[Roasty]

Here a pic of the cable ZMF came out with new premium connectors. Cable looks like diamonds under light and through the silver strands I can see copper.

Nice looking cable. What's the other one in the top left corner of the pic?
Your couch needs some tlc man.

 

[Bonddam]

This is man cave couch new coach after my wife leaves me and my destroyer of son gets out(have to hide anything that can be thrown and cause damage).
Other cable is Moon Audio Black Dragon.

 

[Yoram Diamand]

Did anyone try the Lavricables 20 Grand? I bought one but no feedback here yet. I will be in the mail soon.

 

[moemoney]

Did anyone try the Lavricables 20 Grand? I bought one but no feedback here yet. I will be in the mail soon.

I use them with my Empys and I think the sound pretty decent I wish I would have gotten them for all my headphones.

 

[Yoram Diamand]

I use them with my Empys and I think the sound pretty decent I wish I would have gotten them for all my headphones.

Thanks

 

[Hoegaardener70]

Empy is also my favourite headphone. However, my favourite IEM, which is final a8000, has the opposite sound signature.

Funny, I wanted to write exactly the same. A8000 is a good companion for the Empy, since it a juxtaposition - ultra transparent with bright but super dynamic tuning.

 

[ctop]

Hi, I just received my first headphone, the Empyrean and I'm very happy with it. I was more of an IEM guy as I found it very uncomfortable previously to have headphones resting on my head and the main reason I blind bought the Empys was the description of a lot regarding the superb comfortability aside from the exceptional non fatiguing sound character of this HP.

My source right now is an A&K SP2000 and I also have a Kann Alpha incoming to provide more juice. I'm really new at this HP thing and I hope to get some advice from you guys...

Would the Empy improve substantially with a desktop amp/dac setup? No chance for me to try from where I am, so again a blind buy if ever.

I'm looking at possibly a
- GS-X mini with RME ADI-2 fs or bifrost2 or Qutest as dac
- Burson Conductor 3XR
- Hugo TT2 ( a bit over my budget)

...or should I just stick with my current daps?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[ThanatosVI]

Would the Empy improve substantially with a desktop amp/dac setup? No chance for me to try from where I am, so again a blind buy if ever.

Yes it would, Empyrean scale really well with better source and amplification.

That said, they will already sound great with the A&K alpha

 

[ctop]

Looks like its inevitable for me to get a desktop setup.
I'd have to research more then on which to get.

 

[Music Path]

Looks like its inevitable for me to get a desktop setup.
I'd have to research more then on which to get.

Look on the new Violectric V380, cheaper version V590, both Dac/amps.
Both recent and good to add on to your list.

 

[ctop]

Look on the new Violectric V380, cheaper version V590, both Dac/amps.
Both recent and good to add on to your list.

Thanks. Will research on it also.

 

[LCMusicLover]

Hi, I just received my first headphone, the Empyrean and I'm very happy with it. I was more of an IEM guy as I found it very uncomfortable previously to have headphones resting on my head and the main reason I blind bought the Empys was the description of a lot regarding the superb comfortability aside from the exceptional non fatiguing sound character of this HP.

My source right now is an A&K SP2000 and I also have a Kann Alpha incoming to provide more juice. I'm really new at this HP thing and I hope to get some advice from you guys...

Would the Empy improve substantially with a desktop amp/dac setup? No chance for me to try from where I am, so again a blind buy if ever.

I'm looking at possibly a
- GS-X mini with RME ADI-2 fs or bifrost2 or Qutest as dac
- Burson Conductor 3XR
- Hugo TT2 ( a bit over my budget)

...or should I just stick with my current daps?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

5 - 10% improvement. I find that to be true with most of my efficient cans (Utopia, HEKse and Empy when I owned it).

It's actually amazing how a great DAP can approach desktop performance as long as the cans aren't too power-hungry.

 

[Bonddam]

New Copper Empyrean with Verite Silver 4 with new copper connectors and barrel.

 

[Newsee]

New Copper Empyrean with Verite Silver 4 with new copper connectors and barrel.

You choose splitter material and you get the connectors in the same color?
Do you have the pure silver or the hybrid with 2k inner core?

 

[Bonddam]

You choose splitter material and you get the connectors in the same color?
Do you have the pure silver or the hybrid with 2k inner core?

I didn’t know about the connectors it just showed up with their new premium connectors. I don’t even remember what design I chose. I was just lucky that it matches my Empyrean.
Inner core is copper so hybrid