[CADCAM]

Mine's HD600. My 660s sound slightly bloated on it and the Anandas were a little off too but the 600s sound amazing. Running on medium high gain.

I had the HD600's but they hurt my jaw so I sold them off. My DT990's seem to pair well with the LD and my current installed tubes.
I really enjoy this amp and have had it forever. I believe my gain is set to 5...I know it's not 10.

 

[anumits]

I had the HD600's but they hurt my jaw so I sold them off. My DT990's seem to pair well with the LD and my current installed tubes.
I really enjoy this amp and have had it forever. I believe my gain is set to 5...I know it's not 10.

Haha we must have very different heads. The 6X0s disappear on my head after a bit. And I had the Beyer Tygr for gaming (which I believe has a similar fit to 990s) and found that uncomfortable after a while. So long as we find what works for us!

 

[Shane D]

Beyerdynamic DT990 600 Ohm Premium Black Edition
I had the DT880 Premium 600Ohm as well nice balanced hp.

The only other Beyer headphones that I have read about being great are the T1.2's, but they are pretty pricey. Looking into tube amps over the years, the same suspects always pop up:
1) HD650/6XX
2) HD600
3) ATH R70X
4) Beyer T1.2's
At least in the affordable realm, although the T1.2's are pretty pricey even used (I am in Canada).

Just wondering if anybody had come across a headphone that surprised them when hooked up to their LD amp and became a favourite.

 

[Shane D]

I had the HD600's but they hurt my jaw so I sold them off. My DT990's seem to pair well with the LD and my current installed tubes.
I really enjoy this amp and have had it forever. I believe my gain is set to 5...I know it's not 10.

I am dying to get mine and see what version it is (how do I do that?), then choose a tube type (E95?) and then set the gain at 4 or 5.

This is my second time buying the 6XX's and I bought the HD600's twice in the last eighteen months. I am not a fan of either headphone on SS amps, but they really do sing with tube amps. At least the HD600's do. This will be first try with the HD6XX's and a tube amp.

 

[Uebelkraehe]

Just wondering if anybody had come across a headphone that surprised them when hooked up to their LD amp and became a favourite.

My LD MK3 had largely fallen into disuse until i tried it with the Grado The Hemp. I love this pairing. Wonderfully layered and organic.

 

[Shane D]

My LD MK3 had largely fallen into disuse until i tried it with the Grado The Hemp. I love this pairing. Wonderfully layered and organic.

Now I didn't expect that! I bought a low impedance tube amp to feed my Grado's as I assumed an OTL amp would only really fly with higher impedance headphones.
What gain do you have it on?

 

[Uebelkraehe]

Now I didn't expect that! I bought a low impedance tube amp to feed my Grado's as I assumed an OTL amp would only really fly with higher impedance headphones.
What gain do you have it on?

Lowest possible setting. Seems fine to me, probably not technically impressive at all but extremely enjoyable.

 

[Shane D]

Well, I finally got my amp and tubes. I turned it over and I see the gain switches. How do I tell what version the amp is? And how do I check for which tube type it is set to run? E91/E95/etc.

Thank you.

 

[anumits]

This should help you figure it out: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5f8jzzwbxhulf3a/Little Dot MK III Reference Guide.docx?dl=0 (Page 10 for what type of tube to use for yours)

 

[Shane D]

This should help you figure it out: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5f8jzzwbxhulf3a/Little Dot MK III Reference Guide.docx?dl=0 (Page 10 for what type of tube to use for yours)

Thanks for the link. Mine did come with instructions, but it is different than yours and now I see why. Mine are for the Little Dot MKII! In which case the E95 setting is NO jumpers.

So, it looks like my jumpers are fine and I have set the gain to high.

 

[Shane D]

I like the sound. Tried the Yugoslavia tubes and there was some awful noises, particularly in the left side.

I reversed the power tubes and replaced the drivers with the 5654's. Dead quiet, but kind of small sounding, I thought. Without giving them any real time, I switched over to the Voshkods. Very nice sound.

Doesn't have a lot of power though. I am getting a little volume bump from the Loki in the chain, but it is pushing 1:00 for modern music with 3:00 for older music. I am using Beyer DT880 (600 Ohms). They are sucking out every bit of power. Nice sound though.
Turned off the Loki and the amp volume needs to be at 2:00.

 

[anumits]

You need different volumes for different music? Interesting. Guess the auto match on Spotify works pretty well, I've almost never had to change it.

 

[Shane D]

You need different volumes for different music? Interesting. Guess the auto match on Spotify works pretty well, I've almost never had to change it.

I don't stream. Music made in the last 30 years is a lot louder than it used to be and it doesn't matter about file type.
Maybe streaming evens all that out. My DAP can do that, but I don't like what it does to the music.

 

[anumits]

I don't stream. Music made in the last 30 years is a lot louder than it used to be and it doesn't matter about file type.
Maybe streaming evens all that out. My DAP can do that, but I don't like what it does to the music.

Ah, definitely makes sense for local files. I find it really interesting about newer music having higher volume levels. Wonder what changed.

 

[Shane D]

Ah, definitely makes sense for local files. I find it really interesting about newer music having higher volume levels. Wonder what changed.

Apparently the people creating and mixing the music in the mid to late 80's decided that louder was better.

There has been a lot written about it. Here is just one story:

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/entertainment-arts-35250557