I've been using my SA-1 for 7 months now as my first Headphone Amp and it's been great, but my neck isn't doing so great so I'm moving over to speakers. Would it work to run my SA-1 as a preamp and then into a power amp which then goes into the speakers? The speakers in question are a pair of...

Give the new First Fragment a try. It will absolutely blow your mind, possibly more than Archspire. They're both some of the best at what they do - we're lucky to have so many different bands with their own unique sound and twists. I find the new FF sounds incredibly natural and pleasant...

I feel like there aren't too many options with Planar in terms of price unless you've got insane money to spend. I may be wrong though. I've tried the LCD-X, Hifiman Arya, and Empy mainly when it comes to Planar. I found the LCD-X really nice for metal, though they were impossible to wear for...

My pair of Philphones will arrive in a few weeks. I'll let ya'll know what I think. I've never had biodyna foster before so it will be interesting. I've decided to downgrade from my Borealis due to neck issues, the Philphones are basically an improved open back x00 in a audio technica ad700x...

I'm happy they sound better to you. I haven't pad rolled the 6x0s myself but as you said it does change the sound and people specifically like the tonality of the 6x0s, so I reckon that's why people diss on pad rolling the 6x0s. Whatever works works though.

I really don't know how to help you but since you're from the NL I assume you also bought it from Magnahifi? Just know that if anything goes wrong they're great guys to deal with and will do anythnig they can to help.

I've been using for every day 10 hours a day since July and I may be remembering incorrectly but I feel like after a few hundred hours they became more natural sounding. I know someone else mentioned it becoming more bassy over time, I think this may actually be the case. I used to feel like I...

Sounds like a good idea. If my budget increases in the future I too will likely get a Soloist 3x. The rebel amp is another option in the price range, though.

Hey guys, 2 quick questions... 1. How long does this usually stay in stock for? Right now I don't really have the money for it but I'm looking to sell a pair of headphones but it may take up to 1 month to sell. 2. How does this compare the SA-1? That's the amp I'd be coming from. Honestly I...

It's indeed a huge pain. It can drive an hd650 and (IIRC from my testing) ZMF on low gain, but that just doesn't sound good, to be honest. My Borealis sounds good on low gain but that's the only one that's sounded good on low gain. The 650 on low gain sounds much less dynamic, too soft, boring...

Awesome. I actually forgot, I did try the ZMF cans on XLR once and I thought they had wonderful microdynamics, when I later asked a very experienced friend he said that he actually thinks they aren't too good, which might point to XLR helping with that. I will be getting the cheapest version of...

Thank you, but what I meant is what differences did you notice between SE and XLR on the sa-1, specifically? Like, what can I expect to change in this specific case?

Thanks for the responses, I know the point is that it can run balanced but how does it actually affect sound? It seems like it's a positive change, but what changes, exactly?

So I'm trying to decide if I want to keep this amp long term or sell it. So far I've only tested the SE output. I just wanted to quickly ask: does using the balanced output improve sound with the SA-1? Is it a significant difference? I know a lot of people said that was the case with Schiit amps...

I'm sorry it didn't work out for you. I don't think there's much else to try, I just wanted to make sure to ask just in case, since it can still make a difference.