My Ifi Go Blu can easily make the 800S uncomfortably loud using the balanced output

thats an old pic (a week perhaps?)

I use turbo. If I have it on normal I notice that the bass distorts quite a bit a times with Xbass enabled. The HD800s require alot of power

Not enough to drive the HD 800s I'm afraid

>My black label is pushed too much with this headphone

are you sure? what gain mode are you using?

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i used to own one (not with the hd800s) but im pretty sure the ifi has enough power for most headphone even on the lowest gain setting

As far as i know, the ifi xdsd gryphon can send out xbass(II) and xspace through it‘s line outs on the back

Well, if you don't feel awkward, then the rest is others own problem.

their manufacturing line is just RMA'd headphones by now

Yeah it’s stayed out of the spotlight since its release last year (surprisingly). I think it’s being marketed to the pro audio crowd, and not so aggressively toward the consumer/audiophile set. There’s a pretty active thread over on head-fi and it’s definitely gaining traction. I give it a strong recommendation!

Yup.

This hobby - like most niche hobbies - is just an excuse for consumerism. And some are all to eager to fuel it.

This hobby is easily the worst for it, especially with the endless collabs.

That's unfortunate because I really liked the Zero's tuning more than the Moondrop Aria's, but it was unbearable to use those IEMs... It took weeks for my ears to unstretch and I get back my perfect seal with my CP100s

Always wanted one of their mics, truth be told havent heard much of this headphone. Maybe itll get more traction in the future.

I had a pretty noticeable channel imbalance in my Aeon closed 2s. But DCA fixed them for me for free. Their customer service is excellent!

And dead drivers as well.

Neumann NDH30 is worth a try in that price range. Very strong technicalities, and yet a very fun, engaging listen. Build quality is top tier as well.

Thats still a hifiman tho, might as well get the ananda stealth.

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I can already see Sharur's video title

Your battery looks swollen up. If that's the case, immediately remove it as they can blow up and contaminate your headphones with acid. You don't want that.

Is that the legendary most uncomfortable 64audio aka OG CCA aka OG KZ aka Subtonic aka symphonium audio shells?

Gah I feel this in my soul. Waiting on my Bifrost 2/64, then want the ADI 2, and maybe build the S.E.X. amp to complement my Crack. Ah well. My kids don't need college...

I went directly to the Focal Clear og when I initially got serious about headphones. I love them, and don't feel like I ever need to upgrade again.

Really depends on what you consider to be an "upgrade".

When I made the jump from DT770 to LCD-2C I was a bit disappointed. My expectations were that of a linear upgrade in the same way you would get with upgrading a graphics card - I was expecting to literally hear more sounds in my music, which was not really the case. It was more like I was able to focus better on the subtle sounds that I already knew were there, but there wasn't too much brand new information I could substract from the track.

From that point of view and at that time it didn't really feel worth it. But at the same time that's a somewhat limiting way of looking at it.

Now take that same LCD-2C, EQ it a bit to add a few more db in the mid to sub bass region as well as a bit of treble, and then pair with a record such as Infrared Horizon by Artificial Brain. That EQ combined with the 2Cs relatively intimate yet at the same time thunderous soundstage, its bass extension characterized more by a sense of audible vibration rather than slam, alongside that subtle "plucked" sound specific to plannars, and you get yourself an experience that is so different from the DT770 that may as well arguably worth x4 times the price depending on your preferences. It's not downright better in the same way that upgrading from 60 to 120 hz is better or from LED to OLED is better, but it's such a different way of experiencing your music that it can be worth it, very much so or somewhat so depending on your personal preferences.

Lots of expensive headphones are badly tuned and sound worse than cheap, well tuned headphones like the 560s.

The Stax L300's plastic is so brittle that it'll just break if you look at it wrong.