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Headphones Headphone Amplifier and DAC Recommendation, portables, desktops, amps, dac, lai

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munak991
post Oct 4 2011, 05:10 PM

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I owned a Sennheisser HD 595.
i felt it lack of bass very much, what amp is the best suitable for me?
a desktop amps or a portable amps?
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post Oct 5 2011, 12:39 AM

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QUOTE(E1 - AKG @ Oct 4 2011, 06:24 PM)
What is your source  hmm.gif
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Source ipad? and PC?

What's a good DAC for Hivi x4?
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post Jul 17 2013, 10:56 AM

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QUOTE(E1 - AKG @ Jul 17 2013, 09:34 AM)
What is your budget  hmm.gif
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what is your proposal
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post Jul 17 2013, 07:57 PM

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QUOTE(E1 - AKG @ Jul 17 2013, 06:38 PM)
DACs can cost up to RM100K or more, therefore you will need to advise on your budget  hmm.gif
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1k?

Guys Aune vs Bravo Tube amp which 1 better?

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If I want to amplify my hd650?
Currently I'm using xonar stx. If I would like to get bravo ocean as as external can it be done?

The only thing I concern is stx has a solid state amp. If I plug directly from headphone jack it gonna double amp it .would it be the problem. When 2 amp working at the same
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post Jul 22 2013, 01:24 PM

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QUOTE(Problem @ Jul 22 2013, 01:22 PM)
I believe you can use RCA to RCA from your xonar STX to the bravo ocean
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Yea that's what i thought of, but i still got my speaker to connect @_@ means everytime want use speaker have to manually shift right?
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post Jul 23 2013, 07:06 AM

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QUOTE(penmarker @ Jul 23 2013, 12:43 AM)
Look for something like this in electrical shops.

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post Jul 23 2013, 09:17 AM

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QUOTE(E1 - AKG @ Jul 23 2013, 09:03 AM)
unless he is prepared to invest in professional grade audio distribution amplifier  nod.gif
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LOL, im trying to get OPAmp, try and see if doesnt sound good, im going to get Bravo Ocean de
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post Jul 23 2013, 09:26 AM

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QUOTE(E1 - AKG @ Jul 23 2013, 09:25 AM)
opamp sounds totally different from tube amp  nod.gif
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damn... you trying to poison me, wait till my HD 650 come 1st...
Keep on thiking about PCwork Symphonica Cable

Btw bro u sell Tue Amp?

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post Jul 23 2013, 02:00 PM

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QUOTE(Problem @ Jul 23 2013, 09:51 AM)
There quite a few people who roll opamps on their xonar essence stx
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looking for person who selling it

QUOTE(E1 - AKG @ Jul 23 2013, 12:38 PM)
Low-end, Bravo.  High-end ALO  nod.gif
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Saw the ALO Pan Am wooooo,
How much isit xD

Btw just want to ask, who got source amplifier tubes?
like i want to get electro harmonix, or groove etc
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post Jul 24 2013, 10:45 AM

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QUOTE(Problem @ Jul 24 2013, 10:42 AM)
Depends on the tube models, the common like the 12AU7/KT88/etc are available locally from dealers such as Octave Electronics in PJ. If you're planning to go for NOS tubes its best to go online and buy them from ebay, tubedepot, vacuumtubes.net, tubeworld. Sometimes the NIB tubes are cheaper to buy overseas and then have it shipped here.

AFAIK, Malaysia have very few vendors who are selling rectifier tubes and mostly driver/power tubes.
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OOooo Nice info's =)

Thx for the info's
Looking for the Bravo Amp TUbe which is 12AU7

Which DAC is good?

