genclaymore
Headphoneus Supremus
I wonder went it expected to be out. More importantly I cant wait for reviewers to get their hands on this.
Same here.
Is that some sort of cheap component or something?
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LME49600TS-based amp? =\
a lot of good opamps are cheap, only the best ones are expensive.
I can't wait for reviewers to get their hands on this.
I love OPA1641, and it's cheap as dirt. It's advertized as being a perfect choice for high end bluray players, fully agreed...fantastic little chip!
Point is yes there are better opamps. Do you absolutely need the best opamp? Not really, they're as controversial as cables IMO. I'd rather not go into detail of greatly exaggerating the minuscule differences between opamps or cables, wait... isn't this what this hobby is about?
It's an headphones driver IC, can't be worse than the $2 ear-shredding TPA6120A2 of the STX.
I don't agree...I love OPA1641, and it's cheap as dirt. It's advertized as being a perfect choice for high end bluray players, fully agreed...fantastic little chip!
The problem w/ Asus audio products is that they're usually tested by computer geeks, who don't know jack about audiophile gear...and indeed, you can bet that the DPS will be a noisy SMPS...and the volume pot a cheapo ALPS.
Plus, all those computer magazines/websites are freebies wh*res, they have to publish good reviews...otherwise, no more free review samples for you
How much more power does this have than the essence? Just out of curiosity.
I remember you being fond of the essence series 1-2 years ago
if this is 250milliamps then what is the orginal xonar essence?