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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #520 on: August 19, 2014, 06:32:58 PM »
He400i.  I'm waiting for my tour he400i to arrive and I expect to buy them
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #521 on: August 19, 2014, 08:47:48 PM »
I heard both recently side by side (Beyers with OTL). Option 2.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #522 on: August 19, 2014, 09:13:06 PM »
Will you listen to the 400i before you make purchase decision? I think since you have the chance to hear them soon, do that before abandoning the DT880 + Valhalla 2 option. You know you enjoy the 880 w/ an OTL tube amp, you have heard the 880 with Valhalla, accounts from reliable sources (specs + humans) indicate Valhalla 2 is a significant improvement, and it is certainly the less expensive path ($350 vs $500).

Another option, just to muddy things up... if you know you liked the HE-500, snag a used pair for cheap! It will play nice with your Asgard 1, and if you watch the forums, you can snag a pair for ~$400. In my experience the 500 is all-around superior to the 880, but I have not heard the 880 specifically from an OTL tube amp... yet.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #523 on: August 19, 2014, 10:09:23 PM »
Quote from: Skyline on August 19, 2014, 02:54:19 PM
Quote from: Greed on August 19, 2014, 02:49:34 PM
90% of the time when faced with a decision like this... I go with the headphone upgrade. In this case, I would definitely go with the HE-400i even without hearing it. HFM has showed good promise with their new single-sided HE-560, so if that is any indication I would go for it. Those Beyers.. gots to go.

Option #2!  :)p1
Thanks for the vote.  I'm assuming this is the way it will lean, but I thought I'd throw it out there anyway.

As an aside, have you heard "those Beyers" with an OTL tube amp?  It's not a bad combo at all.


It's personal preferences speaking here. I've owned more Beyers than any other headphone manu even the fabled T1 + WA2 combo (which I thought was fine). Problem is while I adored the comfort (most comfortable headphones I've worn) the sound just wasn't up to snuff. Nothing against the 880/OTL combo, just not my cup of tea. Too metallicy and strident even with the heavy dose of syrup.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #524 on: August 20, 2014, 12:47:39 AM »
I guess Beyer + OTL is "as good as a Beyer gets"? But therein lies the limiting factor: Beyer sound signature is still fundamentally unchanged.
Plus the comfort. I've foregone other headphones because Beyer comfort heavily biased me toward it.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #525 on: August 20, 2014, 04:04:13 AM »
Buy my HE-500 (with all sorts of goodies thrown in)! Haha. I can cut you a good deal, and it's pretty with the wood cups!

The 400i also sounds like it will be pretty good.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #526 on: August 24, 2014, 04:35:56 AM »
Loving my HD600s. Thanks again for the advice  headbang
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #527 on: August 25, 2014, 10:23:04 PM »
Hi guys,

I've been using the Centrance HiFi-M8 as my secondary dac/amp for my desktop mac.  I have a separate set up for more serious listening.

I realize I don't need the portability and from what I read here, a schiit stack could probably serve me better for the same amount or less.  My headphones are HD800 and TH900.  I have Wyrd + Modi + Vali in mind, but I'm also wondering if an used bifrost uber (either with Vali or asgard 2) would be a better choice?

Appreciate your comments in advance!

John
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #528 on: August 26, 2014, 02:19:10 AM »
Quote from: johnkuo on August 25, 2014, 10:23:04 PM
Hi guys,

I've been using the Centrance HiFi-M8 as my secondary dac/amp for my desktop mac.  I have a separate set up for more serious listening.

I realize I don't need the portability and from what I read here, a schiit stack could probably serve me better for the same amount or less.  My headphones are HD800 and TH900.  I have Wyrd + Modi + Vali in mind, but I'm also wondering if an used bifrost uber (either with Vali or asgard 2) would be a better choice?

Appreciate your comments in advance!

John

Bifrost 2 uber is definitely better than the Modi.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #529 on: August 26, 2014, 05:16:42 AM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on August 26, 2014, 02:19:10 AM
Bifrost 2 uber is definitely better than the Modi.

Yeah I just picked up an used bifrost uber and I am going to add Wyrd and Vali.  I don't like HD800 out of Centrance but from the comments I think Vali should do a decent job.
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