between these two amps of similar range and ability to drive just about any headphone, how do they differ in sound? and for what reason one would choose wa6se or mjolnir 2.

after some research i narrowed down my choices to these 3 amps. the Lyr, Valhalla 2 and the DC-1. thought the DC-1 is a DAC/Amp. the headphones ill be running are k701, dt880(600ohms), hd650, hd600. which would you recommend over the other and why. a detailed explanation would be nice. if...

so far i've been using these headphones with my matrix m - stage amp along with a HRT music streamer 2 usb DAC for a while now and im getting the urge to upgrade my source. so im wonder what is a good amp or DAC or DAC/AMP hybrid that has good synergy with these headphones. so far i have my...

its been a while since i updated my HRT MS2's firmware download from the official site. my current version is V2.4 when i download the firmware package from the official site in a zip file, the latest version in there is still V2.4 did High Resolution Technologies completely stopped making...

when i convert a track from WAV or FLAC into 320mp3, i notice more a bit more clipping when i compare them side by side in audacity. both happen to be one of those modern CDs with loud tracks. when converted into WAV from CD its all blue. but when converted from flac or wav to 320mp3 a few...

currently i main headphone is the k701 (with matrix m-stage amp and hrt music streamer 2 dac) now im thinking of getting a portable pair of headphones since the college im currenting attending takes an hour and 20mins to get there. im looking for something easy to drive out of my sansa...

since i'be been listening to classical, jazz and stuff like "the carpenters" on headphones like the k701 and ad700. i want to try something different. something more forgiving on bad recordings and genres like electronic, pop, rock ect.. from various recommendations i narrowed it down to the...

a friend linked me a song he really liked on youtube and there seems to be something wrong with the vocals. on this track i notice how the vocals sound a bit weird. theres this annoying sound thats in the vocals. not sure if its nasal, sibilance or clipping. or maybe theres something wrong...

i heard that the audio technica esw9a has a warm sound. so im hoping that it would be way more forgiving headphone than my k701. i want to own a sensitive and a forgivable pair since i kind of miss those recordings that are not so great. music that is properly recorded and mastered is always...

my primary equipment for listening to music is my headphone setup. but sometime when i have friends over they complain that when they want to listen to music from my computer they can only listen to it individually. and somethings i dont feel like putting on my headphones for stuff like...

are headphone drivers suppose to move like this? (WARNING: PLEASE MUTE YOUR VOLUME BEFORE WATCHING THIS VIDEO)   out of every headphones i owned none of the drivers move when playing really low frequency sounds generated by a digital audio workstation. is it ok for a driver to move...

is there a sound difference between feeding the signal from a DAC and 3.5mm to a desktop amp? i know that the 3.5mm jack is already a amp itself (though not a good amp) but i wanted to know if theres a difference in sound between a 3.5mm from a sound card being fed into an amp by a 3.5male to...

when i listen to my stuff i notice some strange changes at different times. sometimes the bass is missing. sometimes the bass is enough to make my head feel a rumble. sometimes the treble is gone. sometimes treble is smooth. sometimes treble is wrong sounding. i dont make any use of EQ or...

i heard that when you go deaf you loose high frequencies first. if you loose your sense of higher frequencies do your sense of lower frequencies increase? my phones seems to be more significantly more head shaking in the bass than usual. i tried resetting my source and amp but that dont seems...

according to some pictures of the k701 taken by some headfiers. the gray side under the headband is noticeable darker. and also dont seem to have signs of wrinkles. for some reason the grey part under the headband of my k701 is not as dark and has wrinkles. other then the gray part underneath...

i burned my k701 for about a week already. i dont do 24/7 burn in. i spent the first 30hrs with various types of music mostly bassy ones on listening volume. and 70hrs with pink noise at below listening volume. 20min pink noise with 4 min silence on continuous. my listening volume is at 60...

my current setup is PC (w/ asus xonar dx soundcard) - stock male 3.5 to male RCA cable that came with soundcard - matrix m stage amp - K701(w/ stock cable) will changing the rca cable make a noticable improvement in sound quality? and is there any difference between gold and nickel...

the card has 4 blanks to fill out. buyers name (easy) dealer name (easy) date (easy) type number (???) what do i put there? the model? serial number? ect? and also where is it located is its something else. sorry for being such a noob. (first time with warranty card) and also where...

im currently using a asus xonar dx sound card for music. is the xonar dx good enough for the k701 + matrix m stage, or should i get a new sound card or DAC. if so what is the cheapest DAC that will sound good with the k701 + matrix m stage combo?

what are good headphone and amp combos around $550 i still cant decide what to buy on my next purchase. im thinking about the akg k701 + matrix m stage. does anyone here have better suggestions? if possible please describe the sound quality of the suggested combo. treble, mids, bass...

is LDMK2 tube amp good enough to power up the K701? or does K701 need something far more? if LDMK2 is more than enough, whats the cheapest needed to power up K701?

my ad700 cloth under the grill is touching the grill. it never made contact before despite being visible. is that normal?

my sansa clip+ completely stopped working recently. i'm looking for a new mp3 player that has compatibility with multiple audio files like mp3,ogg, wma, flac and ect... comes with a micro sd/sd hc slot. good sound. put in music without using any type of software, i prefer drag and drop...

right now i currently own the ad700 and i really like the sound of it. but then theres the ad900 that cost up to 3 times ad700's price. is it worth upgrading from ad700 to ad900? is there's a vast improvement from the ad700 to ad900? i read that the ad900 is a more refined version of it...

i have my ad700 for a little more than a month now. these days i hear things like strange small scratching sounds. i let my friend have a listen he said it sounded normal. i listen to music at around 80 db. on a xonar dx sound card no amp or whatsoever. i cant tell if my headphone is damaged...