[Simple Man]

I'm thinking of buying the Violectric V280 or V281 and use it in balanced mode with the HD 800S.

What DAC would you recommend? Maybe the Massdrop x Grace Design Standard DAC Balanced or something better?

Sorry for interfearing but try to listen to a Chord Qutest or maybe even better, depents on your budget very much
With a good interlink I’ve noticed details, even instruments which I never heard with for example a V850.
Save ‘some’ more money and forget the Violectric amps and buy a Chord Dave.
This with a HD800s is my dream combo, with the Utopia it is close to Heaven !

 

[Senndo]

Listened to Questyle CMA800R and HDVD800 both with HDVD800 DAC.
Dry digital sound.
The Unison Research SH with its DAC and the HDVD800 DAC is two heads taller than both of them.
Natural musical sound.
You can project this onto the mappings in this article.

I’ve heard that Questyle as well: terrible.

 

[mvule]

Chord Qutest, Violectric V281 plus HD 800S balanced sounds very nice to my ears but there is an argument for going single ended with the HD 800S...

 

[HTSkywalker]

You would have thought Sennheiser would have tuned their headphones for their own matching HDVD amps.

True but the HDVD is not an all rounder for all their cans and is not that popular.

 

[Amberlamps]

Can some one recommend where I can buy some cool n fancy %+;= cable that doesn’t splits open.

Third Party Cables only.

 

[471724]

Can some one recommend where I can buy some cool n fancy %+;= cable that doesn’t splits open.

Third Party Cables only.

Ted Allen (Headphone Lounge) headphone cables, at headphonelounge.com

tedallen0220@gmail.com

 

[HTSkywalker]

Can some one recommend where I can buy some cool n fancy %+;= cable that doesn’t splits open.

Third Party Cables only.

https://corpsecable.com/

 

[mynamesjeff]

Just got myself a Burson Soloist 3XP and the synergy with the Chord Qutest and my HD800S (balanced XLR) is amazing. Very musical.
The Soloist is amazing for it's price IMO

 

[buencamino]

Just got myself a Burson Soloist 3XP and the synergy with the Chord Qutest and my HD800S (balanced XLR) is amazing. Very musical.
The Soloist is amazing for it's price IMO

how's the HD800S with the bottlehead crack? I actually got myself a crack and a Aune x8 magic dac with burson vivid op amps.. I must say the soundstage of the HD800S disappeared when I connected it to the crack.. the vocals are a lot more emphasized though..

 

[Senndo]

how's the HD800S with the bottlehead crack? I actually got myself a crack and a Aune x8 magic dac with burson vivid op amps.. I must say the soundstage of the HD800S disappeared when I connected it to the crack.. the vocals are a lot more emphasized though..

If there’s only so much soundstage you can fit in your crack, that’s probably a good thing. Happy Friday all!

 

[TANTALUMWATCHES]

If there’s only so much soundstage you can fit in your crack, that’s probably a good thing. Happy Friday all!

LOL

 

[mynamesjeff]

how's the HD800S with the bottlehead crack? I actually got myself a crack and a Aune x8 magic dac with burson vivid op amps.. I must say the soundstage of the HD800S disappeared when I connected it to the crack.. the vocals are a lot more emphasized though..

Love it with the Bottlehead Crack and Speedball. It's the only Headphone i use with it. Warm, Musical and immersive.

 

[Enstage]

Just got these, and wow, the soundstage is something I've never really experienced.

I don't know if it's just me but I'm definitely finding them a little bit fatiguing after a few hours though...

 

[Whazzzup]

It’s just you

 

[Another Audiophile]

Just got these, and wow, the soundstage is something I've never really experienced.

I don't know if it's just me but I'm definitely finding them a little bit fatiguing after a few hours though...

You are right. For some people it can be fatiguing after few hours. I love the headphones and have been in my collection for several years but not for any type of music.