Wow, that indeed is a quite sizeable collection! What are your impressions of the 1266TC? I'd love to demo those for a longer amount of time someday.
Anyone older in age eventually go from their beloved speakers to headphones instead? Please share!
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I just recently got them, it takes little playing with them by adjusting everything pads ,headband.
I only have used the stock cable ,but have a danacable ultra to try.
The more I listen to them I can see the appeal.I have to play with them more.It takes time to appreciate there Sound
I have been listening more to my 2 channel system lately.
As I type this I am listening to My Wireworld Hard wired He500 /Ibasso DX300 MaxSS.
My daily is a HiFiMan HE-6SE with an Effect Audio Code 23. Still a solid choice, but the Abyss might be the end of the road..
Once I moved to my studio apartment, I found that my headphone rig worked the best.
It is a noisy environment with my refrigerator and ac/heater unit being just a few feet away from my system. Add in the constant random noises of my neighbors, and speaker listening becomes a futile quest.
It is a noisy environment with my refrigerator and ac/heater unit being just a few feet away from my system. Add in the constant random noises of my neighbors, and speaker listening becomes a futile quest.
Understandable, closed-back headphones are great for that. What setup are you running?
I enjoy headphone listening, a lot. Loud speakers are great too. But listening on a good set of cans certainly can be a very immersive experience. For decades, and long work days, headphone listening helped me focus, tune out of the design room clatter and get a ton of creative work flow happening. And I got to listen to great stuff along the way. Not bad.
I run a custom built single ended OTL triode tube headphone amp that drives a set of JVC HA-D990 headphones.
I use a Micro Seiki BL-51 turntable with a Grace 707 II tonearm, and a Signet TK7e cartridge.
My phonostage is the best version of a tweaked EAR 834p clone (completely neutral and transparent).
I also use a vintage studio grade analog equalizer to boost/correct the bass of the headphones.
This setup sonically transports me to the studio or live event better than nearly any system that I have heard at any price.
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Any thought on the Feliks Audio Euforia EVO OTL amp? I’m look to it for driving ZMF Atrium closed and Verite open headphones. This would also be a very easy tube roll of 6N13S/6AS7G/6080 and 6SN7/VT231 since I have a ton of NOS variants. Folks on HiFi can websites seem to think they are magic paired together. Twice now I’ve missed Chicago CanJam to get a chance listen in person due to other obligations.
The euforia is a great match with the Verite Open and focal utopia.
I can't comment on how it pairs with the atrium closed, one Im yet to hear.
As you say there's lots of tubes that can be rolled and even more if you're willing to play with adaptors.
If you can find the euforia ae second hand or on run out/ex demo pricing I'd save the money and go that way over the evo unless you explicitly need the 4 pin XLR output on the evo.
Ran into this thread again, and did not realize I started it. I myself went full on 2 channel and never looked back. It sort of ruined my headphone experience as "it was never enough"
Of course headphones have come a long way and are amazing for what they do.
My personal fave was the Abyss even though timbre on it is so so. I learned a lot about my own preferences via being in the headphone/in eat monitor hobby.
I seem to love defined bass along with realistic timbre for female focals.
Of course headphones have come a long way and are amazing for what they do.
My personal fave was the Abyss even though timbre on it is so so. I learned a lot about my own preferences via being in the headphone/in eat monitor hobby.
I seem to love defined bass along with realistic timbre for female focals.
I went from Quad 57s and Fulton speakers to headphones and never looked back. These days I have a soundstage very much like those speakers - way beyond the headphones, just like it’s supposed to be, ten or twenty feet on the right recordings. And why not? After all, it’s the same signal.
I have to say, there is a teeny adjustment of a few minutes that I need to take going to our headphone system...but once I am in it, I really enjoy it. The qualities between the main system and the headphone system are very very similar in character. The main system is more organic and pure, but the headphone system is close enough for me to really enjoy it.
If family need to concentrate on something while I am working to music, I will go to headphone, and again genuinely do enjoy it while I work as well.
If family need to concentrate on something while I am working to music, I will go to headphone, and again genuinely do enjoy it while I work as well.
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