Hello dear Elex owners. My left channel cable connector has died. I have to decide what to do. Tell me please, is it worth buying an upgrade cable over the original, or should I fix the original changing the connectors ? If an upgrade cable is not a bad idea, which material is preferable to...

Even below 1000$ I wouldn't try it considering the almost end-game, trusted options like * Shiit Audio mjolnir (850$) * Cayin iHA-6 (Auralic Taurus clone, no preamp) for 999$ and * Auralik Taurus MKII for slightly more - 1500$ brand new. King of all SS amps. I wander if there are any...

Thank you DavidA I am sorry for not mentioning my budget -> Below 1000$ amp . I can get HA-501 for 700$ this is why I was so interested about this thread. And yes, HD800S is the way to go. Anything more bright then my current AKG K712 is already analytical and not life-like (K702, K7XX, Q701...

Still haven't found the response regards the ability of this AMP to drive Sennheiser HD800/HD800s . The T1 synergy criticism made me doubt should I go for TEAC HA-501 for HD800s or should I raise the budget. Is there anybody who had compared TEAC-HA501 and Sennhesier HDVA 600 amp in terms of...

I would like to add that Q360 original technically is a little behind the LE version, but it's all about synergy in the end.. The original QLE360 was a killer wow-effect device combined with dark and warmer sounding headphones, like my fostex TH-X00   The LE version, with the addition of bass...

After 2 month usage, about 100 hours playback, here are my impression regards QLS360LE vs QLS360.   1. LE is faster, and I mean FASTER. The impulse is much more focused, faster attack , faster decay, better control. 2. LE is less treble happy, but also, less musical, not so "analog" and...

I had received my QLS360 LE last week. Remote control not included in package.   First impression - contradictory, looks like burn-in is a must. Sounds kind of compressed and closed , even considering the treble happy signature, lacks extension, not as open as a well burned-in ordinary QLS360...

Last week I had made an A/B comparison on same tracks between Fiio X7 Am1 module, HighGain and QLS360, using fullsized Fostex X Massdrop TH-X00 headphones.   First of all, l have to say, I am an old school audiophile guy. I don't need that fancy wifi / android stuff, when I pay for a high-end...

Yep, in time, you'll end up selling a budget amp with a huge collection of tubes you've bought just for fun, instead of forgetting you have an amp, a dac, relax and enjoy your music...  That was my experience using LittleDot MK IV tube-amp, a better, more expensive and sophisticated one...  In...

Regards Fostex X Massdrop portable use...   I had participated recently at a local head-fi meeting , we had tried most hi-fi and several high-end DAPs and mini-setups.    * Colorlfy C4 Pro * QLS QA360 * Cayin N6 * Cayin N5 * Fiio X7 (Biggest dissapointment, so far) * Fiio X5, X3II, E12 ...

I'd go for Magni 2 instead . Why ? * O2 has almost no musicality. It sounds dry and harsh. * Vali 2 is a budget tube amp - my advice - kip away from budget tube amps. Distortion-distortion and distortion, not to mention the time you spend tube rolling with minimal results * Magni 2 is the...

Luxury & Precision, give us a well implemented EQ, and you can have our money. It is that simple. If we pay over 500$ for a DAP, it must be musical, powerful & flexible for many headphone signatures. You've done most of it right. Please, don't forget the cherry of the cake (EQ)

Great news, but still too expensive from a Massdrop buyer perspective... As badly as I want it, I just can't justify the price over 550$ for it, as long as EQ is crappy and no bass-burst option or preset.

I have strong doubts that K712 is anything better then AKG K7XX, different tuning - perhaps , but not better . Look at the specs on innerfidelity. In fact, you might risk more buying K712 on ebay or getting the wrong/bad revision. And you are gonna pay much more.

So, is your L5Pro driving TH-X00 well (quality, not quantity), on medium gain, in the end ?    Will the balanced output do the maginc, if the cable fostex headphones use is not balanced, and I use a balanced adapter like this ?

Will it drive in non-balaced mode Fostex X Massdrop TH-X00  to it's best (100db loud) ?          I know, L3 delier    Power - 1.2V using 3.5mm output , but how much mW I get in the end, what is the mA capability of the device ?    Is this data accurate ?   (3.5mm...

I am in the boat with you, guys, now. Ordered. Let's hope I woun't regret for not choosing the paypal check-out option ;) 

Yes, it is much older. MUCH older... and, I suspect, much better

  Yep, I did this. And yes, the sonic difference remain. Nothing changed. The pads are identical.      Nope. I just made some more A/B testing to make sure. No, volume lvl is the same on both, just the tonality is different. One is darker with some serious bass delivery, the other is...

Right now, while writing this post, I am enjoying my friend's older 0015** revision model. I had borrowed it for this weekend to find out the physical difference between the two. I had previously watched an youtube video about how to take parts down of an AKG model without harming the headphone...

My impressions.    These sound incredibly fun. These are definitely not a studio grade headphone, man, what magic these do with those low bit-rate mp3s. Everything sounds juicy and airy through these headphones.   For me Fostex are a 100% kipper.. Perhaps the best office headphones I might...

Not my case anyway. I wouldn't have fallen in love in K712 signature if not amped properly in the first place...   To tell a long story short. Here is the conclusion :   1. Skip chinese / honk-kong retailers 2. Skip 0009*** revision serials , just in case it's not a copycat, but an AKG...

  Dude... The issue has nothing to do with amp pairing. We did an A/B comparison on same desktop system. Even if the amp power might be less then perfect, it's the same amp, same track, same volume, after all.   The ebay offering was 260$ and it was a bad idea from the very beginning, since...

Well, We double, triple checked those AKG models. They look absolutely identical physically.   I think mine are not fake. Is there a way to test akg products online if fake or not ?   You see, both K712 headphones sound AKG-ish identical - as clear and undistorted as it gets, same tonality...