Some quick and early impressions here. I'm comparing these mostly to my other closed set of headphones, the NAD Viso HP50.   You get a *little* more clarity and detail, bigger and more impactful bass with more extension, much better instrument separation, and better-looking cans.    What do you lose? Well, if there's one downfall for the H6s, it's that vocals are thin and a little recessed. That's really the only major con for the sound in comparison to the HP50s.   I'd consider the HP50s to be slightly more neutral. But the weakness of the...

I occasionally want to use my Dragonfly Red DAC with my desktop computer. I've never had issues with the Dragonfly from my laptop ports or my phone's micro-USB port. However, when connected on any USB port of my desktop, I get a loud hizzing/buzzing noise that ruins the sound of the DAC.   So, I bought the Schiit Wyrd. It fixed the problem perfectly. Zero hissing/buzzing whatsoever. Clean, clear sound.    I'm not going to tell you that it magically improves the sound of the DAC. Nor can I tell you whether or not other cheaper solutions might...

A short review comparing these to a few other headphones that I own: NAD HP50, Bose QC25, and Sennheiser HD595. Listening via Dragonfly Red and Aune X1s.    These are the only headphones I own that will survive a nuclear apocalypse. They're built so well and feel so good in the hand. It's all metal and leather.    And then Philips goes and blows my mind with the sound these make. They best all these other headphones that I've mentioned in most ways. See my review of the NAD HP50s for a more detailed comparison.    Look, if you want perfect...

A short review:   This sounds a *touch* better than a Dragonfly Red, significantly better than a Galaxy S6, and *much* better than my Dell XPS 13 (2013 model).    You also get USB, optical, and coax inputs, a quality aluminum build, and a nice, big, smooth volume knob.   The biggest downside is that the output impedance is 10 ohms. Given that to minimise changes to the frequency response from your headphones, you should be using an output impedance less than 1/8 of your headphone's impedance, this means that the Aune X1s is best suited to...

I've tested these HP50s through both an Audioquest Dragonfly Red and an Aune X1S. Both are more than powerful enough for all of the cans I own, the others being the Sennheiser HD595, Bose QC25, and Philips Fidelio X2.    Tl;dr: The HP50s rate second-best in that collection, but are the pair I choose for work and commuting, because they're closed and lightweight.   In comparison to the HD595s, the HP50 is reasonably similar in regards to the quantity and quality of the trebles and mids. However, HP50s have decent bass, whereas the HD595s are...