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Originally Posted by lee730 


I'd sure hope there is 0 hiss with the high impedance of the Tzar lmao. The Hisound RE262 with its 150 ohms had absolutely 0 hiss on the Studio V. It was as black as night lol .

Originally Posted by Chris_Himself 

I realized I posted that really late so only the asian guys will have seen it but results look pretty bleak. Heir offers generous discounts depending on the time of the year and I may contact them for a homie hookup. I talked to my friend at length about Heir and his process getting them. I like their trim designs and they hold themselves accountable for the quality of their work. Notice how I didn't say anything about the sound yet right? Honesty and integrity are important to me as a customer and as an MOT :)

 

I went with JH for the service first, sound second. The JH13 is better than my LCD-2's at everything, the 16 is more musical but was a little boomy for my taste. My 13's are from JH, not reshells.

I'm actually just curious, if I get something that is completely different but just as good, I would actually like that very much. I can sell the 13's for a few hundred dollars loss, and get to know my music in a different way.. sounds great right? I'll be monitoring this thread closely.

Originally Posted by ardgedee 

 

Personally I like the diversity of sound I get from different equipment. I'm trying to cut my collection back and get rid of the things I don't use any more, but having different equipment with a range of strengths is a virtue.

 

It's one of the things I like about headphone audio over home audio: Even if you're very well off it's still going to be a challenge to keep a range of speakers and set up whatever you're in the mood for at a moment's notice. With my customs, it's just a matter of popping something different in my ears.

Originally Posted by JayMitch 

Black back. To what extent does the IEM contribute? At a minimum it would appear that more sensitive would mean pushing the amp less and not pulling the background with more volume. I was quite surprised with how sensitive the 4.A's were (never seen a published spec). But I would have my iPhone 4S volume a fair amount lower than with my Westone 4R's and correspondingly noticed less background noise for the same relative music volume.

Originally Posted by Chris_Himself 

That sounds like you have more money than me so you can afford to keep more stuff around.. for me, I have to deal in absolutes until I start making more money :D

Originally Posted by ocelot2500 

For those with the UHA-6S, are you using the built-in DAC?

I am still on the fence of whether to get that or the Rendition 1, and not wanting to upgrade from the built-in DAC is a pro for the UHA-6S.

Originally Posted by ocelot2500 

For those with the UHA-6S, are you using the built-in DAC?

 

I am still on the fence of whether to get that or the Rendition 1, and not wanting to upgrade from the built-in DAC is a pro for the UHA-6S.
 

Originally Posted by thegrobe 

I made a couple posts over on the UHA thread today,

 

Kinda my feelings about that unit. I am still however considering the Rendition myself because I do want a dedicated amp. 

 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/602493/new-leckerton-uha-6s-mkii-portable-headphone-amplifier-announced-update-user-impressions-added-july-20th-2012/1290#post_9094535

Originally Posted by DougofTheAbaci 


I was for my 4.A coming out of my MacBook Pro. There is a noticeable difference in sound. What specifically were you wondering?

Originally Posted by ocelot2500 

I was just wondering if the DAC pairs well with the 4.As, or if people have found a better pairing to work with the amp section of the UHA-6S. 

Originally Posted by lee730 

You can use the UHA6 MKII as a dedicated amp lol. Just don't plug it to the PC via USB or optical and only use it via the Line In. I used a separate dedicated DAC and connect it via Line In to the UHA6 when I had it. Now I do the same but with my Triad L3 instead.

Originally Posted by thegrobe 

???

Why not use it via USB or optical? That's how I use the DAC section. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Originally Posted by lee730 

Thegrobe my point is I didn't use the UHA6MKIIs DAC section because I have/had much better DACs to use with the amp alone. Using the UHA6MKIIs DAC is a bottleneck to the amp section thus I wouldn't get the full performance of the amp section due to this. Thus why I said if you want to improve things further consider a dedicated DAC and connect it to the UHA6 MII via the Line In. The DACport LX IMO has been one of my best purchases in terms of value to performance (sound quality). As I said this is for me. If you are happy with the sound then more power to you. But the amp section is capable of more :).