LCMusicLover
Headphoneus Supremus
I received my X5 stacking kit Thursday -- works great with my CypherLabs AlgoRhythm Duet. Amp is slightly wider, about 30% thicker and exactly the same length. I'm using the long bands diagonally.
The stack sounds great balanced to my HE-560s. Compares very well to my Plenue 2. Maybe a slightly more open stage on the P2. Mids & vocals might be a little more forward on the X5. But the diffs are subtle enough that I'm unsure I could pick them out in a blind A/B test.
I still think the P2 is great. But given the steal I got on my Duet, the stack is half the cost of the P2, and I'm elated with the sound.
Of course the extra power is a bonus. P2 drives everything I have now just fine, but with little to spare. 560s need 110 - 120 / 140. By comparison, the Duet is at about 30% on low gain. Given that gains are -6 dB, +3.5 dB & +15 dB (L/M/H), there's lots of headroom if I go to something more demanding.
The stack sounds great balanced to my HE-560s. Compares very well to my Plenue 2. Maybe a slightly more open stage on the P2. Mids & vocals might be a little more forward on the X5. But the diffs are subtle enough that I'm unsure I could pick them out in a blind A/B test.
I still think the P2 is great. But given the steal I got on my Duet, the stack is half the cost of the P2, and I'm elated with the sound.
Of course the extra power is a bonus. P2 drives everything I have now just fine, but with little to spare. 560s need 110 - 120 / 140. By comparison, the Duet is at about 30% on low gain. Given that gains are -6 dB, +3.5 dB & +15 dB (L/M/H), there's lots of headroom if I go to something more demanding.