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timiambeing reacted to JerseyD's post in the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier! with
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Thanks for this. Looking to upgrade from my iFi Micro iDSD BL for use with Ether2 and was strongly considering the EF400. This is the... -
timiambeing reacted to Johnfg465vd's post in the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier! with Like.
One should always be wary of rave reviews in this hobby. Some thing to consider before returning the EF400, I highly recommend using...
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timiambeing replied to the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier!.Well thanks guys for all the info and personal experiences of the EF400 with my headphones especially, I've given the EF400 all...
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timiambeing replied to the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier!.Thanks yes I saw your posts - I don’t know why they make these amplifiers so loud, surely being able to properly drive a transducer is...
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timiambeing reacted to kRed's post in the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier! with Like.
@timiambeing as you can see in some of my previous posts, I am having the same problem with my Arya SE. On the balanced out I get...
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timiambeing replied to the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier!.Thanks for the reply, that’s ok, at least if on the same headphones and amp you are getting to around 12 with 4.4 then I would be more...
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timiambeing reacted to Johnfg465vd's post in the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier! with Like.
Sorry can't help you there, I don't have XLR Cables so won't be able to compare. Just my opinion but getting a 4.4 terminated cable...
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timiambeing replied to the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier!.Sorry to bump your post! :relaxed: But I have some lovely XLR balanced cables waiting at Sky Audio cables and from what you say it seems...
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timiambeing reacted to Johnfg465vd's post in the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier! with Like.
Are you using high gain? With Edition XS using 4.4 Out, I get ~12 on volume knob (Low Gain) & ~10 on High Gain. Also, own Sundara which...
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timiambeing replied to the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier!.Well just this moment taken delivery of my EF400 and it looks gorgeous and is certainly heavy! Obviously no observations regarding sound...
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timiambeing reacted to kRed's post in the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier! with Like.
I did some more A/B testing on the amplification side, using the EF400 as a DAC to my EL AMP II connected via an RCA cable. Bottoline...
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timiambeing replied to the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier!.Ahhh… well yours look like they are braided plastic coated wires, is that so? Mine have a multi-coloured material outer braiding which...
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timiambeing reacted to dsrk's post in the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier! with Like.
I have just tested and zero micro-phonics on my cable.
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timiambeing replied to the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier!.I am sure I use these cables with my HD600 as well, but the only problem is the outer braid casing makes them very microphonic, a slight...
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timiambeing reacted to dsrk's post in the thread Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier! with Like.
Only on quieter recordings I was maxing out with LCD2C as I always use EQ (at least -3db) with it. If you are getting EF400 and not...
