[Audio Jester]

There's a possibility that a friend of mine will offer me his Harman Kardon receiver soon.  I don't know much about their gear, has anyone had any experience with HK?  Would the AVR365 be a good choice for an HE-6? Thanks.

 

[Oregonian]

Took you long enough! Close your eyes so you can see the image. A great amp will put you right in the music.

You're right about that. Very immersive.

With the grill mods the imaging is creepy good.

It was worth the wait..........

 

[Canadian411]

So I talked to tech support at Auralic and showed their Taurus spec on their website.
I asked if that balance mode output 1200mW at 32ohm is a typo or not, and they confirmed it meant to be limited for low impedance headphones.
 
That tells me Taurus isn't enough to drive HE6 ? it's actually useless in balance mode ?
 
Output Power (continuous in RMS)

​	STD Mode​	BAL Mode​
32ohm​	4500mW​	1200mW​
120ohm​	1200mW​	4500mW​
300ohm​	500mW​	2000mW​
600ohm​	250mW​	1000mW   ​

 

[purplegoat]

Couldn't one just run it single ended?

 

[Canadian411]

  Couldn't one just run it single ended?

I thought the voltage requirement is at least 5 w ?

 

[potterma]

So I talked to tech support at Auralic and showed their Taurus spec on their website.
I asked if that balance mode output 1200mW at 32ohm is a typo or not, and they confirmed it meant to be limited for low impedance headphones.

That tells me Taurus isn't enough to drive HE6 ? it's actually useless in balance mode ?
 


Output Power (continuous in RMS
)

​	STD Mode​	BAL  Mode​
32ohm ​	4500mW ​	1200mW ​
120ohm ​	1200mW ​	4500mW ​
300ohm ​	500mW ​	2000mW ​
600ohm ​	250mW ​	1000mW ​

Looks pretty bad at 62 as well. 2.3 W RMS or 3.2 peak.... Minimum 7 W peak, if you ask me. That's about 5 W RMS.

 

[Canadian411]

I give up on amps, I don't really want to spend too much money, maybe max $1000ish.
I was thinking of buying mid level Home Yamaha A/V receiver during the black friday.
 
http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/aventage/rx-a740_black_u/?mode=model
 

 

[Oregonian]

  I give up on amps, I don't really want to spend too much money, maybe max $1000ish.
I was thinking of buying mid level Home Yamaha A/V receiver during the black friday.
 
http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/aventage/rx-a740_black_u/?mode=model
 

 
Have you ever considered vintage?  You can get an incredible speaker amp with oodles of power for less than half your budget. 

 

[Thorbee]

So I am a little confused, are you bypassing the HFM adapter box to get the best sound with the he-6 going straight to the amp taps or are you going thru the HFM connection box.

 

[Canadian411]

   
Have you ever considered vintage?  You can get an incredible speaker amp with oodles of power for less than half your budget. 

 
I looked at some used pioneers but it's pretty expensive in Toronto.
 
SX-780/820 is really weak, 45 W at 8ohm - $250
SX-828 is really weak, 55 W at 8ohm - $300
SX-980 is ok, 80 W at 8ohm - $650
 
So based on the used pioneer pricing from above, I can get a brand new Yamaha AV receiver for $400-$600 during the black Friday sale.
And it will be covered by warranty.

 

[Canadian411]

  So I am a little confused, are you bypassing the HFM adapter box to get the best sound with the he-6 going straight to the amp taps or are you going thru the HFM connection box.

Speaker taps. am I doing something wrong ?

 

[Canadian411]

A quick question, 
 
I am looking at the PIONEER SX-650 Receiver, spec says 
 
Output Power : 35 watts per channel at 8 ohm
Freq Res : 10 Hz to 50 kHz
 
Hifiman HE6's frequency response is from 8 to 65 kHz.
 
Does this mean this amp does not cover anything above 50 kHz  ?, so will I lose any sound above that freq rate (51 kHz to 65 kHz) ?
 
Sorry if this question sounds dumb, just not very technical in this area.
 
Thanks in advance,

 

[shayson1357]

you can get a pretty sweet power amp for a $1000 used 

 

[Thorbee]

  Speaker taps. am I doing something wrong ?

No, I don't think. Sorry I do not post often here as I'm just slightly typing challenged   My question was if you are going directly to the HE-6 from the amp speaker taps or are you going thru the HFM adapter box. I have a scenario where I would like to use my Prima Luna mono blocks to drive my HE-6 directly and I was wondering if using the box is preferred by you with your amp or you connected directly to the amp and bypassed the box to get better sound. I could not tell from the cable description you gave if you were getting better sound with or without the adapter. Hope this makes sense. Took me a while to respond i'm just a slow typer

 

[Thorbee]

 
No, I don't think. Sorry I do not post often here as I'm just slightly typing challenged   My question was if you are going directly to the HE-6 from the amp speaker taps or are you going thru the HFM adapter box. I have a scenario where I would like to use my Prima Luna mono blocks to drive my HE-6 directly and I was wondering if using the box is preferred by you with your amp or you connected directly to the amp and bypassed the box to get better sound. I could not tell from the cable description you gave if you were getting better sound with or without the adapter. Hope this makes sense. Took me a while to respond i'm just a slow typer

Sorry Canadian411, this post was meant for Oregonian. Trying to get the hang of posting