Hi, I need a small microphone for my desktop computer. Mostly for meetings and gaming. It will plug into The Mayflower Arc Amp/Dac via the 3.5mm jack. The dac will sit on my desk and I'd like for the small mic to just plug in and point up towards me. One thing I don't want is some monster like...

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Recently got a Schiit Modi and Magni and they are pretty nice.    Also got a pair of AKG K712's which are also very nice.  NMY only question is why do they need an amp? Many people here recommended one but the impedence is low.   The second question which stems from the first is, can you...

Recently got a Sciit Modi and Magno combo.  They sound good.  The lights suck since they are so bright.  Atleast on the Magni it can turn off when I flip the switch.  On the modi though even when I shut the PC down at night the light still stays on this forces me to unplug the USB.  I tried...

Awesome thanks a lot. Very useful.

I don't have tinnitus though.  It's not like I always have ear pain. I have ear pain when I use the K712's and only the K712's.

It's only when I listen to music via the akg headphones.  If I take my Audio technica A500x or 900x and plug them in the Magni amp they get a good bit louder than the K712's but the ear pain goes right away. I think my ears are fine and any ENT doctor will just tell me to stop doing the thing...

I did some testing and have the volume pretty low.  Much lower than I would normally listen with other cans like the 900x.  I am still getting pain.  It could be soreness from the first attempt.  Any other alternative ideas?

            To all Now,  On the Magni I am not even passed 10% or between 8 and 9 o'clock on the volume knob so it's way over powered I guess. I think I may have went up in the volume to make it sound like it had more umph.  Not sure if it's due to the cans now being open or...

Recently coming from closed cans Audio Technica ATH-A900x I purchased AKG K712 Pro's. With them I got the Shiit Magni and Modi.  The sound is really nice it seems especially for electronic music.  Only thing is my ear drums hurt after some use.  I think I used them for about 2 hours yesterday...

Is the O2 amp or the Schiit Magni better for the K712 or does it not really matter?

Thank you all for your answers. I also wanted to ask.  Is it best to buy, The combo amp + odac in one unit or two units seperate and chain them together? The price ios really not that much different.  What are the pro's and cons of each.

Is there any benefit from ordering the OW or the O2+ODAC from any one place compared to another? I have heard of Mayflower and JDS so far.  I am in the states.      Also I have a Asus Xonar DX, is the DAC on this any better in terms of sound quality?

I am looking to move from the Audio Technica ATH-A900X which I have used for a while.  I was looking at the AKG K712 PRO and want to know if it would be recommended for somebody in my case. I use my headphones for music (mainly Metalcore and Electronic as well as some Classic rock and...

For the past decade I have been using the ATH-A500, then A700, then A900X and then 900X again.  They have been great general purpose headphones.  They do their job really well and are comfortable and AT has made them better with the X series.  My current 900X's broke and I now need new...