This is an after the fact question... anyone try the Beyerdynamic T1.2 headphones??

I had Sennheiser 800 (not the 800s).  They were good but I ended up selling them for two reasons, 1) After getting my Omega speakers I did not end up using them much and 2) after moving the system to another room I need a longer cable and din't feel like investing in something that I was not using.

Now I'm waiting for my new custom Omegas and I came across a deal, at least I thought it was.  I found quite a divergence of opinion on these so much so that, for the price, curiosity got the better of me.

Also my wife says that what I consider low level listening at night and what most sane people consider low level listening are two different things.  So she once again encouraged me to get headphones. (love that woman!)

Forgot... the Corpse Cable, Grave Digger/Cardas wire cable is definitely an improvement over the cable that is supplied by Beyerdynamic T1.2.  Don't let the name put you off!

Glad you're enjoying the LCD4's.  I just ordered another adapter from corpse cable so that I will be able to use the 4 pin jack instead of the 1/4" jack on my CSP3.  The cable is old school, balanced which terminates int dual XLR's.  The new adapter is dual XLR to a single 4 male pin XLR.  

I hope to get my new Omegas next month.  In the meantime I have the T1.2's and the better 3/4's is very happy!  Happy Queen, happy Kingdom!

Hey Brad,

Really good so far, very happy with them and the Corpse cables, but I have not had a chance to use them with the CSP3 yet, only with the ZDSD headphone output.  Actually I was surprised at how good that combo is.  Turns out that there was problem with the left channel headphone output on the CSP3.  it's on it's way back and I should get it in the next day or two.

At the same time I'll be getting my new Omega Vintage 8 HO's and the Wathern tubes that I ordered.  So, they'll be a lot of listening ahead.

The instruction manual states that the CSP3 can be used with some planar headphones.  I've only used it with dynamic headphones.  First Sennheiser HD800 and now the Beyerdynamic T1.2.  Because I do not need low impedance headphones I prefer to use the high impedance type.

I think that Lon used OPPO headphones with it which are planar, not sure about that, perhaps he can comment.

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That's great news, really glad to hear that. Enjoy!

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Hey John, looking forward to your impressions of your new Omegas, as well as a comparison between your typical tube set in the CSP3 and amp vs. the Cryotone tubes.

I assume that included was a Cryotone 5AR4? I do wonder how that competes with your beloved Philips Miniwatt GZ34 metal base!

Thanks! Brad

I got my CSP3-A back yesterday.  This morning I plugged the BD T1.2 into the 1/4" jack then I plugged them into the 4 pin XLR to see if there would be much of a difference. Steve said that there would be and so did Corpse Cable.   There definitely was.  The 4 pin giving a significantly better result.  I recommend configuring your CSP3 with the 4 pin  option.

I was able to do this because I ordered a 4 pin adapter for the Corpse cable that I got with my Beyerdynamic T1.2.  The Corpse cable that I got with the T1.2s is a balanced cable with dual 3 pin XLR terminations.  If the headphone amp or in this case the pre amp does not have 3 pin XLR balanced plugs you will need an adapter, dual 3 pin to 1/4" or dual 3 pin to 4 pin XLR.  Mine came with the dual 3 pin to 1/4" adapter.  I ordered the 4 pin adapter because the 1/4" jack wouldn't work with the 1/4" plug on the CSP3-A.  We thought it was a plug/jack tolerance issue.  It wasn't.  Had it not been for that problem in the left channel headphone output of the CSP3-A I would not have ordered the 4 pin adapter.

So looking back on this experience I would sum it up with the words "bitter sweet".  Come to think of it, those words kinda sum up my 47 years of experience with this... hobby.

Hey John, looking forward to your impressions of your new Omegas, as well as a comparison between your typical tube set in the CSP3 and amp vs. the Cryotone tubes.

I assume that included was a Cryotone 5AR4? I do wonder how that competes with your beloved Philips Miniwatt GZ34 metal base!

Thanks! Brad

Hey John, thanks for the update.

I did read your early impressions on the Omegas. I'm glad to know you've found something that works in your new room. Louis is on top of his game.

Speaking of Louis.....when I told him which model I was going for after explaining my room, he said that was the very model he was going to recommend [Omega Jr. XRS 8 customized with single ALNICO driver]. I guess was just lucky, LOL

Anyway, can''t wait to hear about the Cryotones  [smiley=icqlite20.png]