Bluesound Node to Topping E30 to L30ll on main setup. PC to Schiit Modi 2 to Magni 3 on secondary. HD 650 and HD 6XX, depending on what’s closest. Fiio KA5 on iOS devices with either of the above headphones or Momentum 2.0, depending on mood. I have a pair of HD 660S2 coming tomorrow. It never ends.
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I must ask why do you have 650's and 6xx's
I got the MassDrop 6XX for Christmas a couple of years ago and heard they were basically a 650. When a great used deal came up on the real thing, I grabbed it to do some A/B comparisons. Yep. LOL. Pretty much the same.
HD560s + FiiO K5 Pro.
Been an amazing setup, but am looking for a neutral-bright headphone to replace the 560s. Could've been the Ananda V2 but I had QC issues with 2 seperate units within a few weeks of use.
Ah the dreaded Hifiman QC. I'm waiting for the day my 4xx's break. Not looking forward to it.
560s with fog city balance 5ft with 9inch rt angel union on a K7 mounted under my desk
LCD-4 with Qudelix 5K or Singxer SA-1 when I stationary.
Got HD-800S recently and running them with 5K, however, still like LCD-4 better.
LCD-4 have a great balance between resolution and soundstage (HD-800S is more focused on soundstage/imaging). And a different tuning. So definitely reasons to prefer it.
Genelec g2 + wxc-50
He400se + dx3 pro+
HD600 and ex800st. Macbook. Apple dongle.
Sennheiser HD 660S2 (along with a variety of other headphones) with Topping E30II/L30II stack
I’m just starting out but I have a Sennheiser HD660S and Fiio Jade Audio Q11 that I’m enjoying.
Started with Drop Sennheiser HD58X and Fiio BTR5
Connected to iPhone 14 Pro Max and using Apple Music.
Arya stealth / dt 1990 which I bearly use anymore and mk3 L30+E30 that I'm about to upgrade The amp to aune s17 pro, not sure about the dac yet
PC to Topping DX7 Pro + Beyerdynamic DT1990 Pro with Dekoni velour pads. Perfection for me.
On the IEM side Sennheiser IE600 + Hiby R5 Gen II, a great pair.
My current setup: JDS Atom Amp+ HEVI and Philips Fidelio SHP9600. I’m waiting for the Sennheiser HD 600 and HD 560S to be delivered. The 560 is a gift for someone else. I was disappointed that the Audio-Technica ATH-R70x did not go on sale for BF or CM.
FiiO FH7 and DX240. I'm sure I'll buy more stuff in the future but I'd be fine if that was the last setup I ever listened to
For my home setup I got a Fiio K7 with HD600 (ZMF pads), AKG K702, AKG K371
And for the office I got a Fiio K3 and Shuoer S12s, waiting on my ISN Neo 5s to come in!
Mobile is a BTR5-2021 with Hexa’s, and my desktop setup is 6XX with a Modi 2 Uber and a Magni 2 Uber. Pretty basic but love em both.
HD800S with a Topping Dx7 Pro is my main runner
I've had the pleasure of trying the HD800S and I loved them for certain types of music. But I couldn't see myself using them daily. Maybe for gaming. But I fear they'd end up hanging on the wall as an art piece. Which they sort of are.
Current daily driver (home): HE1000 v1, Cavalli Liquid Glass, Bifrost 2
At work: HEXv2/HD600, CTH/SW51, Modi 3
I took the advice of the know-it-all's on this sub (while ignoring the normal interesting people) and run the following stack:
tv (SE rev2) -> phone cord (galvanic isolated) -> kazoo (zeos collab), sitting on vibration isolation milk crates.
Campfire andromeda with fiio btr3 mostly. For desk setup I still use Modi 2U / Asgard 2 with hd6xx or fostex th-x00.
KSE1200 plugged into Schiit Modi 3+ is what I've been using the most, recently.
- pc: ifi zen air dac, ifi zen can (used), beyer dt 900
- htpc: fiio k3 (used), topping l30, edifier r1700bt
- commute: truthear shio dac, moondrop kato
i'm still browsing for used sundara or hd6xx, so i can try out 4.4 output from my zen can
i recently managed to grab 4.4 male to male interconnect less than 10 bucks, it works feeding my shio to zen can via 4.4
In flair.
shrug It works for me. The best headphones I've ever heard were Stax, but I have other priorities before I'd ever spend that much on cans. It'd be nice to get tube power again on the headphone system, but I'm pretty happy with the triode monoblock setup in the living room for now.
Desktop: Bifrost Uber -> Asgard 2 -> HD 8XX/Focal Elegia
Portable Wired: THX Onyx -> Rai Penta
Portable "Wireless": Qudelix 5K -> Rai Penta
Portable Wireless: Galaxy Buds2 Pro
Sennheiser 660s2 paired with an ifi Hip DAC2 Gold edition is my daily setup. Very happy with it. I also have mobile setups, buds 2 pro or a set of porta pro with yaxis fed off a btr5.
pc38x with apple dongle lol
LCD-X, xDuoo MU-601 and xDuoo MT-602 sat on my desk for gaming and music listening. Sick little setup that takes up 0 space.
D10s (muses 02 op amp tweaked d10s sound) > nobsound ns-08e (gets the job done for adding tube flavors, replaced 5532s with opa 1622s helped tube flavor stand out more) > l30ii for power and linear grunt.
Best amp/dac combo I’ve found for my modded 4xx detailed cannons!
The first mod is the angle pads I got they are 50mm by 40mm sheepskin pads by AHG. I also ordered the anodized aluminum custom grill off of ebay for a little more sound stage than the og grill plus they look cool. To tops things off I got the voarmaks aviator head padding on amazon for 15 bucks really the best comfort I’ve had for a planar as well with sound.
Love the power and clarity of both the Hip Dac 2 and the Qudelix 5K, but it's fun to play with sound signature on the Qudelix for IEMs and headphones.
Can't stand wearing anything on my head and don't like the wire over the ears so I've been using Campfire Audio Atlas with the Moondrop dongle. Been a couple years not with the Atlas and I absolutely love them.
SMSL SU-8s > THX AAA 789 > Sundara / Zero: Red
Fiio Q3 + DT770 / Simgot EA1000.
Bifrost 1 AKM 4490 into Lyr+ with Hifiman HE6se V2.
I am portable only (no desktop) right now, so I my primary combo is a ZMF Aeolus and Fiio M11 Pro (ESS). I also have a Aeon Noire and a 6XX.
He400se with monolith liquid spark and apple dongle. I did a grill mod on the he400se and am using the oratory eq through peace. This is my first setup and I’ve had it for almost a year. Loving it!
Monarch MK2 + Mojo2
Letshouer S12 + Apple Dongle when walking around/ as a beater
My main is a 1990 BeyerDynamic its the best headphone i owned and its hard to look at other after using them from an overall view and just the comfort
Focal Utopia and a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 x)
Topping e50 single end -> Fosi tube amp -> Magnius / Topping e50 balanced -> Magnius. Edifier MR4 and headphones run off the balanced outputs on the Magnius. One button switches between SE and balanced input and the Fosi has bass and treble controls.
Schiit Midgard with a Modius E and HD 660S. Been really digging it!
Schiit Midgard with a Modius E and HD 660S. Been really digging it!
Fiio k7 - > ananda stealth 4.4 / M1060 Topping l30 + Thx AAA One - > Grado 325x Topping d10s - > SS-1 - > Koss 95X