Hi All,
Have been reading this forum for quite a while, but this is my first actual post on it.
I have always liked quality music and recently learned about what a good headphone amp can do to improve the overall sound of a good headphone.
After some listening and comparing I bought myself a Graham Slee Solo headphone amp in combination with a Sennheiser HD650 headhpone. Both make a huge difference in how I experience music these days. (in a very good way)
The next thing I wanted to tackle is to get great audio from my pc. I have a Xfi Elite Pro running in audio creation mode with bitmatched playback enabled. Although I thought the sound was already very good, I kept reading about what an improvement a dacmagic would be and that it was an absolute bargain that gives a lot more expensive dac's a run for their money.
Finally gave in to the hype and bought one. I must say, Can't hear any real difference between my Xfi elite pro and the dacmagic. A/B'd for hours on end. It makes me wonder if the elite pro is that good, or if my ears are that bad. Don't think it's the latter as there was a huge improvement with the new headphone and headphone amp, though I'm sure the dac would have been a much more subtle difference.
A dacmagic is more expensive than an elite pro, so the actual reviews where it is said that the dacmagic gives a lot more expensive dacs a good run for their money sounds strange to me, as the elite pro to me sounds just as good...
Not going for a refund though, as it's easy to connect multiple components to it and it provides a way to route audio to my headphone aswell as to my speaker amplifier at the same time.
Please feel free to criticize my hearing
or to give me your insights or experiences in this kind of situation.
regards
Pascal
Have been reading this forum for quite a while, but this is my first actual post on it.
I have always liked quality music and recently learned about what a good headphone amp can do to improve the overall sound of a good headphone.
After some listening and comparing I bought myself a Graham Slee Solo headphone amp in combination with a Sennheiser HD650 headhpone. Both make a huge difference in how I experience music these days. (in a very good way)
The next thing I wanted to tackle is to get great audio from my pc. I have a Xfi Elite Pro running in audio creation mode with bitmatched playback enabled. Although I thought the sound was already very good, I kept reading about what an improvement a dacmagic would be and that it was an absolute bargain that gives a lot more expensive dac's a run for their money.
Finally gave in to the hype and bought one. I must say, Can't hear any real difference between my Xfi elite pro and the dacmagic. A/B'd for hours on end. It makes me wonder if the elite pro is that good, or if my ears are that bad. Don't think it's the latter as there was a huge improvement with the new headphone and headphone amp, though I'm sure the dac would have been a much more subtle difference.
A dacmagic is more expensive than an elite pro, so the actual reviews where it is said that the dacmagic gives a lot more expensive dacs a good run for their money sounds strange to me, as the elite pro to me sounds just as good...
Not going for a refund though, as it's easy to connect multiple components to it and it provides a way to route audio to my headphone aswell as to my speaker amplifier at the same time.
Please feel free to criticize my hearing
or to give me your insights or experiences in this kind of situation.regards
Pascal
