Can't help but think that the way it sounds with Ron's kit, that the PB-2 would be a good mate with the HE-4's also; taming that treble and giving that boosted bass some softening and texture. Time to make a purchase.
I haven't tried the T1, but I have a set of DT-880 Dragon V1's (600 ohm) with Black Dragon cables, balanced. It sounds outstanding with the PB2/DB2 combo. I can only imagine that the T1 would sound even better!
I am listening now with T1 and PB2-DB2 CLAS combo (single ended) and I don't feel the synergy is great compared to ther phones I have here. Modest they may be but I find the HD600's (balanced) sound absolutely fantastic with this combo. The HE-500's probably beat them slightly in terms of SQ but the SS on the HD600's is lovely. I suspect OpAmps will have a part to play in this so for information the DB-2 has stock LP Filters. The PB-2 has LT1678's L/R and HA5002 buffers.
Thanks for the info. I find that single-ended is really missing the dynamics and sound-stage, plus it's definitely not enough juice for that 600ohm load. Was considering T1 or LCD-3 to compliment my HE-6. Turns out the HE-6 has a different sound on it's own with the PB2/DB2 (Ron's Kit ofcourse), different from the NFB-10SE that I also like. May just keep the HE-6's or buy another pair.
Interesting. Received a new PB-2 while the 1st is being sent out for repair. This one is very quiet, and no hiss where-as the 1st had a lot of volume-knob noise and hiss around 2-3pm on the dial - high gain and low gain. Better production than initial batch?
I received my DB2 today. Pairing it with PB2. I used to own the DB1 and I have omly used usb from my pc. Switching from DB1 to DB2 I thought I should also buy a MF V-link (usb>spdif) and try that as a small upgrade. How many of you guys use only usb and not spdif into DB2? Does anyone have experience with coax versus optical on the DB2? Which one should I go for?
Thanks.
I don't personally have experience comparing the two but from what I've read from many people's posts, it seems to be the general consensus that coax > optical. Make sure you have a good 75ohm cable for it though
I received my DB2 today. Pairing it with PB2. I used to own the DB1 and I have omly used usb from my pc. Switching from DB1 to DB2 I thought I should also buy a MF V-link (usb>spdif) and try that as a small upgrade. How many of you guys use only usb and not spdif into DB2? Does anyone have experience with coax versus optical on the DB2? Which one should I go for?
Thanks.
Oh that is really nice. Where can one find short cables like that? I'd hate buying 1 meter coax when i only need 10 cm. Are all these short cables diy'd from knowledgeable users or are there online stores that sell these?
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