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Ricey20 t1_ity8y84 wrote

Good buys. Now unsub from r/headphone and any other headphone community while you still can!

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icedomin8r t1_ityb7td wrote

Best advice I've ever heard next to, "disregard females, acquire currency."

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tedirginserseri t1_ityhah3 wrote

You want to hear another one?

Get a memory foam neck pillow.

If you have a recliner chair or a similar (we call it dad chairs in my country) chair, this works wonders and the HD6.. range is not bothered or moved off your ears. I've dozed off numerous nights in the chair listening to any kind of music since I've gotten one as a gift from my gf. Best hardware upgrade ever to my headphone listening system :)

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CyberMoose24 t1_iu0gvwl wrote

The half-donut looking things mainly used for traveling?

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tedirginserseri t1_iu0hnz5 wrote

Yep! :) They've come far since the ones where you had to inflate them and pass out from breathing too much :D

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kewlbug t1_iu0a979 wrote

I just Got HD600s and JDS labs setup. Not looking at headphones again for 5-10 years. I hope...

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Icecream_tub t1_iu16rd3 wrote

Why the 600s over the 660s or 6xxs? Just curious im new to headphones.

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kewlbug t1_iu1deks wrote

I found a thread asking people their top 5 at different prices or something. Many people said HD600 over and over. They rate good from Crinacle. It sounds like audiophile "purists" prefer the 600. I do a lot of EQ tuning with all of my equipment. especially car audio. So a good reference is also important to me.

Also Sweetwater has 2 or 3 years no interest.. so I pulled the trigger. I've got the Atom amp + and a Fiio dac but I'm looking at the Dx3pro+ I like the screen and people like the clicking knob.

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Icecream_tub t1_iu1jmui wrote

Sounds like a nice setup! Currently trying to settle on a good pair of headphones and a dac/amp setup. Thanks for the reply!

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Succotash78 OP t1_ity78ei wrote

After debating on spending quite a big chunk on headphones I pulled the trigger and bought the hd6xx and little dot mkiii as my first set of real headphones and amp a couple of months ago. I can’t believe I spent years listening to music on crappy gaming headsets or stock apple earbuds and didn’t know how bad it was. This setup has been my most used possession since I bought it and I can’t wait to continue listening to more music with it.

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hamyantti t1_itysovj wrote

I miss my little dot mkiii. Perfect amp for sennheiser 6xx series.

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NBE_23 t1_iu1uqrf wrote

Did you sell it or it got damaged?

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hamyantti t1_iu2v4x2 wrote

Sold it. I had it for many years after moving I didn't need it in the (then) new apartment. Now one apartment change later I have every now and then checked if someone is selling ld.

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Krasche02 t1_itylabg wrote

Nice! I have the exact same setup. It sounds so good! I'm using 6n6p-ir as power tubes and GE JAN 5654w as drivers.

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Lanky_Ad8574 t1_ity9gpp wrote

Nice! My Darkvoice 336se came in today. I was expecting for it to take some time for the tubes burn in but it sounds amazing out of the box through my 650’s. Tubes for life. My wallet is in trouble

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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_ityntyr wrote

But is the difference to solid state big? I have the TA-26, rolled tubes and all and I'm wondering what other people experience since I wouldn't day that sound changed by much.

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Shiro_Hayate t1_iu13r67 wrote

No.

I have a SB AE-5 > Modi >Valhalla 2 stack with HD800S, and HD660S.

There is a difference between the combinations (plugging into AE-5 directly vs Valhalla 2), most notably in the bass.

The biggest difference is the HD800S vs the HD660S. The HD800S straight up destroy the 660S. It's like sitting in a concert hall versus wearing headphones. Worth noting I literally grew up playing in concert halls, and have a trained ear (cello.)

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YalamMagic t1_ityyl8o wrote

Difference can be massive depending on which amp you're looking at. I had a Valhalla 2 and an A90 and the difference was like night and day. I actually bought the A90 to replace the Valhalla 2 but just couldn't convince myself it was better; it's just such a different experience.

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halfanothersdozen t1_ityb1s1 wrote

Do the tubes matter at headphone volumes?

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DeRMaX25 t1_ityz0s1 wrote

Yes-ish, having the DAC control volume and just crank the tubes makes the 'distortion' of the tubes really come out.

Having the tube control the volume and the DAC cranked makes it less likely for the distortion to come through

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Krasche02 t1_itz37fv wrote

I hear quite a big difference in sound signature between the few tubes i have.

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corporatemonkey t1_itz5nxv wrote

Congratulations. Now make sure you keep these and don't want to upgrade for the next 5 years atleast. Us audiophiles always have that upgrade itch, just bought myself a Neumann NHD20!

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kingtutstit t1_itzij5d wrote

This is a stupid question since I’m a beginner, but does this include a DAC? And if not do you need a separate DAC? I really like this look and would like to get it for my 650s at some point!

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Succotash78 OP t1_itzrl3y wrote

I’m using a focusrite Scarlett as a dac just because I already had it. You don’t necessarily need a dac but if you’re plugging into a pc for example there’s a lot of electronic noise on the motherboard dac that an external dac won’t have

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G4PRO t1_iu06i6y wrote

There's really little noise to no nose on a good motherboard, also if you're using a PC prefer the jack port on the Mobo directly and not the one connected on the front

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vancouvermusician t1_iu15y7u wrote

Interesting comment - currently troubleshooting high-frequency ground loop noise between active studio monitors - JDS Labs Atom DAC-AMP combo to PC via USB. About to try ground noise isolator tho would be good to solve at source.

What mobo would solve this? Using ASUS PRIME B660M-A D4. There are ways to mitigate but so far no solve at source.

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G4PRO t1_iu45vqs wrote

From USB since it's digital and not signal I'd say it's a different problem and there shouldn't really be noise, I'm not sure it can come from a faulty power PSU but maybe check it, and your DAC since in the end he's the one converting the signal and probably at fault ? I'm really not sure of anything but I'd say those are you leads. USB is the same protocol on all Mobo, they should all output the same data (varying according to spec like 2, 3.0, 3.1, etc.), So unless you USB port is faulty the Mobo quality won't change the output

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vancouvermusician t1_iu5clbp wrote

Multiple desktop PC systems create very comparable "garble computer noise" with the exception of my laptop for some reason. RCA ground loop isolator solves problem.

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herbertwalkerbush69 t1_iu2gx4m wrote

I ran that exact same set up for a long time. I now have an Ananda but find myself missing the HDXX from time to time. Someday when I have more money I would love to buy another one.

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pwrliang t1_iu2rane wrote

This AMP sales on Taobao for 179USD lol

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