[skamp]

No. Nein. Nej. Niet. Non.

 

[xnor]

Adaptive DACs also have a buffer, just smaller. Instead of using their own clock they derive the clock based on multiple received frames. Plus you're probably just streaming 2 channel audio which doesn't need much bandwidth. Cheap cables can easily handle 30 times higher bandwidth. Don't waste your money.

 

[leadbythemelody]

Hey guys, any suggestions for warm sounding amps that are below $200?

 

[DemonFox]

Hey guys, any suggestions for warm sounding amps that are below $200?

I'm sure there are others but from personal experience the Hifiman EF2A is very warm and stupid powerful! It also has a built in DAC but I wouldn't really use it because its not very good. The Amp on the other hand is pretty good for the money. You could also find a used Headstage Arrow 3G for around $200.


Thanks,


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[TheGame21x]

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Hey guys, any suggestions for warm sounding amps that are below $200?

I believe the Aune T1 is a warm sounding amp with a built in DAC that's supposed to be pretty good for under $200 on eBay.

 

[leadbythemelody]

Thank you for the recommendations! The Aune T1 looks very interesting

, what are the output impedances for the T1 or the Headstage Arrow 3g?

 

[adydula]

You dont need another cable........save you $$$$$....
 
Alex

 

[JakeJack_2008]

Thanx to all of you.
- No need for an  expensive USB cable (to ensure a perfect timing and other blah-blah-blah's) for the ODAC.
- No need for an expensive line-out\line-in  cable (to connect  the ODAC with the O2) either.
 
The money I'm saving I'll use to buy a very good pair of headphones under $300.
 
 
JJ

 

[Ultimate Mango]

Is there such a thing as an O2/ODAC that has a line out in addition to the headphone out?

 

[leadbythemelody]

Can anybody tell me what the second button does on the O2's? Just got them right now. Is it the gain switch? If so is "pressed down" low gain and "unpressed" high gain or vice versa?

 

[HamilcarBarca]

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Can anybody tell me what the second button does on the O2's? Just got them right now. Is it the gain switch? If so is "pressed down" low gain and "unpressed" high gain or vice versa?

 
Yes, it's the gain switch. Pressed down is high gain on my JDS model.

 

[xnor]

The gain switch? It switches from low amplification to higher amplification, which is useful if you want to use a portable player or other weak sources (~1 V) instead of a dedicated source with ~2 V output.

 

[leadbythemelody]

Thank you so much! I was afraid to use it because I didn't know what it was..so is high gain or low gain appropriate for a 300 ohm headphone? Moreover, is high or low gain appropriate for a 32 ohm headphone?

 

[HamilcarBarca]

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Thank you so much! I was afraid to use it because I didn't know what it was..so is high gain or low gain appropriate for a 300 ohm headphone? Moreover, is high or low gain appropriate for a 32 ohm headphone?

 
If the sound using the low-gain setting  is loud enough for you and you don't have to crank the O2 to full volume, use the low-gain setting. Otherwise, the high-gain setting is more appropriate. The impedance of the headphones isn't the appropriate criterion for choosing gain.
 
Even at low gain, the O2 will go far too loud for me with 32-Ohm headphones (Grado SR325i), 250-Ohm headphones (Beyerdynamic T70), and 300-Ohm headphones (Sennheiser HD-650) -- and the 650's impedance increases to nearly 500 Ohms at some frequencies.

 

[wolfetan44]

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Thank you so much! I was afraid to use it because I didn't know what it was..so is high gain or low gain appropriate for a 300 ohm headphone? Moreover, is high or low gain appropriate for a 32 ohm headphone?

 
If the sound using the low-gain setting  is loud enough for you and you don't have to crank the O2 to full volume, use the low-gain setting. Otherwise, the high-gain setting is more appropriate. The impedance of the headphones isn't the appropriate criterion for choosing gain.
 
Even at low gain, the O2 will go far too loud for me with 32-Ohm headphones (Grado SR325i), 250-Ohm headphones (Beyerdynamic T70), and 300-Ohm headphones (Sennheiser HD-650) -- and the 650's impedance increases to nearly 500 Ohms at some frequencies.

I have it low gain on my Beyer DT880-600. And its at about 35% volume