The Bane of Currydongleniggers editionHow to request advice:>Location (since pricing and availability may vary)>Budget>What exactly you're looking for (be as detailed as possible)>Previous gear and your thoughts on it>Open back wired headphones• Hifiman HE400se• Sennheiser HD 560S• Sennheiser HD 6XX (US)• FiiO FT1 Pro>Closed back wired headphones• Shure SRH440A/SRH840A• AKG K361/K371• FiiO FT1>Wireless Bluetooth headphoneshttps://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/best/by-feature/wireless-bluetooth>Wireless Gaming headphoneshttps://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/best/wireless-gaming-headsets>Cheap Headphone amp/DAC combos• JDS Atom2 Stack• Schiit Magni Unity + Mesh• Apos Gremlin/Merlin• Dongles (Apple, Fiio, Crinacle)• Took out the DX5II in the wake of it now blowing up headphones L30 style: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/topping-dx5-ii.60996/page-127#post-2492199>Active desktop/bookshelf speakers• Edifier R1280/MR3/MR4• iLoud Micro• Kali LP-6 v2• Neumann KH 80• KEF Coda W>Passive desktop/bookshelf speakers• KEF Q1/Q3 Meta• Ascilab F6B>Interfaces• Steinberg IXO22• Topping E1x2• Motu M2>Speaker amps• Loxjie A30• Yamaha R-S202• WiiM Amp>EQ/DSP software• Equalizer APO (Windows)• EasyEffects (Linux)• SoundSource (Mac)• Wavelet / RootlessJamesDSP (Android)• PEQdb (browser)>EQ/DSP hardware• Qudelix 5K• Neutron DAC V1• miniDSP>Useful resourceshttps://xiph.org/video/https://harmanhowtolisten.blogspot.com/https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.phphttps://superbestaudiofriends.org/index.phphttps://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/https://peqdb.com/
>>107907317Tim Apple solved portable DACs
Verum 2 reviews for anon:https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/verum-2-review-and-measurements.14130/https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/verum-audio-verum-2-headphone-review.68258/
>>107907333>>107907306Thanks for the info, they look neat. I already made my choice and I'm going to stick with it for now but maybe in a few years if I need something new or start looking for an upgrade I'll look into them. They look nice I like the aesthetics and anything not made by china would be a positive.
>>107907290cable's just dual 3.5mm. earpads are the regular 110mm, it has a metal ring, you put the pads on the ring and then just magnet in. headband is 110mm too if you want to replace it.
You don't understand, I need a $3K stack because... just because, okay?!
>>107907356>$3k stack3k won't even get you half of a high quality stack though.
Gonna blind it with the 650s vs a Fiio chinkniggerdongle in a month or two for the memes, always fun (and important) to dot hat sorta shit. Have a feeling the volume matching on that test will be abysmal to do though.No point doing it with the Uli since the Fiio can't drive it.>>107907356What's the most expensive thing you've ever listened to, anon?
>>107907359an apple dongle is about $5
If you unironically talk about using Apple dongles ITT you should be forced to do a skin colour check.
>>107907379>>107907542memeing on cheap dacs is funny until you buy one and can't tell the difference. And then you're left wondering... why didn't I spend that extra money on better headphones, the thing that actually matters?
>>107907559A lot of us aren't poor thirdies and can do both.
>>107907542price is inverse to quality what you call "techs" is distortion from your $6000 distortion stack
>>107907565Hence snake oil.
>>107907559Why didn't you answer the question? I was being genuine when I asked what was the most expensive thing you're listened to.I bought my mum an Apple dongle and cheap buds for Christmas, I have nothing against cheap stuff. I ran my 650s out of a shitty Rode interface and a cheap Fiio for years before I got this Jot. And the only reason I got the Jot was to drive the demanding headphones I bought.
>>107907565>I'm a retard who fell for a snake oil scam, but at least I'm white!
>>107907575>SINAD tier listoh no, you fell for it. you know solderdude likes shit that doesn't measure at the top of his own list, right?>>107907587why did you self-snitch that you're brown?
>>107907575You're completely misunderstanding this, lol. This is also THD for headphones and IEMs, not Amps/Dacs, you couldn't even post the right list.Maybe stop regurgitating talking points from ASR and try and understand what you're actually saying. Solderdude would call you a retard for using his data this way.
