Ruined

Jot 2. Oh, wait, that's a $2400 amp.

@ChaChaRealSmooth Rotel rb-1090, parasound hca-2205a both of which i bought new like 15-20yr ago for ~$2k+ and i still have/use; most expensive HP amp i bought prior was oppo ha-1 ($1199) which sucked and I sold; also had the MF MX-HPA ($999) which was good for darker headphones but a bad hd800 match, and LP as you know, plus other random integrated hp stuff like parasound zdac2, yamaha, etc that was cheaper.

@neogeosnk DNA Starlett (profile pic? ;))

If your experience is anything like mine, the Starlett will make you forget about the Liquid Plat real quick

@ChaChaRealSmooth already has haha. if i had to describe, it retained a similar artful presentation of the sound, but added missing highs (again artfully) and vastly expanded the soundstage which is very important to me personally. Plus a little magic in there.

https://makeagif.com/i/xgqE9j

...in the opposite direction.

This is like seeing Frodo finally dropped the ring into the fire. Good for you!

Unfortunately the board software doesn't allow one to delete profile post when accidentally update instead of comment.

You need a Koss PortaPro. It is not perfect but for the money, it makes more sense than most things in audio.

I had a Oculus Rift CV1 a while back and it had portapro headphone drivers built in

They weren't bad but at that size I liked the PX100 better. But I lost my px100 and they don't sell it anymore :[

Shouldn't it be black, not red?

The black beret is for the SHARPY "S" model only

Glad you can have a sense of humor about this whole hd700 thing, I love the new profile image haha. Like Lyander says, it’s cursed but has an odd charm to it too.

SHARPY just wants to be friends and provide luxurious silky highs to all!!

[And by the way was inspired by the abused robot B.O.B. from THE BLACK HOLE]
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/e/ef/Old_B_O_B_Screencap_13.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140123104332

"HD700 ruined my ear holes"

you could try...

"HD700 sucked my brain out"

is this the cap modded liquid platinum that I've been hearing about?

I haven't tried cap mod yet, apparently that helps open it up/increases detail on some headphones. I am using HD8xx series so dont need any additional opening up/increased detail :) But might be helpful for HD650 etc. On HD8xx the LP works really well stock (which is a feat within itself).

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I would like to try more stuff there just ain't much that fits my oddball needs haha and I've tried most of it that did, other than schitt because hd800 owners said Schitt stuff (even tubed) had grainy treble and was a bad match

LP is by far best match I've found thus far that fits my use case.

SW51+ FTW. Looking forward to finally hearing one... mine is in the current batch being assembled. ogodei has two amps for sale in his Ampocalypse that are generally well liked with the HD800 series. EC ZDS and Woo WA5.

The wa5le comes the closest to what i would be looking for w/ Balanced I/O
& Chassis split up into 2 smaller pieces I could rearrange instead of 1 giant one.

And I knew about this one but the price is off the hook starting at $3700. A $484 LP and some premium tubes is still less than 1/5 the price of this, and I'd rather spend that much money on headphones etc. Don't want to > $2k on amp and do want balance I/O

Nothing to see here, move along :]

I mean doesn't everyone booby trap their equipment in case an unauthorized user attempts to touch it?

No

Just "roll" the tube so it's vertically aligned. I would think the pins should still make good contact. Still, rather annoying just knowing it's crooked.

Ah it don't really bug me was just goofing around w/ my profile pic :) Plus if you look at the LP stock photo on monoprice.com the left tube is crooked, so maybe its a feature heh

That's why we need balance controls back on amps.