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STAX 007 or 009, Audeze or Abyss
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<blockquote data-quote="user 997" data-source="post: 418714" data-attributes="member: 997"><p>Xenithon has the Audeze LCD-X afaik and there are a couple of LCD-2 owners around. I have the Hifiman HE-500s which could give you a good indication whether you'd might like the HE-6. The Hifiman HE-500 was very well liked at the preamp shootout a couple of weeks ago.</p><p></p><p>The Stax SR-009 is still the ultimate headphone you can buy, but it is big bucks to spend. But I doubt there is anything out there to match the low distortion and speed of the best electrostatic headphone. I would look into the LCD-X if I were you and match it with something like Auralic Vega and Taurus to power the LCD-X. McIntosh is also releasing the MHA-100 soon, it might end up being a killer headphone amplifier as well. </p><p></p><p>The only issue with planar magnetic headphones are the weight. The LCD-X for example weighs over 600g. Its a lot of weight to carry on your head. My HE-500 is 510g. Hifiman is releasing the HE-560 soon which will be a planar magnetic headphone with magnets on only one side in order to reduce the weight to around 350g with a suspension setup similar to Stax.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 997, post: 418714, member: 997"] Xenithon has the Audeze LCD-X afaik and there are a couple of LCD-2 owners around. I have the Hifiman HE-500s which could give you a good indication whether you'd might like the HE-6. The Hifiman HE-500 was very well liked at the preamp shootout a couple of weeks ago. The Stax SR-009 is still the ultimate headphone you can buy, but it is big bucks to spend. But I doubt there is anything out there to match the low distortion and speed of the best electrostatic headphone. I would look into the LCD-X if I were you and match it with something like Auralic Vega and Taurus to power the LCD-X. McIntosh is also releasing the MHA-100 soon, it might end up being a killer headphone amplifier as well. The only issue with planar magnetic headphones are the weight. The LCD-X for example weighs over 600g. Its a lot of weight to carry on your head. My HE-500 is 510g. Hifiman is releasing the HE-560 soon which will be a planar magnetic headphone with magnets on only one side in order to reduce the weight to around 350g with a suspension setup similar to Stax. [/QUOTE]
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