Bisguittin Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 I don't know whether I really belong here. Magnificent setups abound! My headphone usage typically comes about most evenings when my wife has had enough of my SPL's. My system mainly for vinyl listening is Senn HD6xx, Matrix m- Stage HPA-1 with a top flight Burson op amp, fed by a heavily upgraded Aric Audio 3.7 tube preamplifier currently running JJ Electronic gold pin ECC82 tubes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Today’s temp setup, Audio-Technica Air HPs. ”Gothic” FET push-pull HP amp and 30V linear PS Pi3 and Audiophonics DAC HAT and recharge PS floated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Sunday afternoon music. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Sunday afternoon music. Boooooring. ....just kidding.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 28 minutes ago, Bengineer said: Boooooring. ....just kidding.... I really like LCD-X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Yeah, a lot of people love them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 15 minutes ago, Bengineer said: Yeah, a lot of people love them! I bet a lot of people love the Arya too. Listening to Tangerine Dream now with them and it's great. Wide soundstage, airy and oozing with details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky995 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Here is my desktop set up: Bluesound Node 2i Graham Slee Ultra Linear Diamond Edition Sennheiser HD800S 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinilink Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 On 18/05/2020 at 3:30 PM, mwhouston said: Today’s temp setup, Audio-Technica Air HPs. ”Gothic” FET push-pull HP amp and 30V linear PS Pi3 and Audiophonics DAC HAT and recharge PS floated. Is that ad 700x hp? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 17 minutes ago, vinilink said: Is that ad 700x hp? Yes. My favs. are the Sennheiser 700s but on SS HP amps a little bright. The ADs sound better here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinilink Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, mwhouston said: Yes. My favs. are the Sennheiser 700s but on SS HP amps a little bright. The ADs sound better here. I am not an expert on headphones, but when I first heard AD, I really liked how it sounded. Just regret not buying it then especially when it was on sale, I may end up buying it at some stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 20 minutes ago, vinilink said: I am not an expert on headphones, but when I first heard AD, I really liked how it sounded. Just regret not buying it then especially when it was on sale, I may end up buying it at some stage. I think I paid $400 for mine some years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) A simpler temp HP setup than I would normally have. Pi3 B+ with Audiophonics DAC HAT. Blue Wave CMoy style HP amp Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro closed back phones. Powered by a phone changer battery. Listening to streaming Audiophile Classical. Edited May 28, 2020 by mwhouston 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Cambridge 651a Topping D30 Spotify Premium 40 year old pair of Stax Lambda SRD 7 BS Keeping on keeping on. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flea22 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Feliks euforia and meze empyeans, new setup still burning in. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munce31 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Awesome set up Felix. How are you find the Empyreans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jensway Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Howdy gang. It's been a while. Here are some random highlights from my review lab over the past little while. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flea22 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 23/06/2020 at 3:50 PM, Munce31 said: Awesome set up Felix. How are you find the Empyreans? Thank you!! The Empyeans are beautiful to look at, comfortable for a full size headphone, has that lush planar magnetic sound with a touch of warmth. Also they are pretty easy to drive, you can wear the Empyeans for hours without issue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
626tomp Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 12 hours ago, Jensway said: Howdy gang. It's been a while. Here are some random highlights from my review lab over the past little while. Love all these headphones, wish my setup was nearly half as aesthetic as this. Whats the middle pair? Looks very fostex like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly_bastard Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Ok one setup is complete ish for now haha. The E30 DAC so cheap but so good, the headphones are sublime though. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jensway Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Some of my all times favourites: HD800S. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Soap Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 When this Cymer headphone amplifier popped up in the classifieds last week I knew I had to move quickly as it was the first and only headphone amplifier I'd seen from valve amp guru Elson. Ever. I'm so glad I did. According to Alan Langford of DEQX (who was the last owner the amp) it has all of Elson's calling cards: point to point wiring, high-end capacitors and hand-wound transformers. It puts out 6 watts via both its Headphone and Speaker outputs. The sound via my Verite Closed's is spacious and euphonic. I'm keen on getting back into touch with Elson to see if he'd fancy refreshing the case-work to bring it up to his beautifully high-standards, while upgrading anything he see's fit. My Abyss TC's are on their way back from America after having both their drivers replaced under warranty. I can't wait to try them on this. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formula409 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) Here's my minimalist setup, which is just how I like it. Marantz HD-DAC1 with a pair of Shure SRH940 and AKG Q701 (not shown). Connected to a MacBook Pro using Roon and Spotify. The PC is for occasional gaming. Both MacBook and PC connected to dual 4K displays. Excuse the dark photos, there's lots of afternoon background light. Edited August 23, 2020 by Bikkitz 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pulinap Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 On 10/08/2020 at 4:18 PM, Galactic Soap said: When this Cymer headphone amplifier popped up in the classifieds last week I knew I had to move quickly as it was the first and only headphone amplifier I'd seen from valve amp guru Elson. Ever. I'm so glad I did. According to Alan Langford of DEQX (who was the last owner the amp) it has all of Elson's calling cards: point to point wiring, high-end capacitors and hand-wound transformers. It puts out 6 watts via both its Headphone and Speaker outputs. The sound via my Verite Closed's is spacious and euphonic. I'm keen on getting back into touch with Elson to see if he'd fancy refreshing the case-work to bring it up to his beautifully high-standards, while upgrading anything he see's fit. My Abyss TC's are on their way back from America after having both their drivers replaced under warranty. I can't wait to try them on this. Elson's gear is always a treat to ears...not for brand junkies though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navlrac Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 My current work setup. New balanced headphone DAC being tested. Waiting on various Pentaconn 4.4mm and mmcx parts to make up some extra cables. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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