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Hearafter Seasoned Member “In Tubes We Trust” Posts: 275	Headphone advice for a Taboo MkIII Yesterday at 22:13:09 Looking for advice on getting a new open back headphone set for my Taboo without breaking the bank. Ideally under $1000. I have come up with 3 pretty good choices New and Used. Audeze LCD2 $700, GR Verum 2 $425 or ZMF Auteur Classic $800-900. I am open to others as well…Appreciate all input.
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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 26795	Re: Headphone advice for a Taboo MkIII Reply #1 - Yesterday at 22:20:54 I really like my Sennheiser HD800S which I have used with a Taboo Mk III, IV and now with a CSP3.
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CAJames Seasoned Member "I've run every red light on memory lane." Posts: 2850	Re: Headphone advice for a Taboo MkIII Reply #2 - Today at 02:55:52 I think the Drop HD6XX is an insane bargain for a tube amp. It really benefits from a silver cable IMO.
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Hearafter Seasoned Member “In Tubes We Trust” Posts: 275	Re: Headphone advice for a Taboo MkIII Reply #3 - Today at 06:05:56 Lon and CAJames- Appreciate the suggestions. I will look into Sennheiser. Geez the HD6XX is $199 and basically a rebranded HD650. Ummm a silver cable…any recommendations? Thanks!
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Re: Headphone advice for a Taboo MkIII
Reply #4 - Today at 08:33:36

I listen with headphones very sparingly, so my budget was on the modest end. I use the HD6XX with XLR cable to the CSP3 and agree… It’s an insane bargain, for the quality of sound.

I believe the CSP3 is good with higher impedance headphones, but correct me if I’m wrong, though the Taboo mkIII may handle both low and higher impedance headphones, doesn't it excel with lower impedance, like planars?

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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 26795	Re: Headphone advice for a Taboo MkIII Reply #5 - Today at 10:42:19 In my experience it does well with both high and low.
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CAJames Seasoned Member "I've run every red light on memory lane." Posts: 2850	Re: Headphone advice for a Taboo MkIII Reply #6 - Today at 15:41:09 Re: headphone cables. I bought from both gsaudiocables and from China on ebay. No problems with either, but its been some years. The gsaudiocables are nice, and he made the XLR -> RCA cables or my UFOs, but the Chinese are perfectly fine and less expensive, or at least they were.
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