Portable endgame? (Inspired by @Mr_Makua 
) (hip dac received today)
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Niiiiiiice! It’s a solid portable combo for sure. Lots of juice in that little flask.
It is a lot smaller than I thought it was lol
Same here! Looks like you are using single ended output at the moment. Have you tried balanced yet? I have a cable coming from Hart in a week or two. Looking forward to trying it out.
im currently deciding on a cable 
im curious as well
Some headphones, DIY stands, 2 amps, 2 dacs, a hidden Zen Dac, and I use a flashed bios Wyze cam as web cam for Zoom meetings.
Main config: DAC Soekris 1541. Amp Violectric V281. Diana V2....
The Soekris 1541 headphone out plays music, nothing noteworthy.
Hagerman Audio Labs Tuba has been collecting dust since I’ve got the Violectric.
I like the Zen DAC, Modius I no longer need.
Clears and Nighthawks have been getting used a lot.
The rest I pulled out of boxes or storage for this pic.
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helios in endgame? ant approves
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Very nice. I like your desktop background too.
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What do you think of the Helios FBizzle?
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Nice stands. What padding did you use? I want to build something similar.
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@ericg Well to be honest, I wanted to run to the hardware store to get the black pipe insulation. They closed early in my area so I just used a pool noodle. I covered it with black shelf liner.
@WaveTheory Skyline of Los Santos right there
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The how is that Wyze cam as web cam…I’ve been curious about that? Also sweet setup
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I find it as the ideal web cam. Has a magnetic base so it just sticks to my monitor and able to move around as needed. Quality is actually better than expected.
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I hear you on the tube taking a back seat. Today I am doing some A-B’ing between my MAD tube amp and my V220 Violectric. Both are great for efficient headphones, but I think the Violectric sounds much fuller. The tubes do something fun with the sound, but the Vio sounds full with solid bass.
The Violectric just seems to do everything well. I can certainly see the V281 as a one size fits all unit.
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Current bedroom endgame:
TV: Sony XBR55X900F- Important because it has Bluetooth for nighttime listening, and I can turn just the screen off when I only want to listen to music.
NVIDIA Shield: for all streaming with a visual interface, mainly Tidal, some Spotify…
Dac: Topping D50s
Speakers: Mackie MR624, Pangea DS400 Speaker stands
iPad Pro/iPhone: Monolith THX Portable, Monoprice USB DAC Amp
Table/Stand: Odyssey CTBC2048 height adjustable DJ table ( needed height adjustable for end of bed )
Bed: Purple 3 Hybrid ( important cuz my ass sits here for hours)
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Spend some time cleaning up cables and making the headphone amp easier to get to:
Headphones:
Modhouse Argon MKIII (Fostex T50rp MKIII Mod)
Sennheiser HD 650
Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58x Jubilee
Massdrop x Hifiman HE-4xx (Dekoni Premium Sheepskin pads)
Monoprice Monolith M1060 (ZMF Auteur Pads – Suede pads)
Sony MDR-V6 (Thailand version, Shure 1540 pads)
Beats Studio3 ( Dekoni Audio Elite Sheepskin pads)
EIM:
TinHiFi T2
BLON BL-03
BLON BL-05
AMP:
SMSL SP-200
Darkvoice 336SE
DAC/AMP:
SMSL M500 v2
DAC:
Grace SDAC-Balanced
Passive Preamp:
Shiit Sys
Monitors:
JBL Professional LSR305
Lots of Hart Audio Cables!
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Nice legs, do you work out? =P
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whoa, zeos just did a video of those and he really liked it. doesnt tell you much though, he kinda likes everything. but how do they sound? are they dark, warm, v shaped, neutral, balanced?
Zeos did a review on the Sony MDR-CD900st (2010s), believe it or not, a newer headphone. The MDR-V6 (1985) is the very first in Sony’s MDR series, originally made in Japan, these are a fan favorite, mine are a later revision when they moved production to Thailand. They have a distinctly V-shaped sound signature. The MDR-7506 (1991) and other later revisions were made to bring up the mids and make them more true Studio Monitors, by request from studios. The MDR-V6 were my very first audiophile headphones.
Lol sorry for the hair
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