[Solitary1]

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I've been considering the Pan Am. Does it really bring the 650s to life?

 
Definitely. Been a long time owner of the HD650, never owned the really high-end tube amps, probably the best one that I own is the X-Can v3 and v8, after that the Antique Soundlab MG Head DT. Always said the X-Can v8 was the best, but, now that goes to the Pan Am. Everybody said the Pan Am is made for the LCD2 (my next phones), but, in mean time I am very happy with 650 driven with the Pan Am, some say the the 650's are too lush for the Pan Am which is a warm sounding amp. Not me.

 

[Lorspeaker]

just gave away my LYR, i am an idiot. 
Cant believe i am stuck in a situation of WHAT's NEXT to feed this hd650.
wats a PAN AM...let me search.
Hows the soundstage of this PAN AM on the hd650..BIG??
 
Had the V3 before, a very airy amp, v good with the hd600 i had then. 
Not sure if this amp can wake up the 650.
 
Tot there is a new EF amp from hifiman...EF6?

 

[jrprana]

just gave away my LYR, i am an idiot. 

I'm in similar situation. Sold Lyr to buy Mjolnir. Now I kind of regret selling the Lyr. What if I don't like Mjolnir with HD650. Maybe I should have kept it and compare the two.
Right now I'm without amp, since MJ is still in transit

 

[Lorspeaker]

the Pan AM is a dac+amp...i dun wan another dac. i hav got an AUDIOGD...which kills any other dac on MARs.

 
Did i say the ef6, just found out thats a solidstate..going for 1.5k..n NO tubes...thats OUT of my trucking budget. 

 

[olor1n]

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just gave away my LYR, i am an idiot. 

I'm in similar situation. Sold Lyr to buy Mjolnir. Now I kind of regret selling the Lyr. What if I don't like Mjolnir with HD650. Maybe I should have kept it and compare the two.
Right now I'm without amp, since MJ is still in transit

 
You won't miss the Lyr. The MJ is better in all aspects. The only way to have that playing field levelled is if you gimped the MJ by feeding it a crappy single ended source.

 

[jrprana]

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You won't miss the Lyr. The MJ is better in all aspects. 

 
That's good to hear. 
 
 

 

[Lorspeaker]

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You won't miss the Lyr. The MJ is better in all aspects. The only way to have that playing field levelled is if you gimped the MJ by feeding it a crappy single ended source.

http://www.head-fi.org/a/schiit-mjolnir-reviews-and-impressions-collected
 
been reading thru this thread, the hammer sounds brutally brutal. 

i cant go back to those bryston days. 

 

[wolfetan44]

Got HD650's yesterday

 

[cyborg00900]

Im looking for a tube amp to try out with my HD650s, I dont want to spend too much since Im broke and already own a CKKIII, would something like the Little Dot MKII be worth it?

Edit: Budget would be below 200, just heard such great things about HD650s and OTL amps so wanted to give it a go.

I was in your shoes a few months back but i just decided to save some $$$ to go for something a bit pricer, but I would have just gone for the little dot iii I did some extended research and seems a lot of owners are happy customers.
You could find it used for about your budget on the classifieds.

 

[cyborg00900]

En

Got HD650's yesterday

Enjoy!

 

[Lorspeaker]

give us your odac/o2 hd650 feedback

 

[wolfetan44]

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give us your odac/o2 hd650 feedback

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Got HD650's yesterday

Enjoy!

Thanks!

 

[longbowbbs]

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Got HD650's yesterday

Congrats! You will love them!

 

[Solitary1]

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the Pan AM is a dac+amp...i dun wan another dac. i hav got an AUDIOGD...which kills any other dac on MARs.

 
Did i say the ef6, just found out thats a solidstate..going for 1.5k..n NO tubes...thats OUT of my trucking budget. 

 
I  also use the Audio GD , the NFB-11.32  that is what I'm using to drive the Pan Am, I like the DAC on the 11.32 better than the internal DAC with Pan Am. Can't beat 32/192 sound.

 

[wolfetan44]

Got HD650's yesterday

Congrats! You will love them!

I do. I got them yesterday.