Thanks for your response. I do not own it but own and love the a4000. I will try to demo it if I get the chance.

Okay. back to my question, what's bad about it?

Sorry, not a native english speaker. What do you mean?

Could you please explain a bit further? Very different in a bad way?

E5k needs a lot of power. I’m using my iPhone with apple dongle and my Sony nw a105 it sounds very low for me but better on my MacBook Air m1 although I reach the limit easily. I think the btr7 should drive them well.

Thanks again. I have some reading to do over the weekend.

Could you please explain what does "no crossover" mean. I saw this in the final website product page as well but I have no idea. Thanks

Awesome. I enjoyed reading it. Ever since I bought my first final iem (E3k) I somehow fell in love with their offerings. I do have the A4000s and love it for a different occasion. I will get the E4000s to complete my E series collection lol. I have also been eyeing on the B3. Did you have a...

Thank you. I will go for it. Could you please advise if I should also get the E4000s even though I have the E1k, E3k and E5ks. Are the E4ks worth to own as well?

Oops. I love the A4000s even more than E5000s :) the treble energy, fit, tangle free cable, easier to drive qualities triumphs E5000s atleast a little bit imo

Apologies if this was asked already. Is there a sonic difference with final e black coloured and the transparent ones? Somewhere on Reddit I read that the transparent ones elevate the treble a bit and would like to try on my e5ks. Thanks

I love final audio products. I have the A4000, E1000, E3000, E5000. Love the E5000 for its timbre. Looking forward to the A5000.

I haven’t thought about that. Could you please guide me on how to make the connection? Also, using the Valhalla as a preamp, does it mean the zen dac has more power output?

Guys, I need your help. I have the Valhalla 2 + Ifi Zen Dac V2 with HD 650. While it sounds great, more soundstage, little bit warmer than directly using the Ifi Zen Dac V2, I don't hear a "huge" improvement over the Ifi zen dac v2. These are relatively new, maybe used for 10 hours (both the...

I sold my Deckard recently, wasn't happy with the DAC section. Also sold my LCD collection and moved on to a Violectric V200/V800 stack with the HD800. Such a wonderful synergy that made the LCD X sound very grainy.

Thanks no problem. I did also have those big schiit boxes stacked on my desk but I'm planning to move to a different country so I need something smaller. I was wondering how well the Chord Hugo performs with the HD 650, I don't intend to carry it around but they have very positive reviews.

Thank you and sorry maybe I was not clear in my explanantion. By DAC/Amp combo, I meant a single box like the Audio gd NFB series, Audeze Deckard or Marantz HD DAC1. I'm not really keen on tubes, I rather prefer solid state devices.

Hello guys, I'm looking for the best DAC/AMP combo (max €2000). Maybe this is an overkill for HD650 (costed €300) but still I would like to get your suggestions as I have read and experienced that the HD 650 scales up pretty well. I tried them with my HD DAC1 and Deckard both sound really...

What was the previous source you were using? The Deckard is fantastic.. for the price but surely they are not very resolving because of the under performing DAC though the amp section is great. I keep the Deckard because I do not do any critical listening. If you plan to keep only the Focals...

Unfortunately, I only have Audeze headphones (2,X,XC) and HD600s, so I cannot really tell about the high frequencies . From the FR graphs, I see the Focal's have a treble peak around 6KHz (similar to the HD800) which to me sounded bright. The HD25 has a peak at 10KHz too but I do not know if...

Today I had much free time and compared extensively the X and XC with the Deckard. I should say the XC is one heck of a closed back. The vocals and midrange are amazing than the X. The X seemed to have more air and deeper bass. I like them both :)

If you can afford the LCD X used or new, then go for it first. Not that the LCD 2s are bad with it (They are amazing on the Deckard) but it really sounds sublime with the LCD X. I quickly tried my HD 600s on mid gain and wow. They sound so clean and never harsh. Surely the DAC section isn't...

I guess I'll keep my X then

Update on the Deckard's DAC guys. I let it on and playing music for 2 days straight. Now I listened to it and I really like it. It is surely not a laid-back sounding DAC (which I like) but it is really a clean sounding DAC. Now I'm thinking if I should sell the Marantz and keep the Deckard :)