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Old 01-05-2014, 02:02 PM
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Dan....don't look now, but it appears there is an HDVA 800 looming on the horizon....
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Old 01-05-2014, 02:02 PM
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Hey Dave...thanks. Unfortunately, I'll have to say that there wasn't much time or circumstance (to date) to really do an evaluation of one cable to the other. I only had the cans two days (slightly less, actually) before I drove up to Dan's and we installed the new cable then. Prior to that, I was using the stock cable, with cheap extension, for a day and a half and really didn't have time to get a full sense of the performance with that arrangement for any extended period. Once I returned home with new cable installed, I did not reinstall the stock cable and instead focused on getting my headphone amplifier relocated. Having said all that, I believe that the new cable did yield some benefits in the area of spaciousness and upper end detail, but again this is based on a very limited opportunity to compare. Now that I have my arrangement the way it needs to be, I may at some point do some cable swapping for a more controlled and meaningful comparison.
I can't comment on upgraded cables for headphones (I have a stock cable on my HE-500s), but I have a set of Shure 535 LE (the red ones) and I changed out the stock cables for a set of Double Helix cables (copper, not silver). The 535s sounded great until I changed the cables. The only way I can describe it is that was like taking my thumb off of the end of a garden hose....
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Old 01-05-2014, 02:12 PM
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Nice upgrade, Pete!

I need to implement a headphone amp/headphone cable/headphone pair solution here myself so I'm reading your information with a high amount of interest.

I'm just not sure how to wire up a headphone solution to accommodate TV from three different sources (cable box, DVD, server) and music from two sources. I have some reading to do!

I love your systems!
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Old 01-05-2014, 02:22 PM
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Dan....don't look now, but it appears there is an HDVA 800 looming on the horizon....
Pete.......Your are becoming an instigator.

In fact there is a Sennheiser HDVD 800. It is the same Sennheiser fully balanced headphone amplifier that also includes a 24Bit/192kHz Burr-Brown digital/analog converter as part of the package. List is $1999.00 but I have seen it as low as $1799.00. I have the Wyred 4 Sound DAC2 digital/analog converter so I have no need for the HDVD 800. The Sennheiser HDVA 600 would be perfect for me.
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Old 01-05-2014, 02:23 PM
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Pete.......you are becoming an instigator.
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Main System: VPI Prime Signature TT in Rosewood, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Stillpoints LP1 V2, McIntosh: MP100, MR78, MCD1000 Transport on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, MDA1000 D/A Converter on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, MS750 Music Server, C40, MC501's (3), Soundcraftsmen: DC2215 Eq/AS1000 Real time analyzer, DBX 3BX II, Carver C9, Nakamichi Dragon, Crown SX724, Crown D-75A (as headphone amp), Sony XBR55X900E 4K TV, JBL L220A's, JBL B460, Sumo Delilah active crossover, WireWorld Silver Eclipse audio interconnects, WireWorld Starlight and Silver Starlight Coaxial Digital interconnects, Wireworld SuperNova 7 Toslink digital interconnect, WireWorld Aurora 7 and Silver Electra Power cords, Wireworld Silver Eclipse 8 speaker cables, Terk AF-1 Powered Antenna, Oppo UDP-205 4K Blu-Ray Player, Bryson BUC-1 USB Converter, Wireworld Gold Starlight XLR Digital interconnect, PS Audio Direct Stream Power Plant 12 on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, PS Audio Dectect, FuruTech Flux-50 NCF Inline Power Filter, Add-Powr Wizard EM Field AC Line conditioner; Stillpoint Ultra SS's under (3) McIntosh MC501 Amplifiers

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Old 01-05-2014, 05:31 PM
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It all started a few years ago....when Dan aka Jdandy asked me if I'd be interested in a pair of Sennheiser HD580 headphones. Seems Dan had moved up to
the HD600 and didn't see himself using the 580's too much any more. So, I took him up on it. Well, I said, this is pretty good! At that time I was using the monitor amp
in my McIntosh C-40 preamp, which did a pretty decent job. But I felt it was a tad wimpy with its 20WPC rating, so in late 2012 I grabbed a Crown D-75A amplifier to
use as a dedicated headphone amp. With twice the power, I suspected that this would do a nice job. And that it surely did, so much so I grabbed a second one for my
office Crown system.