That's it I'm returning my dx5II and getting an apple dongle. I won't fall for the jewish tricks any longer. I don't need more.
What's one headphone I can just buy and use for everything: music, movies, games, porn, etc.
>>107907601I didn't say anything about my race, you schizophrenic tard
>>107907601irrelevant to my point>>107907613the pattern remains so it doesn't matter
>>107907601>>107907613I'm NTA. My argument is that going beyond a dual CS43131 dongle is pointless for the vast majority of audiophiles using stuff like the HD800 S, focals, other memephones etc.
>>107907633Any Sennheiser but the 600 is the default do it all ok.
>>107907629Unironically an upgrade, the Apple dongle will not yeet your headphones.>>107907644I don't disagree, dongles at this point are gonna run most cans with the same sound that entry-mid tier amps/stacks will. If you wanna do something at that point, just buy a TA-66 or tubeslop.
>>107907559it's not just the dac, it also amplifies.
>>107907644>I'm NTA. My argument is that going beyond a dual CS43131 dongle is pointless for the vast majority of audiophiles using stuff like the HD800A dongle doesn't glow orange, there for i will continue with my valhalla 2..
just got one of these things, and I'm happy with it. curious to hear how gay and retarded it is, though. seems like the kind of product a general like this would seethe about
>>107907756What does it do?
>>107907756Fags here will tell you that streamers are unnecessary and only curryniggerdongles matter. I don't think 90% of this general understand upscaling or what the use of a streamer would be, based on how this thread has gone.
>>107907720
>>107907780go on...
>>107907780This and the RU9 are on my radar for when I need a portable again.
>chink dac/amp>german or japanese headphonesThis is the way.
>>107907766it's a 'streaming receiver' and an amp. So, it can power passive speakers and connect to a sub and take in various inputs. Works over wifi, so connects to the NAS, plex, etc. but also bluetooth in/out, optical in, rca in, USB out to a DAC if you wantI'm sure it does nothing exceptionally, but I happened to have a couple of passive speakers and a sub that I wanted to use, and also will make use of pretty much all of the inputs, so it just worx for me
>>107907379Plugged my XBA-Z5s out of morbid curiosity, can barely bring the volume up on low gain. Blows my mind people buy full amp systems for IEMs, dongle bros revel in victory here.
>>107907799dont forget the nunchaku
Apple should make a new iPod that is a modern version of the old iPod Nano operating system with bluetooth and streaming capabilities and put it in the body of the iPhone 13 mini :)
>>107907825they buy anything that you can airbrush a waifu onto anon, same people wear butt plug tails
>>107907816I'd buy a streamer but apparently GS and JDS are doing a tiny one for Roon this year so I'm just waiting on that.>>107907852Apple are missing out not marketing their audio side more - they'd make sales if they made it clear their shit basically had a functional and competent DAC in it.>>107907853I'm a massive weeb and I'd never touch this shit, it's completely performative male garbage. At least the HiBy Miku DAP had the animations and all in the actual software, most of this shit is just slap a picture on it and go.>>107907780When my BTR15 croaks I'm getting one of these or the XDuoo tube one, really cool portables. Need an excuse to pull the Z5s out once I get the Uli in the Jot3.
>>107907862>HiBy Miku DAPthe only dap i own is a ap80 pro-x that i got for a gift, had no idea that existed. Must of sold incredibly well
>>107907870Sold out instantly, got pretty solid reviews too other than the quality of some of the side buttons.
>>107907885>The production of the M500-WIFI/4G is currently affected by the global shortage of memory chips, and it is temporarily unavailable for sale. We are working to resolve this issue, so please wait for official updates for further information. miku bros...
Wait, are DAPs good enough now to be smartphone replacements?
>>107907907A lot of Chinese companies seem to be doing it now, I know Moondrop have a Phone/DAP too.They are functionally just Android machines for the most part, so doesn't shock me that's the direction they're going with them.
>https://linktr.ee/berwhale>this is what consooming based on what a shitskin tells you to buy looks like
>>107907575^^this faggot posts the same shit in /iemg/
>replaced ear pads on M50X after they started flaking>two months later the headband is also flakingI'm so fucking annoyed right now
>>107908040kek time for a cuck cover
>>107908037I could tell lmao, he has no idea how to actually parse the information or why it really doesn't matter outside of extremely bad cases of distortion. Most of the stuff in that immediate list sounds like utter dogshit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biGeTxETNo0>battle of the curryniggersjk the RU9 is basically the cost of a desktop amp/DAC
>>107908185>korg nu tubefailed guitar pedal tube repurposed for amps. that's all that shit is.
