My D6 gets pretty hot after a couple of hours on battery, more so with 4 AD797's but still with other opamp combos. I don't remember it happening when I got the D6 originally. I'll try to investigate further and see which component is responsible but I was wondering if anyone else noticed.

  Quote: That's a good way to put it. I've put the AD797 back in the D6 and I am really impressed by its performance. I'm having a hard time comparing my desktop tube amp with the D6 but they're certainly comparable which wasn't the case with my D2.

The 4 AD797BR I had ordered on ebay finally arrived. Very impressed with the seller, the packaging was very good, the brown dogs are top-notch (better than iBasso) and he added a pair of LT1028 to boot. But let's cut it short: the SQ is simply stellar. Definition, neutrality, clarity...

Unfortunately the ebay source I bought the 797s from takes forever to ship so it will take a few weeks before I get to test for myself. Until then let me ask you how do they fare on usb? The specs say they're 10V min, I'm just curious about what happens when they're fed half that voltage. Is the...

HeadphoneAddict's indeed the best (thank you for making me buy the D2 Viper, the beginning of a life of addiction...) but I have also both HD600 and HD650 and even if I agree that HD650 is harder to drive, I find my new iBasso D6 drives the HD650 really well out of the box with almost 20 hours...

Forgot a couple things: - my D6 too had a slight imbalance at low volume in the beginning but it went away over time - it "bugs" if I switch from battery to USB without turning it off first

So I've had my D6 for over 2 weeks now, about time to share some impressions.   The matte black version is absolutely gorgeous, the pictures don't do it justice, it's at the same time sleek and sober, just the perfect combination at work. Compared to my D2 Viper (about the same size) which...

iBasso's shipment are amazingly fast, another indicator of the quality of their service. My D6 is scheduled to arrive tomorrow as well, unfortunately I'll be working away this week so I'll have to wait until Saturday to play with it. Bummer.

Thank you for sharing your experience with the SR71B. I've been sifting through the related threads for a while and your opinion has been echoed multiple times. There's no doubt these new portables are revolutionary and worthy of our hard-earned dough.   Exciting times we live in!

My Jade and my friends' Darkvoice 336 and Little Dot Mk V, all 3 amps I have listened to extensively with both my Senns and my Beyers. All were linked to good DACs (I have a RME9632). I have the D2 Viper, my friend has the D2 Boa and I listened to other portables in meets.   When the...

My point was since Madpierrot already has a good DAC, $300 in his pocket and no need for portability then he should look into desktop amps. I don't doubt the D6 is excellent for what it is since I bought it but I would look first into established quality desktop amps before focusing on a...

Oqvist and Skylab,   Since you seem to be the only owners of both the DX1000 and the LCD-2 would you mind comparing them for us? In particular I'm very curious about the bass of the LCD-2 compared to the DX1000 (extension, impact/punch etc). And are the LCD-2 bright for real at times, like...

I'm in a similar boat, I've been to meets to try and find an upgrade for my HD650 and I've found the HD800, T1, Omega and such were not my cup of tea even if they're all objectively better. As you say it's a matter of tonality and sound signature. The only one I am seriously considering is the...

Are you implicitly saying the P4 compares favorably with $300 amps like Darkvoice336 or LD Mk V?   Anyway you're right, nothing's better than a direct comparison. I should receive the D6 in a few days, I'll let you know how it compares with my Jade.     Quote:

The DAC in your card is very good and for less than the price of the D6 you can find a top-notch desktop amplifier that will perform noticeably better than any portable amp. You can get excellent tube amps for the price of the D6 (Darkvoice, Jade etc). Just connect the line out of your DAC to...

Quote:   Actually I have been waiting for a long time for a replacement for my Viper which I bought 3 years ago. I did not need SPDIF inputs, wanted a internal battery and more power (150mw leaves you wanting with 300 ohms cans).   Their market segmentation is excellent: AMP/DAC +...

Time to replace my faithful D2 Viper (the ibasso portable prototype). I'm still in love big time with the sound I get from it (having found an extremely satisfying opamp configuration) but it has become cumbersome to fiddle with the volume pot to avoid channel imbalance. Given the quality of...

I had the exact same problem as the OP. Once the pain is there, cut the source but keep the headphones on your head. If the pain persists but goes away as soon as you remove the headphones you can be sure it's related to the headphones and not the sound. Try adjusting the headphones...

Once you ear starts hurting cut the source and keep the headphones on your head. If the pain in your ear persists then you'll know for sure it is not sound-related. I have the same issue with my HD600 but not the HD650, I guess it depends on the shape of your head. For me it was because the...

You're good to go for a while with your sondigo which has a very decent DAC in it but you will definitively need an amp to power your upcoming HD650. Which one depends on your budget of course.   I use an RME HDSP 9632 myself (it's been 6-7 years) as my DAC and I'm still very happy with it...

I also find my DT150 are good with all the amps I have and even without. I would certainly not pay over the odds for an amp for my DT150 alone.

Terrific mod, congratulations lucky guy!   Since you're one of the very few who has both models, I would be very interested if you could write a comparison for us. Are they really that different?

I don't mix but I have a pair of BM15A, HD600 and 2 pairs of Beyer studio headphones DT250/250 and DT150.   DT250/250 sound somewhat like the senns with less extension (less bite too) and noticeably less soundstage but their sound becomes engrossing once you get used to it and they sound...

I have both DT150 and DT250/250 and in different ways both are good for trance.   DT150 have a big bass and sound relatively good without an amp but I never use them for too long because: - they're heavy and not comfortable for long sessions, plus you have to adjust them right to get the...

That's not it. The imbalance was there again this morning. I thought perhaps the opamps were to blame so I tried switching them but it doesn't look like it's related. Then with the cover removed I played with the volume pot, pushing the connector left and right and indeed that's where the...