Fast forward to late 2013....Dan comes down for a visit, and brings with him his HD600's, which I had purchased from him, since he had decided to raise his headphone
bar ala the HD800, which arrive the day after Dan returns home from my place. Dan invites Pete up, since Pete is still on Holiday, with the idea that Pete might like to hear
the 800's and perhaps A/B them with the HD600's. This is a good enough reason for Pete to make the 4 hour drive the next day...after all, there is a superior pair of phones
to listen to!

So, Pete heads up to Dan's the next day, and has a blast playing with all the toys. Dan sends Pete home with a very nice Stefan AudioArt Headphone cable. Pete gets home
and realizes that his present setup should be modified to eliminate the cheap headphone extension cord which had been running from where the D75A was located in the main
equipment stack, to an area proximate to my listening position(s). It didn't make sense to use the nice Stefan cord with a cheap extender. So, the solution seemed to be to
relocate the Headphone amp to a more ideal position. I needed a much longer balanced interconnect to accomplish that, and Dan came to the rescue here, boxing up and sending
a spare pair of balanced interconnects.

So...today's project was to move the amplifier. I installed it in similar fashion as my D75A in the office is installed, underneath one of my power amps, on the floor under the rack.
But I first fashioned a piece of plexiglass for the amplifier to sit on.

I am very pleased with the results....the 12' headphone cord now reaches very nicely to either of my listening areas without the need for extenders.

Here's a few photos:










I feel this was a good move from not only the functional standpoint, but from the aesthetic standpoint as well. I think the both areas of the system look more organized
and sensible in the present arrangement.

Here's a shot of the main stack without the Crown amp. I thought I would post this one too because I'm thinking I may not have posted a photo since I moved my McIntosh MR78 tuner
back into the main system after 10 years or so of being on duty in my office system.





So to answer the question, am I becoming a "headphone guy"? Well, let's just say I'm enjoying this little journey a lot. The HD600's, with the Setfan AudioArt cord, sound great driven
by the Crown amp, which kicks butt. I can't help but to lust for the HD800's after hearing them at Dan's...but that will have to wait since I have my sights on a new laptop so I can start
enjoying the hi-rez audio journey. That moved to the top of my priority list after Dan's visit, which included playing hi-rez selections through my DAC-2 from his laptop.


This is all Dan's fault...er, I mean...thanks to Dan!!

Thanks for all your help Dan, and thanks all for looking.
Pete, wow, your room is so nice, so cosy. Great pics too. Thank you for sharing this.
Congrats on the "new" Sennheiser.
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Old 01-06-2014, 06:08 AM
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Bart...thanks!
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Florida Room/Art Studio System: Harmon Kardon T60 TT/Ortofon 2M Black, McIntosh: MR77, C32, MC2205; Crown Power Line Four, Wyred for Sound DAC-2 Digital to Analog converter, Soundcraftsmen AE2000 Eq, JBL 4313B's, JBL 2241-based Sub, JBL BX63A Active Crossover, Oppo BDP-105D Blu-Ray Player, Samsung 5500 Series 32" Smart TV, Terk AF-1 Powered Antenna

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Office System: Marantz 150 Tuner, Crown DL 2, Crown EQ 2, Crown SA 2, Crown D-75A (as headphone amp), McIntosh MCD7009 (as transport), DBX 3BX Series II, Oppo BDP-103 Blu-ray player, JBL 4401's, JL Audio E112 Subwoofer, Samsung 5500 series 32" Smart TV, Wire World Oasis audio interconnects, Wire World Solstice speaker cables, Wyred for Sound DAC-2 DSDse Digital to Analog converter, Wireworld Starlight Coaxial Digital Interconnect, Sennheiser HD800 Headphones, Sennheiser HDVA600 Headphone amp, Wireworld Silver Eclipse Balanced Interconnects, Wireworld Platinum Starlight USB Cable, Add-Powr EAU-2 AC Harmonic resonator

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Old 01-07-2014, 12:11 AM
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Pete.......You've had a few days with your new Sennheiser HD600, Stefan AudioArt Equinox headphone cable, and relocated Crown D-75A headphone amplifier. Give us some idea of what you are hearing. My guess is the older Sennheiser HD580 headphone is growing cobwebs.
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Old 01-07-2014, 08:51 PM
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Pete.......You've had a few days with your new Sennheiser HD600, Stefan AudioArt Equinox headphone cable, and relocated Crown D-75A headphone amplifier. Give us some idea of what you are hearing. My guess is the older Sennheiser HD580 headphone is growing cobwebs.
Dan....I've been enjoying the HD600 headphone with its Stefan AudioArt cable, and the relocated amplifier immensely. It's been a lot of fun, and the reward is even more fun. Once again I thank you for your help, you were very instrumental in the process. Maybe one day I can take the big plunge for the 800's...that won't be for a while but in the meantime I'm really enjoying the upgraded headphone setup.

