Paul Moerman
New Head-Fier
I'm a retiree in Arizona who loves many kinds of music, and have quite a bit of gear in the house, but relatively less in headphones. I recently decided to rip my 400+ cd collection to flac files and store away the physical media. Using a Mechen M30 player connected to either a receiver, or my car via usb. That is, until a few minutes ago when my mail delivered a Schiit Vali 2++ from Texas! Five minutes later, I'm listening to Blade Runner on the supplied NOS 6N3P tube, and my first impression are like wow! Oh, the headphones I'm using are beyerdynamics DT990T Pro (250 ohm). My next favorite ones are Audio Technica ATH-AD700, which I'll try later. I also own a couple Sennheiser's: HD558 and HD202. I don't expect the same spaciousness from them, but who knows?
I'm considering adding another set, and currently am checking reviews of the following: PHILIPS Fidelio X2HR, Grado sr60, Blue Lola, Sony Mdr-cd900st, and Sony MDR1AM2. I also plan to tube roll the Raytheon 5670 and IEC 5670 (just got a couple each NOS from ebay).
I'm considering adding another set, and currently am checking reviews of the following: PHILIPS Fidelio X2HR, Grado sr60, Blue Lola, Sony Mdr-cd900st, and Sony MDR1AM2. I also plan to tube roll the Raytheon 5670 and IEC 5670 (just got a couple each NOS from ebay).