Yeap, the Pro model. I bought it from this AE store around 2yrs ago: https://aliexpress.com/item/4000328408705.html.

I have it and I don't particularly like it, at least with the Pro 82 v1. High-frequency sound becomes too piercing.

How do those pads change the sound signature with respect to stock ones? Thanks!

I have a Pro 82 v1 for sure (purchased in 2017 from first batch) and recently got the BTR3K and the balanced cable. This combo is fantastic, but I don’t think it helps with bass in particular, rather with separation, soundstage and micro-detail. It has been a real upgrade for me in that...

Imbalance would be huge. Not any good experience. Don’t do that…

I am using BTR3K mostly wired!, hahaha. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Since I have Apple devices and BT just sucks. I thought v2 had slightly more bass w.r.t. v1. Or if not substantially, perhaps relatively. I listened to that revision for some time (borrowed from a friend), and found it a bit more congested than v1...

It's good to have reviews, as many as possible. I appreciate the time and effort these people take to elaborate their reports. I do respect ASR in particular. We all know that sound preference is very subjective, regardless of target curves. Pro 82 has its own faults IMO, like being too bright...

Sorry, very busy at work, can't reply at length. But... Pro 82 v1 + BTR3K + balanced cable is a surgical knife!, sooo crisp and precise, with better spatial cues and layering. If you like detail (I do), I think this combo outputs your music like a nanoscope, a real positive surprise. However...

Busy week, will post impressions soon. I can anticipate some “good” findings… Edit: Also, I got the balanced cable from AE.

:joy: Update the thread title. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

Thanks @MaxSong, missed that one! When I tried to play Spotify Premium for the first time, I only heard some kind of static noise, not music at all! However, a quick search also led me to that GitHub repo with instructions on how to set up PulseAudio for BTR3-like devices. The solution is not...

Thanks @BenF for the detailed response. I’m usually on Linux, it detects the BTR3K as both analog and digital audio output interface. Whenever this happens, I set volume to max on “both” system devices and try to figure out which one is the actual digital out (sometimes labels are not correct)...

Got it today, but very busy day. Just tested it very briefly. On first impression with Pro 82, not a big fan. Mine is v1, so highs are a tad up there, and with this combo it sounds a bit harsh to me. Bass quality is also degraded w.r.t. other devices: Mojo, HA-2, or even the Sonata HD Pro...

I just bought the FiiO BTR3K. Will report about my impressions in few days when it arrives here. And I'll have to look into balanced cables as well... Thanks @BenF! (Or maybe not, stop recommending things! :p). PS: Btw, for those in Spain (or Europe in general), the audio store Zococity has a...

Apparently any 2.5mm-terminated cable wired for Sennheiser should also work with Pro 82. You get to pick whether you also want 2.5mm (balanced) or 3.5mm (single-ended) at the other end. Speaking from memory, but this was discussed in these terms some few pages back, afaik.

There is this fantastic list that @BenF compiled over time: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/takstar-pro-82-gm200-review-impressions-and-discussion-thread.849965/page-5#post-13501419 Check out also the first posts in the thread, lots of info in there.

A good track to test bass could be "Limit to your love" by James Blake. Changes in sound from some DACs/amps can be subtle, but in my experience Pro 82 were always "picky" enough as to differentiate between them (I have V1). I've always noticed the largest differences towards the edges of the...

It was Takstar staff voraciously reading over the thread maybe? :P J/k but it would be nice to have a representative on board (to clarify about the several Pro 82 revisions or anything else we might find interesting to ask...).

Someone running stress tests on Head-Fi site? 😜

If it's to be used with Pro 82 exclusively, I would advise against it. This summer, I got that little device with the idea to upgrade the "internals" of my Oppo HA-2, i.e. use Sonata HD Pro as DAC, and HA-2 just as pure amp. The Sonata Pro was highly praised on the ASR forum (it's in fact the...

A few posts ago there were a couple of recommended options. Pinout wasn't clear at first, but it was later tested by @Sebasistan that the wiring works in balanced for Pro 82:

Could you please check for us whether left & right signals actually correspond to L/R channels? The pinout as stated by one of the sellers didn't seem to agree with previous findings from others on this thread... You comment about Pro 82 being good on SE. Any noticeable jump in SQ, any benefit...

Interesting, thanks for the clarification. Just one more question: how good actually is that 2% for audio application? I have no experience on this topic whatsoever, but PS Audio's PowerPlants seem to better this by an order of magnitude. All their models list an output distortion of <0.9%...

This one maybe?: https://shtylshop.ru/product/stabilizator-shtyl-instab-is350/ [Machine-translated to English here: https://translate.google.com/translate?tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fshtylshop.ru%2Fproduct%2Fstabilizator-shtyl-instab-is350%2F ] Interesting device if it works as well as described by...

Interesting, thanks for sharing that link. Then... I don't quite understand the description of the wiring in that cable as stated by the seller. :thinking: If you could test it for a correct L/R representation (no rush), it would be very much appreciated. Thanks.