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I listen to headphones, both dynamic, planar and electostatic. All the headphones are balanced.
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    • Meridian G-08 CD Player
    Meridian G08 CDP with advanced digital sampling and 192kHz capable, 24-bit dual differential Delta Sigma DACs
    • Sony SCD-XA5400ES
    CD/SACD Player
    • Stax SRS-4040 II Signature System
    Includes SRM-006tII vacuum tube driver and SR-404 Lamda Signature electrostatic headphones
    • Eddie Current Balancing Act
    Balanced headphone amp/pre-amp with teflon power tube sockets, silver output transformers and goldpoint stepped attenuator.
    • HeadRoom Balanced Home Headphone Amp
    HeadRoom balanced home headphone amp with max module and max balanced DAC.
    • Sennheiser HD800 + Balanced Cardas Cable
    Sennheiser HD800 - new flagship model!
    • Sennheiser HD650 + Bal Zu Mobius v.2
    HD650 headphones w/ balanced Zu Mobius-2 cable
    • Audeze LCD-2 + Balanced Q Audio Cable
    planar headphones
    • Grado RS1 + Bal Cable
    RS-1 headphones, balanced with stock cable
    • AKG K701 + HeadRoom FatPipe XLR
    AKG K701 + Balanced FatPipe Cable from HeadRoom

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I ordered the HD800s also. I'm anxious to compare them to my AKG 701s.

Dave

dcstep

Vcoheda, do those isolation and vibration control devices have any actual impact in your headphone listening? I'm thinking that the lack of airbourne vibrations would reduce the impact to close to nil.

I've got HRS isolation for my CDP and TT, but I thought it would only be effective when using my speakers.

Dave

dcstep

Let us know when you get the HeAudio EH-1.3. I'm very curious about that. I see almost no discussion of it at Head-Fi, yet it looks very promising. I'd love to see a comparison to your other cans.

My headphone setup is relatively modest, with a Woo Audio WA6 driving AKG K701s, UE Triple.fi 10 Pros and UE Super.fi 5 Pros. I use the UEs mainly when traveling, but occasionally they come out at home when I need more isolation than the AKGs afford. Jack Wu makes great HP amps.

Dave

dcstep