Why do the cymbals completely disappear when I turn NOS on? Any idea what is happening? Doesn't matter if I am listening to active speakers or headphones. I have my X16 going into a Singxer SA-1 and then to speakers or HP.

Have mine with a Gustard X16

thanks but can you hear a difference!!

Do you have a balanced amp or DAP?

Just vote as not EQ. the rest is an excuse I came up with and should have left it out. What I was trying to suggest is that the music you listen to sounds fine without EQ. Sorry.

Just curious how many use an equalizer or are you happy with the sound/synergy from your choice of components/headphones and do not EQ? Mostly curious how many EQ or not. If you do EQ, do you have different settings for each headphone or do you try for an average setting? How did you...

To me, that is what an audiophile tries to accomplish - accurate representation of music. They want to be an observer of the concert, not the conductor.

sounds to me you prefer a linear volume control over exponential. SA-1 is exponential. Also sounds like you are defining power output by volume position and not actual output. The dial does not suggest the amount of headroom or power output unless you map it to the exponential curve and read...

What I am getting at is if certain bass centric headphones have the tuning to increase the dB in the low frequency so that they are more prevalent. How do I know if the sound is an accurate representation of what the artist and engineer wanted? All too often I have found myself adding bass...

Do bass heavy headphones extend the bass that is not there or is it that most headphones do not reproduce the bass accurately and is lacking?

does cable resistance attenuate the signal and if so, does it do it equally across the frequency range? What impact does cable resistance play?

For those who feel cables affects sound, what material/construction sound best with these? Silver coated, gold coated, pure OCC copper? How many core - 4, 8 or 16? I would like balanced cables. Some say the braid matters. What braid did you like? Let's disregard aesthetics. Links are...

Any chance you could add a column on how they sound? Yeah, I know that is subjective but for those believe cables can change the sound, it would be cool to at least get some direction.

where can I get the spreadsheet? Oh, never mind. Saw the link in your footer.

I do not have much to compare to and am new to the hobby. This may be a little exaggerated but foe me, this is just so much better than what I have heard. That includes many floor standing speaker but I have limited exposure there too. That said, I find the Sundara have tight bass but it is...