disastermouse
Headphoneus Supremus
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I can't tell you about the A2, but I just got the Magni and it's truly a night and day difference from the FiiO E9 and O2 (the O2 was abysmal with my chain). It's the best $99 I ever spent and it gives me a great deal of confidence in Schiit, regardless of the opinion of them held by the O2 faithful.
What is the soundstage like on the Mad Dogs? I thought that planars were just cursed to terrible sound stages until I got the Magni and heard my HE-500 expand in width and depth. The HE-500 is my first and (so far) only planar headphone and so I have no idea how it compares to the Mad Dogs or LCD-2.2. All I can say is that the amps were definitely the weakest link in my chain and the cheap (*ahem* inexpensive) Magni has produced a difference I would not have ever attributed to an amp.
So after being to a meet, I have the HE-500's in mind for an upgrade in the distant future. Since the A2 is coming in, I'm wondering if it's a good investment for the HE-500's in the future, I'd love any impressions on those and/or the Mad Dogs (which I own). I'm aware that there are mixed opinions on the A1 for the HE-500's, though the power seems to be the same, I wonder if nevertheless there'll be improvements.
I can't tell you about the A2, but I just got the Magni and it's truly a night and day difference from the FiiO E9 and O2 (the O2 was abysmal with my chain). It's the best $99 I ever spent and it gives me a great deal of confidence in Schiit, regardless of the opinion of them held by the O2 faithful.
What is the soundstage like on the Mad Dogs? I thought that planars were just cursed to terrible sound stages until I got the Magni and heard my HE-500 expand in width and depth. The HE-500 is my first and (so far) only planar headphone and so I have no idea how it compares to the Mad Dogs or LCD-2.2. All I can say is that the amps were definitely the weakest link in my chain and the cheap (*ahem* inexpensive) Magni has produced a difference I would not have ever attributed to an amp.