Posts by slantedview

Anyone else having trouble with the limited gain/volume range? Maybe everyone is using higher resistance headphones than I am (see my sig), but I don't have a lot of room to play with the volume between channel imbalance on the low...

Quote: Originally Posted by officerdoofy  Anyone using these with sensitive IEMs? I'm considering the stack to drive my JH-16s in the office, but I'm worried about there being background hiss. I don't get any...

Wishing for a gain switch.   There is a channel imbalance before 7 o'clock on the dial. Anything past 8 o'clock is really loud with the headphones I own. That doesn't give me a lot of room to vary the volume while listening...

Quote: Originally Posted by tdockweiler    Strangely enough, I have this issue when I use any amp I have with a surge protector. The one I use is really large and has lots of noise filtering. No idea why it...

Quote: Originally Posted by cheuh    Can anyone compare the Magni vs O2? http://www.head-fi.org/t/642401/comparison-and-review-o2-odac-vs-magni-modi   I think there was one other comparison as...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jules  I was wondering the same thing and played around with some cheap headphones. I've unplugged and plugged in the the input cables and output cable while its powered and it never...

What's the recommended power on/off routine for the Magni? Is it similar to other Schiit amps - plug in after power on, unplug before power off? Would I experience a pop or voltage surge if I powered on or off while plugged in?

Quote: Originally Posted by ninjames  Got the monoprice RCA cables as per recommended and .. they are super, super tight. They plug in and don't go all the way because all of the outside is slanted toward the middle....

Quote: Originally Posted by dodgy    Just took the plunge on these as they have now dropped to $164.89. Damn you head-fi! Thanks! You're talking used? New is $217 right now.

Ok great. So I just fired up iTunes again and it sounds fine, or at least it sounds like it did previously. It's been a few weeks since I gave up on it, but since then I got the 11.0.1 update. Maybe that was it? Anyways, the sound is...