Hi, Anyone using PHA-3 with se846 via either Moon Audio's Silver Dragon V1 or Black Dragon V1 em cables balanced connected to the PHA-3.   From Moon Audio's website, Black dragon is described as having a warmer signature. Given the Pha-3 is also a warm sound amp. Which will have better...

Anyone had a chance to compare the stock balance cable vs MUC-B20BL1 (balanced kimber kable from sony) on PHA-3?

recently acquired a pair of se846. this is a upgrade from se535ltd.   Been using the stock medium(two dots) olives from day one as that was what I used with the se535ltd. Today I had a bit of time at hand and decided to take a closer inspection of the actual stuff that came with the se846.  ...

Both SE and balanced.

Absolutely no hiss with the PHA3. I also own a PHA1.   Pha3 on normal gain. My listening volume for se846 is 10-11 o'clock. Absolute silence when nothing is playing!   I listen to the Z7 at 12+ volume and again absolute silence when nothing is playing.   I have used a few which hisses with...

I use the z7 with PHA-3. The Z7 is my FIRST headphone. My usual poison are IEMs for which I current use and own shure se535ltd and se846.   I used the Z7 with the single ended cable for only the first 15-30 mins, changed the balanced cable and have not went back since. Z7 on balanced cable is...

Both the stock player and Onkyo HF app with CCK will have volume control on the iPhone active in both apps. With iDSD nano.. the volume control is inactive.

Hi all, I have got a interesting question on using PHA-3 with Apple's CCK.   If i connect my iPhone 6 to the PHA-3 using the standard lightning cable. When using the apple music player app, the volume control on the iPhone 6 is disabled as the PHA-3 is detected as a DAC. This is how I expect...