New Headphones

cstpeter
cstpeter Posts: 387
edited July 2008 in 2 Channel Audio
Today I replaced my Grado SR-80 headphones with some Sennheiser HD650 (with Cardas cable) and the new Musical Fidelity X-Can v8 amplifier. Wow! Headphones are a very economical way of acheiving hi-fi sound. I'm loving this!
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  • AudioFilet
    AudioFilet Posts: 235
    edited June 2008
    I have the same setup, except my amp is a Headroom Desktop Balanced model. I love it. Never heard anything quite like it.
    2 Channel rig:
    LSi9"s (modified xover's) & HSU Sub
    Harman Kardon HK 990 Amp
    Onkyo C-S5VL SACD
    Music Hall MMF 5.1
    Furman Elite 15

    HT rig:
    HK AVR-745 & Polk Monitor Series
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited June 2008
    I've got Senn's too. Recently, I went to Stax. There's a different sound.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited June 2008
    cstpeter wrote: »
    Today I replaced my Grado SR-80 headphones with some Sennheiser HD650 (with Cardas cable) and the new Musical Fidelity X-Can v8 amplifier. Wow! Headphones are a very economical way of acheiving hi-fi sound. I'm loving this!

    Thats probably what I would get. I keep hearing great things about Senn + MF amps.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2008
    I've found Grado to have better clarity but have always stuck with Sennheiser or AKG. Musical Fidelity is a nice compliment to the entire Sennheiser lineup and the new v8 is excellent.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • cstpeter
    cstpeter Posts: 387
    edited June 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I've found Grado to have better clarity but have always stuck with Sennheiser or AKG. Musical Fidelity is a nice compliment to the entire Sennheiser lineup and the new v8 is excellent.

    The Musical Fidelity amp is very nice, no doubt. That said, I've been testing it against the PS Audio GCHA, and I'll be keeping the PS Audio. Cleaner, smoother, better extension each way...just better sound. I dig PS Audio.
    Von Schweikert VR4-jr
    Valve Audio Predator
    Denon DVD-2900
    PS Audio Digital Link III w/Cullen Level IV Mods
    Pro-Ject Xpression w/Blue Point No. 2
    Graham Slee Special Edition 2
    PS Audio UPC-200
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited June 2008
    How bout some pics of the headphone setup?
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,766
    edited June 2008
    I've got a pair of Senn 580s. I've still yet to hear them on a good headphone amp though. Soon maybe. I've had my eye open for something since my latest 2ch preamp doesn't have a headphone jack.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited June 2008
    Definitly great bang for your buck if you can get used to it. You can have pretty stellar sound with a $1k headphone rig. Hell I'm rockin a pair of Shure E2cs and Sansa Clip and am amazed how good it sounds, total cost was $70.

    I've got a pair of 650s + amp + upgraded cable but just can't get into them. They sound great but "voice in your head" sound kills it for me.
    The Basement HT
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited June 2008
    Shizelbs wrote: »
    How bout some pics of the headphone setup?

    The latest setup- Stax!
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • cstpeter
    cstpeter Posts: 387
    edited July 2008
    What are Stax? Are they electrostatic? Seems like they're the top dog as far as headphones go...should I check 'em out?
    Von Schweikert VR4-jr
    Valve Audio Predator
    Denon DVD-2900
    PS Audio Digital Link III w/Cullen Level IV Mods
    Pro-Ject Xpression w/Blue Point No. 2
    Graham Slee Special Edition 2
    PS Audio UPC-200
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  • AudioFilet
    AudioFilet Posts: 235
    edited July 2008
    Is that Ronld Reagan wearing the Stax??!?
    2 Channel rig:
    LSi9"s (modified xover's) & HSU Sub
    Harman Kardon HK 990 Amp
    Onkyo C-S5VL SACD
    Music Hall MMF 5.1
    Furman Elite 15

    HT rig:
    HK AVR-745 & Polk Monitor Series
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited July 2008
    William Shanter, before he got all puffy! HS art project for one of my sons.

    Stax are electostatic. About 580 volts by my ears.
    There's not a lot of places to hear them. There's a Stax dealer here in Dallas.
    Head-fi meets are another good place. They are different enough
    you need to listen to before buying. More of a Grado presentation
    than Senn. You can clearly hear every instrument. Good bass,
    just not strong bass. Very fast. My first Stax set-up was a 30 year old
    set of sr-40 electrets with a srd-4 tranformer box that works with
    speaker out connections of standard amp. That was $86 off ebay
    with everything shipped, including a 16' extension cord.
    The latest set up was a lot more!
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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