I use Sonarworks 4 with my LCD-X driven balanced by Audio-GD HE-9 for all my audio mastering jobs in my studio.Couldn't be happier and i can't even listen of work without Sonarworks dsp preset for my LCD-X

i too have the DAC1 non USB.The mods have been - filter removed on the power outlet - changed all the capacitors - total bypass of the headphone amp, of the volume control and of the digital input selector.Changed both stock fuses with two hifi tuning supreme. All the mods have been done in a...

in my studio i have paired my HE-9 with a Benchmark Dac1 that has been heavily modified.The Dac1 is feed through the aes-ebu input by a modified singxer su-1 All in all is a very good combo.Recommended

yes i have both in my mastering studio but i get much much better results with this amp : http://www.qeslabs.com/hpba2tc.html

just lower the overall volume on sonarowrks by -6 dB (don't use the avoid clipping or safe headroom option so you have a manual control over the output volume) and raise the volume on your amplifer.That's it no clipping or distortion will occur

Sonarowrks Reference 4 can work as a vst//aax/au plugin or a separate application through the Systemwide that corrects the audio coming from different programs(player/youtube/browser etc)Goodhertz Canopener is not pricey and can be used as a plugin only on 64 bit systems.So for a start all you...

have a read : https://goodhertz.co/canopener-studio By making your headphones behave a bit more like loudspeakers, the CanOpener Studio crossfeed algorithm allows you to recreate, on headphones, the rich sonic experience of listening to high-end speakers in a finely tuned room.

As a mastering engineer i use Sonarworks 4 and Canopener by goodhertz(64 bit only crossfeed filter plugin) with my crerator package lcd-x driven in balanced mode by my audio gd he-9.The sound of the headphone gets so much better that you ask yourself how you could have done before without it.And...

the fact is that i'm not talking about quality but the fact that on a real balanced amp if you use the unbalanced rca inputs and then you connect the headphone in single-ended mode you are using only half of the power and the potential of the amp.If you have a real balanced amp like the HE-9 you...

trust me buy a real balanced dac.Using the rca inputs on your HE-9 is like driving a ferrari in second gear only.You are using only half of the power and of the potential of your HE-9

Jackula, i'm happy you liked the HE-9!!! But i'm also very happy that people still trust my ears and my advices! A tip : keep the gain of the HE-9 on High with the HD650 and you'll have the full power.Pair the HE-9 with a really good balanced dac and you'll have a great combo!! enjoy

from my review of the LCD4: "Those who know me well know that I don’t get very enthusiastic about things, especially after so many years of using headphones both for work and listening to music. It’s also true that in the last ten years the technology and the sound performance of headphones has...

if you want to read about a comparison between the master 9 and the moon neo 430 HA please refer to this link : https://headmania.org/2015/03/08/simaudio-moon-430ha-headphone-amplifier-review/ the HE-9 is even better than the Master 9 so you won't regret it if you buy it. I have the HE-9 as a...

absolutely worth it.I'ts my main amp in my mastering studio and i use it with the LCD-X 2017 Creator Package and Sonaworks 4.Previously i had a master 9 which i sold for the He-9 which has more transparency more power and speed when compared to the master 9. It's WAY better than the V281 which i...

well ufospls2 do just as me : sell your master 9 and buy the HE-9 that is a much better amp that could satisfy your needs