTG is willing to do a hardwire with cables you provide to them?

 
 
Correct.

 

[sridhar3]

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Correct.

 
Good to know.  Thanks for this information.
 
Oh, does BTG put strain relief where the cable leaves the earcup?  I wasn't able to find any closeup pictures of the cable exit.

 

[preproman]

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Good to know.  Thanks for this information.
 
Oh, does BTG put strain relief where the cable leaves the earcup?  I wasn't able to find any closeup pictures of the cable exit.

 
I'm going to ask.  I need them as well.

 

[jsplice]

Alright so some people here (mostly IEMCrazy) has posted at length about the quality of the pleather pads, which are the pads that came with my demo HE-6s and HE-500s.  I emailed my dealer and unfortunately he will not send the velour pads.  But right now, neither the HE-500s or HE-6s through my Lyr can compare to the HD700s.  I hear a particular congestion in the HE's, and almost a type of resonance and congestion of "standing waves" inside the ear cups in the midrange.  I feel like these cans should be capable of much more, but the fact is, I can't order a $1300 pair of headphones when I'm hearing them the way they sound now.  It would be a bit crazy to just take a gamble and say "well when I get my own set with the velour pads, it'll sound fantastic".  So my question, just how much of a sound difference is there between the velour pads?  Is it "night and day"?  If I don't really enjoy the house sound with the pleather pads, is it safe to say that changing the the velour pads won't be a revelation for me?

 

[moodyrn]

You biggest problem is the amp you're using, especially reading your comments in another thread about the anemic soundstage. The lyra is good enough to make them sound good, but they are capable of so much more than that amp can ever give
them. If you are set on the lyra, you will be better off with the he500.

 

[Happy Camper]

Couple things, give them a week or two to settle in, put both on a speaker amp. As for the differences between the pads, almost everyone chose to go back to the velour for the open feel and soundstage. I've not heard the pleather.


That center sound will not open up and sound right until these cans are powered properly.

It's a lot to drop though if you aren't happy with your setup. Many would change headphones as change gear. Much cheaper.

 

[wuwhere]

I think its the amp too. When I use my T-amp, a Dayton Audio DTA-100, supposedly 50wpc, it gets congested. But when I use my Audio Research D70 tube amp, there was no congestion at all.

 

[wuwhere]

I had the pleather too when it just came out. I had it for two or so months. Then I returned to the original velour. The original velour sounds more open, I thought the pleather is just a little closed in.

 

[sphinxvc]

Anyone remember that problem a while back about HE-500 drivers not being matched equally?  (Impedance-wise.)  
 
Has anyone tested their HE-6 drivers to see if those are matched?

 

[wuwhere]

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Anyone remember that problem a while back about HE-500 drivers not being matched equally?  (Impedance-wise.)  
 
Has anyone tested their HE-6 drivers to see if those are matched?

 
I measured mine before, it was like 48 and 49, this was just using a DMM.