[telecaster]

Got my meridian 861 with Stax 006TS SR507 setup. Playing from jriver and meridian explorer from a SSD tiny fanless PC, remote with iPad.
 

 

 

 

[nappiguan]

Mid fi turning hi fi revolution and evolution.  Thanks Head-fi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Butler]

What are those wood Omega shaped headphone stands?

Based on his explanation It sounds like the one he has is a knock off of the original Sieveking Sound Omega. They are incredibly high quality from various kinds of woods and are not cheap.

The knock offs tend to wobble or split at the wooden seams.

 

[intlsubband]

  Mid fi turning hi fi revolution and evolution.  Thanks Head-fi.

 

 
That's a whole lotta bass in those two alone!

 

[nappiguan]

   
That's a whole lotta bass in those two alone!

Bass is Ace

 

[intlsubband]

 
Bass is Ace

 
 
I recently sold my SZ2000. They were a whole lotta fun, but I just stopped listening to them after I settled into the HE-500. They satisfy my bassy (and other frequency) needs!

 

[nappiguan]

   
 
I recently sold my SZ2000. They were a whole lotta fun, but I just stopped listening to them after I settled into the HE-500. They satisfy my bassy (and other frequency) needs!

The dt990, x1, and sz1000s have alowed me to settle down a bit.  I cant commit to the he598s just yet though. 

 

[penmarker]

Based on his explanation It sounds like the one he has is a knock off of the original Sieveking Sound Omega. They are incredibly high quality from various kinds of woods and are not cheap.

The knock offs tend to wobble or split at the wooden seams.

Careful with the Omega stands, my friend cracked the plastic part of his T90 headband since the width put constant stress on them. What's best is to get something like the Alpha Dog stands, they don't stretch the headband too much for too long. Or one that hangs your headphone and doesn't stretch em out.

 

[thatBeatsguy]

 

Based on his explanation It sounds like the one he has is a knock off of the original Sieveking Sound Omega. They are incredibly high quality from various kinds of woods and are not cheap.

The knock offs tend to wobble or split at the wooden seams.

Careful with the Omega stands, my friend cracked the plastic part of his T90 headband since the width put constant stress on them. What's best is to get something like the Alpha Dog stands, they don't stretch the headband too much for too long. Or one that hangs your headphone and doesn't stretch em out.

Master & Dynamic's headphone stand is a good example, albeit really overpriced -- it's little more than an angled metal bar welded onto a circular metal plate with a rubberized base. For about $70 I think. 

 

[intlsubband]

 
The dt990, x1, and sz1000s have alowed me to settle down a bit.  I cant commit to the he598s just yet though. 

 
Did you find any differences in sound between SZ1K and SZ2K?

 

[intlsubband]

Regarding stands - I can also strongly recommend the Sennheiser HH10. They are very small and clip onto bookshelfs etc, very versatile, pleasing aesthetics (curved and padded), and it doesn't stretch the headphones at all. 
 
Also pretty cheap - usually around 20-25 US$
 
http://headphones.com.au/psingle?productID=705

 

[mikey1964]

Based on his explanation It sounds like the one he has is a knock off of the original Sieveking Sound Omega. They are incredibly high quality from various kinds of woods and are not cheap.

The knock offs tend to wobble or split at the wooden seams.

I've had those two Omega stands for a few months now, no issue thus far. Though the chamfer on them tend to not be even, the base itself is even and is quite stable, no wobble whatsoever. I'm actually quite happy wth them.

Careful with the Omega stands, my friend cracked the plastic part of his T90 headband since the width put constant stress on them. What's best is to get something like the Alpha Dog stands, they don't stretch the headband too much for too long. Or one that hangs your headphone and doesn't stretch em out.

I have my HD800 and HD700 mounted on them and from what I can see, there's no unnecessary stretching of the headbands on both of them. There is very little force exerted by my HD800 on the sides f the Omega stand, there is a little more force exerted by the headband on the HD700 but from my observation, it's still quite mild, bear in mind that compared to the HD800, the HD700 does have a little more clamping force.

 

[deadie]

My set up for the past 3 days:
 
PC - Hugo - McIntosh C31V preamp - Emotiva Mini-X speaker taps - Balanced HD800.  
 

 
To the right of the monitor is a McIntosh 2505 amp with headphone output and a Logitech Transporter.  That was my main desktop headphone rig until I decided to see how the Emo & Hugo paired with the Mc preamp.  
 
For the money, it is fantastic.  Musical and powerful.  Now I'm jonesing to hear how a First Watt M2 would sound.

 

[arny73]

new upgrade

Lector Digicode 2.24 (+ parallel DACKit) --> Tektron TK300B-S-Ref --> DIY Speaker-Headphone Adapter --> HD800 or HE500

 

[intlsubband]

Truth by Jeff Beck, great album!