I only became aware of this apparent low volume bug when it was mentioned a few posts back. I assume it doesn't affect me as a Mac-user.

Output levels for PCM that's been upsampled to DSD should be 2.5Vrms (XLR) and 1.25Vrms (RCA), i.e. half that of PCM that's output as PCM.

Has anyone else apart from @teknorob23 compared Bliss to the Sparkos Aries, either in its capacity as a headphone amp or as a preamp? I'd like to know how the two differ in their presentations and whether Bliss is superior across the board or only in certain areas. Also, is there a noticeable...

I thew caution to the wind and plugged it into the 660S2. It sounds fine and my amp didn't blow up so I guess that means the wiring is correct!

I'd be grateful if someone could confirm the correct wiring of the stock HD600/HD650 cable with 4XLR termination? I've just bought one to try with the 660S2 and want to check it's been wired correctly before potentially doing damage to my h/p amp. (I know I could remove the 4XLR cable from my...

If you're genuinely taking onboard the feedback provided by posters in this thread as well as the preference rankings in the survey then that's great. I was worried the thread comments would end up getting lost in the white noise. PS - I'm genuinely curious whether I'm in a minuscule minority...

I've completed the survey but agree with others who say an 'Additional comments' field would have been useful. This would have allowed me to say that although the HD800/S is my favourite sounding headphone it's the one I use the least because it's too big for my head and the clamping force is...

My order arrived a few minutes ago. Very prompt service, - it even came with a pack of complimentary biscuits! Looking forward to trying the cable (and nibbles) later today. :)

After more searching I found this: https://oidiosound.co.uk/obm-572266. It's the 572266 cable re-terminated with a 4XLR plug. I must be crazy spending £40 on a cable for a £140 headphone that probably won't make much if any difference to the performance but I'm too curious not to find out! If I...

It's balanced at the ear cup end (2.5mm TRRS) but single-ended at the source end (6.3mm TRS), so to make it balanced you'd need to cut off the 6.3mm plug and re-terminate the 4-core cable onto either a 2.5mm TRRS, 4.4mm TRRS or 4XLR, whatever plug suits your chosen source.

https://www.audiosanctuary.co.uk/sennheiser-replacement-cable-hd559-hd515-hd518-hd555-hd560s-hd595-replacement-lead-3m.html

The 272266 (2.5mm TRRS-to-6.3mm TRS) cable I ordered arrived this morning. Is there a knack to unplugging the stock 560S cable from the ear cup? I've given it a pretty strong tug but it ain't budging and I don't want to damage it. Is there a locking mechanism on the plug? EDIT - This video...

Does the latest production measure differently?

Looks like I was a month too late in my purchase!

When did Sennheiser make the decision to ship the 560S with a 1.8m 3.5mm-terminated cable? I was expecting to receive a 3m cable and was disappointed as the 1.8m lead isn't long enough to reach my h/p amps! I tried to order a 3m lead from the Sennheiser website but they're out of stock. First...