Capella and Planar-Magnetic Headphones?

[DreamKing]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone tried the Capella with planars like the LCD-2, HE-500 and HE-560, etc. I am planning on buying the HE-560 very soon but I couldn't find any feedback from anyone that used planar-magnetic headphones driven by the Capella. Thoughts/experience with this would be very nice.

Also, don't know if anyone can answer this but if I run the Capella with a 15V power supply would that bring the max power output to 7.5 W (just from simple calculation with 500mA)? or is there a maximum threshold

Thank you!

[StanleyB]

The Capella has been tested on the LCD-x range by an Audeze distributor for me and he noted that he was impressed with the results. I haven't had any notes on the HE-500 yet from anyone though.

500mA at 15V is fine. The external power supply can manage 800mA at 15V, whilst the internal power supply reserve can knock out about 4A for about 2 seconds if required.

[jon1]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone tried the Capella with planars like the LCD-2, HE-500 and HE-560, etc. I am planning on buying the HE-560 very soon but I couldn't find any feedback from anyone that used planar-magnetic headphones driven by the Capella. Thoughts/experience with this would be very nice.

Also, don't know if anyone can answer this but if I run the Capella with a 15V power supply would that bring the max power output to 7.5 W (just from simple calculation with 500mA)? or is there a maximum threshold

Thank you!


Hi jean i have just ordered a Capella of stan at the weekend.and..will be getting it on wednesday BTW i have a pair of LCD 2 so will post some findings this week i hope:eyebrows:




jon

[DreamKing]

Hi jean i have just ordered a Capella of stan at the weekend.and..will be getting it on wednesday BTW i have a pair of LCD 2 so will post some findings this week i hope:eyebrows:




jon

Looking forward to it, Jon :)



The Capella has been tested on the LCD-x range by an Audeze distributor for me and he noted that he was impressed with the results. I haven't had any notes on the HE-500 yet from anyone though.

500mA at 15V is fine. The external power supply can manage 800mA at 15V, whilst the internal power supply reserve can knock out about 4A for about 2 seconds if required.


I'm very glad about that, Stan, thanks!

[jon1]

Stan thanks for a speedy delivery .....Had the capella running for a hour...out the box very easy to set up how i what it...full on big sounding..and tight bass plenty of slam:eek:...Stan very happy;)Every good home should have one:D...... BTW jean it drives the LCD2 very easy you can set up for your tastes :)






jon

[DreamKing]

This is fantastic news, jon! I will post impressions of the HE-560 once I get it with the Capella ASAP.

[coolblue]

How about HE-6 ? It has a efficiency 83,5 db .

[StanleyB]

How about HE-6 ? It has a efficiency 83,5 db .
Just turn the Gain control a bit more to the right :).

[coolblue]

Just turn the Gain control a bit more to the right :).

It's great to hear that :)

[DreamKing]

Stan thanks for a speedy delivery .....Had the capella running for a hour...out the box very easy to set up how i what it...full on big sounding..and tight bass plenty of slam:eek:...Stan very happy;)Every good home should have one:D...... BTW jean it drives the LCD2 very easy you can set up for your tastes :)






jon

also in response to another thread where you said "Hurry up then jean..waiting with bated breath
jon"

For Hifiman HE-560 impressions. Well I just got it today!! Will listen all night (BM2+Capella) and will post impressions here later. :)

[jon1]

also in response to another thread where you said "Hurry up then jean..waiting with bated breath
jon"

For Hifiman HE-560 impressions. Well I just got it today!! Will listen all night (BM2+Capella) and will post impressions here later. :)

Still waiting jean:D





jon

[DreamKing]

Still waiting jean:D





jon

It's official, with the 15V power supply, HE-560 are driven comfortably with the Capella! :D Smooth smooth sound. Pitch black background, no noise whatsoever. Distortion doesn't exist. Fantastic amp for the HE-560 planar, thank you Stan! As for the actual headphones? Well I wrote this on head-fi:

"These ****ing cans are so comfortable....like holy ****. Weightless. The sound: effortless natural sound. Soundstage and imaging, in particular, is unlike anything I've heard (I'm coming from AKG K550's as my main headphone). I don't hear any harshness whatsoever in the treble or upper mids, probably thanks to my amp. Just smooth, natural sound. Coherent succession of notes, every instrument is distinct in the plane of sound. I'm in love. Will upgrade my dac next, maybe add a power amp right after to use my current amp as a pre and then I'm done for awhile.