>>107907317>Location (since pricing and availability may vary)Mexico>BudgetLike 100-200 dollers>What exactly you're looking for (be as detailed as possible)Just wanna listen to music and have it sound nice, mostly listen to rock but sometimes ill listen to electronic or classical music, and some other genres. I'd say I listen to a pretty wide range of music. It'd be nice if the headphones were comfortable and had good bass. >Previous gear and your thoughts on itI had some sennheiser headphones years ago but they broke. They were pretty nice from what I remember, I dont remember the model but they were on the lower end.
>>107908235hifiman sundara ;)
>>107907756I heard it has 50ms latency even over cable, very gay.
>>107907644E1da 9039s powered from my phone can make LCD-GX shake from music at half the volume. I do not need and will never need more. For CS you need to find a dongle with DRE disabled, I've had one that made crackling sounds on some fade outs, but that was before the reason was discovered so I already switched.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw6PCC77DWcVerum bros can't stop winning.
>>107908062just admit you only prefer things you know are expensivei will sell you this $60000 dac for only $800 i won't tell you more about it but it has extremely good techs because obviously it's a $60000 dac and it's good
>>107908235he400se stealths, tape mod, hex grills
>>107908455Not remotely true, I already posted about how I was astonished anyone would pay $21k AUD for a Chord DAVE. Probably the biggest scam ever.I just like what I like, usually through trying a lot of stuff at my local stores and blind testing what I own at home. I'm pretty fortunate to have two really quality stores near me who are happy to just let you demo shit all day.
>>107908455You also haven't addressed >>107907581 yet, which I think is very telling.
>>107908282why should that bother me? If i'm connecting my guitar or voice chatting, i'm not connecting through this. Don't know when it would actually matter other than those kinds of scenarios.
>>107908247>>107908488Thanks for the recommendations, I dont know which one to choose but I might go for the sundara. I might like something thats a bit warmer maybe, which would you guys recommend for that?Also, any dac/amp you guys recommend for those particular headphones? Preferably not something too expansive as im pretty broke
>>107908604Any sort of cheap closed back is typically gonna be warmish tuning, so the OP recs should cover that imo.For those you genuinely wouldn't need more than a dongle, pick whichever one has features you like or good QC. If you're adamant on a desktop setup, just an Atom2 stack or Magni Unity + Mesh, but you really shouldn't need either.
>>107907816>'streaming receiver'can it play custom https mp3 radio streams by url, not from some gay proprietary library?
>>107898654This one or razer? Or something completely different? I don't trust the ratings in the op and I don't trust razerReposting from previous thread. I want to buy some wireless closed headphones.
>>107907317Is the 490 pro recommended?
>>107909083it's a bit overpriced for something that isn't much better than 6xx/650s and needs as much EQ
>>107909093I have heard it has better bass than the 660s and the others, is that true
Not gonna get sick of lookin at this every night for the next five years, we eating good Schiitbros.
>>107909004yes it can
You literally don't need anything more.>b-but my hecking' Tungstens!Meme headphone for incels that you don't own anyway
>>107909059Maxwell 100%. Razer makes the shittiest audio products possible. If you want a cheap wireless gaming headset then at least get HyperX instead of Razer.
>>107909539Which hyperX is good?
>>107907317Philippines(am American and living in Manila for half the year due to work) $400An upgrade to HD58x , I’ve had them since release in 2018 along with an FiiO E10K I’ve EQ’d them to hell and back and changed to dekoni hybrid pads two years ago . Love the bass but wanted to get better mids and treble so I thought about upgrading to the HD660S2 which I’ve been told is a clearer HD58xSony MDR-MV1 has also caught my attention as my experience with their products have been positive from old 7506 many decades ago to recently the MX4 which had surprisingly good EQs for Bluetooth. TLDR ; can’t decide what upgrade I should go with , will still use my dac/amp HD660S2 or MDR-MV1 . Love bass but want a better soundstage especially for video games and movies that I’ll occasionally watch.
>>107909671Cloud III Wireless is okay.
