My experience with the Pangea on the A-100 was not a positive one. The cable adversely affected the sound quality of the A-100 for reasons I can’t explain. The stock cable of the amplifier is flimsy, but it does a much better job than the impressive looking Pangea. As the case is, I have an...

Exactly @Guidostrunk. The a-100/400i combo is phenomenal with the jumpers in. Without the jumpers, the combo was mediocre. There just isn't enough juice to power the planars for my liking. When using my HD600s with the jumpers, the volume pot had limited play and there was a lot of channel...

For those who might be interested, I tried the jumpers on the Emotiva this morning. As expected, there is not much play available on the volume pot. The HD600s do not sound especially different than they did without the jumpers; the 400is, however, are much improved. The Emotiva now has plenty...

I haven't tried the jumpers yet. That is something I might look to do. But right now I am loving my HD600s out of the Emotiva (bedroom setup), while I used the 400is with the exquisite Deckard (office).

Not sure what qualifies as a “really high end amp,” but in addition to having the Basx A100, I have an Audeze Deckard (and some lower end amps/dacs such as the Fiio x5, Schiit M & M stack and O2/Odac). What I can tell you is that the Emotiva is extraordinary for the price. It drives my HD600s...

Cavedave, I certainly didn’t say that the Pangea is a bad power cable. In my previous post I said that this cable sounded appreciably worse than the stock cable on the Emotiva A-100. There are, of course, a number of variables at play—the specific dacs and headphones I used, for instance—but my...

Precisely my point, @canthearyou. A power cable shouldn't affect the sound, just as a change in RCA cable shouldn't make a noticeable difference. I have no explanation for the very noticeable impact of these cables.  

I recently purchased the Emotiva A-100 amp and I am really impressed. It is easily better than my Schiit Magni 2 Uber or my JDS O2. Not. Even. Close. I use this amp with my HD 600s and 400is. However, I did try the Pangea AC-14 C-7 power cable. It sounded awful with this amp on first listen; I...

I am new to Head-fi and this is my first post. I have, however, been a long-time reader of the forums.   I just got my Sennhesier HD600s. I hooked them up to my Schiit Modi/Magni 2 Uber combo and started to listen. Initial impressions... a little disappointed. While they had more detail than...