Similar sound signature to my k550's; first thing I noticed in comparison is the soundstage is much larger (3d holographic), my 24 bit/96khz or greater rips sound astounding and the details are elevated by a good margin. Sound artifacts (in vinyl rips for example) stick out plain as day. Goes without saying, I'm hearing things I hadn't with material I'm extremely familiar with. 320 kbps of competently mastered records sound sublime though. It doesn't ruin any of my lower bitrate content. Artifacts already present on the recording are the only thing I notice more clearly now.
Bass is robust and textured with my content with heavy low bass (hip hop, edm, etc.). Much more details in the lows vs the k550s.

Nothing in the frequency response sticks out to me. With dynamic headphones/iem's I notice certain areas of the sound being highlighted, with the HE-560, however,everything is on the same vast plane. I don't know if this is a characteristic of planar magnetic headphones but I like it. The combination of its comfortable design added with this non-fatiguing sound makes it a perfect choice for an all-rounder for long sessions.
The only thing I'd like is a little more euphony in the dynamics but maybe that has to do with the burn-in time (at least 150 hours, going by the owner's guide).

So far, I'm impressed."

Going for the Caiman 2 soon probably, already got the BM2 so this will complete the trinity of Beresford products :D

[jon1]

It's official, with the 15V power supply, HE-560 are driven comfortably with the Capella! :D Smooth smooth sound. Pitch black background, no noise whatsoever. Distortion doesn't exist. Fantastic amp for the HE-560 planar, thank you Stan! As for the actual headphones? Well I wrote this on head-fi:

"These ****ing cans are so comfortable....like holy ****. Weightless. The sound: effortless natural sound. Soundstage and imaging, in particular, is unlike anything I've heard (I'm coming from AKG K550's as my main headphone). I don't hear any harshness whatsoever in the treble or upper mids, probably thanks to my amp. Just smooth, natural sound. Coherent succession of notes, every instrument is distinct in the plane of sound. I'm in love. Will upgrade my dac next, maybe add a power amp right after to use my current amp as a pre and then I'm done for awhile.

Similar sound signature to my k550's; first thing I noticed in comparison is the soundstage is much larger (3d holographic), my 24 bit/96khz or greater rips sound astounding and the details are elevated by a good margin. Sound artifacts (in vinyl rips for example) stick out plain as day. Goes without saying, I'm hearing things I hadn't with material I'm extremely familiar with. 320 kbps of competently mastered records sound sublime though. It doesn't ruin any of my lower bitrate content. Artifacts already present on the recording are the only thing I notice more clearly now.
Bass is robust and textured with my content with heavy low bass (hip hop, edm, etc.). Much more details in the lows vs the k550s.

Nothing in the frequency response sticks out to me. With dynamic headphones/iem's I notice certain areas of the sound being highlighted, with the HE-560, however,everything is on the same vast plane. I don't know if this is a characteristic of planar magnetic headphones but I like it. The combination of its comfortable design added with this non-fatiguing sound makes it a perfect choice for an all-rounder for long sessions.
The only thing I'd like is a little more euphony in the dynamics but maybe that has to do with the burn-in time (at least 150 hours, going by the owner's guide).

So far, I'm impressed."

Going for the Caiman 2 soon probably, already got the BM2 so this will complete the trinity of Beresford products :D

Jean caimanMKll with the super firmware upgrade..highly recommended goes very well with the capella .. and
Try the preamp in the capella:eyebrows:

[DreamKing]

Jean caimanMKll with the super firmware upgrade..highly recommended goes very well with the capella .. and
Try the preamp in the capella:eyebrows:

You mean the preamp in the Caiman mk2?

[jon1]

You mean the preamp in the Caiman mk2?

No capella;)



jon