Comments on Profile Post by Taguro

It's mostly in the dynamics and slam. But then again, the new HFMs always had this dreamy, e-stat feel to them. It just feels like an itch I want to scratch. Everything else is great though.

I think it was your pair that I got to demo at a meet some years back? Yeah the modern HFM sound is impressive in its own way, but even going back to when I was still trying to figure my own preferences out, they just came off as being a "change of pace" rather than something I can live with indefinitely.

Probably not mine. I got my Susvara only around late 2021. But yeah, I got one mostly to have a planar in the stable, plus the mostly positive response meant it was a relatively safe buy at second hand prices. You're definitely on the money with the "change of pace" feel of modern HFMs. Lots of wow factor, but leaving you wanting at the same time.

Your DAC sucks, your amp sucks, your household power supply sucks. Get 2 Benchmark AHB2s and an Abrams tank engine. Only then can you unleash the full potential of Susvara. /S. Just passing on the general wisdom from the Susvara thread on Head-Fi

@Taguro Ah yeah that was definitely someone else's then. The Studio Jr was def yours though, so thanks for lending it to the lurker I'm tempted to tag rn haha. The amp did come off as overly bloomy, too much so for my taste on the HD600s out of the SE out, though running it balanced definitely helped. Heck of a match for the Focal kids.

@Rthomas Apparently we need nuclear reactors for headphones now haha. I can't say I didn't try enough though. Some amps drive the Susvara better than others, but it really didn't give me the punchiness and liveliness I wanted, at least for the genres I mostly listen to. Outside of those genres though, the Susvara is excellent, hence why I still keep it.

@Lyander You're welcome. I had a situation where I had to keep the amp from my wife since it arrived a bit too early, and so I had to stash it somewhere first. The bloominess must be the 300B character and I can see how it can be too much for the HD600. I reckon this will match better with something like an HD800 and Focals.