Tyll from headfi always praised the HD600 as tube lovers and I canât disagree. I only run them off of tube amps and Iâm a big fan
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yes the HD6xx on my Darkvoice is my favorite listen out my entire collection. canât really go wrong if youâre looking for a good set for tubes. Iâve heard that the HD600 is also really great on tubes, and apparently a lot of people prefer them over the 6xx for tube driven.
Other headphones that work really well are Neumann NDH20 and some of the 250-600 ohm beyerdynamic cans. also pretty much anything sennheiser that is above 150ohm will work fairly well on DV.
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If itâs not going to be a financial hardship, everybody should have an electrostatic set in their collection. However, you also have to include a Schiit Loki or some type of EQ in the purchase.
They are Very different. If you are hooked on variety, as I am, it is a cool option. I love being able to go from Grado/Vali 2 to Grado/Burson Fun-Classic to Beyer T5p.2âs/LCX to Koss system to other variations.
If your motto is âvariety is the spice of lifeâ, and the purchase is not a hardship, itâs a nice addition to the collection. Of course I am still in the âshiny new toy syndromeâ phase, soâŠ
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I like the 600s slightly more than the 6xx, but I already owned the 6xx when I bought them. If I hadnât, I agree that the 6xx is pretty incredible on tubes, and it probably is tuned a little better than the 600s off of other amps
At $400 the 95x is one of the best value purchases Iâve ever made in this hobby. $400 wouldnât even cover an amp or headphone from Stax at the low end of their offerings, and from most accounts the 95x sounds better than the L300 and L500.
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Def agree with this. Itâs really good
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Alright, well I decided to order the 95x. Honestly itâs mostly of a âI have to knowâŠâ type of feeling with an expectation that it wonât be incredibly impressive. Iâm sure they are GREAT, but every headphone I own I feel are GREAT⊠so itâs a bit like âhow many great headphones do you really need?â lol.
But I need to know⊠I have not been able to stop thinking about it. I also take the point of having the Loki in the chain really helping with things too, but Iâll try them vanilla first.
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Ha, I did the same thing an hour ago for the same exact reasons. 
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I canât imagine a scenario where you guys wonât be happy with them. I like them most off of my Airist R2R, but they sound good regardless.
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I did not jump on them the first day of the sale and then figured it was too late. Iâm happy to hear opinions of them are so favorable. @ the current price it was too good to pass up and I would be kicking myself for months if I didnât purchase. who needs food, clothes and essentials anywayâŠpffftttt
They weigh next to nothing, and the pads are ok but a little unrefined. You can order replacement pads for $5 (!!!) from Kossâs website, but I grabbed the Dekoni Fenestrated Sheepskin pads for them and they make them a lot more comfortable. They were pretty comfy to start, but the velour is a bit itchy
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Yeah itâs comfy but the build is on the cheaper side, but they do have a lifetime warranty from koss
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Where did you get the Dekoni pads from, i canât seem to find them, please.
Drop had them a few weeks back. I want to say I paid $65?
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Theyâre available on Dekoniâs site here https://dekoniaudio.com/product/dekoni-audio-elite-fenestrated-sheepskin-for-the-koss-95x/
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Found them, dammit my $25 off coupon now doesnât work 
âŠitâs always something
I went from:
- Didnât like them at first
- Two hours in and they were Amazing! So much detail
- Five hours and end of session. Very impressive, especially for jazz. Sounding weak on the rock. Needs a little more bass, a little more high end and a little more body/soul/heart/whatever you want to call it.
Plug in my Loki on a Sunday, EQ like crazy and never look back.
I finally found a good partner for my SMSL SP200 and it is the first time in days that I havenât been wanting to put the E95X back on.
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Holy crap! I would just screw things up with that. 4 bands is pretty idiot proof.
Going to try it plain first, but I dug this out of my closet for the occasion when I want to start playing with it. I think the Loki is probably a bit better in terms of noise itâll add to the signal, though. If I like how EQ plays with it, then may consider picking one up.