Budget 1k - 1.5k

usage:
Headphone and Speaker together

What headphone?
HD 650

What speaker?
Hivi X4

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post Aug 9 2013, 12:17 AM

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QUOTE(E1 - AKG @ Aug 9 2013, 12:14 AM)
Audinst HUD-mx2

FiiO E17/E09K combo

O2+ODAC combo
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Just solely DAC?
cause Hivi X4 is active speaker
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post Aug 9 2013, 12:38 AM

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QUOTE(E1 - AKG @ Aug 9 2013, 12:19 AM)
What about your HD650  hmm.gif

Solely DAC, the iFi iDAC
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Yea was thinking grabbing a DAC 1st then only an amp for my headphone later part @_@

O2+iDac seems very tempting

and Littledot MK iv seem very good option too
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post Aug 9 2013, 01:03 AM

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QUOTE(E1 - AKG @ Aug 9 2013, 01:00 AM)
What is your preferred genre of music  hmm.gif
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Mix Mix, Trance, Pop, JAzz, Instrumental,

I don't know how odac output looks like. Isit rca output? Or just 3.5mm

What about schiit bifrost and ifI idac as comparison?

Price wise both very good. Ifi can be upgrade later with the headphone amp and bifrost can be upgrade with lyn or something else

Now lots of thing running on my mind

Ifi idac can upgrade with amp later
O2 + odac 1 pack

Or both don't Buy just stock with Asus xonar stx?
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post Aug 9 2013, 05:55 PM

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QUOTE(noobandroid @ Aug 9 2013, 05:46 PM)
i might suggest iFi iCan for dac+amp but only able to drive less demanding headphones
Schiit magni + modi for something with better juice power
O2+ODAC for the technicality believers (fact sheet believers), still has lesser power than M&M
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So whats ur recommendation =S
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post Aug 9 2013, 06:07 PM

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QUOTE(noobandroid @ Aug 9 2013, 05:59 PM)
2 pc mode is M&M
single block iCan
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Ifi idac + ifi I can?
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post Aug 9 2013, 06:13 PM

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QUOTE(noobandroid @ Aug 9 2013, 06:09 PM)
iDAC itself has an amp
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Then I can't use it on my hivi x4 =T

Why M&M but not bifrost?
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post Aug 13 2013, 10:17 PM

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QUOTE(noobandroid @ Aug 9 2013, 06:18 PM)
well depends on how much you have, budget cuts are for M&M, anything more is better of course

isnt your x4 using 3.5mm input? can buy a rca to 3.5, use on iDAC
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Hivi x4 use balance out xlr to rca
I believe the idac rca output by pass the amp wherlese the headphone jack has amp

QUOTE(SoLeHuDDiN98 @ Aug 13 2013, 05:27 PM)
I am going to buy the Sennheiser Hd 558, do it need an amplifier? Somebody claimed that it will be using variable impedance; up to 300 ohm but it is rated 50 ohm, and if I need so, what Desktop Amp would you recommend? Desktop amp, I dont need portable amps because I will use another low impedance headphone when I am travelling, and oh, I will be using it mainly for gaming with a Titanium HD or Sound Blaster Z
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Budget?
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post Aug 13 2013, 10:56 PM

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QUOTE(SoLeHuDDiN98 @ Aug 13 2013, 10:19 PM)
$150 or RM750
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Get the O2+ODAC combo, =)
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post Sep 2 2013, 09:19 PM

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QUOTE(E1 - AKG @ Aug 22 2013, 12:00 AM)
iFi iUSB > Gemini > iDAC > iCAN  brows.gif
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My Dream pack xD
soon bro i will take from you hehehe

Wooot got my ifi iDAC from E1 Audio!
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post Sep 2 2013, 09:29 PM

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QUOTE(yuka @ Sep 2 2013, 09:23 PM)
Nice, pair with your HD650+Symphonica cable?  rclxms.gif
How was it?
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Actually for dual purpose, soon if i got my Amplifier then i can chuck into this.

This iDAC serve for my x4 and my HD650

btw Thanks you for your recommendation

E1 - AKG!!

solely sound card cant play lots of thing, now i can go portable too huhuhu.
Sooner or later gonna sell away my Sound card ,the LMA49720HA is very good but not portable

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