Posts by MrMateoHead

Quote: Originally Posted by Thujone  I keep seeing this over and over again, so I will finally ask the question. What do you piercing highs and female vocals have anything to do with one another? The highest note ever...

Quote: Originally Posted by jerg  In the end planar magnetic is still a "hack" compared to modern planar electrostatic headphones. Instead of stats which have a perfectly even and ultra-thin diaphragm, sandwiched...

Quote: Originally Posted by Skolar311    I also owned the X-Fi and I really did not like it.... I was very disappointed since I spent over $100 on it, and you're right about the crystalizer effects and...

Considering I have flunk my phones to the floor violently about 4 times and nothing broke yet, I would say that the sketchy cable and attachment and design, while sort of bad, is at least quite durable.   Re-cabling would at...

The choice of output on the X-Fi doesn't necessarily matter all that much - my computer sounds the same through the O2 amp I use whether I use the low-impedance headphone jack or the higher impedance line out on my...

Quote: Originally Posted by xnor  The amplifiers output impedance is 0.1 ohm, but that's the speaker output. The headphone output on receivers is usually in the hundreds of ohms. Yamaha for example uses 470 ohm on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Endreall  Thx for your reply!   So just to check, for HE-400, using poweramp for HTC-one, is sufficient?   Will there be any decrease in quality if I use...

On that last post I have a question -   Does anyone know if the ODAC will work ok on future USB 3.0 ports? I can't remember if 3.0/2.0 are essentially compatible or not.

Quote: Originally Posted by Endreall  I just bought a HE-400 and was wondering if portable amp is really needed; currently using Westone IEM W4 and Audio Technica Noise cancelling ATH-ANC9.   As the...

BigCabDaddy -   To you carry the same attitude into other purchases you make? While I 'get' that nothing is perfect, I still know awesome when I hear it. In like fashion, I can come up with plenty of reasons to hate most of my...