>>107907804>arya stealth with voarmaks memory foam pads>fiio k13 r2ryou don’t need more
>>107909671Cloud 3S is honestly better than many audiophile closed backs in its price range plus the mic is surprisingly great once you set it up properly in windows. Sounds better than my old modmic wireless Just for the love of god if you do end up getting them, download the nguienty beta , update drivers and turn on DTS(optional) then go straight to peace EQ and never mess with nguienty ever again outside driver updates.
>>107904379Didn't see the !, fuckThat's my only option? seems to be easier to clean up compared to mine but still prone to being destroyed by sweat/humidity
>>107909797>>107909711Thanks anons, I'm buying them today then
what happened with the guy saying the HD6XX were worse than the HD650? Did he find out it was just the pads making them sound different?
Think ill get the sundara, is the megatron dac good enough or should i invest in something a little better?
>>107910179there are some people who swear they can tell the differencei really hate how drop puts their branding on things but on the 6xx it’s not intrusive and certainly not enough to pay double the price for the 650s
>>107909083the 490 Pro are nice but as >>107909093said they are about $100 over priced and need EQ. but they are super comfortable and have great soundstage.
any headphone stand recommendations?
>>107909710Other guy here, also curious about the MV1
>>107910678stands wear our the pads prematurely
>>107910678Any banana type stand(with a wide top) is fine. If the top is narrow it'll wear out the headband so get one with a wide top. And never use those head/omega shaped ones because they wear out the pads and according to Audeze it can damage planar magnetic drivers(they still use them to showcase their shit though kek).
>>107909987Be sure get the right version , for whatever reason they have 3 cloud 3 versions Cloud 3S, it’s the best version between the 3 and 3 wirelessAll the benefits of the wired version but with 2.4ghz connection so audio barely takes a hit compared to majority of Bluetooth headphones and a much better mic than cloud3 wireless
>>107911000the headband pads definitely wear out with any stand
>>107911079As long as they're not being constantly compressed(which is what the omega stands do) then any sort of additional wear is negligible at best. Unless the pads are pleather, maybe.
>>107911079>>107911099Nevermind, I'm retarded, you meant headband. In that case you're right.
>>107911051It says cloud 3S wireless. Im setting it up now.I want to figure out how to make one ear louder than the other because my ears dont hear the same and I want to balance it out
>>107907317I need a cd player repaired Help me
>>107911159Did you try turning it on and off again?
>>107909710Own the mv1 and they have amazing subbass extension and great soundstage, havent tried a 660s2 but greatly recomend the mv1
How much power does the Fiio JT7 need?Can I run it straight from the motherboard of my PC?0 experience with planar.
>>107910900How? The pads are just floating free in the air.
>>107912356THE HEADBAND PADS!!!!!!!!!!
>>107912431My bad carry on.
>>107911954For regular listening levels your motherboard will be enough if you don't plan to EQ.
>>107911823Anyone in here who tried both the 660s2 and MV1? Also comparison between a MV1 and 490 Pro?
>>107912734R70x aren't as detailed as the HD660s2 but have a better stage, consider them if you can get a good price. The 600/660 have an 'in your head' feel, like the soundstage is very narrow.
>>107909710MV1 is like a baby Z1R which doesn't bleed warmth into the mids if I'm remembering right, which is a good thing obviously. Also well priced, I'd say easy pick over the 660s if we're picking one of them.
>>107910678Kanto stands dont wear the pads and are super sturdy for a cheap price
>>107909185my magni heresy also has a red led inside, it's very subtle and i love it
>>107912892No I'm retarded and thought these were Z7s when I wrote this. I'd still say MV1 though (Im a Sony fanboy even if their ANC cans are a farce)
>>107912922Heresy is a dope amp, good choice
>>107912902if i have to mention the fucking headband pad one more time........
>>107912937yeah it's great except for the volume pot. that thing makes scratching noises every time i turn it. still amazing value overall though, i'm using it more than my tube amp at the moment. the switches at the back have a very satisfying click to them
>>107912988Just get a cheap Capra strap or something and use it to hang off the stand, you won't find whatever retarded creation you're looking for to preserve the headband - that usually isn't the issue people worry about using a stand, haha.
the meta is to just lay your headphones flat on the desk or in a drawer. Stands are not only bloat, they also destroy your 'phones. Simple as.
