Justin S

I had an exchange with Zach about pads and he recommended the suede pads for me given my tastes - a bit thicker, but won't freak me out :-)

Ack. I got hit with a lot of conflicting reports on the sound of these so I cancelled the order until I can audition a par. It would be a bummer to get them here and not love them.

They’re good headphones and definitely the best bass heavy ones that I have, but if you want something more neutral, probably best to look elsewhere. And they can be had for a good price esp used. Pads changed the sound on these possibly more than any other headphone I’ve had.

Everything is better after you get laid

There's a chicken in my nest and she won't lay until I've given her my best

Enjoy. It's rare that I can really enjoy my system, but woah!

I am shocked at how great the Lyr+ is as a pre. It's clean and imparts just the right amount of tube fabulousness.

I don't really get along with the 650s so well - my ears find them a bit too woolly. I did the KISS mod and it helped..but I still prefer the 600/800Ss

Every time I get twitchy about owning my own pair of 800S, I go back to the 600. Then cycle back around on the twitchy part again…

The 800Ss are a thing for sure. I've been through the Focal Clears, LCD-Xs, Elexes, Grados and the 800Ss have really stuck with me. I am definitely a plastic dynamic guy. I would say, though, I am ZMF-curious.

Noice

I love the Ken Rad tube on the Lyr+.

I've always heard about Joan as Police Woman and really need to check her out.

Oh, she is the queen. Smart, charming, full of heart. Everything she does is interesting.

Ps. The avatar similarity is glancing...the red pants :-)

My understanding is that everything was derived from the MQA source previously. However with their impending launch of lossless high-res FLAC (sans MQA) and potential death of MQA, not sure if that’s going to change…

Everything? What about the large percentage of albums that are/were not offered in master, why would they be derived from an MQA source?

From Tivoli to this - transforms garage time into something better. The danger is that I pick away at this more to make it better when really it's a garage system.

Swap AD827 opamps into that Fosi v3, it’s worth it!

I have some OPA1656s on order. It *IS* a bit bright right now with the stock op amps - which is saying a lot with the missions which are dark and smooth. I'll look into the AD827s.

I usually get the meat sweats, but can aspire to music sweats.

@yotacowboy , I know you're a mini monitor guy, too. I'm listening to the Harbeth P3ESR XDs. With a Yggdrasil LIM and the Heed Obelisk SI3. The panels bring out the greasy yummyness.

When I really enjoy something, I don't bother trying to understand why. I only want to enjoy it. For learning purposes, I use test tracks. Normally, it takes the whole weekend: 4 sessions of 3 hours. I won't even post a mini-review (as opposed to impressions) if I haven't done that. If I dislike what I'm hearing, but I want to understand why, I've crammed 8 tracks into 3.5 hours.

Jussi has added new modulators and new filters. They're more efficient and sound even better. I was hoping to skip this one, but I got sucked in by the combination in the OP. It's pretty great. The demo will run for a half an hour at a time so you can give it a whirl.

The UI has changed and actually gotten worse. He has attempted to make it more "contemporary", but now you have to click through tabs for all the settings rather than seeing them all on one page.

I use the embedded version. It’s on a Linux computer, anyway, and I use Roon to play the music. It’s easier to use the web interface from my tablet to control the settings than to walk up to the attic or use VNC to change the settings in software with a GUI. :)