madwolfa
Headphoneus Supremus
I'm curious, in which situation would it shift into a different class?
I would think only in situation of some inefficient orthodynamic headphones on max volume level.
I'm curious, in which situation would it shift into a different class?
There are people that have listened to it. (The Rag). I'm not one of them. I'd rather hear about it and any meaningful info regarding it than people bickering about pricing of other gear versus value.
I'm curious, in which situation would it shift into a different class?
I don't think anyone outside of Schiit knows yet.
My assumption is the amplifier will have a current sensing system whenever you plug up a headphone to it, either efficient or inefficient, it will switch its output stage.
Is that specifically listed in the pre-release specs? All we can assume is what we've been told. Anything else is speculation and may or may not have any meaning at all.
This is pretty much what's wrong with Head-Fi today. No, you haven't heard it, but you don't like the way it looks so whether it sounds good or not is irrelevant.
I agree it is a silly looking piece of kit. But I've heard it in non-meet conditions, and I can attest that the sound is pretty amazing. There is a bit of over-hype happening in the Chord Hugo thread, but there are also plenty of established Head-Fiers over there discussing the product's merits. Oh, and they've heard it.
IMO, when some people trash-talk gear they haven't heard it's because the price is more than they could afford. So it's automatically "over priced" or "not worth it" or "product X costs half as much!" because they are jealous. They can't afford it, they wish they could, so it's not worth the price and those who CAN afford it are fools for wasting their money. It's one of the sillier things that happens on audio forums. If you can't afford something, there is nothing wrong with that and it's no reason to snipe at those who can. I can't afford to buy Burmester amps. But I'd love to try them and I don't slag those who can, I admire them.
I think you are merely projecting your own views on how you feel about what you can and cannot afford.
Aren't you doing the exact same thing?
How so? I have stated very clearly and will do so again: I do not care for ridiculously over priced Audio-Bling and I never will, regardless of my financial capacity. Chord, Burmester. MBL and many others that I cannot be bothered to mention, do not represent the State-of-the-Art in Audio engineering, no matter how much their fans want to believe it . They cater for deep-pocketed Audio ignorants and for those that aspire to be like them and indeed admire them!
Just enjoy the music!
Actually, the Hugo is state of the art. Its designer is active on this site. You should read about it before dismissing it as bling. And you really shouldn't call people Audio Ignorants while spewing ignorant comments yourself.