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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #330 on: March 19, 2015, 05:38:45 PM »
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #331 on: March 19, 2015, 09:39:22 PM »
Quote from: marvey on March 19, 2015, 05:17:48 PM
Maybe I should wire up an HD800 high impedance adapter and sell it.

I'm surprised that nobody is making high z adapters yet, i guess it's still too DIY-ey.  But that is a good idea, just from a listener's point of view - it would be useful to have a range of different impedance adapters to see how it changes your FR.
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #332 on: March 19, 2015, 11:09:24 PM »
Quote from: marvey on March 19, 2015, 05:17:48 PM
Maybe I should wire up an HD800 high impedance adapter and sell it.

As someone who owns a Rag, I'd really like to try this (i.e. I'd buy it)...You've talked about this for some time now, but as an audio n00b, I have no idea where to start. I can't imagine it's actually that difficult, but my lack of knowledge is an obstacle. :-[
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #333 on: March 19, 2015, 11:11:27 PM »
Quote from: JoelT on March 19, 2015, 11:09:24 PM
As someone who owns a Rag, I'd really like to try this (i.e. I'd buy it)...You've talked about this for some time now, but as an audio n00b, I have no idea where to start. I can't imagine it's actually that difficult, but my lack of knowledge is an obstacle. :-[

I would buy too!
Marvey, that would be a good way to make some money with changstar. Probably more than your amazon links :P
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #334 on: March 19, 2015, 11:13:41 PM »
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #335 on: March 23, 2015, 02:03:31 AM »
Well, I don't have an HD800, but you guys weren't fucking around regarding the Valhalla 2. Seriously good shit with my HD650. Got it to try, minimal risk and all with the return policy, but instead am going to sell non-headphones to make it fit financially. I was expecting it to be brighter, sharper, too detailed (I guess), or more aggressive than it is based on what some have said, but it really hits that sweet spot in most ways.

Wondering what other tubes can bring to the table...Before I got it, I was thinking I might want warmer sounding tubes, but I'm honestly pretty happy with the presentation of the stock tubes.
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #336 on: March 23, 2015, 02:15:59 AM »
Quote from: hans030390 on March 23, 2015, 02:03:31 AM
Well, I don't have an HD800, but you guys weren't fucking around regarding the Valhalla 2. Seriously good shit with my HD650. Got it to try, minimal risk and all with the return policy, but instead am going to sell non-headphones to make it fit financially. I was expecting it to be brighter, sharper, too detailed (I guess), or more aggressive than it is based on what some have said, but it really hits that sweet spot in most ways.

Wondering what other tubes can bring to the table...Before I got it, I was thinking I might want warmer sounding tubes, but I'm honestly pretty happy with the presentation of the stock tubes.

Yeah, Val2 is still on the warm side of the spectrum in my book. Nature of OTL maybe
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #337 on: March 23, 2015, 09:30:18 PM »
Yeah, perhaps. I'm pretty new to tube amps of any kind. Anyone have particular tube recommendations for it? I've seen the Amperex 6922s mentioned a lot, and Marv mentioned the Telefunken 7DJ8 once. I'm pretty satisfied with the stock Val2's level of warmth and general tone, so I wouldn't want it to deviate too much from that. I'd primarily be interested in more low-bass slam, keeping the low and clean and detailed, and a larger, more 3D soundstage. Maybe more dynamics/liveliness. An increase in resolution or a hair of extra/sharper treble over stock wouldn't hurt either, though I'd like to maintain the smooth, liquid nature that makes it easy to listen to. Hopefully there are options that work well with most good headphones in case I were to ever get the HD800 but still used the HD650 along with it.
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #338 on: March 23, 2015, 09:35:41 PM »
Best tubes I heard in the ECC88/6DJ8/6922 family are the E188CC/7308 "Laradiotechnique" . unmatched clarity and openness. Real 3D feeling. I still dream of this tube.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/759073/rare-1967-rtc-la-radiotechnique-e188cc-lyr-end-game-tube for example

Those tubes are insanely expensive though. We're sometimes fortunate enough to find theses at better prices locally here in France.
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #339 on: April 03, 2015, 02:06:40 AM »
I've been quite content with the Mjolnir driving my HD800 for some time. Have just pulled the trigger on the Ragnarok as I plan on acquiring Kef LS50 speakers.


My chain will be MBP with Audirvana+ 2.0.9 > NAD M51 > Ragnarok >Draug v2 > HD800/HD650.


This Schiit better be good.
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