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    Reasonably priced all-in-one DAC/amp combo units with extreme power output?

    Thanks for the suggestions. Does the SMSL DO400 have enough power to properly drive the Hifiman HS6seV2? It has 3W into 32ohms - and the HE6seV2 is 50ohms, and is said to need 2W into 50ohms. So I'm not sure if having 3W into 32ohms means having at least 2W into 50ohms...?
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    Introducing the SMSL D400 Pro USB Desktop DAC - Now Available on Apos Audio

    Anyone know if this can power the Hifiman HE6SEV2?
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    Schiit Jotunheim Review / Preview - Head-Fi TV

    I also just experienced this ringing phenomenon. Seemed only to happen in high gain using balanced outout for the Hifiman HE6seV2. Went away with turning it off and on again. Has happened twice now. Does this sort of ringing distortion damage the drivers and/or voicecoil of the headphones?
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    Reasonably priced all-in-one DAC/amp combo units with extreme power output?

    Does anything rival the Schiit Jotunheim (with built-in DAC) at that price for a DAC/amp combo unit that offers at least 2-3 watts into 50ohms? Most other combo units I have seen with this power output are in the >$1000 range?
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    Audeze - MM-Series - MM-500

    I thought the drivers are both 90mm and within 2dB sensitivity of each other?
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    Audeze - MM-Series - MM-500

    I am about to order an Audeze MM-500 B stock ('new' condition, but a customer who has returned the product). One thing I am worrying about is how feasible is it with these returned products that someone could have bought both an MM 100 and an MM 500, then swapped the MM 500 driver into the MM...
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    Sennheiser HD 490 Pro Plus coming?

    What is the fit like on these? I'm one of the few people that love the HD650's clamp because of how secure they are on the head. I feel I could do a backflip and they still wouldn't budge out of position. Does the 490 Pro have a similarly secure fit on the head? Even if you have a...
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    High fidelity OVER-EAR ear defenders?

    Or are there any acive noise-cancelling headphones with a pass-through feature that attenuates the decibel level but preserves the overall frequency response of the outside world?
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    DAC amp combo with AKM chip + class A amp + very high power output?

    Does such a thing exist on the market? I need an AKM DAC chip (or an R2R DAC), class A amp operation, and enough juice to drive the Hifiman HE6... Thanks in advance for any suggestions...
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    Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion

    They've been out for a while now - so do the Mod House Tungsten slam as hard and are they as physical in the bass as the OG Hifiman HE6? Preferably, from someone who's managed to A/B both of them...? (Might be a bit of an ask given the rarity of the OG HE6) And would that refer to the SS or...
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    High fidelity OVER-EAR ear defenders?

    Hi thanks I am actually looking for pure ear defenders with no driver inside - only for sound reduction purposes
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    High fidelity OVER-EAR ear defenders?

    There are lots of in-ear hearing protection products that claim to attenuate the sound pressure level whilst preserving frequency response (for use at music venues, live music, drum practice...etc...), but are there any over-ear solutions that do the same? Not everyone can tolerate in-ear...
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    Sennheiser HD800 S Impressions Thread (read first post for summary)

    Is anyone aware of a protective travel case for the HD800s that does NOT require you to detach the headphone cables to store it? I don't want to detach the cable from the headphone every time I store it because of multiple reports of the cable connection point breaking when attempting to detach...
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    Massdrop x Focal Elex Review & Measurements

    The Elex, Elear and Clear all use an aluminium driver. Aluminium (unlike steel or magnesium) does not have a 'fatigue limit' - meaning that it can only withstand a finite, limited number of deformation cycles before it fails completely and therefore deforms without returning to its original...
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    Mod House Audio Tungsten - Planar Magnetic Headphones - Impressions and Discussion

    How is the dynamics, macro-contrast, slam, and impact (i.e. overall sense of physical tactility) on this headphone? Do kick drums hit with the force of the entire universe imploding? The Tungsten is meant to be the spiritual successor to the Hifiman HE6 - and by most accounts the most special...
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