šŸ”· MassDrop THX AAA 789 - Linear Headphone Amplifier

I would say you already have that lol

The pendant does look really nice, and I would say if you want a more warmer laid back amp then what you have now, otl tube is the way to go

My current end game setup

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Does otl run planars? Zeos has mentioned not to tube Planars. Wondering if I buy the Pendant for my two ZMF cans the Eikon and Verite open. Iā€™d hope to use it with my Empyrean and HE1000v2.

Just bought the Pendant. Iā€™m crossing out the GS-X mini. So my setups will include THX 789 which Iā€™ve wanted for so long ZMF Pendant and ifi Pro iCan

No, not well. A hybrid would be better for that

Let me be a classic RMAF type ā€œaudiophileā€ for a second.

I believe that the tonality of the 789, combined with its better soundstage makes it better than the other 789. However the other 789 has much better seperation and musicality. So for classical and Jazz I would recommend the 789, and for metal and EDM I would choose the other 789.

Either way, they both would sound better if they cost twice as much.

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EDM? You mean those series of low quality computer generated nonsense? Itā€™s preposterous that you could even consider such a series of unpleasant noise ā€œmusicā€

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Hi experts ;]
Just got my 789 todayā€¦ sounds great with my he400i unbalanced.
This adapter will provide the benefits of a balanced connection or it wonā€™t really do that because the cable is not ā€œtruly balancedā€ ? Should l get a balanced cable that is at least twice the cost or only the adapter? Thanks! Much appreciated

Love the oxymoron - ā€œcurrent end gameā€

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It wonā€™t really make a difference. Just get a balanced cable. You really arenā€™t missing anything anyway

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Whats with boomer audiophiles and Jazz music hooked up with $10,000 audio quest speaker cables?

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They have money and donā€™t know what to do with it

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Save it for your kids, so that maybe they have have a life as good as yours?

Idk why they do that Iā€™m not a boomer. I donā€™t hate my wife lol(not like I can anyway, donā€™t have one)

that really is the dream for me, a massive house Iā€™d need a segway to get around in far from my wife in a room surrounded by speakers and guns. Basically ZEOS house on a large scale.

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Just buy an abandoned warehouse and fill it. Who cares about room acoustics

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fill it with tons of old DJ equipment.

They know their kids would just squander it and be left without the skills and mindset to create their own wealth. If you donā€™t learn how to create wealth, you wonā€™t know how to keep it.