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cactus_farmer replied to the thread Audeze LCD-X vs Focal Clear for 'slam'/'impact'/'physicality'/'macro-dynamics'.The guys at The Headphone Show claim that slam/dynamics is a variable that is independent of frequency response. So in theory it...
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cactus_farmer replied to the thread Audeze LCD-X vs Focal Clear for 'slam'/'impact'/'physicality'/'macro-dynamics'.I still do not find the LCD-X lacking at all in slam. In fact they pretty much excel. They're not behind my Focal Mg Pro's at all -...
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cactus_farmer replied to the thread HiBy RS2: dual card slots, Darwin R2R, FIR, NOS, MQA 8x--news and impressions thread.Does anyone know what class of amplification the amp section of the DAP operates in? I.e. is it class A, class A/B, or class D? I asked...
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cactus_farmer replied to the thread Recommend a good USB-to-coax/optical adapter?.Oh wow. $600 dollars for a digital-to-digital converter! I was hoping for like a $50 dollar USB-to-optical adapter - and they do exist...
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cactus_farmer posted the thread Recommend a good USB-to-coax/optical adapter? in Dedicated Source Components.I have a DAC/amp that doesn't have a USB input (it only has optical and coax inputs) and a computer that only has USB outputs, therefore...
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cactus_farmer posted the thread What 'class' of amp are THX/Topping feedback correction style amps? in Headphone Amps (full-size).Are THX/Topping feedback correction amps a type of class A, or class B or class A/B, or class D amp?
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cactus_farmer posted the thread xDuoo XA-10 - does it still have an AKM DAC? in Headphone Amps (full-size).On xDuoo's website they list the XA-10 still as having the AKM 4493 chip. As far as I understand - AKM got wiped out by a factory fire...
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cactus_farmer posted the thread No option for Schiit True Multibit Card despite it being back in stock? in Headphone Amps (full-size).On the Schiit website, under the 'upgrades' section they sell the True Multibit Card with an option for installing. However, if you...
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cactus_farmer posted the thread Importing Schiit to the UK - how much tax did you get hit with? in Headphone Amps (full-size).The UK Schiit dealer is pretty useless - they don't have stock of most things, and the items they do have in stock are approx 1.6x the...
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cactus_farmer reacted to Oregonian's post in the thread HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone with
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I'd say "close enough". Hard to remember what the bass slam of the OG HE-6 was after a few years of moving on from it due to not... -
cactus_farmer replied to the thread HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone.Isn't the 4 screw meant to have less bass impact than the 6 screw? Is the difference for bass impact between 4 and 6 screw more or less...
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cactus_farmer replied to the thread HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone.Hmm you say 'as does the HS-6SE' - does that mean the HE6SE comes quite close to matching the HE6 in regard to bass slam? Because the...
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cactus_farmer replied to the thread HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone.Great, how far behind in terms of bass impact are the HE6SE vs the HE6? Do the HE6SE even manage to out-do the Focals for this quality?
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cactus_farmer replied to the thread HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone.I'm more going off the opinion of Andrew from The Headphone Show - he's somewhat obsessed with slam/macro-contrast/dynamics/impact. He...
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cactus_farmer replied to the thread HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone.OK, so in your opinion from most slam to least slam it's; 1). HE6 2). Focal/Audeze 3). Arya and other egg-shaped Hifiman However, the...