What's Going On Up There- The Headphone Thread

[Static Shock]

I made the decision to exit the vinyl game. Haven’t bought any in a year or more and it sadly comprises only a fraction of my listening. Sold my turntable and phono stage. A bigger system downsizing is ahead as my listening habits and interests have changed.

Mixed feelings but…. purchased a Woo Audio WA5-LE 2nd Gen to up the headphone game. I look forward to running it with my HD660S2’s and will begin the hunt for another pair of headphones.

More to come.

Big step , expect I will be doing the same thing in a couple of years when we downsize and move closer to our son . Will miss the old vintage system I expect but boy does it take up a lot of room . Since getting the Sennheiser HD 600 I have been using them a lot , but it takes some getting use too as I still like the music coming from my speakers , however flawed it is due to room acoustics issues . Past use of headphones was limited to an old pair of Yamaha HP-1 's connected to a old Yamaha R-8 receiver in the work shop . Not comparable to the HD 600s but still a nice sounding headphone .

 

[Slimwhit33]

Big step , expect I will be doing the same thing in a couple of years when we downsize and move closer to our son . Will miss the old vintage system I expect but boy does it take up a lot of room . Since getting the Sennheiser HD 600 I have been using them a lot , but it takes some getting use too as I still like the music coming from my speakers , however flawed it is due to room acoustics issues . Past use of headphones was limited to an old pair of Yamaha HP-1 's connected to an old Yamaha R-8 receiver in the work shop . Not comparable to the HD 600s but still a nice sounding headphone .

I’m not selling the records yet. Until I do that I feel like I can easily reverse course if my feelings change.

I can envision moving my amp/pre amp and speakers and getting a vintage turntable to pair with streaming to use with headphones.

Who knows.

 

[mindhead1]

I made the decision to exit the vinyl game. Haven’t bought any in a year or more and it sadly comprises only a fraction of my listening. Sold my turntable and phono stage. A bigger system downsizing is ahead as my listening habits and interests have changed.

Mixed feelings but…. purchased a Woo Audio WA5-LE 2nd Gen to up the headphone game. I look forward to running it with my HD660S2’s and will begin the hunt for another pair of headphones.

More to come.

Wow. That’s a major confession on ‘Needles & Grooves’.

I’ve always been tempted by the Woo Audio amps, but never pulled the trigger. Less likely now that I have a dedicated listening room. I still use my headphones, but much less than in the past.

I have a Darkvoice tube amp that I love with my HD6XX. I’m curious about the HD660s2. I may add them to the collection at some point.

 

[displayname]

I made the decision to exit the vinyl game. Haven’t bought any in a year or more and it sadly comprises only a fraction of my listening. Sold my turntable and phono stage. A bigger system downsizing is ahead as my listening habits and interests have changed.

Mixed feelings but…. purchased a Woo Audio WA5-LE 2nd Gen to up the headphone game. I look forward to running it with my HD660S2’s and will begin the hunt for another pair of headphones.

More to come.

WOW! Big changes, but should give you a steady stream of income for a significant time as you start to sell things off (if you do).

What do you have on your shortlist for headphones?

 

[Static Shock]

I’m not selling the records yet. Until I do that I feel like I can easily reverse course if my feelings change.

I can envision moving my amp/pre amp and speakers and getting a vintage turntable to pair with streaming to use with headphones.

Who knows.

I have not purchased a new record for a bit going to focus on listening to the collection through the new Atom headphone amp and HD600. Have not had a pair of headphones on for a very very long time . Trying to get use to sounds waves bouncing around between the ears rather then the walls , ceiling and floor and ears, kind of . Future = change for all of us differently . Well back to that sound in my head .

 

[Slimwhit33]

WOW! Big changes, but should give you a steady stream of income for a significant time as you start to sell things off (if you do).

What do you have on your shortlist for headphones?

I’m thinking either the 800s or perhaps the Focal Mg Clear. I really love the 660S2’s so would seem to make sense to just move up the line. Want to get my ears on the Woo/660S2 combo then kind of go from there.

I did make the big WE 300b tube purchase to use first with the Woo then the Decware 300b upon arrival in a couple years. So we’ll see what all the hubbub is about when they arrive in a couple weeks.

 

[mindhead1]

I’m thinking either the 800s or perhaps the Focal Mg Clear. I really love the 660S2’s so would seem to make sense to just move up the line. Want to get my ears on the Woo/660S2 combo then kind of go from there.

I did make the big WE 300b tube purchase to use first with the Woo then the Decware 300b upon arrival in a couple years. So we’ll see what all the hubbub is about when they arrive in a couple weeks.

Very interested in hearing your thoughts on the Woo/660s2 combo with the 300b tubes.

 

[displayname]

I’m thinking either the 800s or perhaps the Focal Mg Clear. I really love the 660S2’s so would seem to make sense to just move up the line. Want to get my ears on the Woo/660S2 combo then kind of go from there.

I did make the big WE 300b tube purchase to use first with the Woo then the Decware 300b upon arrival in a couple years. So we’ll see what all the hubbub is about when they arrive in a couple weeks.

Very exciting! Hopefully the 300B lives up to the hype for you. Excited to follow that journey.