[Soundsgoodtome]

The 560 and Polaris pair very well. I did a comparison between the ember and Polaris with the 560 in the first half of this thread somewhere (I'm on my mobile otherwise I'd point which page).

 

[ericr]

The HE-560 is a fantastic match for the Polaris (and Ember) - you'll appreciate the synergy they have.

 

[YtseJamer]

Thanks guys!

 

[SoAmusing777]

I just got this, and actually have no idea about all the settings, lol. I don't know what's best for my Paradox Slants, nor the pairing with my Stoner Acoustics UD120 Dac :O

 

[micmacmo]

  I just got this, and actually have no idea about all the settings, lol. I don't know what's best for my Paradox Slants, nor the pairing with my Stoner Acoustics UD120 Dac :O

One of the beautifies of the Polaris is that you can change all the settings — except the gain — on the fly. So you can A/B test the different settings instantly. It makes finding your preferences much easier than if you had to turn-off the amp with every setting change. 

 

[SoAmusing777]

 
One of the beautifies of the Polaris is that you can change all the settings — except the gain — on the fly. So you can A/B test the different settings instantly. It makes finding your preferences much easier than if you had to turn-off the amp with every setting change. 

Sweet, but what are the settings in the back right near the input? I don't even know what the two of those are.

 

[mandrake50]

Sweet, but what are the settings in the back right near the input? I don't even know what the two of those are.

If you write to Jeremy he will send you the manual in PDF format.
I don't have mine in front of me now... but I do recall it is a valuable document to have around.

 

[SoAmusing777]

If you write to Jeremy he will send you the manual in PDF format.
I don't have mine in front of me now... but I do recall it is a valuable document to have around.

I went over the manual. I must have missed it. I wish I could just find out why my DAC is distorting the sound..

 

[micmacmo]

Are you sure it's the DAC? (Can you reproduce the problem by hooking the Polaris up to another source (CD player, iPod, Sansa, etc)?)

 

[SoAmusing777]

 
Are you sure it's the DAC? (Can you reproduce the problem by hooking the Polaris up to another source (CD player, iPod, Sansa, etc)?)

Nah, it's the DAC. Installed the driver/application on windows and runs just fine. Put it on Linux however, and it's a no go. I mean, you're not suppose to hook directly into the DAC anyway, but I put it with my amp and still distortion. Dunno how to get rid of it.

 

[Textfeud]

Getting my Polaris tomorrow, can't wait 

 

[mandrake50]

C?

 
I went over the manual. I must have missed it. I wish I could just find out why my DAC is distorting the sound..

Page 5 Polaris Assembly guide.
"Adjustable input attenuation jumpers"
 
Page 11
"
INPUT ATTENUATION CAN BE CHANGED VIA THE JUMPER TABS AT
THE BACK, RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE AMPLIFIER. DEFAULT
SETTING IS WITH ATTENUATION MODULE.
CUSTOM ATTENUATION MODULES CAN BE EASILY CREATED LOWER
LEVELS OVERALL. THIS CAN BE VERY USEFUL FOR SUPER
SENSITIVE HEADPHONES SUCH AS IEM’S."

 

[Textfeud]

Anyone who has a Grado (RS1i) they use with Polaris? Mind sharing your settings? Right now I'm getting a bit of weird bass and I have to put the volume know almost to the max for loud listening. 

 

[daerron]

  Anyone who has a Grado (RS1i) they use with Polaris? Mind sharing your settings? Right now I'm getting a bit of weird bass and I have to put the volume know almost to the max for loud listening. 

 
Output impedance set to 1 ohm?

 

[Textfeud]

   
Output impedance set to 1 ohm?

No idea, which setting is that :-O