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Want to try connecting my speakers via XLR
Hello guys, Currently, my speakers are connected via TRS, and the cable is dying and also catches noise sometimes. So I thought that maybe it's time to try XLR. My card has one XLR headphones out (it also has a TRS out, etc.). And my speakers have XLR, TRS & RCA inputs. I didn't find long "1...- PoorBastard
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Has anyone actually tested the burn-in myth?
Hello guys, Have you seen any links where somebody tested headphones' frequency response before and after burn-in? UPD. Well, I found this test: https://www.rtings.com/headphones/learn/break-in UPD2. I personally don't believe in burin-in, it's just this subject was raised in my recent...- PoorBastard
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Best open over ear headphones in my situation?
Update after 3 months of use: Absolutely love them! :)- PoorBastard
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Best open over ear headphones in my situation?
Hi guys, Update after a month of use. I'm getting used to their brightness. They sound much less bright to me now. Love them even more now :)- PoorBastard
- Post #80
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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xDuoo TA-10: Excellent hybrid tube headphone amp/DAC/preamp
Hi guys, Do you know if it supports ASIO? if yes, do I need a driver? Can you link it please? Or any other way to use ASIO with this DAC & foobar?- PoorBastard
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Reply to review by 'PoorBastard' on item 'xDuoo TA-10 High Fidelity Tube Headphone USB DAC&Amplifier'
Hi George, Do you know if it supports ASIO? If yes, do I need to find a driver somewhere?- PoorBastard
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How bad is it for my headphones if I don't turn them off when I listen on my speakers?
Not very loud. Medium volume I'd say. I'm afraid I will ruin the XLR socket/cable end if I plug & unplug multiple times a day...- PoorBastard
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How bad is it for my headphones if I don't turn them off when I listen on my speakers?
Hello, I own HIFIMAN HE1000 v2 (planar magnetic). I have a passive switch that turns my speakers on or off, but it doesn't turn my headphones, when my speakers are on (and I listen to speakers). So while I'm listening to my speakers, my headphones are also playing. How bad is it for them? Let's...- PoorBastard
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XDuoo XD-05 Portable Dac/Amp Introduction - Impressions
I personally don't think that the stock opamp is mediocre, I tested this dac with a stock amp against multiple other competitors. For $40 it's a no-brainer sound-wise.- PoorBastard
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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XDuoo XD-05 Portable Dac/Amp Introduction - Impressions
The biggest problem for me would be controlling the battery charge. And keep in mind it's not a very good option to use a desktop card, because it can't draw power directly from USB, it will have to go through the battery and cause recharge cycles. If you're going to use it as a portable dac/amp...- PoorBastard
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Official HIFIMAN HE1000 Impressions Thread
Guys, any recommendation for a headphone stand for HIFIMAN HE1000?- PoorBastard
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- Forum: HIFIMAN Premier Sponsor Forum
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Official HIFIMAN HE1000 Impressions Thread
Yes HEKV2 needs more power than Arya Stealth. I just had both a week ago.- PoorBastard
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- Forum: HIFIMAN Premier Sponsor Forum
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Best open over ear headphones in my situation?
Guys, any recommendation for a headphone stand for HIFIMAN HE1000?- PoorBastard
- Post #78
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Best open over ear headphones in my situation?
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. And God wanted to rest on the seventh day, but God felt it wasn't time to rest yet. And so he created HIFIMAN HE1000 v2. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and...- PoorBastard
- Post #77
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Best open over ear headphones in my situation?
Ok, guys, SO, after 2 evenings of comparing HIFIMAN HE1000 v2 vs Sennheiser HD800S, I'm choosing.... ...HIFIMAN HE1000 v2!!! Just now I've been listening to HIFIMAN HE1000 v2 for 3 hours straight and they don't annoy me (at least not as much as I expected). I think that technically HE1000 is a...- PoorBastard
- Post #74
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)