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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #460 on: June 22, 2015, 11:28:59 AM »
Funny now, songmic....my journey was very similar to yours...my second amp was the Soloist (first was the Asgard 1)....strongly disliked it from the get go...very laid back and almost put me to sleep...I went ahead and got the Mojo...this amp continues to keep me interested in the planar magnetics...otherwise, its the HD 800 with the ZD (and now the ZDS when it shows up)..
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #461 on: July 02, 2015, 02:46:36 PM »
Hmm, i wonder where does the valhalla and bottlehead head rank on this list.
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #462 on: July 05, 2015, 10:12:13 PM »
Did anyone here ever comment on the ZDS vs. something like a DNA Stratus or one of Craigs higher end tube amps for the HD800s?

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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #463 on: July 05, 2015, 10:57:03 PM »
Heard from a close friend that the Eddie Current modded Super 7 amp is outstanding with the HD800's
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #464 on: July 05, 2015, 10:58:05 PM »
Quote from: Rotijon on July 02, 2015, 02:46:36 PM
Hmm, i wonder where does the valhalla and bottlehead head rank on this list.

I use my loaner pair of HD800's with the Valhalla 2, and they sound impressive to me.
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #465 on: July 13, 2015, 09:46:16 PM »
From left of field, what about the following options:
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #466 on: July 13, 2015, 09:48:22 PM »
The Luxman SQ-N100 is a small valve amplifier (10 watts RMS per channel) that can run both speakers and headphones, ala the solid state Schiit Ragnarok. In the case of the Luxman, resistors are used in the pipe from the amp's juice to power the headphone socket. Could it be considered an option for the HD800 and other quality headphones? An old 6 Moons review suggests so. Or, would the outcome be akin to using a Leben to power headphones? http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/luxman3/100.html

What about the AudioValve Verto? Hook this little baby up to the speaker posts of a (quality) amplifier and you have power to burn. http://www.audiovalve.info/to/verto.php

What about the Linnenberg Maestro with Linnenberg Unisono power supply? http://www.linnenberg-audio.de/html/maestro.html

Something interesting from Japan is the Aurorasound Heada: http://www.aurorasound.jp/english/heada-en.htm

Violectric V281 in balanced mode? http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/authoritative-and-potent-violectric-v281-headphone-amplifier#HXJFqkCv3YvFsUCD.97

Surely the GSX MKII is not bad with the HD800s? Or, is it a case of the HD800's highs being THAT aberrant? http://parttimeaudiophile.com/2014/04/11/headamp-gsx-mk2/
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #467 on: July 14, 2015, 06:24:09 PM »
The best I have the HD800 sound is out of Pete Milletts's DIY SRPP amp. Impedance matching Sowter transformers maybe the key here.

http://www.pmillett.com/ecc99_srpp_headphone_amp.htm





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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #468 on: July 21, 2015, 07:50:06 AM »
Another amp to mention which has gotten great reviews in the press but little mention in the forums is the Trilogy Audio 933. It's a solid state affair with a separate psu and designed by Nic poulson of Isol-8 fame. Hoping to demo one of these in the coming weeks.
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #469 on: July 21, 2015, 10:54:46 AM »
Quote from: Alaarx on July 05, 2015, 10:12:13 PM
Did anyone here ever comment on the ZDS vs. something like a DNA Stratus or one of Craigs higher end tube amps for the HD800s?



For HD800s, if you want a little sweetness, I'd go with the Zana Deux Super. HOWEVER, after hearing the PSU upgrade, I'd say save your money, mod your HD800 and get the Black Widow. Easily bests every other solid state option here. Honestly, the only amp I've heard that's "that much" better is the Studio.

This thread is full of options that are terrible. Violectric? Burson? The GSX MK2?!? WTFBBQ.
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