After listening to these a few weeks with the stock 20 hole pads I was starting to feel like the highs had been chopped off in comparison to my DT 880's. Sure you could say the DT 880 is overly bright, but I felt this underwhelming in comparison. Today I switched to the 4 hole pads and I'm...

He does say a wire can affect volume level which I can understand why that would sound better to some people. I have multiple versions of the same tracks because they came from difference sources. Say that one has +.2db more than the other; if you're switching back and forth between the two...

I heard back the following from one of the cable companies I emailed, looks like I'm just going to go with the hospital grade one posted above. I guess my cable is either mis-marked 20A or they did the conversion wrong for euro spec or something. "Both the 5-15 plug and the C13 connector have...

If mine says 125V 20A don't I need one with 20A? I can only find 15A at the max. Normally monoprice is a good US seller, but these all state 10A or 15A. https://www.monoprice.com/category?c_id=102&cp_id=10228 All the 20 amp cables seem to have the square C19 connector instead of the...

Yeah the complete lack of dust was very surprising, I'm not sure what caused it but still not having any problems. Is it worth buying a replacement pot just to have around incase it is some other early sign of failure? Or were you thinking it was unrelated to the pot, and caused by something...

Hi everyone, I recently moved my Grant Fidelity TubeDac-11 to my desk, and need a longer power cord. Currently I have the one shown below, it is 5 ft, it seems like a pretty basic cable so I don't need to go upgrading it to a $100 cable on a $300 amp. Something around 7ft - 8ft should work...

Just a quick update on this for anyone else that finds this through google or where-ever. I was watching some youtube videos on Deoxit and people were arguing in the comments about whether pots should be lubricated with cleaner solvents. Unsure if I should go full blast at the DAC that is...

New toy arrived today.

Problem gets a little weirder, just received a new set of DT 1990 Pro headphones today and I am noticing a similar static noise in the left ear again. Do I need to send my grant tubedac-11 off for service or maybe this is just some Windows background noise issue. I've just noticed turning my...

You've got about 9 hours left after I post this, but on ebay there is a 15% off coupon PICKUPSALE which gives a max $75 off. Buydig has the 1990 for $500 which gives you the max $75 savings, subtotal $425 for this, plus I had to pay $30 in tax which kind of ruined the big deal, but still way...

Thanks for the info I'm about 30 pages into reading the 1990 thread, it sounds like most people think they are the best all-around beyer. I really like the detail in the highs on my 880's, I assume the 1990 is not too much of a departure from that? Used 1990's seem to be around $350 or so, are...

I'm thinking about replacing my 880 250ohm Pro with a 880 600ohm Premium, is there anything else from Beyer I should consider also? I'm not sure how much of a difference I would really see between the two. Using a Grant Fidelity TubeDAC-11. I just noticed the black chrome version because I...

I tried the headphone from my S9 phone which isn't really strong enough for the 250ohm but anyway I was barely able to notice the static in the left, if I wasn't looking for it I wouldn't have noticed. Didn't have any other headphones at the moment to try on the TubeDAC but I think it's ok...

I've started to notice a static like noise in my left ear, it is more apparent while audio is playing, but occasionally I'll hear the static when I having nothing playing. Certain songs make it more noticeable I am guessing based on different frequencies, but it is getting worse to the point...

Well that was easy!  I misspoke about the video card, all the audio outputs are from the motherboard (Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 5) which has a special "USB DAC-UP" I didn't know about, I should have tried just using the USB first.  Old habits die hard.  So I didn't even need to install the driver...

I contacted Grant Fidelity and they said it was a driver problem and that they do not support windows 10. There is a USB driver that I could try to use from 2011 but I didn't try it yet. I may switch away from optical to USB or S/PDIF and hope that helps? I would hate to have this nice piece of...

I just installed windows 10 on my brand new computer, noticed I am having a weird communication issue that I never had on my old computer with windows 7.  my tubedac11 amp/dac makes a switching noise now everytime a new sound is coming through from the video card (connected via opticalout)...

Do you have any recommendations?  I only have the ones that come included with the S2.  

So I've found that the small buds seem to come out rather easily from my ears now.  Went back to the medium size and they were harder to get in, but gave a better seal and more bass.  I have a hard time keeping the left one from slowly sliding out, though.  After 30-60 seconds, the earbud tends...

how much more power does the x3-2 get compared to x1? Is x1 or x3-2 enough to drive a 250ohm DT 880?

What are everyone's strengths/weaknesses?   Pretty cool thing to do, made me realize alot more about how to describe sounds.  I found identifying bass the simpliest, I don't think I had a single one wrong.  I actually prefer treble in my songs so this may be why I am more sensitive to it...

Well, it is nothing against this product specifically, but I have found IEMs to be a bit annoying for gym use. They isolate sound well, but the fitment has been iffy. I went up to the small because the x'smalls would fall out. The small fits better but still I get annoyed when I have to feel...

Which tags does it have problems with?  I use mp3tag to modify all my files, generally just artist, title, track #, album, albumartist and adding a cover picture.

Extremely helpful comparisons thanks. I didn't even know a new X3 was coming out in a few weeks. Do the X1 and X3ii use the same menu/UI interface? Firmware differences? What are some of the flaws navigating through the device compared to something like an ipod or google play on a phone?