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After hearing the AH-D2000's paired with the Grace at a meet I was blown away by the combination. Finally got an AH-D7000 today. I don't think I've ever heard better amp/phone matching than the Grace with these Denons. Not sure if the same holds true for Denon's new line, but I'd like to find out sometime.
I've written about this combination before in an other thread about Grace Design m903 (or Fostex TH-900). I am very fond of Grace Design m903 + Denon AH-D7000. It is one of my favurite combinations.
To my surprise I rather recently found out during a demo that Grace Design m903 also does very well with HiFiMAN HE-6. I and another person compared it to the well regarded Auralic Taurus. m903 was as good or maybe better. I listen at very low loudness levels (see numbers below). The other person probably normal, but also tried very loud without problems or clipping.
HiFiMAN HE-6 made a very good impression.
I don't like Sennheiser HD 800 + Grace Design m903 as stated in a thread about Lynx Hilo. Lynx Hilo + Sennheiser HD 800 on the other hand seem to be a good combination.
First impression is that Grace Design m903 + Sennheiser HD 650 is a good combination, but this is still early stages for me.
Audeze LCD2.2 bamboo and (to a lesser degree) LCD3: My first impressions: "What's all the fuzz about?" and "Much ado about nothing". Tested on Grace Design m903 (LCD2 and 3), Auralic Taurus (LCD3) and Schiit Mjölnir (LCD3).
I have spent too little time with Grace Design m903 + beyerdynamic T 1, but the impression wasn't negative.
Grace Design m903 as DAC + STAX SRM-007t + STAX SR-009 is a good combination.
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Some of you listen rather loudly.
Typically I set my Grace m903 between 40 and 50 with no boost. Then again, my headphones are all low impedance/high sensitivity.
With foobar2000 with replaygain, I'm typically around this, maybe a bit lower depending on mood etc.:
- AKG K 701: 41
- Sennheiser HD 800: 41
- Denon AH-D7000: 33 (often a bit lower)
- beyerdynamic T 1: 46
- AKG K 271 MK II/HSD 271: 38
- Sennheiser HD 25-1 II basic: 32
- Sennheiser HD 380 Pro: 33
With foobar2000 with replaygain and -3 dB 46 initially seems reasonable with Sennheiser HD 650, but this is so far very early and brief stages.
During the HiFiMAN HE-6 demo in a shop demoroom I used approximately 61-63. The other person around 79 for normal and 90 or above for testing very loud/limit.