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This is how I run my Susvara. I haven't tried any other amps, but it provides enough slam and all the detail I could ever want, while providing a not overly etched image.

Well I eagerly await my Utopia to arrive in the mail, I implore you to run oratory 1990 parametric EQ presets on the LCD 4! It will absolutely change everything

SOLD

Looking to sell my Sony XBA-Z5 IEMs with a Sony MUC-M12SM1 Headphone Cable. This was Sony's Flagship at one point, and the last of the old USB key form factor of the EX1000. Great condition, cable was purchased new by myself, everything works great. No original box, tips, carrying case, or...

It's rare, but back with the HD600 was king (some say still is!), some hardcore folks actually augmented their HD600 with a subwoofer. Yep, two channels to the HD600, with LFE out to a dedicated subwoofer. I truly believe that every single one of us in this thread is also that hardcore.

All pads sold

I think "high gain" is relative, and knowing the actual gain might help. I find my Ragnarok at 28db gain is a little too steely sounding, although the presentation is very interesting. I have it at 18db gain.

Hello all, Letting my brilliant purple go, hit me up if interested! https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/fostex-th-900-mk2-brilliant-purple-edition-45-out-of-150-w-lawton-mod-and-pads-hart-audio-cable-w-3-connectors.66653/

Hello all, I am looking to sell my Fostex TH-900 mk2 limited edition in Brilliant Purple, #45 of the 150-unit run. It's in fantastic condition and has the Lawton Mod done, and comes with Lawton pads. Also included is a Hart Audio cable which has switchable connectors - 1/4", 1/8", and 4-pin...

The ZMF Susvara Sheepskin pad is a near tonal copy of the stock pads with slightly more bass and slightly less withdrawn upper mids. I am obsessed with ZMF Auteur Solid Hybrid pads which basically correct every tonal balance issue you may notice.

I am afraid to try the stock cable - I love the Arctic Cable I had with my HE1000V2 (beautifully constructed) and it would really suck if it sounded worse than stock, hah. I wonder what the baseline is for the stock cable vs replacement cables.

Finally conjured up the nerve to cannibalize my nasty stock pads (but in fine condition as far as hifiman goes) for the mounting rings. Here's the Auteur solid hybrid pads all lined nicely. What a house of horrors the pads were under the cover, my goodness lol

The sheepskin ones have a little more sub-bass and a little less mid-bass fog, while being pretty much the same elsewhere. Is that not better? The velour pads, uh, yeah, I am with you there lol. I do love this new graph format though!

The whole "speaker taps adapter" thing is 100% legit and has been a thing in the HiFiMAN world for over a decade (except for when the HE-6SE became cheap - then all of a sudden Topping A90s were good enough). In fact, I had a setup like that for a while for all my balanced headphones. Just note...