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WS99 has got me thinking about full size headphones
. I much prefer IEM's though, in terms of comfort and usability. CKS1000 vs WS99 for "WOW" factor?
Has anyone gotten the E12 yet? I was going to purchase it, but I'm a little worried it might be too neutral for my taste. I've never owned a headphone amplifier so I don't even know what I'm looking for. But out of everything I've seen so far it seems like the best choice. I really like the charge while listening feature. I'm looking for an amp that doesn't favor a certain type of sound since I have totally different sounding headphones. Would this be a good starting amp?
It's a fantastic amp. Some good reviews:
- by Bill-P
- by Evshrug
- by ClieOS
Some say it's neutral. Some say that it leans towards being warmer. All of them say it's great!
I would probably agree with the E12 leaning a bit towards warth, but that works very well with most of my headphones and iem's as I don't really want any of them to become brighter (that philosophy might change though once I try out the C&C BH).
I would also agree with ClieOS that it may narrow the soundstage a bit. This is not an issue at all with the AD900X's because they already have a huge soundstage. In fact, the ELE DAC + E12 + AD900X is rather amazing imo. It might be more of an issue with iem's though (such as my gr07be's) if you don't want the soundstage to be narrowed at all (I might prefer the gr07be's with the E11 due to that - more testing required).
Once I get the C&C BH and the WS99's, I will be playing around with various combos to see what works best for me. Hopefully either the E12 or the C&C will become obvious champs, because I don't really want to keep 3 amps lol.
My preference in sound is neutral leaning towards warm so that sounds good to me. The soundstage becoming more narrow makes me a little nervous because none of my phones have that great of a stage. Actually, the CKN70s have a pretty huge soundstage, but my S500s with a more narrow stage? O.o
Are there any headphones out there that are as comfortable as the DT770 Pros? They were AMAZING for comfort, probably the only comfortable headphones I've ever had, but they sounded distant for lack of a better word. The M-Audio Q40s were the opposite in terms of comfort; Vice-grip like.
Are there any headphones out there that are as comfortable as the DT770 Pros? They were AMAZING for comfort, probably the only comfortable headphones I've ever had, but they sounded distant for lack of a better word. The M-Audio Q40s were the opposite in terms of comfort; Vice-grip like.
I have my A900X packed away but I will take it out and do a better A/B for bass but from my experience with both the quantity is a level bigger on the WS99 but it is their quality that really makes the WS99 a bass focused specialty. The triple air vents on the back of the cups really do a great job with the bass control and sub bass is brawny when called for. Also the speed of bass is something else on the WS99. Which makes rock and metal sound absolutely tight with the drum kicks. So it is big and deep yet tight while brawny and speedy at the same time..Not your typical dynamics in the bass region which lives up to the name Solid Bass.
The A900X has the wider stage but the depth of music on the WS99 is second to none, which also adds to their lushness in sound.
To hear this through the CKS1000 or the A900x = WOW!!