>just realised the anti-Schiit schizo who types like a thirdie is this dude>entire ASR history is just sperging out on people>explains why he copy/pastes solderdude graphs without actually understanding themLOL, lmao even
>>107913267I see this guy in like 20 threads at a time on ASR just regurgitating 'but science' talking points, and then asking the most basic audio questions most people here would even understand. Insanely low-IQ individual, but I mean the fumo avatar is a dead giveaway for that.
>>107909710Honestly if you want soundstage, I’ll go for the MV1. Although I prefer the sound on the 660s2, the staging is more constrained.
>>107913267he's right though they should call it what it is and crop the c because its shit
>>107913460hi Jiraya369
>>107912487Thanks.Not sure yet about EQ, I tend to like the Harman level. Might grab a stronger dongle like the KA11.I could go closed back aswell but seemingly there are a fewer decent options at low-ish price.
>>107913651Open-backed quality is way better at lower price points, in general most closed backs are a bit of a mess outside of some DCAs and stray cans
Really enjoying big my 1970s Tannoys Only thing I don't have are big horn speakers but I'm thinking of putting these drivers in a BLH Maybe after I make dual ripole subs I dunno
>>107913713Kino as fuck
>>107913267Thirdies seethe and mald at the idea of Americans making nice things for themselves.
>>107913140Maybe think for 5 seconds about how the shape of the stand is going to interact with your headphones? It shouldn't keep padding under pressure.
>>107907317so hpgi have hd600, hd6xx, hd650i daily the hd650anyone wanna rec me some alternative headphones just to try and discover new sounds/points of view for my music?
>>107913267why are they like this?
>>107913764If he was informed or understood anything I'd get it, there's a fair bit to criticise Schiit for and it's funny that the Mimir pretty much outperforms everything 10x its cost. But this dude is genuinely 60IQ and is clearly just copy pasting ASR talking points and macros into /hpg/ without understanding any of it.You can tell when it's him too: all lower case, specific grammar choices, endless seething at absolutely nothing, thinks everything above a dongle or an Atom2 is a scam.
>>107913844hd 800DCA aeonaudeze lcd2/x
>>107913844Chinkfimen usually are a little brighter in the tuning, good cheap starting point.Depends how much further you wanna go up from there, if you can try stuff in person definitely give estats a demo, or a DCA closed back
>>107913869i wouldn't buy hd800s because i don't believe that high price means better soundfor the same reason i won't consider your other suggestions
>>107913744I can't decide whether to use the 4x12 sub drivers I have for their initial purpose (picrel, open baffle dipole Gradient SW63 replica for Quad ESL63) or make ripole subs and use them with all my speakers. I also don't have any clue how to design a BLH either, any other anons got tips on where to get started?
>>107913779Your headphones have a weight, and gravity will pull them down, and therefore press against the headband pad
>>107913844why would you buy the same headphone three times?
>>107913896Verum 2 then, should be in your price bracket since you own 650s
>>107913896ok.... but you'll buy the same headphones three times? are you trying to build exodia? If you want to just keep going the same way might as well get the r70x and the r70xA
I WILL be putting the Verum 2 in the next OP, btw
>>107913953>>107913927i wanted to replace my hd650 because they were old, tried 6xx but wasn't quite satisfied, then hd600 and wasn't satisfied either so i went back to hd650.
>the virgin Amir/ASR cult member vs the chad Zeos 'everything is good and cables matter'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuE_PLcb2T0how does he keep winning, bros?
>>107913953>r70xAmight give those a try desu
Back loaded born with full range driverThis is what I want to buildAnyone used something like this? Or other horns in general. My room is kind of small, wondering if this is a really stupid idea.
>>107914005My favourite zeos moment is when he said the dt 880 600 ohm sounded like he could hear the voice of god, then immediately after the review sells it>>107913985I see, the best thing to do would probably be to go and demo a bunch of gear and see without needing to spend money. But things like used Aeons are cheaper than the msrp of the 600/650/r70xa and are regularly resold, audezes tend to be a lot more and the hd 800 a lot more than that even sometimes, or stax. The other anons suggestions if you only new are probably the way to go. A lot of the lower cost headphones are just going to be side grades to you in my opinion but they might be worth checking out anyways >>107914032i liked the r70x driver, and the headband was the worst part so i imagine if it's any better than the og they are quite appealing.
