@Lindholdt if the price is right, it doesn't matter really... right? ... only USB input is affected... opto, coax and bal go up to 210kHz... https://www.manualslib.com/manual/785694/Violectric-Dac-V800.html?page=22#manual most PC software have down-sample feature if need USB output down...

Different sound. Depends on what headphone.

check AutoEQ recommended results directory https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq/tree/master/results#recommended-results there are also data based on other measurements in each separate measurement site directory https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq/tree/master/results

I don't get it. They sound so :L3000: metal live... but on studio recordings are so "gentrified"... especially vocals... :thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

You can search the classifieds on hifishark, even closed ones from way back, just check the Sold/Expired section and set the filters right.

Listening to Dickinson... while waiting for new Judas Priest... :L3000: Judas Priest Invincible Shield https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_Shield https://www.youtube.com/@judaspriest/videos

Hello, is this the Fazor planar drivers, or the pre Fazor, fazorless planar drivers version?

... just in case someone missed their earlier release, which... is even more evocative of the golden ages... :k701smile: In Another Time by Tanith https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Tanith/3540438120

Cool, just, seeing the label saying it's the DAC version and there being an open hole where the usb input should be, made me wonder. Thanks. Great amplifier, highly recommended. Cheers.

What happened to the DAC? Did Burson sell it like that, with a open hole where the usb input should be?

Dark Parade by Cirith Ungol https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cirith_Ungol/561

Voyage by Tanith https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Tanith/3540438120

Bought a stock Hifiman Crystalline XLR cable from hewlett168. Prompt and friendly communication. As described. Shipped promptly and well packed. Highly recommended seller and Head-Fi-er. Thanks. Cheers.

Bought a stock Sennheiser HD800S 4.4mm cable from hewlett168. Prompt and friendly communication. As described. Shipped promptly and well packed. Highly recommended seller and Head-Fi-er. Thanks. Cheers.

The filter acts like an air impedance load, filter. One can find such filters in IEMs, which can be swapped for different impedance values, and doing so changes the frequency response. That's also how 'toilet paper' mods work. Of course, proper filters have defined impedance values and are more...

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I got the ZMF Verite Closed Monkeypod a few years ago, highly recommended, especially for the asking price. Very beautiful wood on these. Probably the most beautiful VC Monkeypod I ever saw... which is also my favorite, both aesthetically and sound wise, wood of the bunch offered by ZMF.

Could be a ground loop. Try it over toslink, or bt, without the psu connected. I had issues with other power bricks, laptop wall warts mainly, polluting the grid.

Bought a HeadAmp GS-X Mini from vellocetplus. Prompt and friendly communication. As described. Shipped promptly and well packed. Highly recommended seller and Head-Fi-er. Thanks. Cheers.

Well, in use since 2017, 4-5 washes with lukewarm water and liquid detergent. That's some fancy Japanese Alcantara. It stretches like crazy and the memory foam inside puff up and keeps it stretched. Should DIY some pads to mimic and improve on those. What's strange is that third party pads...

Used them a lot, washed them regularly, they puffed up and increased in depth and volume a lot, is what happened. Point is, imo and to my taste, the Clear need deeper and more voluminous pads, then what comes stock.

DIY by chance. But the results are really awesome. Actually, what makes or breaks both DACs and amps are their output stage performance. You can get different spatial effects from both. Especially in the case of amplifier's interaction with the transducers being driven. Which goes beyond mere...

There are two types of headphones, the ones you got bored of and the ones you'll get bored of... but that does not mean either can't be keepers... it's just that continuous vicious circle of finding something to be excited about... again... remember, it's all about the journey... ... there is...

You can only know after trying it in your setup. Measures worse than the newer Chord stuff, but, imo, still very decent red book performance. One thing to note is that it has a higher, 3V line output vs the standard 2V. I like that because it gives more headroom for EQ, preamp.