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Antelope Zodiac or Burson HA-160D

post #1 of 6
1/12/12 at 6:54am
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Has these two been comparied with each other?  Need to know which one will works well with T1's, HD650's and D7000.

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post #2 of 6
1/12/12 at 7:32am

I owned both at the same time for about three weeks.  While working, I liked the amp section of the Burson better with the HD800's, LCD2's, and the Edition 8's.  The DAC in the antelope is better when used solely as a DAC to another device though.  I had sold my T1 by the time I had The Zodiac, so can't comment on that pairing.  The 600 sounded great out of the Burson though.

If I had the headphones you listed and had to choose one of those devices as an all-in-one, it would be the Burson.

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post #3 of 6
1/12/12 at 8:55am
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Originally Posted by Radio_head View Post

I owned both at the same time for about three weeks.  While working, I liked the amp section of the Burson better with the HD800's, LCD2's, and the Edition 8's.  The DAC in the antelope is better when used solely as a DAC to another device though.  I had sold my T1 by the time I had The Zodiac, so can't comment on that pairing.  The 600 sounded great out of the Burson though.

If I had the headphones you listed and had to choose one of those devices as an all-in-one, it would be the Burson.



Thanks Radio Head,

 

thanks good to know info.  for the Burson I was wondering if should go with the HA-160 + DA-160.  Maybe the DAC section in the separate DA-160 is better than the combo unit.

 

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post #4 of 6
1/12/12 at 9:13am

Once you're willing to go separates, there are better options.  I would suggest the Burson unit at it's price point as an all-in-one unit, but for the price of a HA-160 (around 500) plus a DA-160 (8-900) you can get better separates.  A Schiit Bifrost+ Headamp GS-1 for example would be a better combo for about the same price.  Again, haven't heard the T1 with any of these amps, and I sold my Markl'd D5000's a couple years back.

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post #5 of 6
1/12/12 at 11:05am

Agree with Radio_Head.

 

As an all in one the Burson is phenomenal with my LCD2s, especially once you factor in its price performance ratio.

 

I don't have the Zodiac, nor have I heard it, but I do have a W4S DAC2 and the Burson HA 160D, as a DAC the W4S is well above the Burson. Though it doesn't amp headphones so I can only compare the DAC portion.

 

If you are looking for an all in wonder, the Burson is hard to beat, but separates will almost always prevail.

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post #6 of 6
1/12/12 at 8:44pm

USing the Burson with T1s will be a waste. It is not  a good pairing at all. I have WA2, HA-160D and T1s and they do not sound half as good on the Burson as on the WA2.

 

Will they sound better on the Zodiac - maybe, but what they really need is an OTL amp. Look at Schiit and Woo Audio stuff.

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