So today I picked up an old Fiio E17 and compared the old ATH M50 vs the Audeze LCD 2 with Fazor. Set up - Flac -> Laptop ->USB -> DAC/Amp (Fiio E17) -> Headphones Anyway - I realised the gain was set at medium. No EQ on the Fiio - everything flat so as to not add any additional circuitry...

I am reading the hype about the amazing quad DACs in LG's phones, the V20 and V30. Now without knowing much more, why would you have 4 DACs instead of 1 big one? Even if you have 1 for each channel you'd have 2 DACs. So one for bass and one for the rest of the frequency range perhaps? Really?

My LCD2s are fantastic! Except they are very bulky. What lightweight closed cans sound like it (ie lots of sub bass - quality and quantity, detailed midrange and treble but not bright not sibilant)?   Budget around say $250-500.   Thanks   (was considering Sennheiser Momentum) (I know the...

I am after a closed can with sound signature as close to HD650 or Fidelio X1 as possible, under $300.   After months of looking the only thing I can come up with is Beyerdynamic, which is quite bright, I think I can stand it as I have owned the DT-990 250Ohm before and after burn in (not sure...

Hate it or love it, Sk8er Boi has a unique sound in the sense that every few bars you get a slam in the head with a thundering sub bass esp at around 1:51 ...   For some reason it keeps coming back to the HD650 - surely not? I've tried it with LCD-2 Rev 2, Fidelio X1 ...

Hi. I have 2 laptops one win 7 one win 8 and plugging my Fiio E17 as USB DAC/AMP.   I have played flac on WMP, VLC, Foobar and it sounds fine with no EQ enabled. If i EQ up the bass by anything more than 2dB on any of the programs on every system, the bass will distort really bad.   I have...

Hi I have the Audeze LCD-2.2 - you must be asking why would i want a D2k -   Well when my wife is asleep and the inverter is running at night, I wondered if a closed headphone would be perfect, but I don't want to pay 1.6k for an XC!   I know the D2k will not be anywhere near as awesome as...

I mean ... normally dell headphone jacks are so useless i wouldn't plug a $10 philips headphone onto it. But I was comparing my new Dell XPS 15 9530 (latest Haswell XPS 15) to Fiio E17 the other day.   It is mean! I beat the Fiio in terms of bass extension to my Senn HD600 flat. The midrange...

I have a pair of Senn HD600 and the clarity and detail and accuracy amazes me. But I am a basshead.   I use a Dell XPS 15 (latest) and with Dell MaxAudio -> headphone jack I can get nearly skull crunching sub bass.   But if I use Fiio  E17 and use the windows media player, VLC, win amp with...

Please bear with me.   I love my Senn HD600.   When I use Samsung Galaxy S4 9505 using poweramp I can get moderately loud sub bass before it distorts. Is this clipping?   When I use laptop -> Fiio E17 DAC/Amp I can get mildly loud sub bass before it distorts.   When I use Dell Laptop...

I listen to all kinds of pop music from Evanescence to Robbie Williams. Lana del Rey (yes i agree she can't actually sing but technology made her sound perfect) to Breaking Benjamin.   Format FLAC on Ultrabook (Laptop) Might use USB DAC if needed to but prefer portability   Sound signature...

Hi I have a pair of HD600 s ... what is the difference in terms of sound signature between these 3 cans?   I am finding that the midbass upwards of the HD600 is just about perfect for my liking perhaps except for that some powerful female voices are a little piercing. I am finding that 120Hz...

I love my HD600 to bits as it is so detailed ... but I am after another set with skull crunching bass (both in quality and quantity) but having as much other detail as possible, around the $300-400 mark ... the fact that I am EQ-ing all my music to increase bass from 16-125kHz suggests I need...

Hi I have a Fiio E17.   I would like to use it as DAC and to buy Schiit Valhalla amp. I am afraid that every time you connect something you lose detail and/or introduce noise ... ("best cable is no cable")   Fiio E17 has 3.5mm line out (if docked with L7) and Valhalla accepts RCAs ...

Hi just some background - started on hifis and determined Sonus Faber Cremona M setup is beyond reach in my lifetime so started on head-fi journey.   current equipment - laptop FLAC source (home) - MeElectronics A151 balanced armature earbuds - Senn HD600 (did not burn in) - Fiio E17...

Hi sorry if i'm posting against any rules. Have read the FAQ on headphones ...   essentially I have tried to achieve ecstacy with hifi but my sonus faber cremona ideal is way too much so i'm turning to closed headphones so I don't disturb anyone and get good isolation.   my requirements...