Yeah, some people on here are serious haters. They’ll just downvote without explaining why. Or if they do explain, they’ll just argue for the sake of arguing, not to further the discussion.

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It was the first song I heard on a pair of open backs (HD 598) so it’s kind of a ritual for me now. Any time I get a new pair of headphones, that’s what I’ll listen to. That whole album is gray too.

I agree

Don’t worry, the tube amp was a DIY kit. I got the DAC used during COVID for only $400. While still excessive for the HD 560s, it’s perfect for this one.

Yup! Has plenty of power for Aeons and the Hifiman HE 560 on high gain. Struggles with the HE6se though, but those are beasts.

You’re absolutely right. I will always tell people that a higher end amp and DAC will make a difference. I, however, WILL NOT TELL THEM TO DO THIS!!! A setup like that for a headphone like that is complete overkill lol!

It’s the Elekit TU-8200DX and yeah, they’re vintage Matsushita tubes relabeled with US brands lol. The specs say 8wpc at 8ohms so I’m not sure if it’s enough. I will say that the HE6se punch hard, have a big soundstage, and they’re super smooth with plenty of headroom on that amp.

I think I do? But I won’t know until I try them with some ridiculous speaker amp with 100w output lol

I don’t have that many, I just have the HE 560 and recently got the HE6se and no issues so far

Oh I knew… they’re always broken!

No, thanks. Have a good day!

Try to make them sound warmer by adding fire

Sometimes if you pause your music or video for about 5 seconds, it catches up

I am neighbor guy. Kindly return the free hd800s that I stole from my neighbor to me please

Yeah, I won’t be able to sleep either. I’m gonna stay up late at night wondering why they didn’t get a 400se and swiped that cable instead. Or better yet, buy a cheap ass one from Amazon for $20.

EDIT: Swiped not swapped

Laughs in refurbished HD 560s that were right below $100

Mine arrive on Saturday so we’ll see then…

I’m assuming the left one has at least one “L” so that would make these LRRR, ruler of the planet Omicron Persei 8

Yeah… low bass and decent soundstage? It comes with two kinds of eartips. Sounds like you’re using the thinner, longer nozzle eartips. I could be totally wrong though since everyone’s ears are different.

In my case, I can’t use the stock eartips for long periods of time. They irritate my ear in like 30 minutes. Triple flange eartips fixed that for me and tamed the brightness as well, which brought up the bass a tad. Unfortunately, that just revealed more flaws in the already flawed midrange. But at least they’re comfortable now.

Ohhhhhhh. I didn’t get it at first because you pronounced bass as bass. While bass is pronounced as bass to describe bass and not bass. Do you see the difference?

Grados aren’t particularly wide sounding. Getting the larger bowl pads helps but it doesn’t transform them; they’d still sound narrow compared to other headphones known for having a wide soundstage.

I have the 325is and those have plenty of bass for me. I have a love/hate relationship with them however. I love how full they sound still with low volume straight out of my phone with the Apple dongle. Perfect for nighttime listening sessions. I hate how shouty they can be at times. It definitely feels like you’re in the front row of a concert but that fatigues my ears rather quick.

It’s true what everyone says about Grados. They are great for rock. I also like them with Jazz but with a tube amp. These definitely don’t need amp and in my experience, they don’t exactly improve with one. Just ever so slightly tighter bass but nothing dramatic. And they become slightly less harsh with a warm tube amp. They just don’t “improve” like other headphones do when paired with a proper amp.

I really wish I could suggest the Sennheiser 560s but I haven’t received mine yet. They supposedly have some of the best out of the box tuning with great bass response but I wouldn’t know just yet. And since they’re open back and the drivers are angled like the HD 598, they’ll have a wide soundstage.

Damn I miss the old marble styling on those. Great sound signature too, even though I prefer the 650/6XX sound lol

Yeah… that’s why I have yet to purchase headphones over $1000, or justify keeping a pair actually. No headphone has better soundstage than a pair of speakers. Even cheap near field active speakers sound much more wide in comparison. And you can literally feel the music. I love the way a good sub shakes me all the way down to the core. I’d rather invest in speakers but… I can’t really turn them up loud so headphones and KRK monitors it is for now!