1. JVC FX-850s [spiral dot ear tips] 2 Audeze LCD 2 Rev. 2 Fazor 3.AudioQuest Nighthawk 3. Fostex TH-X00 4. Sony MDR SA-5000 5. Final Audio Design Sonorous Hope VI 6. AKG x Massdrop k7XX 7. flare r2a 8. fad adagio iii ??: Final Audio Design - Piano Forte X-CC   Honestly the FX-850s...

Well what do you know?! Just ordered some! :)

I bought one from the classifieds a little while ago and they're my favorite headphones I've ever bought. I've owned a Sony MDR-SA5000, LCD2.2F, FAD Hope VI, and AKG k7XX, all run through a Grace x Massdrop m9XX. There's something amazing about this thing. My only problem is the fit of the...

Is there a noticeable difference between USB 1 and USB 2? Mine just straight up doesn't work in USB 2 mode for some reason.

Sweet. I have my powered speakers going through the dac and they sound decently better. I would say they have become more clear sounding. Lost a bit of distortion too. I definitely notice the effect a good DAC has though, so I'm interested in the Polaris. In what ways does the polaris beat the m9xx?

Are there any glaring errors that you notice? What headphones do you use out of it? I went from a cayin c5 to the m9xx and it was an ear opening experience.

I was wondering if anybody's heard the he audio jade through this amp. I can't find much info or impressions of the jade so I haven't found any pairings of these two

When you access the menu, you can see if your amp is using DSD input by scrolling as far to the right as possible. This last menu item tells you the current input rate. it'll say dd or something like that. if it's a number, it's not using DSD.

    Have you ever noticed a difference in dithering algorithms? Or in digital volume control in general?

I just got out of work and got to finally hear this thing, and it. is. amazing. The only thing I have to compare it to is my Cayin C5, which was my first amp, and made me truly believe how much an amp could improve sound quality. I haven't done any a/b testing yet, but the difference is just...

I most definitely did and I was on the phone and online chat for hours in the last two days, trying to make that happen, but they were resolute. Luckily some nice lady signed for me while I was at work today. I was ready to get my refund when it was shipped back to massdrop, but now that's it...

Oh this is more UPS' fault than Massdrop. I wish I would've told them not to require a signature earlier. I'll try to retrieve them, but if they get sent back to Massdrop, I'll just get a refund and try something else. Plenty of options out there.

Interesting. I do know through my contact with mass drop support that it's their official policy to require a signature. Because I'm getting the hope vi's through massdrop and had to practically beg them not to require a signature. I'll have to try contacting the ups facility. I'm not too...

Was supposed to receive mine yesterday but Massdrop needs signature confirmation. This is a pain. I won't be home to sign for it any of the days they're redelivering and if I want to get the item from the UPS facility, I have to have a govt issued ID with my address on it, which I don't have. If...

I think a lot of hi fi  perception is hallucinatory in nature. Simply by trying to express our impressions of an auditory experience, we have to recall that experience and evaluate it through the lense of our perceptions. There's no doubt some information gets lost in that process, and therefore...

I would love to join the loaner program. Chicago, IL here. Are there still open slots?

Does anyone have any A/B comparisons with comparable audio gd products?

Cool thanks. I read your review and I'm closer to jumping on the bandwagon. I also found a direct comparison to the ZDAC V.2 from project86's review.   One difference between the two is that the ZDAC works with balanced XLR cables while not supported on the m9xx. I'm wondering if the...

I'm interested in the current drop for the M9xx but I was curious if anyone has any comparisons with the Parasound ZDAC V.2. I've searched everywhere and can't find any A/B comparison. The ZDAC is $549 and supposedly pretty great, but it doesn't have hype the m9xx gets.   To anyone who has A/B...

What do you mean by clean power? I'm pretty sure I'm getting the Cayin C5, so I'd be using iPhone 6s > C5 > LCD2.2f. 

Is the HifiMeDIY DAC that much better than the inbuilt iPhone 6s DAC?

Oh my bad, I'm still trying to understand headphone amping w portable devices. I can just connect my phones 1/8 inch out to any amp right? I'm thinking of just using my iPhones onboard DAC and getting a Cayin C5. So my setup would be iPhone - Cayin c5 - LCD2.2f. And later getting a better...

Well I just realized I wouldn't be able to get any sound outta my iPhone without a DAC so I guess I need a DAC before an amp.   Edit: Or rather, to use an AMP, I'd need a DAC to retrieve an analog signal from my iPhone

Hi,   I'm getting really close to pulling the trigger on a set of used LCD-2s and wanted to know if these would make them a plausible portable headphone. They'd be my amp/dac combo for at home use too. I would eventually buy a better combo for at home use, but I need a new pair of headphones...

Thanks a lot! I couldn't find much info on it during my search. I'm glad I decided to ask here!