Justin S

I am talking about a black glass 6sn7 for a Lyr+. Not sure how lucky I feel :-)

Say yes and gamble:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDFqRFODiMg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5NmYhjMwiI

Say no and support businesses like Brent Jesse’s. Just saying.

You owe it to yourself to hear a black glass Ken Rad in your Lyr if you haven't already!

I have the Clear glass VT231 Ken Rad and it is spectacular. I have a note in with Brent Jesse about the black glass. He recommended I check in after the holidays. I also like the brown base sylvania WGT and weirdly, the new EHs for pop music.

Went down the HQPlayer/AKM DSD Direct rabbit hole tonight (thanks for hooking me up Geno Geshelli): low gain on the Lyr+>KenRad Blackplate Clear Glass>HD600s is exceptional. Team Low Gain, indeed. Even when I'm not listening to it, I'm thinking about listening to it.

With the Lry+ a modest KenRad clear glass is the one tube to rule them all.

There is something about the bass on the 600s, though. They remind me of my Harbeth P3ESR XDs - there's not a ton of bass quantity there, but it feels clean and well controlled. I occasionally have a listen with 600s where I get phantom bass in my chest - which is pretty weird coming from them.

I will say that there have been instances when I've not been wanting for more bass _volume_ on the HD600s, just perhaps more texture and quality. That Original Master Phones amp actually did make them kick surprisingly hard, but yeah harsh and unrefined. I remember really liking the Senns's low end out of the Studio Jr. I demoed, and that was the 300B ver.

I had a few different sub 1K SS and tube amps but really loved the BHA-1 with the Sennheisers. I moved on to the Lry+ with a handful of NOS tubes and it's pretty remarkable. It's refined and a bit of a brute. It's pretty great with the 600s. I hope it'll be good with my new Auteur Classics when they arrive.

Thanks for the input, gents. Yes, @ckhirnigs, I should have said that my take on the Classic vs OG reports I have read/watched is that they are different headphones - not that the Classics are a fix for any perceived issues with the OG. Ultimately, I think I am more into linearish and that the Classics will be a good fit for me. CAN'T WAIT!!!!

@Justin S Did go with the stock Ambrosia Maple or the LTD Ash for your Classic?

I went with the stock maple. Trying to keep it tight :-)

Thanks for this @RestoredSparda . I think that I am missing the finer details and some treble information. The Aeolus is really beautiful, but not sure I can live with it.

After sitting with these for days and some focused listening sessions, I am going to take advantage for the 14 day return window and pick up a pair of Auteur Classics. The aeolus are so beauty, but I think I need something more linear with a bit more resolution.

I think you’ll dig the Classic. I’m a big fan of the LTD Ash sets Zach has at the moment. I have OG Auteurs in Ash, and they’re my favorite wood for both look and sound. It’s a nice medium density wood.

I know Zach has 200hrs listed as the burn in time for these. I am wondering what people's experience has been.

I didn't find burn in to be as much of an issue for the Aeolus as it was for the Verite, IIRC after 30-50 hrs or so it was 95% there.

Thanks @Jinxy245 . They changed a whole bunch yesterday over the first few hours of listening. After an overnight with pink noise they are more clear and open - I was worried for a bit. I hope they continue in this direction.

Just listened to the Conan Needs a Friend podcast with Grohl, Novoselic, and Albini. Pretty good listen except for Albini being a bit too Albini.

Make sure it's the Albini version, not the original corpo suits master.

More marital than audiophile, but I did that in the middle of one night. Wife emerged from bedroom looking daggers, I signed, "What?"

Then I took the 'phones off and found the music still playing.

Whoops.

<stupid>

ZMF? Worth the wait. :)

Yes, ZMF Aeolus with a few pads. Very excited.

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"I can't wrap my head around ASR ..."
"it helps if you enter that site ... with"

It helps if you do not enter the site at all. Ever.
Do not try to wrap any part of your body around it.

Amir/ASR? Just say no.
Simple, easy hint towards a happier life.

That's right I agree every chip amp does sound the same. Next...

"Do not try to wrap any part of your body around it."...you're right. Ewwww.

And while the 600s are a bit peaky, they're smoke-show presence machines. It's a settle in kind of listen.

@Justin S makes sense - mine also pointy I think. Aeolus and HD800S both have a pressure point in the middle for me. Crescent band seems like a good move.

I am pretty sure the crescent band is standard on all new ZMFs.

@jnak00 , yes. I just heard back from them - it's the new standard headband.

A pyrate's favourite letter? Arrr, ye might think that, lad, but it's the C they loves the best!

Here's a bad pyrate joke. A pirate walks into a bar wearing a ship's wheel on his belt buckle. As he tries to saddle up to the bar, frustrated by the ship's wheel interfering, the barkeep asks, "why don't you try taking off that ship's wheel?" the pirate says, "YARRRR, IT'S DRIVIN' ME NUTS"

Super cool. So Aeolus pads, the univers suede perf...Are the BE2 suede worth trying? Perf or non perf?

Any pads you get should be perf for Aeolus since it's an open headphone. It would be a safe bet to get Universe leather perf and suede perf.

I personally prefer the stock (universe) which are very similar to the old Aeolus pads. Suede is a bit more neutral sounding. I also like Auteur pads, they add a bit of space. I don’t like the BE2 pads.