As to the HD 580's.....I went ahead and parted ways with them today. A good friend at work latched on to the fact that I had upgraded my headphone rig and showed a keen interest in my "old" 580's. I figured it was time to let someone else enjoy them...he had gotten a not-so-good pair of phones for Christmas and got an instant case of upgrade-itus. I let them go for the price I paid, which was well below their value at the time. Shawn tried them out and was very pleased with the big improvement they gave him. Later in the day he proudly showed me how he had cleaned them up meticulously and had them in a sealed ziplock bag.

It was win-win............
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Florida Room/Art Studio System: Harmon Kardon T60 TT/Ortofon 2M Black, McIntosh: MR77, C32, MC2205; Crown Power Line Four, Wyred for Sound DAC-2 Digital to Analog converter, Soundcraftsmen AE2000 Eq, JBL 4313B's, JBL 2241-based Sub, JBL BX63A Active Crossover, Oppo BDP-105D Blu-Ray Player, Samsung 5500 Series 32" Smart TV, Terk AF-1 Powered Antenna

Master Bedroom System: McIntosh: MX120 Theater processor, MC206 6-channel amplifier; MR74 AM/FM Tuner, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, JVC HM-DH40000U D-Theater Digital VHS, Phase Technology PC80 Towers (now used as stands), (2) JBL 4401's, (1) JBL Studio 6IW speaker, (2) JBL Studio 6IC speakers, Sony XBR-49X900E UHD TV, Panamax 1000 Line Conditioner, (2) JL Audio E110 Subwoofers, Wireworld Solstice speaker cables, Wireworld Aurora Power cords, Wireworld Equinox and Solstice speaker cables and various other flavors of Wireworld and Audioquest cabling

Office System: Marantz 150 Tuner, Crown DL 2, Crown EQ 2, Crown SA 2, Crown D-75A (as headphone amp), McIntosh MCD7009 (as transport), DBX 3BX Series II, Oppo BDP-103 Blu-ray player, JBL 4401's, JL Audio E112 Subwoofer, Samsung 5500 series 32" Smart TV, Wire World Oasis audio interconnects, Wire World Solstice speaker cables, Wyred for Sound DAC-2 DSDse Digital to Analog converter, Wireworld Starlight Coaxial Digital Interconnect, Sennheiser HD800 Headphones, Sennheiser HDVA600 Headphone amp, Wireworld Silver Eclipse Balanced Interconnects, Wireworld Platinum Starlight USB Cable, Add-Powr EAU-2 AC Harmonic resonator

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Dan....I've been enjoying the HD600 headphone with its Stefan AudioArt cable, and the relocated amplifier immensely. It's been a lot of fun, and the reward is even more fun. Once again I thank you for your help, you were very instrumental in the process. Maybe one day I can take the big plunge for the 800's...that won't be for a while but in the meantime I'm really enjoying the upgraded headphone setup.

As to the HD 580's.....I went ahead and parted ways with them today. A good friend at work latched on to the fact that I had upgraded my headphone rig and showed a keen interest in my "old" 580's. I figured it was time to let someone else enjoy them...he had gotten a not-so-good pair of phones for Christmas and got an instant case of upgrade-itus. I let them go for the price I paid, which was well below their value at the time. Shawn tried them out and was very pleased with the big improvement they gave him. Later in the day he proudly showed me how he had cleaned them up meticulously and had them in a sealed ziplock bag.

It was win-win............
Pete.......Happy to hear the Sennheiser HD600 is making you happy. It really is a fine sounding headphone. I'm also pleased to know the HD580 moved to a new home with an excited new owner. Good move on all levels. It was a wise move to relocate the Crown D-75A headphone amp to a location that made it possible to use the audiophile cable on the HD600 direct to the amp without an extension cord being necessary. All in all, a super upgrade for the living room system.
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LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113
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