>>107914138>My favourite zeos moment is when he said the dt 880 600 ohm sounded like he could hear the voice of god, then immediately after the review sells ithe's such a grifter it's unreal lmao. It's so funny to see some of the names putting out products with Apos (CEE TEE, Geshelli, and now Benson) and then you got shitlers like Zeos, Josh Valor and Lachlan (not the cool asian Lachlan) dropping slop products on there.
What's a good all in 1 dac/headphone/speaker amp thing i can set up on my desk that doesn't take up too much space? Not worried about price much just wanna clean up the shitstack on my desk and make it look nicer.
>>107914218Magni Unity + Mesh DAC if you want something cheap. JDS Element 4 if you want good built-in PEQ and use Bookshelf speakers too (Core is a great EQ & Pre-Amp system).DX5II if you want your headphones to blow up or love troubleshooting firmware bugs ever time Topping updates it.
>>107914005>watching the child molesterHeadfi isn't sending their best.
>be Zeos>want to make a headphone>collab with Kiwi Ears because IEM performative weebs keep saying how amazing they are>produce a closed back that's nothing but subbass>Kiwi Ears fuck up and the drivers and the planar is crinkling constantly>have to make a 30 minute video telling you that you have to DIY repair your $200 headphones or they'll break.>headphone cable is microphonic as fuck>shills his $180 Magia cable as the only appropriate replacementHow does one man do it, dare I say it - zased????
>>107914244anon none of these have speaker amps.
>>107914307powered speakers?magni/ele both have pre out
>>107914307you can absolutely run speakers out of a Magni and Ele 4
>>107914361>>107914399i have passive bookshelf speakers already. if i got one of these i'd just be stacking an amp onto it and i already have a setup like that. the idea is an all in one unit to power my passive bookshelf speakers, run headphones out of should i choose, and have it running the audio straight from my pc.
>>107914306Scamming audiophiles is always based. He wanted to scam even harder by putting the pads backwards but that was too much even for chinks.
>>107914596It's funny how his entire immediate circle are at the worst SBAF half science/half-objective types, and at the most full on objectivists like Resolve and then he is just there telling people $4k cables make a sound difference lmao.Even Skedra, who makes boutique cables, is open saying his shit is just for fashion. Zeos is on a whole other plane with the grift.
>planar is crinkling constantlyIs that something I should worry about on FT1 Pro?Every time I press on them (to fix seal etc) there's some kind of plasticky crumpling sound inside.
>>107914623Yeah wouldn't shock me if other cheap Chinese planars have this issue too, the difference is probably yours were caused by wear/natural degrading of the driver (which is a downside of planars). The issue with the Serene was it was made so poorly it was crinkling out of the box.
>>107914654Mine are new. Actually after a month the sound got quieter and shorter than out of the box.
>>107914682Dodgy chink-fi build then I'd say, unfortunate. Might be a DIY somewhere if you wanna take a crack at it, but yeah sounds like the driver ate it early.
>>107914697>the driver ate it early.Did it? It does not seem to affect output sound quality in normal use, even when moving around, only when physically pressing (pumping) on them.
>>107907379Left it on all night playing, temperature still really mild. The Element 4 was scorching doing the same, this thing is built nice at least on the temperature front.
>>107907780i need to stop going to these threads
>>107914614this is why i stick with the tripowin granvia or hart audio if i want modular. imagine paying as much for your headphone cable as you do the headphones themselves.
>>107915224Yeah Hart are often cheaper than industry replacement cables, and only $10-20 cheaper than the Chinese replacement cables on Ali/Amazon. Will always recommend them.
>>107909185>runs toasty>comfy orange glowThis thing is made for winter
>>107915310>looks good>good temperature>will run fucking everything>can insert a cheap DAC in it with app controls>balanced out I can run my EHT-7 into when I buy estatsYeah idk this is gonna last me 5+ years at least and I can't see anything else being worth it value wise. It's kinda funny to see Schitt start pricing their own stuff out, between this and the Mimir.
>>107915310cant wait to plug this fucker into it so I can turn my heat down.
