Klipsch Heritage HP-3 Headphones Preview

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  1. purr1n

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    Take the pentagon web chart post, and pretend the HD580 is the HD650 KISS. More or less the same or maybe slightly different. The HD580 is somewhere between the HD600 and HD650. The HD650 KISS was an attempt get something like this.
     
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    Okay, these are on my radar. Did I see that the weight is around 250 grams? That can't be right with all the wood, metal and leather materials. Are the connectors 2.5 mm mono plugs?

    Seems like based on early impressions that these work well with tube amps. This is a plus in my book. Really hoping to see these on tour!
     
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    I'm also really interested in these as I'd like to add another dynamic set of phones. Marv get a chance to test these on the aficionado
     
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    I don't think they would work well with OTL tube amps with a highish output impedance. At only 25ohms, a tube amp with a high output impedance could dramatically bump the mid bass frequencies. Its actually the opposite in my view, I'm struggling to find tube amps that would be a good pairing. Hybrids are probably the way to go.
     
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    tubes ✔️
    singled-ended ✔️
    2A3 (or 45) DHT ✔️
    transformer coupled ✔️
     
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    I'd bet that a portable tube amp like the ALO Continental V5 would make a good pairing.
     
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    Just to clarify, these have NOT gone into production, correct? So this is a late beta and the final tuning could still change.
     
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    I have the following Tube amps here and all work great with the HP3:

    Synthesis Tube HP amp
    Leben CS300xs
    Leben CS600
    iFi Retro Stereo 50
    Woo Audio WA-8

    One of these is a little too noisy for me, I will not say which one as I would not put that on a public forum, but all work and sound great. There are one of two of these that are simply amazing!
     
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    Correct, the set sent to Marv are NOT final tune
     
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    Nicely done guys! The pictures are beautiful, I love the wood cups as well. The slightly bassier presentation isn't to bad either, it looks like this will make a nice openback compliment to the Atticus, more so than the Elear which didn't really impress me. I always like to have both an open and closed back headphone with a similar presentation, open back for when I'm home alone working, closed back for when the wife is in our office with me!
     
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    The headphones look way better in person. Photos do not do them justice. I actually worked semi-hard* on the photos to capture the grain and the right color tone, at least how it looked to my eyes as illuminated in my house.

    * Just means I didn't use the Pixel (which is 1000x more convenient) and had to bring out the FF Nikon that does like ISO 1000000
     
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    don't you mean you got super hard working on those photos?
     
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    Ebony dark wood!
     
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    One of these days I'll get a HP manufacturer to make me ziricote cups.

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    Makes ebony look droll imo.
     
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    If these are popular enough, I bet you could get Lawton to build cups for them. They are Fostex relatives so maybe they would go for it. The popularity of the TH900 and 600 seems to have faded and I doubt many THX00 owners are installing Lawton cups. Now would be a good time for them to jump on a new mod platform.

    Cocobolo would be my choice.

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    I believe Cocobolo is on the endangered list is is not?
     
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    Well I guess in good conscience, I shouldn't get Cocobolo then. Plenty of other pretty woods that can be had for far less. Anyways, I contacted Lawton about HP3 cups and I will share what they say. It shouldn't be too difficult for them really, their cups are CNC machined so all they would need to do is ask Steve for the dimensions or 3D scan the stock cups. I hope they say yes. Anyone else making custom wood cups for headphones?
     

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