JAnonymous5150
Headphoneus Supremus
Thanks! It‘s been powered up the whole weekend.
Thanks! It’s also very interesting to me. I”ll tell you also, shutting off the EQ was interesting too. I think there are times when EQ does correct some issues, but at the same time I found the MMB2 sound to be more pleasant than the EQ’ed sound from the RME. Especially on the Elex. Ears are funny things.
So next big question. Is the BF 2/64 a good step up? I will never pay Yggy prices for my headphone setup.
Also, testing headphones in my town is impossible. Any thoughts on the next step in headphones? I love both my Elex and HD6XX for different reasons. I tried a HiFiMan Arya in NYC on a recent trip and was not impressed. What‘s in the 1-1.5k or less range that would be a good step up?
Thanks everyone.
I actually put several posts up on this thread regarding my impressions regarding how the MMB2 compares to various other Multibit and R2R DACs, including the Bifrost 2/64 and 2 OG. The BF 2/64 is a step up, but it's not a very big step. As I said in my post, the step up makes sense if you're not planning on ever moving beyond that level of DAC, but if you're looking for a big improvement you have to go further IMO based on my experience in A/B listening experiments.
The differences are much smaller than I had initially imagined and left me even more impressed with the MMB2. That said, the are audible and I think they're potentially useful for folks looking for an endgame DAC within that specific price range. It's just a matter of whether or not those relatively minor improvements are worth the added cost for you and that's something I/we can't really help you with.
I hope this helps a bit. For specifics on the impressions search this thread for my post. I think there are others as well.
BTW, I find the MMB2 to pair well with my Elexes, too.