>>107915386Excited to see how these go for people, the glass driver idea is kino
>>107915310>>107915325if i didn't have the element iv i'd have bought this
>>107915420do you like having the knob on top? i couldnt see myself liking it so i didn't buy one when i had the chance for cheap
>>107915420I liked the Element 4 for the time I had it, fwiw. It's a good unit, I just never EQ shit so I was wasting it. I think Core is a really interesting ecosystem they're building, and the JDS/Golden Sound Roon streamer is gonna be a nice addition to it.Selling it and grabbing the Jot3 was mostly to do with the balanced in/outs.>>107915458It's actually pretty easy to get used to, and that knob glides.
>>107915458the knob is very satisfying, i bought mine used on head-fi so i didn't get the chance to customize it, but it does have the resin knob and i got it for a good price.>>107915482yeah, that's my only gripe with the element. i know you can request a 4.4 input if you buy it direct but i wish it was just standard. core is great though, and makes it almost a fair trade off. i'm sure if i e-mailed them they could swap it out if i asked.
>>107915517John Seaber is also the GOAT of customer service. Schiit these days is really good, but nobody is gonna top John.Yeah you can get a 4.4mm in place of a SE if you ask (think it's a lil more for them to do the switch). I have XLR cables unfortunately so it was GG for me.
>>107915536i had avoided schiit because my magni/modi 2 stack had the issue where it needed to heat up before it started working, but i'm glad to see they've fixed their newer releases unlike topping which seems to get worse with every new product they release.
>>107915585Yeah overall QC has come a long way for them. I remember when I got my first ever O2ODAC Schiit were a no-go. They're also printing boards in-house now, so they can just QC at the source now rather than playing stupid games with 3rd party makers.
>>107913912Hang the frame on hooks so the pads free float. g has the mechanical aptitude of an 11yo girl.
>>107916215nobody does that
Is an Edifier R1280DBs with an RSL speedwoofer 10E combination retarded? I know nothing about real audio equipment. Trying to stay around $500. Primarily will be for music (edm) at my desk
looking at electrostatics and heard LA90D is a good amp to power them, where the fuck is the source though?
>>107916437Anyone who knows how to bend a coat hanger does that. You realize most people just use banana hooks for headphone stands right?
any decent headphone amps ~$70? i need something with about this much power or slightly less, i'm gonna use it with focusrite scarlett 2i2 gen 3
>>107916738Any curryniggerdongle will do here
>>107916743dongles are dac/amps dumbass i'm asking about amps
>>107916683What do you mean by source?It accepts balanced input. Also which electrostatics?
>>107916754thanks, I assume just run the XLRs on the mono ports into balanced port DAC?L300s!
>>107916760Yes >headphones Oh... isn't that too much power? The amp is like 100 W per channel. I thought you were talking about loudspeakers.
>>107916738i could get used heresy for $100 but i don't trust schiit with QCi can find jds labs atom amp for like $150 but that's way too much
I have the WH1000XM4, but the mics for the ANC broke due to humidity. Should I upgrade to the XM6s? Are the XM6s as comfortable as my current pair? I think the XM5 and XM6 look shittier than the older models.
Do the Audeze Maxwell compare to wired audiophile phones or are they just another shitty retarded gaming headset?
>reddit-tier Schiit jokes>unironic Laughing Man avatar>nonsensical wall of textASR in a nutshell
>>107916738you should not use a scarlett 2i2 gen 3 as a dac you would be better off in every way to get a chifi dac dongle you will have better performance in every measurable metric. focusrite was the only audio equipment I've had that I hated more than shiit, and I own the 4th gen which is better than 3rd in every measurable way, but it's still shit. i'd get the crinear protocol max which has more than enough power and is a far better dac than that.but if you insist, that market doesn't really exist and there's nobody trying to fill a hole in a market that doesn't exist since all budget audio equipment has been solved by a $10 dongle from apple, unless you need a bit more power then you find a dongle with an opamp. if you really insist on going down this path your best bet would be something like the JDS atom amp 2 which is like $130 usd>>107917047those are the only decent "headset" that exists but make sure you get the maxwell 2 since the new version fixes a lot of the issues with the old ones, apparently. I haven't personally used them yet. I'd still recommend standalone solutions but if you want the form factor it's the best there is.>>107917222wow all of us that have had bad experiences with shiit must all be the same person instead of it just being a shiit company. you're very intelligent
>>107917817hi Jiraya369
>he didn't even review the right DAChttps://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/schiit-magni-unity-dac-hp-amp-review.68919/post-2499968oh nonono amir bros...
