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Yes!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loKscILy_9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abUBJlLHBOI Cheers 
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Wire, Cables, Interconnects:All you need to know are two words:  Blue & Jeans.Next Question.Cheers 
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One a cold rainy day in central Texas, this puts a smile on your face. we don't need no stinkin' ice-manhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmDqIY-A7HI  the introduction is awesome, so is the rest of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zOlugtNz0k  ... 
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*****  my rig might seem expensive to you, but it's near the bottom rung of the high end; plus it's the cheapest that you can get to deliver Class "A" sound.*****My entire adult working life was in electronics.  IBM and The US Army.   These exper... 
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Today’s Listen:John Coltrane -- DEAR OLD STOCKHOLMGreat album cover. Van Gelder recording.Notes: the notes seem to be mostly about Roy Haynes, and how he came to be the drummer on this set, instead of Elvin Jones."When I worked with Trane -- I’ll ... 
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Prima Luna Amp:Do you realize your amp cost more than my entire system!   You and your hedge Fund Manager friends are driving reg folks out of audio.Cheers 
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pjw,I have had the HD 650s for 14 years. Thought it was time for a change. The 660S is supposed to lift the infamous Sennheiser ’veil’, which I never heard.I use headphones almost exclusively for classical music.   These are supposed to have the d... 
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HD 660s:Initial Impressions: I think we have a winner. I will play some classical stuff later. Right now I am letting them ’burn in’. Don’t wanna lose my ’audiophile’ status the same day I finally achieved it.Cheers 
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Sentimental Mood:For a man who spent so much time in the Stellar Regions, he blew an awesome ballad.Seems as if the drummer was out of it.  Maybe it was the recording.Cheers 
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**** hey sent you the wrong headphones.*****ha ha ha    That OP sho nuff be funny.Cheers 
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Today's Listen:Ellington and Coltrane  --  DUKE ELLINGTON & JOHN COLTRANEAn unusual pairing.  Both men showed up with their own bass player and drummer.   They divided the work.  Not too sure how that worked out.  Another Van Gelder recording.... 
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Thanks to everyone for all the input on headphone amps and power amps.I don't think I need a headphone amp.   I only use headphones to listen to the main rig, never to computers or mobile devices.  They seem to be more than adequately powered by t... 
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***** If you're happy with the way things sound now, you don't need one.***** big_greg Thanks for your input.  My thought process was this:If you have a CD player with a headphone Jack, most often there will be a headphone volume control next t... 
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OP,Well you are certainly an expert on ancient audio technology.   Now tell me what you know about headphone amps.  Do I need one?  I plug into the headphone  jack on the receiver, which defeats the speaker output.  The amp's volume knob controls ... 
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***** and as soon as I have excess funds, I will purchase some of them.*****As good an argument for solid state as I have heard.  :)Cheers