[mitchb]

I’m enjoying my TC’s with a Danacable Nirvana cable and a Cen.Grand Silver Fox amp. I also had the Niimbus which was nice but the Silver Fox is nicer with my gear. I don’t appreciate any lack of midrange but the sound was good with the Niimbus.It’s just nicer with the Silver Fox. I imagine a tube amp would be glorious but I find tubes a pain in the butt. Just me.

 

[ageofadz]

I really love how every live performance you listen with them it sounds like you are there.

 

[bigbeans]

Wrote some brief impressions on 1266 in the Watercooler headphone thread. I am in love.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the...ssions-music-and-musings.972819/post-18155397

 

[bigbeans]

I have used these lovely 1266 headphones for 5 hours. Not a single feeling of discomfort, in fact these are far more comfortable than the MDR Z1R Sony headphone.

The reputation of this headphone having comfort issues is what gave me pause for so long. Dang, I should've bought these sooner. It's possibly tied with Meze Empyrean as the most comfortable headphone I've ever used.

 

[TonyTripleA]

I have used these lovely 1266 headphones for 5 hours. Not a single feeling of discomfort, in fact these are far more comfortable than the MDR Z1R Sony headphone.

The reputation of this headphone having comfort issues is what gave me pause for so long. Dang, I should've bought these sooner. It's possibly tied with Meze Empyrean as the most comfortable headphone I've ever used.

Agree with your sentiments on comfort, with the right head they are super comfortable. Likewise with the right tube amp very much to my taste. The Utopia headphones provide a nice contrast when wanting to hear vocals that are more forward but I find I rarely wish to sacrifice the sheer “clarity” the 1266 offer. It’s that clarity that makes the 1266 my choice over the Susvara I have auditioned, like lifting a veil albeit a very thin one.

A hard to beat sound.

T