Dan ... As you may recall, I was so intrigued by your original comments on the HD800 headphones that I immediately got on the phone to my dealer. At the same time, I ordered the HDVD800 headphone amp and the CH800 balanced cable to round out the system.
As I write this, it's 3:07 AM, and I've been trying to go to bed for the last two hours. But ... I can't. First it was The Beatles' "Rubber Soul," in honor of Sunday's anniversary. Then The Doobie Brothers' "Minute by Minute." Then Yes' "Fragile." And I just dropped the needle on Side A of The Rolling Stones' "Let It Bleed."
Damn you, sir! This IS addictive, and I shan't bother to put quotation marks around the word.
I concur wholeheartedly with your comments on the ease of wearing them (perfect fit, light to wear, no fatigue AT ALL, even after one six-hour session, my longest ... so far) and the sound quality. I feel like I'm in a recording studio, listening to master tapes. I close my eyes and see the mixing board in front of me, and I want to reach out and tweak some instrument's level!
This is a dynamite combination. Seriously.
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Family Room: Legacy Focus towers, sub, and surrounds, McIntosh MC452, McIntosh C2500, DHC-80.3, Parasound Halo A-51, Sony HAP-Z1ES, AppleTV, OPPO BDP-105D, Sonos, XBox One, XBox 360, Shunyata Triton.
Office: KEF LS-50, Decware Zen Mystery Amp, E.A.R. 868, Sony HAP-Z1ES, Sonos.
Library: B&W 805 Maserati, JL Audio Fathom f113 sub, twin MC275LE, McIntosh C2500, AMG Viella V12 w/Lyra Etna cart, Sony HAP-Z1ES, Sennheiser HDVD 800 headphone amp/DAC, Sennheiser HD800 cans.
Other: VPI Aries 3 w/Triplanar tonearm and Dynavector 17D3 cart, CTC Blowtorch, Vendetta Research SCP-2A, 2 MC30's, 3 MC240's, MC275 Mk V, MC275 Mk VI, 2 Bob Carver Black Beauties, EAR 890, EAR 324, Parasound Halo A21, Parasound Halo JC-1 monoblocks, Parasound Halo JC-3, Pioneer SX-1250, Pioneer SX-5590, Pioneer SX-1980, Thiel CS2.4 speakers.
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