Denon D2000 + Xonar Essence STX + FiiO E9 Best settings for dubstep.
Dec 14, 2011 at 11:01 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 19
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Hi there Community!
 
I am relatively new to the audiophile scene, but after doing some research I decided to start out with the Denon D2000's. They came in today and so far I am immensely impressed by the upgrade in quality they are from my Sennheiser PC 360's. I already have an Asus Xonar Essence STX in my computer. Tomorrow I will be getting in my FiiO E9 Amp. I just need a few tips on how I can get my basshead on to the fullest. Any tips on settings within the xonar would be helpful. I know that I have read that changing to 44.1 and leaving everything else stock exceot fir HF is supposed to be the best. However, when I activate the PCM, Dolby Headphone, 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter settings, the bass almost gave me an eargasm.  I know this might diminish sound quality for listening to some types of music, but what is gonna pump bass the best?
 
Thank you in advance, that is all!
 
Dec 14, 2011 at 11:10 PM Post #4 of 19
Who told you that? I need to give them a good smack. The D2000 is one of the most efficient full-sized headphones I know of, probably second only to the D7000 which is 2 dB louder.
 
Besides, the STX has the same voltage output as the E9, and that voltage output is enough to drive any headphone, even the Hifiman HE-6.
 
Dec 14, 2011 at 11:17 PM Post #6 of 19
Get better bass out of your songs, not your EQ.  In my experience, the Denons' bass didn't improve too much with EQ-- both hardware and software.  The bass got louder, but didn't offer much more impact.  Dolby headphone is going to severely impact your quality.
 
Dec 14, 2011 at 11:19 PM Post #7 of 19
Use the Low gain setting, you may improve the distortion. All it does is make things louder, and you shouldn't need that if you're taking care of your ears.
 
Set the audio to 2 Channel, Headphone output, 44.1 sampling rate, HF mode on, and adjust your bass using an equalizer in your audio player (you should EQ everything but the bass down, rather than the bass up). You can change these settings around when playing games or watching movies, just match the number of channels and the sampling rate to whatever you're playing, and enable Dolby Headphone. I avoid Virtual Speaker Shifter.
 
And if you ever do get an external DAC (the card's DAC is top-of-the-line though) get an amp with a low output impedance (preferably < 1 or 2 ohms). That might improve your sub-bass.
 
Dec 14, 2011 at 11:42 PM Post #10 of 19
The HE6 out off a soundcard? Lol. Insanity. The HE4 is easier to drive than the HE6 and the improvement going from the E9 to the Lyr (which gave it the juice it needed to power it's best) was pretty damn noticeable. Now I'm all for being skeptical about amping easy to drive headphones in general, but yeah, I'm not listening to this guy about the STX driving the HE6 anywhere near it's potential.
 
Dec 14, 2011 at 11:48 PM Post #12 of 19
I owned the D7000, and that thing could be driven well out of a static shock. I have no doubt you'll be able to enjoy the D2000 out off anything you connect it to.
 
Dec 14, 2011 at 11:49 PM Post #13 of 19
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mad lust envy said:
The HE6 out off a soundcard? Lol. Insanity. The HE4 is easier to drive than the HE6 and the improvement going from the E9 to the Lyr (which gave it the juice it needed to power it's best) was pretty damn noticeable. Now I'm all for being skeptical about amping easy to drive headphones in general, but yeah, I'm not listening to this guy about the STX driving the HE6 anywhere near it's potential.
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I'll bite. Why wouldn't it drive the HE-6 anywhere near its full potential?
 
If Chris would rather not have his thread derailed, I'll take it to PMs.
 
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