Going strong 4 years with my Magni/Modi 2 Ubers. But perhaps it is time I upgrade to a Valhalla. See what all this tube stuff is about.

Is that so? I'll have to give it a shot. The one thing keeping me from using my 580s was the catastrophic stock pads. I should have changed em out years ago, but reasons.

I want to say yes. It appears all metal, though can't tell 100% with the height adjustment bits as those appear to have a plastic shell.

Finally got my replacements in the mail. First set was faulty, but my #3381s are running perfectly. Gotta say I'm enjoying em quite a bit.

I'd argue that it is "good enough." A lot of higher end motherboard models seem to have put some effort into their audio hardware. Overall the HD598s don't really need much to drive em... with that in mind I'd say you'll be just fine plugging it into the back. Anyway, I doubt that any...

From what little I've skimmed from this thread... I want em. Here's to hoping there will be a massdrop edition. Failing that my birthday tends to happen every year, so there's always that approach. I'm surprised Sennheiser decided to do a follow up on the 6xx series of headphones. I thought...

I was in the same boat. Decided to jump ship, and get em without thinking. Guess my tax return got to my head. :p With that in mind, I'd assume the Schiit Stack should work just fine with these cans. Looking to get new uhhh... "casual cans" for more casual listening as I've started finding...

I gotta ask, what happened to the donor pair 650s? Seems like a kinda expensive transplant into an older set of headphones.

Gotta say it would probably be my Ultrasone HFI-580s. After a point the clamping pressure was too much for me. And after about a year, the pleather on the ear pads started getting a bit stiff for my comfort. Great sound though. Minimal regret, but still the most regret I've had with headphones.

  For what it seems to be worth.  No issues yet.  Hopefully it'll stay that way. 

I think I have miscalculated quite badly.  Would there be any problems using the Magni 2 Uber in Japan?  I ended up buying it with the US outlet in mind.  From what little research I've done, they appear to share plug standards, and I'll be residing in a part of the country that delivers power...

I've finally decided to nab myself a Schiit Stack for my new setup for Japan.  Should work quite nicely with my Sennhesier HD650s... granted I did skip the Pyst cables since I couldn't really stomach 25+ dollars for 6 inches of cable.  The Monoprice set I picked up from Amazon feel fairly solid. 

Considered using my HD650s, but I think I'll stick to using my HD598s.  They're good enough for what I play. 

Well... I'm happy to say Fire Emblem Fates is living up to my expectations.  Thankfully I didn't let all the drama and speculation ruin the game for me.  Honestly, this is like Fire Emblem Awakening, but better in every way. 

I guess it's time to bring this thread back to life for a bit.  I'm looking for a new set of tubes to replace my stock 6J1's.  I've had it in the amp since the very beginning when I bought it back in mid 2011.  I think I finally am ready to take the plunge, and nab a new set, and see where this...

  Oddly enough I hear about this issue every so often.  I have no clue what to tell you.  I don't realize just how comfy these things are for me until I take em off... or forget to take em off.  I don't suppose your ears rub up against any of the inner parts? 

Hopefully someone can answer this question.   I'm looking to retire my HiFiMAN EF2A.  I'm wondering if it indeed would be a worthy upgrade to my old-ish amp?  

  Oh wonderful.  I'm looking for an amp to replace my HiFiMAN EF2A, and kinda am considering the Magni.  Frankly with my willpower and budget I'm not willing to deal with tubes at the moment.  Would you say the Magni is a good upgrade? 

Finally hooked up my Taishan directly to my HiFiMAN EF2A, and I must say.  I think I prefer it to the onboard chip of the EF2A.  Less hissy I guess.  Just sounds better to my ears. 

  Last one got me. 

That's good, but the rumors aren't a good sign for the future.  Anyway... think I'm gonna stick to WP8 for the time being. 

  I'm not quite sure how you could consider Advance Wars an RPG.  It's always been a turn based strategy game in my eyes.  Still 100% recommend if you liked Fire Emblem.  On the note of JRPGs, the Rune Factory series is supposed to be quite good.  Shin Megami Tensei, I only recommend this if...

  Glad I stopped in the first two episodes in that case. 

Knights got a second season?  I want to say, "Hell yes..."  But frankly there was no way they could cover even a quarter of what's out in 12 episodes.  Guess I'll catch up on that after I catch up on Ping Pong.