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    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    USA
    Headphones

    Current
    Focal Utopia 2022
    Audeze LCD-5
    Dan Clark Audio Expanse
    Dan Clark Audio Stealth
    Dan Clark Audio E3
    Audeze LCD-R
    Sennheiser HD 820
    Sennheiser HD 800S
    Sony MDR-7506
    Apple AirPods Pro 2

    Former
    Grell OAE1
    HIFIMAN Susvara
    AudioQuest Nighthawk Carbon
    Dan Clark Audio Aeon 2 Noire
    Monoprice AMT
    Sennheiser HD 660S2
    Sennheiser HD 6XX
    Audio-Technica ATH-ADX5000
    Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H6
    Audeze LCD-4
    Audeze EL-8 Closed Back
    Audeze LCD-3F
    Audeze LCD-X
    Sennheiser HD800
    Sennheiser HD700
    AudioQuest NightHawk
    Oppo PM-3
    HiFiMAN HE-400S
    Monoprice Monolith M1570
    Monoprice Monolith M1060
    Sony MDR-7520
    Sony MDR-CD900ST
    Sony MDR-V6

    Other headphones I've heard on my system
    HiFiMAN HE-6 (Modded)
    Oppo PM-1
    Oppo PM-2
    Kennerton Magister
    Audeze EL-8 Open Back
    Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 250 Ohm



    Amps

    Current
    Schiit Folkvangr
    Schiit Mjolnir 3
    Schiit Jotunheim A

    Former
    Schiit Ragnarok 2
    Schiit Mjolnir 2
    Schiit Ragnarok 1
    Schiit Pietus Maximus
    Schiit Jotunheim 2
    Monoprice Monolith Cavalli Liquid Gold X
    Schiit Mjolnir 2 ('74 Reflektor SWGP Silver Shields)
    Woo Audio WA7+WA7TP (with Gold Pin tubes)
    Audeze Deckard
    Schiit Asgard 2
    Schiit Magni 2 Uber
    Schiit Magni
    Schiit Vali
    Schiit Fulla 2
    AudioQuest DragonFly 1.2
    CEntrance DACport Slim



    DACs

    Current
    Schiit Yggdrasil+ MIB

    Former
    Schiit Yggdrasil+ OG
    Schiit Multibit DAC Card for Ragnarok 2
    Schiit Loki Max
    Schiit Yggdrasil+ GS2
    Woo Audio WA7+WA7TP (with Gold Pin tubes)
    Audeze Deckard
    Schiit Yggdrasil+ GS2
    Schiit Gungnir Multibit
    Schiit Gungnir Delta-Sigma
    Schiit Bifrost
    Schiit Modi 2 Uber
    Schiit Modi
    Schiit Fulla 2
    Monoprice Monolith Cavalli Liquid Gold X
    AudioQuest DragonFly 1.2
    CEntrance DACport Slim



    Cables

    Current
    Arctic Aurelia
    Arctic Euphoria
    Arctic Sonoro
    Factory Headphone Cables
    Mogami Platinum Studio 3 ft XLR Interconnects
    World's Best Cable Mogami 2497 and Eminence Locking RCA Interconnects
    Apple Thunderbolt 4 Cable with USB-C to USB-B Adapter
    StayOnline 14 AWG Double Shielded Power Cables
    Douk Audio ONE Little Bear MC103-Pro 1-to-3 XLR Switcher Box

    Former
    World's Best Cable Mogami 2549 Interconnects w/ Neutrik XLRs
    Norne Audio Arcane (Audeze w/ Furutech Rhodium and Eidolic 4-pin TeCu XLR)
    Norne Audio Vanquish (EL-8 w/ Eidolic 1/4")
    Cabledyne Reference Silver XLR Interconnects
    Cabledyne Silver Reference USB (x2)
    Cabledyne Premier Silver Mains Cable (x2)
    Norne Audio Draug 2 (HD800 w/ Valab XLR)
    Norne Audio Zoetic (EL-8 w/ Eidolic XLR)
    Norne Audio Solv X (Audeze w/ Eidolic 1/4")
    Norne Audio Solv X Interconnects (w/ Valab XLRs)
    Norne Audio Experimental Silver/Copper XLR Interconnects
    Audeze Premium Balanced Cable
    Audeze Premium Single-Ended Cable
    Canare Star Quad Interconnects
    Pangea AC-14SE Power Cords
    Pangea USB PC Cable
    Tripp Lite USB with Ferrites
    Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 RCA Interconnects
    Blue Jeans Cable USB Cables
    FosPower Toslink-to-Mini-Toslink Cable
    Lifatec Silflex Glass Toslink-to-Mini-Toslink Cable
    EMC Eupen IMU 14 RFI/EMI Filtering Power Cords
    SignalCable MagicPower Cord
    SignalCable MagicPower Digital Reference Cord
    Wireworld Platinum Starlight 6 USB Cable
    Schiit PYST USB Cables

    Power

    Current
    Tripp Lite LC1800 Line Conditioner
    Ice Age Audio Cryo Hospital Grade Outlet

    Former
    Brickwall PW8R15AUD
    Tripp Lite Isobar Ultra 8W
    Wiremold ULBH6-6 Hospital Grade Power Strip

    Music
    Metal (all subgenera), EDM, Classical, Progressive Rock, Hardcore, Pop Punk, some Pop

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    This is only my opinion; I'm biased, like everyone else, and I haven't heard everything in the world.

    Headphones: Focal Utopia 2022; Audeze LCD-5 and LCD-R; Dan Clark Audio Expanse, Stealth, and E3; Sennheiser HD 820 and HD 800S; Sony MDR-7506
    Amps: Schiit Folkvangr, Mjolnir 3, Jotunheim A
    DACs: Schiit Yggdrasil+ MIB
    Cables/Power: Arctic Aurelia, Arctic Euphoria, Arctic Sonora, Mogami Platinum Studio 3 ft XLR Interconnects, World's Best Cables Mogami 2497 and Eminence Locking RCA Interconnects; Apple Thunderbolt 4 Cable with USB-C to USB-B Adapter; StayOnline 14 AWG Double Shielded Power Cables into Tripp Lite LC1800 Line Conditioner into Hospital Grade Outlet.