VM-1a: EL34 (x6) Supratek DHT Cabernet Dual Preamp Head Unit: 300B (x2) Supratek Preamp Power Supply: 5AR4 or 274B (x1) Thanks!!

Indeed, you're right on. Night and day.

Ahh, that all too familiar feeling. :L3000: I'm finding this thread strangely fascinating. Keep it coming!

The Valkyria is certainly polarizing. People either love it or hate it. But don't pick your side too early. The first two weeks I owned mine, I also thought I was going to return it. I kept thinking this is not nearly what I thought I heard and loved at CanJam. But then it just totally...

FWIW, I didn't hear anything with the Immanis or Magna that made me think they'd benefit from EQ. But who knows?

Can't argue with that. Throw in EQ/convolution filters and comparing HPs gets paralyzingly more complicated. 🤷‍♂️

Ah, got it. Thanks.

Does anyone know what his "Processing" rating category at the bottom represents? Thanks.

I also love the variety that different headphone styles and tunings bring and would hate having everything tuned to Harman. And I eschew EQ when I can. But designers are also working with physics. They may not always be able to tune a HP to sound exactly as they would prefer in an ideal...

In case anyone missed it in the Immanis/Magna thread, Danny says he is for sure bringing the SAEQ Armageddon. He's also bringing the Viva Egoista 2A3!

Yep, they sure are! We're glad to have you. If you don't mind, please just respond to the poll to RSVP. And unless you literally mean a day trip, feel free to PM if you want info on accommodations!

I haven't heard the Immanis on the Envy, but the HSA-1b direct drive has great synergy with the Immanis. I was surprised.

🤣 🤣 🤣 Though, you should probably add an emoji to that so no one takes you tooooooo literally.

Do a Chord Dave, Ferrum WANDLA, RME ADI-2/4 Pro SE, RME ADI-2 Pro FS R Black Edition, Schitt Gungnir and/or Bifrost, and maybe a Weiss DAC501-4ch, Weiss Helios, Okto Research DAC-8 Stereo, and Holo May KTE, plus a bunch of portable DACs & DAPs count? :o2smile: Oh, also, I think someone is...

Hey everyone! Just a reminder that you don't have to rely on comparisons from joe schmo (me, I'm talking about me), since there's an opportunity to demo both the Immanis and Magna yourself. We have our local Denver meet on June 22, and we're going to have a pretty epic lineup of summit-fi gear...

Hey everyone! Just a reminder that you don't have to rely on comparisons from joe schmo (me, I'm talking about me), since there's an opportunity to demo both the Immanis and Magna yourself. We have our local Denver meet on June 22, and we're going to have a pretty epic lineup of summit-fi gear...

Hey all, posting to let you know about our local Denver meet on June 22, as we're going to have a pretty epic lineup of summit-fi gear available for demo in a pretty quiet environment. Danny McKinney, @SageM , with RAAL-requisite / RAAL 1995, will be joining us. Between him and attendees, we...

Bass slam on my Immanis got dramatically better as it broke in. Spend some time with the Immanis after it has at least 100 hours on it, and I think you'll be quite surprised. I sure was. And I have the 1266 TC for comparison.

Thanks! I will cover the amp pairings in more detail in the Immanis review I'm working on, but I can say that the Immanis and Magna both appeared to react the same way to each amp. In other words, changing amps did not affect their relative rankings. There are absolutely noticeable...

Unfortunately, I will have to defer to someone else on these questions. I haven't had quite enough time with the Susvara, and I don't think I've ever heard the HEKSE. Sorry! I don't think so, but this is also a tricky thing to test, as it's tough to tell whether any differences I'm hearing...

Great to have you join us! If you wouldn't mind voting "Yes" in the poll with this thread to help us keep track of RSVPs, we'd appreciate it. And please PM me if you'd like to join us for a nice dinner after the meet. (That goes for everyone who wants to join for dinner who hasn't already let...

I'm really curious to hear your impressions of an Immanis after breaking it in and putting it through its paces. I've found it both complete and to have the wow factor.

Really glad you can make it! PM me if you also want to join for dinner after the meet.

Ha! Fair enough. In my defense, besides the Immanis, my other main cans are the 1266 TC and Valkyria. Sooo, in comparison . . .

So, that's a tricky question and one which I will detail more with the Immanis review I have in mind. The short answer is probably the VM-1a, and definitely the VM-1a with any imperfect recordings, especially distortion-heavy metal that's imperfectly recorded. With "clean" music that's...