Power is measured in W, not current Power = Voltage X Current = Current (squared) X Resistance Current = Voltage/Resistance (or Impedance in the AC circuits - to simplify) Generally speaking higher impedance headphones require higher voltage delivery, as you correctly pointed out. One other...

Getting the best out of your headphones :gs1000smile:

Beyerdynamic DT 880, 250 Ohms that I recently purchased are a real revelation for me. Nicely balanced throughout the frequency range, they are a pleasure to listen to for hours on end. Have not noticed treble peaks at all. Mainly using Valhalla2 with National PCC88/ 7DJ8. Closely matching Arya...

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...or no sense at all. The world has gone bananas :upside_down:

Yep, pairing Jot2, in my case, with Beyerdynamic T1.2 was a revelation

We can only hope...or we give up because they ALL sound the same :ksc75smile:

I'd love to hear LCD-R

What we need to do T 1000, is repent of our misguided (evil?) ways, get the cheapest amp and DAC with somewhat okay SINAD and live happily ever after

Have they performed a blind test in that study? :smile:

That is a yes. T1 ~ T1p, T1.2, T1.3

LF on balanced out is something else! The outstanding resolution, impact, and timbre.

Enjoy!

HD 800S...but in the other direction :smile:

Arya is not known to have legendary sub-bass

Not sure why are you addressing the first part of the post to me? I agree that portable devices have advantages in cost and usability and iFi portable products are built with exceptional quality and sound good too.

Did you mean to say overpriced? :scream::smile:

Yes

I second this as long as you are prepared to fiddle with it.

We are just discussing, and trying to make some sense of our hobby, so I don't see this as confrontation. Anyway, I think we are in agreement regarding the Arya and sibilance, no matter the question of definition or semantics.

https://isoacoustics.com/pro-audio-isolation-products/iso-puck-series/

We should be using words as intended Definition of sibilant : having, containing or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash Anyways, I don't find Arya to be unpleasantly sibilant in the above sense. If one hears harshness or emphasis in the s/ sh region...

Yes, that is also true. Like with two channel audio, equipment matching is important and makes a difference

It is somewhat laughable

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