Wanted to start a thread for the headphones made by Aurorus Audio since I don't see much about these headphones on Head-Fi. Right now they sell the Borealis, an open back dynamic, and the Australis, a closed back dynamic. Here's their website: https://www.aurorusaudio.com/Headphones-c34166183...

I’m looking to upgrade my current setup by purchasing some new headphones with a maximum budget of around $2000. Currently I’m using a Schiit Bifrost Uber and a Schiit Lyr (version 1) with the Mr. Speakers Mad Dogs v3.2. I purchased the Schiit amp and DAC with the hopes of using them for a while...

I’m looking to upgrade my current setup by purchasing some new headphones with a maximum budget of around $2000. Currently I’m using a Schiit Bifrost Uber and a Schiit Lyr (version 1) with the Mr. Speakers Mad Dogs v3.2. I purchased the Schiit amp and DAC with the hopes of using them for a while...

I was using my Schiit Lyr today and noticed some burn marks on the tubes I am using. They are the stock GE 6BZ7.     Is this normal? I read elsewhere that this could be a faulty driver tube or that it is absorbing oxygen that is inside the tube causing the top to darken.   What should I do?

I am heading off to college in a couple of months and I am interested in purchasing a nice set of headphones before I go. At the moment I have been considering the HE-400 with some sort of cheap amp/dac to pair with it such as a Fiio product or a JDS Labs Cmoy.    I will be listening to...

Anybody know of a good headphone amp with a preamp to pair with the Audeze LCD-2 Rev2. I have a budget of around 1000 but would be happy to stretch it to 2000ish if the amp also has a DAC.   That only one that I am aware of at the moment is the Burson Audio Conductor.   I hope to...

I know that there are already numerous threads regarding this topic on the forums, however I have chosen to start my own as my situation is unique. I have a budget of roughly $1700 and am deciding between the HE-500s with the Bifrost (with uber analog upgrade) and Lyr combo, or the LCD-2s with...

EDIT: See second post as this one is not relevant since I have changed the title of this thread.   To start off I would just like to let people know that I am new to this forum, so sorry if I am not posting in the right section or have broken some sort of rule.   I am aware that many...