ashethen
Arch-Supremacy Member
- Joined
- Jul 24, 2005
- Messages
- 17,176
- Reaction score
- 7,834
The star Schiit right now is Jotunheim.
no money haha. i think i'll go with the magni 2 first then get a DAC next time
The star Schiit right now is Jotunheim.
no money haha. i think i'll go with the magni 2 first then get a DAC next time
no money haha. i think i'll go with the magni 2 first then get a DAC next time
One shot get the jotunheim then can rest without the upgrade bug biting mah.
O2 amp + odac can??
E17k definately not enough to power this adequately. Actually nothing portable will power this.
You should be looking at a desktop amp for this purpose. You can get the E17k to play this loud but that does not guaranty it sounding good.
O2 amp + odac can??
Come on boys, your advise like all over the place lol.
astheten's chain: MP3(Hopefully 320kbps) -> PCI Creative X-Fi Soundblaster -> HD6XX
So which should he change or upgrade first, and within a relatively strict budget.
Extra Reading: https://www.massdrop.com/talk/758/recommend-amp-dac-for-the-hd-6-xx
I beg to differ. The Oppo HA-2/SE, TEAC HA-P50, xduoo XD05 and some other quality dac/amps should give you a reasonable experience if you need to have portability. People shouldn't just look at impedence values, sensitivity and other factors are important as well.
To drive headphones and for headphones to sound loud are 2 different things
I'm not trying to be a snob but the HD650 (of which the HD6xx is a cheaper version of) is power hungry. You can get it to sound loud with the above mentioned amps but it's gonna sound quite wrong.
Just 2 cents
Come on boys, your advise like all over the place lol.
astheten's chain: MP3(Hopefully 320kbps) -> PCI Creative X-Fi Soundblaster -> HD6XX
So which should he change or upgrade first, and within a relatively strict budget.
Extra Reading: https://www.massdrop.com/talk/758/recommend-amp-dac-for-the-hd-6-xx
so I assume you've tried it the hd650/hd6xx with those dac/amps? I've tried similar cans like the r70x, hd600 and the hd650 itself with the oppo ha-2 and it performs well imo, subjective to how loud you like to blow your ears out, I don't crank the volume up too much scared of hearing loss
Schiit magni decent enough for entry level amp in your opinion?Hoot the HD6xx first and endure the hollow sound until can get a decent amp
Schiit magni decent enough for entry level amp in your opinion?
I'm thinking of abandoning my sound card as it's 10 years old and some functions aren't working. Any recommendation for DAC around US$ 150? Preferably have a S/PDIF input.
Most of my mp3 are in 320kbit
Sent from LGE LG-D855 using GAGT
Schiit magni decent enough for entry level amp in your opinion?
I'm thinking of abandoning my sound card as it's 10 years old and some functions aren't working. Any recommendation for DAC around US$ 150? Preferably have a S/PDIF input.
Most of my mp3 are in 320kbit
Sent from LGE LG-D855 using GAGT
Thanks. There is such a thing as a coaxial to USB adapter if my source only has coaxial output and I connect to the non uber modi USB input right?Schiit stack is decent enough as an entry amp/dac combo which has enough power for most headphones and if you prefer to have SPDIF input you can always get the Modi 2 uber.