CJs06
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It's been a good minute since I've seen a mad ear. How does it pair with your HD800?
Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...
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It's been a good minute since I've seen a mad ear. How does it pair with your HD800?
whirlwind
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The mad ear pairs very well with the hd800, as it does with many different headphones
bonesnv
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The wood bracing I put on actually came in handy for cable management, caused another trip to Lowes.
LCfiner
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Another MAD Ear+ (an older one - only one output jack)
Sounds wonderful. Excellent match.
Sounds wonderful. Excellent match.
my mad ear, two headphone outs, preamp, and line out
whirlwind
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Gotta love all this Mad Love
62ohm
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Added a Benchmark DAC1-USB, and reorganized my table a bit.
Just re-organized the office corner listening station.
From left to right:
LD MKIVSE
Audio-GD FUN (A) (Sun OPA)
HE-300
SP MPX3 (6SN7x2 & 2C51)
Sony Vaio
DV 336SE
NuForce u-Dac (rear)
Fiio E07k (rear)
Cable management (underneath the scene)
From left to right:
LD MKIVSE
Audio-GD FUN (A) (Sun OPA)
HE-300
SP MPX3 (6SN7x2 & 2C51)
Sony Vaio
DV 336SE
NuForce u-Dac (rear)
Fiio E07k (rear)
Cable management (underneath the scene)
CJs06
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Just re-organized the office corner listening station.
From left to right:
LD MKIVSE
Audio-GD FUN (A) (Sun OPA)
HE-300
SP MPX3 (6SN7x2 & 2C51)
Sony Vaio
DV 336SE
NuForce u-Dac (rear)
Fiio E07k (rear)
Cable management (underneath the scene)
Woah, that's a lot of gear for those HE-300s
indrameyz
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How is the impression for he300 pairing with e07k(as a dac/amp)?
Woah, that's a lot of gear for those HE-300s
Lol....The HE-300s are the ones I have been listening to the last few hours...
I have a couple of others that I have to share the love with:
The HE-300 has to be one of the most underrated phone around. The Hifiman planars get all the love but these things rock. Been listening to them for a few hours exclusively. They do various genres deliciously. I have the velour pads on which the sound is better than the pleather. The pleather pads give a more congested and dark sound. They also scale really well with amps. The mids on these things are yummy!!!
indrameyz
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The HE-300 has to be one of the most underrated phone around. The Hifiman planars get all the love but these things rock. Been listening to them for a few hours exclusively. They do various genres deliciously. I have the velour pads on which the sound is better than the pleather. The pleather pads give a more congested and dark sound. They also scale really well with amps. The mids on these things are yummy!!!
Did you buy the velour pads aftermarket?what velour headphone did you use on HE-300?coz on that photo the pads i see is like the stock one due to its color
Thank's for the explanation
bfreedma
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Not the best picture ever, but current setup below with the new GS-X
Not the best picture ever, but current setup below with the new GS-X
Could you provide some initial thoughts on the GS-X?
bfreedma
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Sure, though I'll just be repeating the same thoughts as previous owners.
The statement made in the GS-X thread about it being "a wire with gain" is a very accurate description. Everything seems very balanced and the perception is that the amp is reproducing exactly what's there. Really, really good tight bass without overemphasis and in perfect balance with the mids and treble. For example, my Bryston BHA-1 has a black background which I thought was perfect until I heard the GS-X, which has no background at all. I know that seems like an odd comment, and probably doesn't make much sense until you hear both units. Not saying the Bryston is bad, just that the GS-X seems to be better (purer?). The Headamp/LCD3 combo is the best I've heard to date and at this point, it's hard to imagine buying another SS amp.
The build quality is outrageously good and it looks better in person than in most of the pictures.
If you have the patience, I would recommend making a deposit.
