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I wonder: why do I need other headphones since I've had modded HD800. Then the fatigue kicks in, damn it. Sep 29, 2023 at 4:40 AM

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    1. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      I wonder: why do I need other headphones since I've had modded HD800. Then the fatigue kicks in, damn it.
      Sep 29, 2023 at 4:40 AM
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      3. roshambo123
        roshambo123
        Neither Yggdrasil or HD800 are mid-fi. I haven't heard Rag 1 but if it is on the level of Rag 2 it's mid-fi.
        Oct 2, 2023 at 3:20 PM
      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Still, could be my half broken Rag, but everything else sounds OK, except some known issue to me. Yea, maybe need to look elsewhere. (ESP 95X is goooood!)
        Oct 3, 2023 at 7:10 AM
      5. Armaegis
        Armaegis
        Do you have any other amps to test on? or pick up something popular on the used market so it's easy to resell.
        Oct 3, 2023 at 7:46 AM
    2. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Sep 21, 2023
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      2. CEE TEE
        CEE TEE
        That's a Piety + EC ZDT Jr.! Love that. Thanks for sharing!
        Sep 21, 2023
        RestoredSparda, Lyander and Ti_Leo like this.
      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Oh my, a Piety? Galactic Mind!
        Sep 21, 2023
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      4. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        The headphones with that setup makes me sad
        Sep 21, 2023
    3. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Bought a cheap power conditioner, noise killed. Bought a more expensive one, noise is back. WTF?!
      Sep 16, 2023
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      3. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        Sep 16, 2023
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      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Sorry guys, I really tried to take them apart, I even unplugged everything and put my screw driver out. But living in China, I need to do OT, sigh.

        The noise should be from a cheap voltage adjustable PSU. I swapped it to a fixed V one, and the noise was much lower now (but still auditable from Ragnarok V1 -> E-mu Teak only. HD800, HE6SE and even ifi iESL -> KOSS ESP950 sounded OK)
        Sep 17, 2023
      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Sep 17, 2023
    4. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Noticeable noise on right channel from my office setup and slight noise on left channel from my home setup, so it's unbalanced?
      Sep 6, 2023
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    5. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Curious, older HE6SE v1 (SN started with 80) sounded better than newer ones (SN started with 11). Check follow-up:
      Aug 13, 2023
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I've used the older pair quite a bit (it belongs to one of my colleagues), and was fine with it on the same setup. Today I read someone mentioned HE6SE v1 with older SN (started with 80 / 81) could be using old HE6 drivers, I didn't believe it, but I thought it might worth an AB test, so here I am.

        (Grain of salt reminder: 1. Small sample size. 2. Variable mentioned above 3. Short testing time period. 4. Dumb ears)
        Aug 13, 2023
      4. Huhnkopf
        Huhnkopf
        I had one of those earlier 6SEs and kinda regret ever selling them. They were a good contrast/addition to my 4 screws. I have never found v2 to be even remotely as well done. Warm, powerful, ver nice slam, well balanced with OG pads and also Velpads. Those v1 were goldilocks headphones.
        Aug 13, 2023
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      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @Huhnkopf I thought HE6SE was already a "degenerated" HE6, but really didn't reckon they had to pull anther one on HE6SE V2...

        And here comes the FAQ: HE6SE vs HE6? I guess the HE6s are leaner with more authority? But how about technical things like details? Thanks.
        Aug 14, 2023
    6. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      My ears. left side volume was like 50% as loud using some planar or estat phones. But after swapping sides, 100% centered.
      May 31, 2023
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      3. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        Did you try iems? To be clear it can still give problems depending on tips used. If i don't use comply foam or spinfits i can get L/R balance issues.
        May 31, 2023
      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        IEMs sounded OK? The only earplugs / earbuds had that "imbalance" to my ears were Sennheiser MX90. IEMs really didn't caught any problem iirc.

