[Austin Morrow]

I thought I'd add my pictures. I'll have a review up in the next few days or so...
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
The Q701 is defocused on purpose.
 

 

[fabio-fi]

Nice pics, which headphones you currently use with your Ds? (aside from the Q701's)

 

[Austin Morrow]

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Nice pics, which headphones you currently use with your Ds? (aside from the Q701's)

HD650 and the LCD-2 (I'm going to a meet next week so a lot more headphones than just those).

 

[JudgeDreadLocks]

Has anyone tried driving HE-500s with these? I'm curious to know if the burson can power these adequately.

 

[Austin Morrow]

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Has anyone tried driving HE-500s with these? I'm curious to know if the burson can power these adequately.

Even though I haven't tried the HE-500 with these, they will have more than enough power, as my HA-160DS has a lot of power behind it.

 

[TheMaestro335]

Hello,
l am thinking about purchasing one of these amps. Do you think it is worth the money or do you think there are less expensive alternatives? I have 701s and Hd 600s.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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Even though I haven't tried the HE-500 with these, they will have more than enough power, as my HA-160DS has a lot of power behind it.

Looks like only 250mW max...Not ideal for orthos IMO:
 
"Output power: 250mW (less than 1% distortion)"
 
http://bursonaudio.com/HA_160DS.html
 

 

[Austin Morrow]

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Looks like only 250mW max...Not ideal for orthos IMO:
 
"Output power: 250mW (less than 1% distortion)"
 
http://bursonaudio.com/HA_160DS.html
 

Whoops, didn't see that. I need to start looking at the manual, instead of just going off sheer impressions. Sorry everyone who has orthos. 

 

[Lito1]

How does it pair with Beyer T1? I heard the combination of 160D and T1 was bright and not appropriate.
Does the 160DS correct this issue? or not?
 
Thanks in advance

 

[floydfan33]

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Has anyone tried driving HE-500s with these? I'm curious to know if the burson can power these adequately.

I have just received my HA-160DS, and It is a very poor match for the HE-500. Low volume and anemic bottom end. It was outperformed by a wide margin by my Fiio E9/E17.
 
It's so bad, I contacted Burson, and they indicated that I could ship my amp and my HE-500 to them to optimize. I was unable to get an answer from them on what this optimization might involve. 
 
At nearly $200 to ship from Canada to Australia, this was a non starter.
 
The saving grace, is that with my Lawton LA-7000, they are a match made in heaven! Deep and impactful bass, rich mids and vocals, and controlled high end. The speed and clarity is stunning. My previous systems, Lyr/LCD-2 rev 2 and My HD800 were both well loved, but the HA-160DS with the LA-7000 is damn near perfect.
 
Highly Recommended, just not with the HE-500. 
 

 

[sregor]

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I have just received my HA-160DS, and It is a very poor match for the HE-500. Low volume and anemic bottom end. It was outperformed by a wide margin by my Fiio E9/E17.
 
It's so bad, I contacted Burson, and they indicated that I could ship my amp and my HE-500 to them to optimize. I was unable to get an answer from them on what this optimization might involve. 
 
At nearly $200 to ship from Canada to Australia, this was a non starter.
 
The saving grace, is that with my Lawton LA-7000, they are a match made in heaven! Deep and impactful bass, rich mids and vocals, and controlled high end. The speed and clarity is stunning. My previous systems, Lyr/LCD-2 rev 2 and My HD800 were both well loved, but the HA-160DS with the LA-7000 is damn near perfect.
 
Highly Recommended, just not with the HE-500. 
 

Thank you for posting this! I have been seriously considering an HA-160 with my HE-500s but wasn't sure what I would be getting into. Seems like a Schiit Lyr is in my future.
 

 

[fabio-fi]

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I have just received my HA-160DS, and It is a very poor match for the HE-500. Low volume and anemic bottom end. It was outperformed by a wide margin by my Fiio E9/E17.
 
It's so bad, I contacted Burson, and they indicated that I could ship my amp and my HE-500 to them to optimize. I was unable to get an answer from them on what this optimization might involve. 
 
At nearly $200 to ship from Canada to Australia, this was a non starter.
 
The saving grace, is that with my Lawton LA-7000, they are a match made in heaven! Deep and impactful bass, rich mids and vocals, and controlled high end. The speed and clarity is stunning. My previous systems, Lyr/LCD-2 rev 2 and My HD800 were both well loved, but the HA-160DS with the LA-7000 is damn near perfect.
 
Highly Recommended, just not with the HE-500. 
 

Thanks for sharing your experience. do you have any update after burn in? any major changes in sound? the Ds after 40+ hours of burn in improves its sound. 
im curious about the optimization. 

 

[isberg]

The 160D/DS are all solid state, so there is no burn in.
 
And to the poster with the T1's, I read the same thing that the 160D/DS are not a good match. I went ahead and ordered the Schiit Lyr myself on the advice that the T1's do better with a decent tube amp.
 
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Thanks for sharing your experience. do you have any update after burn in? any major changes in sound? the Ds after 40+ hours of burn in improves its sound. 
im curious about the optimization. 

 

 

[fabio-fi]

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The 160D/DS are all solid state, so there is no burn in.
 

Wow..i dont want to start a debate about Burn-in, do some reading. 
And its true that some people prefer tubes with the T1's instead SS amps in general. 

 

[r_russ08]

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Thank you for posting this! I have been seriously considering an HA-160 with my HE-500s but wasn't sure what I would be getting into. Seems like a Schiit Lyr is in my future.
 

I, too, was contemplating mating the HD-160DS with the HE-500 but glad I read this thread first.  I also read the V200 thread and was eating up all the "synergy" talk pairing the HE-500 and the V200.  I'm seriously considering that route.