Headphones thread (show us yer cans)! [2018-09]

[AndersVinberg]

I wrote about the Benchmark HPA4, based on the same THX technology that’s in the AAA 789, and the DAC3, in this post:

How I revised a long-held belief

(Fair warning: another long, philosophizing piece.) In the 80s, I became convinced that the front and back ends of the chain were the most difficult to get right, and therefore the most important to focus on and invest in: the transducers that convert between mechanical and electrical energy, the cartridge (and its supporting arm and turntable) at the input end, and the speakers (and their interaction with the room) at the output end. And consequently, I felt that the all-electronic chain in-…

It’s a fascinating combination.