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RE: "Drove with ease"....

Posted by soulbrass (A) on July 12, 2017 at 05:53:23

In Reply to: "Drove with ease".... posted by EdAInWestOC on July 11, 2017 at 05:16:04:

I wouldn't consider myself a head-banger...maybe occasionally ; ) The majority of my listening is orchestral, small group jazz, and 70s funk and rock. On the whole - very moderate volumes.

I have Shure SRH-1540 headphones and Shure SE535 earphones...both very easy to drive. I chose them because they perform well directly out of my iPhone, iPad and MacBook or paired with a DragonFly Red. I travel quite a bit - my "road kit". On the road, TIDAL is my music source.

I've tried both 'phones with the Luxman. Definitely an improvement over the DragonFly (although it's hard to separate the DAC and headphone amp variables since I'm using a different source with the Luxman). My perception of "better" is based on improved fullness with both. The SRH-1540 volume is very comfortable at ~9 o'clock, fuller and louder at 10 o'clock, and uncomfortably loud at 11 o'clock; the SE535, a little less.

I attended a CanJam headphone conference earlier this year and decided I'd like to own an open-backed headphone for home use...either 1) Focal Elear, 2) Sennheiser HD800/800S, or 3) Audeze LCD-X or LCD-3. Since I intend to pair them with the Luxman, this thread is background to [hopefully] an informed purchase. Ultimately, since the Luxman is small, it will be possible to take it somewhere and actually audition all three cans before I purchase...not sure where, though.

Someone else suggested connecting headphones directly to the speaker taps. Thoughts (relative to my 3 possible purchases)?

I appreciate the feedback...thanks.

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