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Beyerdynamic iDX 200 iE impressions?
Extraordinary, almost electrostatic sounding, very extended, but with very DEEP and tight bass that ESL's usually lack. Natural, uncolored, dynamic, nuanced and very detailed, Anyone who has not heard these - and compared them with anything out there YES, THAT IS A CHALLENGE - is doing a...- AGB100
- Post #4
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Chord Mojo(1) DAC-amp ☆★►FAQ in 3rd post!◄★☆
RE LG5 and DAC module: Not available to the best of my knowledge and the one in the V10 is excellent...with the right headphones. I WAAAY prefer the V10 to the LG5 and just purchased a second in my family.- AGB100
- Post #16,355
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Chord Mojo(1) DAC-amp ☆★►FAQ in 3rd post!◄★☆
There's no problem using the LG V10 with Mojo. The V10, btw, has the best mobile DAC I've heard, and obviously it is very convenient to use on the road with my Audeze LCD-X. The Mojo is better of course with the V10, but you need a good cable and connection to make it work the best. I have no...- AGB100
- Post #16,354
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Reply to review by 'agb100' on item 'Chord Electronics Mojo'
We need to recognize the reality of interactions between electronic devices - for example, headcans and DACs. All headphones need to be equalized to the DAC/amp you are using. And arguably, to your ears. The MOJO is voiced a little darkly to match many IEMs for portable use which tend to sound...- AGB100
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Review of Audioquest JitterBug - USB Data & Power Noise Filter.
The reviewer states: "I don’t expect everybody to hear the same results using this little device, but the difference will be more apparent using higher end audio equipment (quality usb DAC or standalone DAC and less colored high res headphones) playing higher resolution lossless audio." The...- AGB100
- Post #5
- Forum: Computer Audio
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Chord Hugo
Just a heads up guys. I'll be off these posts for a long time starting in a couple of days, so don't look for me. Thanks. I may post a few more, but that'll be it for a while. Great talking to you all, enjoy wherever You Go.- AGB100
- Post #6,015
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
Al, in the private you may have misunderstood me. I heard the music on MP3 file from Amazon over the internet. I bought the CD you recommended and am awaiting its delivery, but won't hear it for a while with the Hugo.- AGB100
- Post #6,014
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
Owl dude is correct. There's a lot of myth passing off as fact. The DaVinci is a great DAC, but it is arguable whether or not a discrete ladder dac (as opposed to a chip) has any concrete advantages other than the control of precision resistors - which, btw, can be had with common chips. In all...- AGB100
- Post #6,011
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
Thanks ALRAINBOW, I bought the CD. Good music there, we'll see about the sound.- AGB100
- Post #5,994
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
Someone else is making electronics? Who? Seriously, I love the hobby, and as a pro I take great pains to remain objective in the general sense. As I said, most electronics start our as a black box, breadboarded circuits, computer modeling and a scientific calculator providing answers to...- AGB100
- Post #5,934
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
The details are there with the best IEMs, however they are not there in the correct proportion spatially, dimensionally, texturally and tonally. The details are also "in your face," a phenomenon the best headphones avoid entirely. That is the reason recording engineers and post production...- AGB100
- Post #5,930
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
Glad I have one friend. No one else likes me.- AGB100
- Post #5,906
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
I'm a little concerned with a preference for IEMs on many threads. The fact is, no IEM in my experience comes close to the best orthodynamic headphones available. OK, for road-only use the IEMs may be a better choice. For home, desktop, not close. The best headphones are significantly more...- AGB100
- Post #5,904
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
I think we're missing the big picture. A DAC is a computer. So is an iPhone. So was the Motorola flip phone. Can we say the iPhone is several orders of magnitudes superior to a 15 year old Motorola RAZOR? We can. In a similar fashion as a computer, the Hugo is far more sophisticated and...- AGB100
- Post #5,902
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
"Doesn't anyone think it would be unreasonable to expect an amp this small to be a breakthrough and one of the best amps available?" Well, you might think it's unreasonable, and we're happy you speak for all the others whom are not here to agree with you. "I'm just happy that the dac...- AGB100
- Post #5,654
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
In perfectionist audio the point is perfection. Nothing is perfect. We are aiming to make things perfectible. For the best sonic potential it is paramount that we adhere to make every component in the chain transparent. In a series of window panes, one in front of the others, only one has to be...- AGB100
- Post #5,609
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
I'm not sure you're willing to try an equalizer? Experimenting with EQ might be rewarding. I am speaking only of software EQ properly implemented. Otherwise, one can argue that certain amps and certain wires are ... equalizers. The difference between software-based EQs and hardware based...- AGB100
- Post #5,607
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
No, it's not about synergy. A myth repeated ten thousand times remains a myth. Adding anything in series creates a series of errors affecting the signal. There is no way around it unless you have the means to reverse the laws governing FFT. The distortions of any amplifier include harmonic...- AGB100
- Post #5,588
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
Sorry to disagree. All an external amp will do is to mask the sins of the others.- AGB100
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Chord Hugo
So does Cardas.' Excellent, smooth, natural.- AGB100
- Post #5,570
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
OK, I hear you NZ, but then take a look at the consensus about neutrality. The HUGO appears to work very well with a large selection of top head gear. That means it is neutral (more or less) and requires no matching, one to the other. If you take a rather hotter-sounding headphone and a softer...- AGB100
- Post #5,567
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
...CD rez, and I am barely touching half of capacity. Other advantages to this mobile phone, one has a smart phone hanging out with a DAP - Dumb A**ed Player. It's slim, beautiful, very well made with the latest chips, but unfortunately it doesn't dispense cappuccino or pick up girls...- AGB100
- Post #5,533
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
First and foremost I want to thank all of you who replied to my inquiry, Crashem and others, for the solutions for running an Android into the Hugo. Finally I wound up using a tip from 7ryder, however with a twist. I purchased USB Audio Player PRO from apparently the same software designer...- AGB100
- Post #5,479
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Chord Hugo
Posted to those who have an HTC1-M8. I've connected the iPhone to the Hugo, very inelegant with the dongles sticking out. With the camera adapter the Hugo recognizes the iPhone. The Hugo does not recognize the HTC1-M8 - the music comes out of the HTC's speakers only. The two are...- AGB100
- Post #5,355
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum