Hi~

I own a Senheisser HD598 and looking for a portable DAC+amp that could boost the headphone. Recently been eyeing the Cayin C5 but wondering if it can handle the headphone as i've owned a Fiio E7 and it doesnt come close to supporting the headphone. Can sifu here advice on what is the budget choice to drive my headphone. Thanks in advance.

External DAC/AMP is a lot better. Whats your budget?

Fiio E07k or Ibasso D-zero

The Cayin C5 should be a excellent combo with your HD598, I've listened it with DT880... sounds great

Wow, sounds promising. I'll give it a try. thanks for the heads up bro~

Does anyone know if there is someone in Malaysia that sells the famous Schiit Stack? And how much is it (Magni/Modi)?

E1 - AKG

This post has been edited by noobandroid: Oct 8 2014, 01:37 PM

Thanks mate

im using the M&M stack with their RCA cable, but not from them e1. i buy direct and ship direct

This post has been edited by noobandroid: Oct 8 2014, 04:23 PM

How much was it to ship it? Are you enjoying the stack? Haha

lets just say it is cheaper significantly, and i might have my setup done with this 2, havent given any thoughts on changing yet

Sony and Jabra announces new headphone

http://www.hardwarezone.com.my/tech-news-s...es-audio-lineup

http://www.hardwarezone.com.my/tech-news-j...onal-headphones

this is my setup, i wish to add either tube or dac, any recommend?
- 5.1 + bluray player system is Sony BDV-E3100: http://www.sony.com.my/product/bdv-e3100
- budget < Rm800, can be slightly increase for a worthy model
- 60% Audio, 30% movie, 10% gaming
- i like heavy/firm bass while movie+gaming, but prefer clear details vocal when comes to audio (i only listen to slow song)

Hi guys,

I have a friend in the US who can score some goodies for me.

I have a Beyer Custom One Pro (16 Ohm impedance, 93dB/mW) and I wanna get a DAC/Amp for it. Source is iPhone/iPad(lightning) and laptop.

I'm thinking about 2 choice right now:
JDS labs C5D
Beyer A200P

In terms of technical spec - C5D is definitely better. Most Head-Fi reviews also say C5D is amazing. The A200P is just 'ok' - better than laptop, but not much compared to iPhone5S output even (which I don't have...). The thing with the C5D though...is portability - it is so amazingly small and comes with a nice belt clip etc...damn awesome.

I thought about the Leckerton UHA-6S also (InnerFidelity WOF) but that one looks too big, but the amp stage easily beats C5D.

What do you guys think?

By the way - my main worry is driving the COP to full volume. It can get loud off the phone, but not by much. The problem with all Amp manufacturers is crappy spec (I'm totally with nwavguy on this). The C5D only publishes power into 32 Ohm load while the Beyer A200P states a bloody meaningless 1.7 Vrms. At least Leckerton specifies the power into 16 Ohm...but seriously....the looks

This post has been edited by calkh: Oct 15 2014, 01:15 PM

I second the C5D being a superior choice. A200P is actually a re-badged AK10.
And don't concern about your main worry, I doubt an amp like C5D couldn't bring your COP into ear-breaking loud volume level

by the time you are pushing COP to distortion, you are well into ear damaging levels. comparing with ATH-M50X, the COP does reach the point of bass distortion faster

not sure of your budget, the Teac HA-50 is really good as well

Hello guys, I want to ask your opinion between these three choices: FiiO D3, Orei DA21 and Lepai LP-2020A+. To be honest I'm not quite sure what to look for, but I am looking to spend less than $50 USD (I study in the US). I chose these three because they seem to have a lot of fairly good reviews on Amazon and they were within my budget.

Source: MacBook Air/Pro/desktop/iPhone 5
Headphones: Grado Labs SR80e (arriving soon hehe)
Speakers: Bose Companion 2 Series II
Music Format: FLAC/Spotify Premium HQ Streaming 320kbps/AAC

*I don't mind adjust my budget if there are some worthy adversaries that all you sifus can recommend me. I prefer something cheaper because I live in a dorm/shared housing and because I just wanna try it out first. I will most likely spend more money down the road when I have learned more about DACs and amps.

This post has been edited by latias93: Oct 17 2014, 10:22 AM

These chaps ... I hardly went beyond 4 on e18's volume scale. But yea my headphone is noob.

how are you going to connect your MacBook or iPhone to the FiiO D3❓😅

Oops, my bad, I accidentally copied and pasted those from my headphones recommendation thread hahah. I will be hooking the DAC to my Apple TV and PS3/PS4. And then to my (coming soon to my doorstep) Grado Labs SR80e. So now that we have cleared this up, any recommendation bro?

*oh yeah, btw, regarding the MacBook.. will a USB DAC work great with it? Just realized that the FiiO D3 isn't a USB DAC.

This post has been edited by latias93: Oct 18 2014, 12:18 AM

how are you going to hook up the SR80e with the D3

That's not the point! Haha my bad, I'm currently in several different threads including the headphones and Grado Labs thread and I have been mixing them up. Too tired liao. And uh, headphone amp? But the D3 is going to be hooked up to the Apple TV and PS3/PS4. The question still stands, no more confusions I hope hahah! Stop calling me out

This post has been edited by latias93: Oct 18 2014, 12:42 AM