hmmm wonder if they still want to produce HD6XX via massdrop.

hmmm planning upgrade to 6xx end of next year then!

noooooooo just got my 600 and almost needled my wallet to death with chi-fi and headphones already.
BUT next additional item is a cheap amp, although i dont know if a magni would be any significant increasement from dac-x6...

quite neutral. i dont find it warm. can make m40x and k240 sibilant at times. Both of these has has very similar spike around 10k, so that is expected, while neutral with hd 600.
experimenting different op amps now (2604, 5532), quite like 49860, but generally the differences are neglectable. waiting for muses 8920 but i doubt it will make much different.
at low gain can power hd600 til uncomfortable level at 12 oclock, and never pass 10 at high gain. this thing has power, which making an upgrade to magni 3 even harder.

will be heading to singapore next year and maybe drop by and check out magni 3 there. wondering if i should bring my dac-x6 along for magni 3 audition. or simply fiio Q1 should be enough, since i will be using my dacs.

good luck with that! post on dac/amp thread and ask for input!

hmm the problem now is i only got kz3 and zs5 as iems... soo.... NEW IEM!
i kid. i suppose i can use their hd600 for audition.

how much is a basic build like this? i only see pcb on his site. He doesnt sell complete unit?

there is a diminishing of return. So research before jump.
Dont be like me, just bought my sixth pair headphone.....

Did someone mentioned DAC-X6?!


Using O2 and Fiio Q1 (Portable DAC/AMP) here.
The only brand you need to look at is Fiio for that price range. K1 (RM200) is portable dac, no build in battery, small and should be ok to pair with O2.
Same goes with Q1(~rm300) and Q1 mk2 (RM479). Both are quite powerful, should be ok to power HD6xx alone, can confirm because Q1 can power my HD600 to listenable level.
If your objective is to make your dac and O2 portable, I'd strongly suggest consider K1 or even Audioquest DragonFly (RM1k), because O2 isn't exactly small.

For desktop, yes like Sanpai ahmadfaizadnan said, DAC-X6 is ok to power HD6XX too. Fiio has desktop amp too at reasonable price.
Other desktop DAC i am researching too are Topping's D30, Massdrop x Grace Design's SDAC and JDSLab's OL DAC. OL DAC will be replacing ODAC. All these are around USD100-110, with SDAC the cheapest at USD80 not including shipping. SDAC will be on MD mid this month.

This post has been edited by b3x: Dec 10 2017, 08:45 AM

yeap its underpower with quiet songs.

Try looking for the shop name call POYATU audio store on Aliexpress, bought few cables from them, including for hd600. Not bad quality. I think they have with mic version too, in case you want gaming with it.

they are cool. some of their staff a bit inexperience with headphones but that was expected from a new place.
They carry 600, 650 and 660s. 700 and 800s too.

This post has been edited by b3x: Dec 24 2017, 11:39 PM

tried 660s. but the place is a bit noisy to test open backs. Not a bad headphone, but a bit underwhelming coming from HD600.

if i havent bought the HD600, maybe.