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  1. No doubt -- The H800 is the best head-fit and feel of the sets I tried. They're light as a feather and unobtrusive on the head. I know what you mean about amping. My DAC powers these pretty well. My preamp, not so much. It would be nice to have a dedicated head amp to have a consistent volume across sources.. and have power to spare. For now, my T1s are sounding fantastic for both digital and analog, and I can "get by" w/o an amp for the time being.
  2. These are doing pretty well at the Moon 350P, though it has to work harder than my DAC does. The good news it, analog sounds great on these headphones. Alan Parson Project / I, Robot - I love this album, and it sounds fantastic on these headphones.
  3. I was able to try on a Beyerdynamic T-1.. Think I found what I was looking for. It's got the right balance of fit, comfort, and sound. Thanks for the suggestion. While I was listening to phones, I also tried on a HifiMan HE-500, and found it uncomfortable and a little dark. I also tried a Grado GS-1000 and found its sound too u-shaped for me. Never listened to Grado before, and was turned off. Out of the box, it's sounding good on both my Exasound DAC and my Moon 350P preamp.
  4. I'm in the market for a nice pair of headphones for home listening. Yesterday I tried both the LCD-X and the HD800. I loved the sound of the LCD-X, but hated the fit on my head and found it uncomfortable. I felt like it was going to fall forward off of my head the whole time. The HD800 sounded great in its own right to me, but it was far more comfortable. I felt like I could wear it all day long. The HD800 sounded better to me when powered by the HDVA600 in balanced mode, but I would like to avoid having to buy an amp to make such a headphone sound more pleasing to me. I'm open, though. What are some alternatives to check out? -- A high end headphone under $2k that does well for rock but can still handle jazz, but not as heavy/awkward feeling as the Audeze? Some stuff I listen to frequently - new and old prog rock (Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree), some more modern folky stuff (Wilco, Fleet Foxes).
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