background - my main amp has been an elekit 8200 that i built in 2018, it uses 2 power tubes and 2 preamp tubes. i got it primarily for speakers. it was my first tube amp and ive never looked back (at solid state) since. over the years, i've rolled a lot of tubes with-it and am pretty sure of the sound i like (warm, 3d/holographic with bass). earlier this year, i realized when listening to headphones i could use a smaller amp. the main reason is the elekit is like a small space heater and makes my room hot especially in the summer. plus i realized...

as you may know electrostatics are my headphone and sound of choice. previously reviewed the es-1a here and now here are my impressions of the kaldas rr-1 conquest. Sound: after researching a bit about these and how theyd sound, my expectation was that they would be in between the lambda series and the 007s that i have. and after listening for several weeks and comparing them, i think thats a pretty accurate description. im not sure i'd call them a baby 007 though since to my ears they sounded closer to the l500s mk2s - without the shoutiness and...

Intro Quick introduction about myself. Used to play the guitar (primarily electric) and a little bit of piano starting in middle school through high school. Back then I mostly listened to rock, rap a little bit of R&B and metal. (to date myself i grew up watching MTV; listening to KROQ and power106 if your’re from LA) Wasn’t until college that I started to expand my music interests. After going to many festivals like Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Outside lands, Gathering of the Vibes, Lockn etc got many chances to explore a lot of different types of music...