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In Reply to: RE: Great point about headphones - definitely one of the culprits. posted by carcass93 on February 25, 2014 at 13:58:46
No wonder....
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Hmmm... It is what it is.Don't forget you were one of the folks who got me to start that blind test last year, Carcass...😆
And you should also know that I would not agree with what Tom's Hardware concluded with based on the objective results from computer motherboards and laptops tested.
The fascinating thing is, these guys are using empirical "testing" but who really knows the conditions of their ears or their gear! Listener "B" supposedly can hear to 20kHz yet is older than "A". I find this suspicious if we're talking an adult male. I won't be surprised if the guy's hearing distortion down at the audio band rather than true 20kHz but doesn't know the difference.
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"No wonder...."
Not in regards to the article.
But...
You do not think can sound good?
Are you asking me if headphones can sound good?
Yes?
Okay. I have been to head-fi shows and listened to all of the high-end headphones (and headamps), including Audeze, Stax and Senn 800s. Frankly, not impressed. I am still on a quest to find a headphone that sounds as good as my custom ribbon speakers. I have a pair of Hi-Fi Mans, and they are pretty good, but still no cigar.
Steve N.
...and I have been to one of your meet rooms that sounded terrible compared to my DIY T2/009 setup. It is silly to say there are less details heard with headphones when in fact it is usually the exact opposite. Meet conditions for listening to headphones are a terrible place to get an impression.
"Okay. I have been to head-fi shows and listened to all of the high-end headphones (and headamps), including Audeze, Stax and Senn 800s. Frankly, not impressed. I am still on a quest to find a headphone that sounds as good as my custom ribbon speakers. I have a pair of Hi-Fi Mans, and they are pretty good, but still no cigar.
Steve N."
Well the reason I asked is even though I am not a big headphone listener, IMO they do have there place. I use a couple of vintage pairs of Stax and they pretty amazing transducers. I prefer listening to speakers, but within their limitations nothing can reveal more about a recording. I think they are a useful tool for critical listening.
The headphone amp in the DAC2 HGC is the same as the one in the DAC1.
It's a much better DAC but I find the amp is nothing to write home about.
I modded that headphone amp section. It is based on a power opamp from TI. The chip is a piece of crap. No matter what you do , it will never sound stellar.
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