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I tried it with the alpha pads (i think that's the name) with some cavalli audio tube amp.

It sounded... weird. The mid doesnt blend in with the bass, feels hollow. Which is strange because the headphone is really loved to be a high end killer while having > $1000 price tag

Could be because of the amp (being tube and all) or because of the pads

Welp, I'm mostly guessing it may have been the tube amp. Other than that, I think that shouldn't really make those hollow sounds. I have to try those one day and hear it for myself.

My Grading System on headphones: SS= 98-100, S= 95-97, A+= 91-94, A= 86-90, A-= 81-85, B+= 76-80, B= 71-75, B-= 66-70, C+= 61-65, C= 56-60, C-= 51-55, D+= 46-50, D= 41-45, D-= 36-40, F+= 31-35, F= 26-30, F-= 21-25, Tier 1 crap= 16-20, Tier 2 crap= 11-15, Tier 3 crap= 6-10, Dahell tier= 1-5, No hope= 0                 Nevertheless, "Enjoy what you enjoy without starting some silly culture war" - Lachlanlikesathing. If you Recommend the M50/X in a thead, I would probably send you a dick pic.

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I tried it with the alpha pads (i think that's the name) with some cavalli audio tube amp.

It sounded... weird. The mid doesnt blend in with the bass, feels hollow. Which is strange because the headphone is really loved to be a high end killer while having > $1000 price tag

Could be because of the amp (being tube and all) or because of the pads

 

Strange. Almost certainly the pads, I can't imagine even a tube amp would have that much of an impact.

 

Honestly, people should leave well enough alone, Hifiamn knew what they were doing when they designed the focus pads.

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Strange. Almost certainly the pads, I can't imagine even a tube amp would have that much of an impact.

 

Honestly, people should leave well enough alone, Hifiamn knew what they were doing when they designed the focus pads.

 

Yes focus pads that's the name. I should've tried another HE-560 with the stock pads, but I was too eager to listen to HE-6

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Strange. Almost certainly the pads, I can't imagine even a tube amp would have that much of an impact.

 

Honestly, people should leave well enough alone, Hifiamn knew what they were doing when they designed the focus pads.

 

Yes focus pads that's the name. I should've tried another HE-560 with the stock pads, but I was to eager to listen to HE-6

Oh well, I guess there was some weird stuff that happened. I still wouldn't really believe it sounded that hollow since I thought that at a certain price tag, that shouldn't exactly happen almost regardless whichever company made headphones at that pricetag.

My Grading System on headphones: SS= 98-100, S= 95-97, A+= 91-94, A= 86-90, A-= 81-85, B+= 76-80, B= 71-75, B-= 66-70, C+= 61-65, C= 56-60, C-= 51-55, D+= 46-50, D= 41-45, D-= 36-40, F+= 31-35, F= 26-30, F-= 21-25, Tier 1 crap= 16-20, Tier 2 crap= 11-15, Tier 3 crap= 6-10, Dahell tier= 1-5, No hope= 0                 Nevertheless, "Enjoy what you enjoy without starting some silly culture war" - Lachlanlikesathing. If you Recommend the M50/X in a thead, I would probably send you a dick pic.

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Strange. Almost certainly the pads, I can't imagine even a tube amp would have that much of an impact.

 

Honestly, people should leave well enough alone, Hifiamn knew what they were doing when they designed the focus pads.

I agree that it wasn't the amp. It all sounded fine with the pair of LCD-2s he had. 

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I agree that it wasn't the amp. It all sounded fine with the pair of LCD-2s he had. 

Welp, unless the tube the tumb amp had some damage, which is why I would've guessed it was the amp (had a tube amp once... I was careless enough to fuck it up... don't ask how I did it. All I know is that when I fucked it up, it started sounding hollow... and kept getting more and more hollow permanently) but yeah... that was my first guess since there could've been some user damage (prior to xtroria's testing) that could've caused that sound.

My Grading System on headphones: SS= 98-100, S= 95-97, A+= 91-94, A= 86-90, A-= 81-85, B+= 76-80, B= 71-75, B-= 66-70, C+= 61-65, C= 56-60, C-= 51-55, D+= 46-50, D= 41-45, D-= 36-40, F+= 31-35, F= 26-30, F-= 21-25, Tier 1 crap= 16-20, Tier 2 crap= 11-15, Tier 3 crap= 6-10, Dahell tier= 1-5, No hope= 0                 Nevertheless, "Enjoy what you enjoy without starting some silly culture war" - Lachlanlikesathing. If you Recommend the M50/X in a thead, I would probably send you a dick pic.

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Welp, this hit my radar on "headphones to try out"

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My Grading System on headphones: SS= 98-100, S= 95-97, A+= 91-94, A= 86-90, A-= 81-85, B+= 76-80, B= 71-75, B-= 66-70, C+= 61-65, C= 56-60, C-= 51-55, D+= 46-50, D= 41-45, D-= 36-40, F+= 31-35, F= 26-30, F-= 21-25, Tier 1 crap= 16-20, Tier 2 crap= 11-15, Tier 3 crap= 6-10, Dahell tier= 1-5, No hope= 0                 Nevertheless, "Enjoy what you enjoy without starting some silly culture war" - Lachlanlikesathing. If you Recommend the M50/X in a thead, I would probably send you a dick pic.

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