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That's partly one. Modding is another. I honestly don't consider unmodded and sub-optimally driven 650/6xx "that attractive".

I briefly tested with my mom before.. She liked dt880 and denon (d5000) much better over hd6xx from fulla 2. She thought 6xx muddy and veiled. I kinda agreed.

PS. those two have been being used by my mom and dad since then. lol.

Tinnitus is more so brought on by volume than audio quality. It's always nice to see people moving to better gear though. I believe the HFM 4XX are better value, easier to drive, and comparable in quality to the 6XX - maybe point her in that direction?

Fulla 2 + E-Mu Teaks? SBAF basshead starter kit?

@Elnrik I think they’re suede perforated Auteur pads, but I’m not entirely sure because Zach handed them to be in an unlabeled box.

Angled pads = Auteur, flat = Universe, if that helps.

They’re angled, so must be Auteur.

I'll tell you what, I had the Auteur for a while and I do like your descriptor of it. Didn't much like HD650 preffered HD 600 instead, but I think your onto something, some of the best low frequency presentation I've heard was an Auteur on an original Moth 2A3

Hmm potentially my last audio upgrade for the rest of this year (famous last words)...will contact Zach. Thx!

@rott yeah, I was not going to be getting any new stuff either this year, but here we are. I've been using the suede pads on the Auteur exclusively since Friday, and haven't had any interest in rotating to another headphone in the collection, which is strange for me.

Which headphone? Zach's pads are great, he does have a knack for getting a lot out of a pad swap.

Pretty sure he has the Auteur

@Jinxy245 yes, an Ambrosia Maple Auteur. I might stick with the suede pads.

They are made from leftover toxic sludge? Kind of feels like it. Or melted toxic gummy bears. Gross.

Pretty sure they were used for catheters and enemas before they found their way to HFM.

ZMF Eikons sounded great! I bet Auteurs sound nice too.

Nice to see Valhalla 2 kicking ass among top of the line gear!

@Thad E Ginathom being available for $200 new means a ton of people assume it can't be that great.

I thought that was what you meant. Sennheiser should add a zero to the price.

I don't mean to imply that they should increase the price :-)

The last time I decided to sell something (not audio) it was a nightmare because I kept getting it wrong. Ended up giving the guy stuff because I felt so bad about it. I'm just not good at that stuff.

I cap my investment; if I want new gear, I must be willing to part with enough to at least come close to covering

@MisterRogers that makes a lot of sense. In this situation it's not about wanting to buy more, but letting go what I'm no longer using regularly.

https://open.spotify.com/album/4BUFgSDGp6ayYKHti1Y5b7

Thank you @E_Schaaf this is just my kind of stuff, I’ve been into dubby house for 20 years, still looking for more!

Thought you were talking about a keyboard.

Doh! Only realised after coming back from the pic.

What happened? they catch on fire?

@David De Lucena actually the HE-adapter *did* catch on fire. The direct connection is far better, the sound has opened up considerably.

Got a set of Forza XLR to speaker tap plugs (as well as at least five other cables from them). Always excellent stuff.

You have big ears.