[ProfFalkin]

Why not will have no distortion at 1 or 2 watts. And it will drive any headphone not many OTLs can do that.

I like this plan.

(Shoot for 60W LOL...)

 

[Wildcatsare1]

8 w?? why su much power? isn't it useless?

There is no such thing as “useless power,” the only potential issue is with a balance mismatch with a volume set below 9:00. Extra power is at worst extra headroom and dynamics, and also an OTL that can drive planar headphones.

Who knows, you could also drive efficient speakers with said OTL.

 

[Monsterzero]

Why not will have no distortion at 1 or 2 watts. And it will drive any headphone not many OTLs can do that.

Glenn is the Mad Scientist of amps...never doubt what this man can pull off.

@2359glenn perhaps get an HE-6 or an Abyss and make it so it can drive those beasts too....That would be game over!

 

[lentoviolento]

Why not will have no distortion at 1 or 2 watts. And it will drive any headphone not many OTLs can do that.

Interesting, looking forward to see more details. Maybe i had find my new purchase

 

[streamline]

JUST posted my comparisons of the Vérité plus the Aeolus and Auteur. Here's a link if y'all would like to read it- Vérité/Aeolus/Auteur review

Nice write-up. I'm sorry if I missed it, but which pads did you use with the Verite?

 

[BunnyNamedCraig]

Nice write-up. I'm sorry if I missed it, but which pads did you use with the Verite?

You know what, you didn’t miss it, I forgot to write that I used the stock pads on all them. I’ll edit the post when I have time to reflect that. (Thank you btw).

Also with numerous pads being offered I’ll try to elaborate which specific ones they are as well.

With all the variables I was already working with I knew trying to pad roll on top of it would have made my head explode!

 

[claud W]

BE2 pads ordered.

 

[Zachik]

BE2 pads ordered.

I hope BE2 does not stand for BEvin 2... I like the original @BooUrns

 

[ProfFalkin]

They have arrived.

 

[Monsterzero]

They have arrived.

Damn dude,the figuring in that pair looks epic. Congrats.

 

[tommytakis]

They have arrived.

Jesus Christ, look at the pattern on these... I bet they smell as good as they look

 

[ProfFalkin]

Jesus Christ, look at the pattern on these... I bet they smell as good as they look

I was so taken by their looks, I completely forgot to sniff them.

I'll get on that. Tomorrow.

Maybe.

 

[streamline]

Just finished my review of the Verite:


Speed is harder for me to characterize, since it doesn't have the planar timbre, but if anything the Verite sounds more like a planar than a dynamic. It is extremely fast. I'm just not sure which is faster between it and the Utopia.

I read the above and was thinking about how to characterize Verite speed with respect to planars. This is a weird analogy, but I'm sure some of you know why it's on my mind: Verite is "fast" like a planar, but if Verite were an Avenger, it'd be fast and nimble like Captain America, while a planar (LCD say) would be fast and weighty like Hulk. Sorry ...

But more seriously, aside from speed, I don't think Verite sound anything like a planar at all. Aside from the timbre, it also lacks planar compression, and I hear it as being well within the dynamic family of headphones. The sound has a certain weight (heft, punch, slam), but it's also not planar weight -- which actually might be planar compression that I hear as weight.

 

[Fatdoi]

Based on memory, Verite almost as fast as Utopia, maybe the wood decay made it tad slower... But Utopia way faster than my Ether flow...

 

[Spandy87]

I read the above and was thinking about how to characterize Verite speed with respect to planars. This is a weird analogy, but I'm sure some of you know why it's on my mind: Verite is "fast" like a planar, but if Verite were an Avenger, it'd be fast and nimble like Captain America, while a planar (LCD say) would be fast and weighty like Hulk. Sorry ...

But more seriously, aside from speed, I don't think Verite sound anything like a planar at all. Aside from the timbre, it also lacks planar compression, and I hear it as being well within the dynamic family of headphones. The sound has a certain weight (heft, punch, slam), but it's also not planar weight -- which actually might be planar compression that I hear as weight.

Yeah that's exactly how I'm thinking of it. Great analogy haha. The Hulk is pretty fast too, but in a different way. There are some 'non-hulk' planars as well (Hifiman), but I think you perfectly summed up what I mean by "sounds like a planar without the planar timbre".