No sound differences.

The cables themselves may be wired wrongly (or it was some kind of special tired ear placebo case, which actually could be the case...). I've replaced my HD 6XX cable with the original 3m cable. I've been mainly using HD 6XX which I got shortly after HD 58X. Besides, my HD 58X is sub 5000 batch...

I've come into conclusion that all I need is HD 600 and/or HD 650 to be happy - those two just sound right. I might buy the actual HD 600 and keep the "HD 580 Jubilee hack job" as portable variant.

Hmm... I'm fairly certain that the cable that came with my HD 58X is wonky. Right side connector has out-of-phase/polarity flipped (not matching the connector markings). I switched to one that came with HD 6XX and it doesn't feel like stereo image is messing with my head any more. Also it felt...

Soo... Just got mine. Everything sounds very good, just right. I went the cheapo way and reused my HD 58X Jubilee shell (this is one reason why I love HD 6xx series). Very happy that I did. I've loved my HD 6XX and I preferred them to HD 58X Jubilee and HD 660 S but I'd say that this edges HD...

Now I technically own the full set... These are not HD 58X Jubilees (though, I guess the name makes sense now, eh?). I have hard times noticing any differences between these and my HD 6XX. :spy: Hard to say which I prefer... or more like which I love more. EDIT: Actually... I think I like my...

By the way, I've been swapping between HD 6XX, HD 660 S and HD 58X on the fly and HD 660 S is by far the most different sounding while HD 6XX and HD 58X are much closer (except when it comes to actual performance). Also HD 660 S is by far the darker sounding which I find a bit weird since...

Mmhhhmm... I can't really get over the recess in 2-5K range. Mine sounds like things are coming from under the ground and lack of clarity vs. my HD 6XX - can't really explain it any different when swapping between the two quickly. Also the large dip before the 6K makes sibilant sound more...

They definitely seem to put subpar pads in Drop batches...

Generally speaking I likely listen at lower than average. I had to lower the volume quite a bit from my AE-5 (32%) and the a lot further on my O2 at unity gain (around 10/11'o clock). When using HD 6XX that is, with HD 660 S I have to further reduce the volume down to ~25%. Sibilant sounds are...

Separation imaging is definitely more drastic on HD 660 S - good thing for gamers. Sibilance is something that raises its head with HD 660 S. It's rather interesting... To my ear HD 6XX is brighter without sibilance while HD 660 S sounds a tad sharper but also not as bright but has overly...

Just picked mine. It's the new variant and I must say that the new moulds are indeed rather nice improvement. No seams and stuff like that and other small changes too which makes it look more premium. Remains to be seen which is more durable (haven't had issues with the old ones though). I'm...

Studios tend to use closed headphones and something like HD 650 costs truckloads more than something like Sennheiser HD 280 Pro. People who do their stuff at their home studios would likely not use Sennheiser HD 280 Pro.

Grabbed HD 660 S from sale (379 €). It's probably one of those headphones that I should have bought ages ago. It was 50/50 between it and HD 700 but unfortunately I made a mistake. Now it will complement my HD 6XX and HD 58X. I'm not sure which version it is, could be the older variant since it...

When I tested them I though they sound very smooth (as in sharp smooth if that makes any sense). That being said, it's been so long when I tested so I can't possibly really remember. My HD 58X Jubilee though, I think that's definitely grainier than my HD 6XX. Maybe it's the THD difference...

AE-5 has plenty of power for most headphones and it's well done - all in all great package for ~140 €. Not sure about insensitive 600 ohm headphones but I basically use my O2 as volume controller since the built in headphone amp is too much for my taste even in low gain. So for better volume...

reference-audio-analyzer.pro has EVGA Nu Audio reports out: https://reference-audio-analyzer.pro/en/title-report.php?id=1950 AE-5 for comparison: https://reference-audio-analyzer.pro/en/title-report.php?id=1192 AE-9 is quite interesting but AE-7 is obviously just AE-5 with slightly better DAC...

Frequency response aside (for my ears and ear shape HD 6XX is the better option - sounds more natural), I think it's very obvious that HD 6XX is superior compared to HD 58X and I don't think it's a matter of preference. At least when I compare my two units there's no doubt that HD 6XX is more...

Honestly... I don't have much good to say about my pair at least. I swapped the pads to velour but it's still the most uncomfortable headphone that I've ever owned. Even after bending the heck out of it. It sounds sibilant (treble is over the top), grainy, lack of resolution, imaging is poor and...

Some encoders are more efficient than others also one can sacrifice encoding speed for size.

I don't have it put EVGA has said so. For example molex to SATA adapter will not work.

All are needed.

I'd like to see some proper measurements. Heck, even properly done RMAA loopback test would tell quite a bit considering how good ADC this card has.

About that gain control. How many gain settings are there and how much range? I find even the lowest gain pretty darn powerful in AE-5 (without vol pot I'd use ~8 % system volume nd low gain when using HD 6XX - there's also normal and high, no idea when those would be necessary...).