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RE: Has anyone here been disappointed by "flagship" headphones?

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Donald North

In Reply to: RE: Has anyone here been disappointed by "flagship" headphones? posted by Thorsten on February 28, 2014 at 22:54:03

The LCD-2 has a near flat impedance curve, so amplifier output impedance has little influence on frequency response into the headphone.
As for the HD800, Sennheiser's own HDVA800 amplifier has a 43 ohm output impedance to attain what they feel is the optimal sound from the headphones.

Edits: 03/03/14

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RE: Has anyone here been disappointed by "flagship" headphones? - Frihed89 23:54:50 03/03/14 (0)
I have a speaker amp to headphone adapter coming which has variable impedance settings and i am interested in trying both my SET and PP speaker amps with my collection of headphones using it. If it suggests an improvement to my ears, I may go up to a transformer based adapter.
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
RE: Has anyone here been disappointed by "flagship" headphones? - Jim Gardner 22:47:45 03/03/14 (1)
When they first came out, I bought a pair of Sennheiser HD 650 thinking they would be great... wrong! Lifeless, sterile, not much bass... I guess they're good if you're looking for flat response, but IMHO not a good choice if you're a rocker.

Replaced them with a pair of Denon 5000 and it's been happily ever after. But I gotta admit, I would love to hear a pair of Audeze. :-)

Jim
- RE: Has anyone here been disappointed by "flagship" headphones? - Frihed89 23:50:37 03/03/14 (0)
  I had an OTL amp and they sounded good from top to bottom, except they were a bit on the colored side. I wanted something a little more honest, which is why I bought the K701s.
  
  There is a lot of disagreement about headphones, if you dig deep enough on head-fi and i think a lot of it has to do with a user's preference. Also, the source is very important, esp. if it's digital.
  
  The fact that I find the HD800s more tolerable on my SS amp may have more to do with the source i use (Audio Note 4.1x vs. Wavelength Proton) than the amp.
  Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.

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