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Review by 'Nevalti' on item 'Benchmark DAC2 HGC'
If you want the audio spectrum artificially boosted in some way, forget the DAC2. It is neutral - which some *#"~* people describe as boring. They are probably the people driving down the High Street with bass blasting out of their cars. I used a Benchmark DAC1 for a few years. It was neutral...- Nevalti
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Reply to review by 'Nevalti' on item 'Benchmark DAC3 HGC'
Thanks for your comments about the HT play-through. I effectively lost two digital inputs because the motorised volume control suddenly went 'mad' making one input unusable and later - a second input went 'mad' too. 'Press and hold 'mute' - who would have thought it could cause such problems...- Nevalti
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Review by 'Nevalti' on item 'Beyerdynamic DT990 Premium 250 Ohm'
When I first unpacked the DT990s I plugged them into a rather good Ruark radio playing on my desk. The result was an absolutely awful, screechy performance. Having recovered from the shock I remembered that I had boosted the treble on the Ruark to make speech clearer. Several reviewers say the...- Nevalti
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Reply to review by 'nevalti' on item 'Topping D3 USB&Optical&Coaxial&BNC DAC black'
I have just been looking at these on eBay and thought it may be just what I need but your review has thrown me completely. Perhaps I have misunderstood how you are using this? I would really appreciate your comments. It appears from the eBay listing to be primarily a DAC with line level...- Nevalti
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Travelling more - so I need better portable music
I now have some 'Piano Forte's playing in my ears and can confirm that they are excellent for classical and jazz providing a great deal of spacial information AND they remain relaxed and musical for long term listening. Listening to them through my Benchmark DAC1 they have, apart from the rather...- Nevalti
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Review by 'Nevalti' on item 'AKG K 550'
I tried these with a Benchmark DAC1, a Fiio X3, a Fiio X1+E17 and various lesser devices including an iPhone. They seem pretty easy to drive. Music was a mixture of classical and Jazz - both CD quality and HiRes. My value rating is based on the £107 I actually paid from Amazon. I am having...- Nevalti
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Travelling more - so I need better portable music
Thank you for those ideas 'SteveHiFi' (Steve?). I have just read the threads here about those two. The comments about the Piano Forte ii seem to confirm my belief that ear-buds offer a greater spaciousness than IEMs. Maybe they do exist but I have never heard 'spacious' IEMs and music that...- Nevalti
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FiiO E17 Silicone Case?
The Fiio X1 silicone case fits the E17 almost perfectly. The cases are available on eBay for £4.90. You will need to punch a new hole for 'headphones', 'aux' & 'digital in' but that is easy enough. Without doing anything else, the 'on/off', 'volume', and 'menu' buttons plus the screen...- Nevalti
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Travelling more - so I need better portable music
Hello On the basis of various comments here and elsewhere I have bought a Fiio X5 and am looking for the right headphones - so I thought I would stumble around this forum looking for help. I am currently mainly using Jays vJAYS which are surprisingly good but I want (passive) sound isolation...- Nevalti
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