        But yea, adjusting the position of the headphones helps, but it's just weird...
        May 31, 2023
      5. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        Probably an ear shape thing then. Speakers are also fine i guess?
        May 31, 2023
    7. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      I quite like how Nectar Hive sounds in my chain, and I really don't like how Nectar Bee sounds...
      May 4, 2023
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      3. Philimon
        Philimon
        You purchased a Bee?! Did you not see the sbaf impressions thread? Was it @ChaChaRealSmooth ’s impressions that convinced you to buy? That guy!
        May 4, 2023
      4. Philimon
        Philimon
        May 4, 2023
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      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @Philimon I liked Hive a lot and I was lazy reading at that time. The "dark old Audeze sound" description, I thought it was like LCD 2.2 pre-fazor sound, which is great, but actually, nope!

        The Pads dimension looks the same on both models, but getting Brainwavz to China is quite... not worthy for me. Yea... fixing Bee can be rough...
        May 5, 2023
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    8. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Happy Luna New Year! Wish you all happy in this special random day and in the following 364 days
      Jan 21, 2023
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      2. caute
        caute
        Happy new year! Going out with my mom tomorrow to a pan-Asian food festival. But too broke to give her a nice, fat red envelope full of stax.
        Jan 21, 2023
      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @caute Come on, spending quality time together is the best!!
        Jan 21, 2023
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    9. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      My TH-900 pad rolling game: which part of the mids and how much bass or dynamic do I want to sacrifice.
      Jan 9, 2023
      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I currently kinda happy with ZMF perforated pads (don't know which model, and they might even not be from ZMF, just something similar...)
        Jan 9, 2023
    10. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Why... I sold my HE6SE v1, and took out my HE6SE v2 (I have issues). Slapped the same simple mods on v2, and it sounds plasticky... No!!!
      Jan 5, 2023
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      2. DigMe
        DigMe
        Doh!
        Jan 5, 2023
      3. Philimon
        Philimon
        Jan 5, 2023
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      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @Philimon Dang it... Really thought they were the same. Pad rolling on V2 was like just 30% effective comparing to V1, so my cheap-fake-Beyer-pads-bass-cannon mod wasn't a success on V2. #buyV1sellV2
        Jan 9, 2023
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    11. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Is it possible to change the sockets of HD800 into 3.5mm ones, or something more common without drilling? Those tiny pins are such PITA.
      Jul 24, 2022
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      3. RestoredSparda
        RestoredSparda
        Yeah, those connectors fraggler linked are super easy to work with.
        Jul 24, 2022
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      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Yes, these thick ones look so much better and I see the possibility of using thick cables! Nice! Thank you all!!
        Jul 24, 2022
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      5. RestoredSparda
        RestoredSparda
        Here are a few photos of my cable with them. You have a built in cable crimp to keep it steady while you solder the two pins. Super easy and the connector screws off and accommodates fairly thick cables.

        https://photos.app.goo.gl/AZAYpdYGPS1mvTY87
        Jul 24, 2022
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    12. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Airist RDAC + ZDT Jr. + HD600 sounds really good!
      Jul 5, 2022
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      3. Merrick
        Merrick
        I find the RDAC bass to be mostly neutral, not massive slam but not lacking slam either. Modi Multibit has more immediate and obvious slam to my ears.
        Jul 5, 2022
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      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @Tchoupitoulas I don't know, to me it might not be that hard hitting (but of course, hard enough), but there's something about the sound or timbre or texture of the bass that makes it really good to my ears. I didn't really heard that with RDAC + Liquid Platinum. Maybe it's "synergy"?
        Jul 6, 2022
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      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @Merrick I can't recall the bass difference between RDAC and MM when I did comparison on Liquid Platinum... But I'm not really sure it's just "bass force" or volume that made RDAC + ZDT Jr. sounded great to me, there's something like chewy texture that made the bass shined. Sorry I just don't know the right term for this...

