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Musiland Monitor 01 USD 24/192 USB to SPDIF
does anybody know if the 01USD can "bitstream" dts/dolby digital to a "decoder"?- chaosallied
- Post #901
- Forum: Computer Audio
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Sennheiser HD650 & Massdrop HD6XX Impressions Thread
Quote: thank you for your insight. :)- chaosallied
- Post #7,463
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Sennheiser HD650 & Massdrop HD6XX Impressions Thread
@brokenthumb between the HE500 and HD650, if you need to keep only one, which one will leave your house?- chaosallied
- Post #7,458
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Sennheiser HD650 & Massdrop HD6XX Impressions Thread
i had both HD650 and HD600 at the same time at one time before, i agree with @tdockweiler with: Quote: one guy from Jaben also said to me that the HD650 is more forward while the HD600 was more laidback... i have built a system around my HD650 and my system i think can power the...- chaosallied
- Post #6,080
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Sennheiser HD650 & Massdrop HD6XX Impressions Thread
Quote: i'll dream about the high-end amp/dac then, what i have now is what i can afford for now... so given the set-up i have now, would you reckon the HE-500 will be have the upper hand over to the HD650?- chaosallied
- Post #5,974
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Matrix Mini-i Balanced DAC+HP amp
Quote: no problemo amigo sire, enjoy your new toy =)- chaosallied
- Post #929
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Matrix Mini-i Balanced DAC+HP amp
Quote: can be either, you can set as fixed or variable...- chaosallied
- Post #927
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...
Quote: Thanks a lot, now your comment rattles my curiosity on the HE-500 even more...- chaosallied
- Post #4,659
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Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...
how is the HE-500 compared to the HD650 hooked up with the Lyr? =)- chaosallied
- Post #4,650
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Sennheiser HD650 & Massdrop HD6XX Impressions Thread
Quote: just wow! i have a HD650 running balanced through matrix mini-i and quattro amp, i'm planning to buy an HE-500 too... but reading this, i might not anymore, since i'll be using the HE-500 on the same balanced setup as the HD650... would you like to elaborate more on...- chaosallied
- Post #5,962
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Matrix Mini-i Balanced DAC+HP amp
i know they output signal at the same time... if you want to toggle between your speaker and your HP, just turn-off the one you'll not gonna use =)- chaosallied
- Post #925
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Matrix Mini-i Balanced DAC+HP amp
probably JTam audio can enlighten us if there will be an updated version of teh lovely Mini-i..- chaosallied
- Post #923
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Musiland Monitor 01 USD 24/192 USB to SPDIF
have not tried yet, will do in when i have time then will report back =)- chaosallied
- Post #896
- Forum: Computer Audio
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Musiland Monitor 01 USD 24/192 USB to SPDIF
hi, just started to use the 01USD with Win7 64bit to matrix mini-i... i just noticed that the windows default is to send 32bit/44.1khz to the 01usd, i have to click 24bit/192khz everytime i restart my PC... is there a way to make 24/192 as default? it will not affect foobar because i'm using...- chaosallied
- Post #894
- Forum: Computer Audio
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Matrix Mini-i Balanced DAC+HP amp
as mentioned in the last page, i have tested the AES/EBU vs toslink through the 01USD... as expected, the aes/ebu has more sparkle that the toslink, around 10% better i would say... for the price of the 01USD, the monoprice USB and AES/EBU to RCA cables, the subtle improvement is very...- chaosallied
- Post #921
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Matrix Mini-i Balanced DAC+HP amp
yes, i reckoned the benefit from the usb/spdif from this thread as well so thank you guys for threatening my wallet hahaha but i realized that the Stello U3 is a bit steep after the mini-i/quattro pruchase so i settled for the 01 usd, which has received favorable comments in this site as...- chaosallied
- Post #917
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Matrix Mini-i Balanced DAC+HP amp
Currently burning in my Matrix mini-i, it has clocked around 50hours so far With the 4 digital inputs available, i'm currently using toslink connected to my Acer 3820tg. I have a musiland monitor 01 usd as well for future use in case my next laptop will not have spdif connection. Now...- chaosallied
- Post #915
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Matrix Quattro amp: unboxing and initial impressions
Quote: it's a spare packing stuff similar to the protective packing stuff that came with the mini-i and quattro... the blue is an anti-slip mat haha- chaosallied
- Post #99
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Matrix Quattro amp: unboxing and initial impressions
just did a DIY feet from scrap materials from the house- chaosallied
- Post #97
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Matrix Quattro amp: unboxing and initial impressions
i'm actually thinking of isolation feet or DIY spacers as well... will give my combo those as soon as i find/do some =)- chaosallied
- Post #95
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Matrix Quattro amp: unboxing and initial impressions
^thanks, it contributes to the better sound quality :) btw, will it be a concern putting the Mini-i on top of the Quattro?- chaosallied
- Post #92
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Matrix Quattro amp: unboxing and initial impressions
my balanced setup just arrived from TamAudio yesterday... that is the Matrix Mini-i, Quattro amp, high quality XLR and balanced HD650 cable... very nice guy and good seller... out-of-the box, it seems like my HD650 is on steriods! the soundstage has widened significantly, the bass is tighter...- chaosallied
- Post #90
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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"Nokia N8" and "feeding a (portable) DAC with USB on-the-go"
just want to report that the N8 is compatible with the FiiO D5 USB DAC =)- chaosallied
- Post #127
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Sennheiser HD650 & Massdrop HD6XX Impressions Thread
from these: to these home mini-setup: FiiO D3 Hippo Box+ amp Nokia 5800xm interconnect (free haha) hmmm i dont' have golden ears!! there is no significant difference in sound using the same burned-in HD650, to my ears... except for more noticeable sssss and 10% less punchy...- chaosallied
- Post #4,635
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Matrix Mini-i Balanced DAC+HP amp
@liamstrain @robzr thanks a lot for the response and informative posts =) Balanced FLAC (BFLAC) FTW haha- chaosallied
- Post #865
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)