[Hiltonk]

Wife bought me Omega Headphone Stand for Birthday! Very Nice!
New Stand by Hilton, on Flickr

 

[Shane D]

Wife bought me Omega Headphone Stand for Birthday! Very Nice!
New Stand by Hilton, on Flickr

That is a very nice match!

 

[DavidA]

Wife bought me Omega Headphone Stand for Birthday! Very Nice!
New Stand by Hilton, on Flickr

Only issue I have with most "Omega" style stands it that most put the ear pads in constant compression which I've notice will cause the pads to deteriorate faster but yours looks gorgeous and a nice match for your TH610

 

[Shane D]

Wife bought me Omega Headphone Stand for Birthday! Very Nice!
New Stand by Hilton, on Flickr

My problem with all stands is the dust. I had a few and got rid of them. I bought a cabinet:
Gear on top, small stuff in the drawer and headphones inside.

Not as pretty, but very functional.

 

[thug behram]

Anyone have both TH-X00 mahogany and TH-610 and can give comparison in both sound and stock pads comfort?


Reason I am asking is I have a pair for x00 (actually I have two, one for sale) and the stock pads aren't doing it for me. Too small opening and congested soundstage. I tried pad rolling third party options and it always changes the sound. I was reading the th610 pads do not change the x00 sound and are slightly bigger and more comfy. But they're pretty expensive pads so I can just pay a little more and trade in my th-x00 for a th-610. Any thoughts?

 

[phthora]

My problem with all stands is the dust. I had a few and got rid of them. I bought a cabinet:
Gear on top, small stuff in the drawer and headphones inside.

Not as pretty, but very functional.

Smart move. I ended up installing a shelving unit inside my sliding-door closet and then putting headphone stands on the shelves in there. And, another stand on my desk for the in-use headphones. Keeps them dust free and every time I open that closet door it's like my own personal Narnia.

 

[Shane D]

Smart move. I ended up installing a shelving unit inside my sliding-door closet and then putting headphone stands on the shelves in there. And, another stand on my desk for the in-use headphones. Keeps them dust free and every time I open that closet door it's like my own personal Narnia.

My cabinet isn't that big. It does have one shelf that I am going to pull out. I bought some adhesive-backed hooks which I will be putting inside. It will hold eight separate sets snugly. I will be selling some sets in the New Year.

 

[Pan Varox]

I am considering TH610 as an upgrade from AKG K550 which I really like for some relaxing listening. Are those headphones similiar?

 

[thug behram]

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[Hiltonk]

I am considering TH610 as an upgrade from AKG K550 which I really like for some relaxing listening. Are those headphones similiar?

Similarish... More of a midbass hump and more subbass and brighter top end on AKG 550s compared with stock TH610.
AKGs might be quite bright as the TH610 is right on the cusp for me. With the Lawton Chamber mod the TH610 sub-bass is much more extended like the AKG and the treble is very slight bit softer at 6k.

TH610 are a tiny bit easier to drive but there's nothing in it really.

The TH610 also technically have a very slightly cleaner square wave and impulse response which suggests they may sound a little clearer, cleaner with better attack and rythym than the AKGs.

The only other thing I can't tell from comparison data, is how the imaging differs, as I dont own a pair of AKGs to confirm. But it's known the TH610 has way better than average imaging for closed back compared to other closed backs if that matters to you.

My suggestion is try both out if you can as my experience is personal preferances weigh-in much more on these types of decisions than specs alone.
Hope that helps.

 

[Hiltonk]

RME Roon Streamdeck by Hilton, on Flickr

RME Roon Streamdeck by Hilton, on Flickr

RME Roon Streamdeck by Hilton, on Flickr

 

[obsidyen]

Anyone looking for a wireless TH610, I can recommend AirPods Max. Tuning is very similar.

 

[Hiltonk]

Bought an iFi iDSD Signature to use around the house.

These cans definitely benefit from having at least 1000mw driving them that’s for sure. 4100mw on tap, more than enough!

More snap, punch and control and less distortion is really noticeable. Can listen much much louder than I should be because they sound so clear. If anyone is thinking of changing their cans maybe buy a decent higher end amp if you’ve got an entry level Amp. I wouldn’t call RME ADI-2 I have as entry level mind you, but headphone amp stage is a little light on compared to this beast. The ifi has really woken them up.

Only get upto 96k with a chromecast but that’s good enough for 90% of my music.

Have a small battery pack powering the chromecast. Nice to have something a bit easier to move around the house than the RME. I can’t believe how much better it sounds than the fiio Q5S tc with the THX amp. I also checked out the ifi diablo and it was a little less warmer (cooler sounding) than the signature but otherwise very similar.

This is the best I've been able to come up with using the bits I had in my collection to make the ifi iDSD Signature tether free from the phone or tablet.

It's even pocketable in my shorts without any trouble so I can walk around the house untethered to my phone.

Couple right angle mini TOSLINKs to take pressure off the connections and a mini battery pack strapped on with short TOSLINK cable.

Can probably make it even more compact with some custom cables and enclosure for the chromecast. Still pretty happy to have some mobility with the stuff I had laying around.

 

[Hiltonk]

The Bass in God is a Woman (Ariana Grande), Dancing With a Stranger (Sam Smith) and Magic (Kylie Minogue) .....are.... SUBLIME with the Black Limba's and the iFi iDSD on normal gain @ 1 o'clock on the volume dial! This is how POP music should sound. MAGIC. :yum Loud in yer face and thumping.

That's where type 1 or 2 woods truly rock! Type 4 Wild Chechen can't compete with the kick, power and warmth of the Type 1 Black Limba where you just wanna feel da bass... and that's without flicking the xBass or 3D switch on the Amp. Type 4 with the xBass come close to the Type 1 but still lacking a little warmth. They are still great though for rock or more complex music, or Jazz where you need a little more articulation in the bass.

iFi iDSD Signature - TH610 Lawton Black Limba by Hilton, on Flickr

Intimacy of Wild Chechen with Hoff Ensemble - Polarity..
iFi micro iDSD Signature TH610 by Hilton, on Flickr

 

[Hiltonk]

The portable rig....

iFi iDSD Signature
Note 20 ultra
iPad Mini v5
Brydge 7.9 Wireless keyboard
Shutter Remote BT Remote
Fostex TH610 w/ Lawton Chambers (or Campfire Audio Andromeda's)
ALO Litz Pure Silver 4.4 pentacon cable (mmcx to 2pin adapters)
Aviator crumbled satchel

iFi iDSD portable rig by Hilton, on Flickr


iFi iDSD portable rig by Hilton, on Flickr


iFi iDSD portable rig by Hilton, on Flickr

Perfect Fit!!
Perfect fit by Hilton, on Flickr

2pin2mmcx-litz by Hilton, on Flickr