Hello All, I am just getting back into the hobby after a long break.
Currently looking to upgrade my amp as I am getting a new set of ZMF cans shortly.
Happy to join the forum.
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Thanks for having me!
I’ve always had a thing for music way back in high school. Then on August 2020, I tasted my very first pair of headphones, the OneOdio Pro 50, and it was a rabbit hole of upgrades ever since. I got my first DAC/Amp combo - the FX Audio DAC X6 - to pair with the OneOdio Pro 50’s and I was happy with it for a few months.
It was just quick upgrades from there. I got a Sennheiser HD630VB, then a 1More Triple Driver Over-Ears, then my very first planar the HiFiMAN Sundaras which I ran straight out of my laptop for a few weeks until I got the Topping L30 and Topping D10s for Christmas.
I recently purchased the HiFiMAN HE-6SE V2’s and am now trying to find the proper amplifier for it. Do I go for cheap and purchase a $50 mini stereo amp and the HE Adapter, or do I splurge and go straight for either a Schiit Jotunheim 2 or a Flux Labs FA-10? Only time will tell.
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Hi thank you for your welcome very much appreciated.
Kind regards Cosmicalien
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Hello and welcome @tommy307 and @beemarman.
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Hello and welcome @Pashmeister, @Natzal, @Varkozol, @ListeningOut, @Convolver and @Jesica.
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Been a silent reader since Xmas and I thought now’s a good time to say hello.
Hello!
Music lover from Cologne, Germany here. Love Electronic, some Jazz (Marcus Miller, SMV, EST), a bit of Pop/Rock, and … the 80ies (guilty!). Sources are Vinyl, CDs and good ole iTunes (currently re-ripping my CDs to a better quality). My headphone / inear history would be tldr, so just my favourites: DT880, Sine DX, iSine, FH5, SF10.
Other money-bleeding hobbies include mechanical keyboards, photography, and fountain pens.
Cheers!
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Welcome, we are glad to have you with us as well as all the other new members!! Glad you decided to say hello!
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Welcome back man. I hope you’re well. Enjoy
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Thanks for the welcome.
I’ve been a long time fan of music (does anyone NOT like music?) and gear (yes had a minidisc player) ever since my mom slapped me for buying 600.00 se535’s. Now I just continually slap myself these days.
Currently have LCD-2C, Hifiman Arya, Audeze Mobius, and a pair of Andromedas. Patiently waiting for my first closed-back Focal, the Celestee. Running the monolith 788 dac/amp and btr5 as drivers.
Delving into home stereo also as I purchased ls50 meta’s and a pb-2000 pro. Learning about good amplification for them (using avr right now).
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Welcome @Twinguin .
We have a fledgling thread about mechanical keyboards that we recently started. I just bought my first one, so I’m a noob.
I feel your pain, I’m doing the same thing. The biggest issue for me is that I spent so many years rating every song in iTunes so that my playlists would work properly, and I don’t want to have to do that again.
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Welcome @Natzal . The SE535 were my first premium IEMs. I loved them so much at the time. Now that my ears are a little more trained, I should dig them out again to see what I think. Hopefully I still love them, but I recently read a Crinacle review that said something like overpowering one note bass and no treble, so we’ll see.
Looking forward to reading your thoughts on the Celeste and the ls50 meta’s.
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Oh yes, I just re-activeted mine. Still fun!
I will check that out (count is 8 keyboards and a couple more key cap sets …)
When I load a CD, iTunes (normally) recognises that CD and asks if it should replace the existing files. It keeps the rating and play count, just updates the “added to” date.
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Hello and welcome @J_M, @AXR, @Jonlereux, @tonyb and @KillerQ.
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Thanks.
Used to have Grado SR-60 (died. Humidity in the Philippines) and SR-80’s (damaged by kids and made worse by an inept tech)
Looking at Hifiman’s and a Khadas Tone 2 Pro.
Have 3 DACs one of which is portable, but none has a headphone jack.
A Magnepan guy looking for the Maggie’s experience in a set of cans.
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Thanks, glad to be here. Rock On!
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Thank you for letting me in and for the welcome message. Looking forward to learning and contributing once I know what Im talking about. My Focal Arche+Stellia will arrive today. Hopefully it goes smooth. Im gonna hold on FW update for now and just install the USB driver on my Win 10 Laptop. I find the instruction on FOCALs page for firmware and driver installation less that stellar.
Ive been reading the Arche thread for pitfalls and hints to not ask a question already answered. Have a great day.
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The Hifiman’s are not going to be anything like you remember the Grado’s since the tuning is quite different. Also, Hifiman has a history of quality control issues so know going in what you are willing to accept as a risk.
I’m not sure any headphone can create the Maggie experience. Most people view the headphone and speaker experience as different things.
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Good luck with the Focal Arche, @AXR . I can’t wait to read your impressions on the Arche or Stellia thread, good or bad. Hopefully Focal have fixed the firmware issues and you can enjoy the synergy between the 2. I don’t have an Arche but I love my Stellia. 
On a different topic, my wife was just using my phone and asked why the hearts emoji was in my frequently used emojis. Tried to explain that I sometimes use it in the headphone forum and she didn’t look happy. Wasn’t sure if she didn’t believe me or was unhappy that I use the emoji on headphones more than her.
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I feel tempted.
Arche is on sale in Europe.
Half the price at Fnac…
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Congrats, great stuff.
I hope I will read your impressions about Arche+Stellia.
Enjoy.
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