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Originally Posted by Dylan Morris
Definitely recommend the McIntoch MHP1000 headphones. I was using a pair of Sennheiser HD800 and immediately noticed the Mac phones were far better in every respect. Not cheap around $2,000 in US and £2,400 in U.K. I was lucky bought a pair on the second hand market. Some of the reviews on Youtube etc are terrible so don’t take any notice just Mac jealousy. I absolutely love mine partnered with the onboard “high drive” headphone amp in my MA8000. Worth you having a listen IMHO.  |
I concur. I have owned a pair of MHP1000's since their introduction. I snagged them at a good price because they were a (~ 2hr.) demo pair. Cans are a very personal item and should be auditioned before purchase. In my case I find the Mac headphones to be comfortable with a very smooth extended response as driven by my C2700. Detailed, but not overly so with performance consistent with Mac's "house sound". YMMV.
Bob
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Sources: Koetsu Onyx/Sumiko MCD800 "The Arm"/SOTA Star Sapphire with vacuum platter, electronic flywheel,and some update mods; MCT500 CD/SACD transport; OPPO 205; NAD C446 Internet Tuner; Nakamichi 670ZX cassette deck.
Electronics: MacIntosh C2700 preamp w/DA2 and MC462 power amp.
Speakers: Wilson Yvettes
Headphones: MacIntosh MHP 1000
Interconnects: Transparent G5 balanced and speaker cables; MCT - MCT500 -> C2700.Power cords: Transparent (on preamp, power amp and transport). Surge protected.
Record cleaner: Kirmuss KA-RC-1 ultrasonic.