        But then, MM sounded really "3D" with LP, that's like the only thing I remember...
        Jul 6, 2022
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    13. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Rando's thought: Be quite silly choosing Liquid Platinum over ZDT Jr. for 2 years
      May 29, 2022
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @CEE TEE Hahaha, I'd say it's more of an acquired taste, as there was a time that I thought ZDT Jr. was too tubey...
        May 30, 2022
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      4. CEE TEE
        CEE TEE
        Ah, gotcha! Well, glad you are getting used to it now…
        May 31, 2022
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      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        So good, now I want more, MORE!!! (another unit for home use maybe?) (Yep, I know it's hard to get one now.) Any way, thank you!!!!
        May 31, 2022
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    14. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Silly question again: what can I use to temporarily attach drivers to the frames?
      Apr 6, 2022
      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I guess tapes wouldn't work, how about a little hot glue?
        Apr 6, 2022
      3. Walderstorn
        Walderstorn
        Blu-tack
        Apr 6, 2022
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      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Really? Can't think of a better solution, thanks!!
        Apr 7, 2022
    15. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Put some sound effects in my video tonight. Came home and realized I was using AQ Nighthawk... Might need to do some adjustment tomorrow
      Feb 20, 2022
    16. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Happy Chinese New Year! The year of Tiger, wow, if I knew there's any difference.
      Jan 31, 2022
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      2. DigMe
        DigMe
        昔年快乐！
        Jan 31, 2022
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        新年快乐！！(It's "Xin", not "Xi", which I'm afraid of)
        Jan 31, 2022
      4. DigMe
        DigMe
        Haha! Typo
        Jan 31, 2022
    17. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Newb question: why would I get channel imbalance caused by cable?
      Nov 1, 2021
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @Hrodulf Oh... That makes sense! So it's like half disconnected balanced half as powerful, right? I'll check the cables, thanks!!
        Nov 1, 2021
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      4. señorhifi
        señorhifi
        I once made a cable that ended up having severe channel imbalance. The culprint was a big solder blob on one channel on the 3.2mm conector (vs the other left cable which had a more even amount of solder). It ends up acting as a resistor and lowers the volume.
        Nov 1, 2021
      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @señorhifi Well, that could definitely happen to me, as my soldering skill sucks... But my case should be faulty balanced connection, since at least my preamp used to work just fine.
        Nov 2, 2021
    18. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      I think I kinda fixed my broken ZD SE, and now I'm very happy!
      Oct 10, 2021
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        The ZD SE came with broken right channel, my guess is that the heating circuit was gone, as the big tube barely glowed and not as hot as the working one. So... I decided to apply some thermal isolation onto the right side...
        Oct 10, 2021
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Now it really works! With a little channel imbalance, but bearable. I know I'm definitely a bad bad example of how not to fix your stuff...
        Oct 10, 2021
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    19. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      HE560 V4 sounds pretty good, could be perfect for daily use on PC, except the itchy flurry new pads and pressure sensitive drivers
      Sep 27, 2021
      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        IIRC, the OG HE560 sounded quite spikey on treble, didn't like it.
        HE560 V2 sounded dull, boring (2.5mm socket).
        V3 was just a headband lengthened version of V2 with 3.5mm connection.
        Now V4 sounds a bit warm and more... musical? It could use a bit of more subbass, but good enough.
        Sep 27, 2021
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    20. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      I like the sound of RCA 6CG7 clear top in ZD SE, sweet!
      Sep 16, 2021
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I can't do AB comparison, as my amp is broken, if I swap tube, the right channel will be off.

        From my limited time with the 6CG7 (used), it sounds sweeter, a bit wetter, maybe low end rolls off a bit, but it's OK. I just need that bit of sweetness to make ZD SE sounds a bit relaxed. Good!
        Sep 16, 2021
      3. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        One of my favorite tubes!
        Sep 16, 2021
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      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @Azimuth great, now you set my mind at ease, as I don't need to think about tubes in the near future.
        Sep 16, 2021
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