Quite ironic! I just received the tour S6 today. Listening with the included Zen's is quite good.
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ngoshawk
bhazard
Listening on my tour unit too. Underrated DAC that needs more attention, especially for those looking to go balanced without spending a fortune.
LDBaha
Hey guys, could you help me out here? I'm not too savvy on this headphone thing and I'm new to the game.
After doing a lot of research I jumped from some silly usb headphones to the following gear:
- HIFIMAN HE-560s
- Aune S6 Dac/amp combo
At first I was using it with the single ended connection and using Foobar2000 as my player. I was hitting 100 on volume and to me it's not loud enough. I went to the specs and I noticed the balanced output is A LOT more powerful.
So I went ahead and got a balanced cable.
The difference between single ended and balanced is minimal. I'm not sure if this should be the case. I can still get the volume to 100% and it's not like SUPER loud or anything.
I could listen to this like this, not entirely happy because of the money I paid but a few things might be going on here:
a. The headphones are fake (I did get them on a deal on eBay)
b. The headphones are good but the Amp isn't powerful enough to drive them?
c. There's something not working properly on my PC or setup?
I mean shouldn't I be hitting 80 on the volume dial and getting enough power? Shouldn't an amp have enough power to drive these headphones to the point where it hurts? not that I want it to hurt but the results that I am getting are mediocre IMO.
I'm still on my return window on all my gear, I spent a lot of money and I just want it to be good.
I could return the S6 and get an X1s X7s combo instead. Or get a Schiit Jotunheim but according to the specs the output power on the balanced out is the same as the Aune S6.
Are the HE-560s too hard to drive even for an Aune S6?
After doing a lot of research I jumped from some silly usb headphones to the following gear:
- HIFIMAN HE-560s
- Aune S6 Dac/amp combo
At first I was using it with the single ended connection and using Foobar2000 as my player. I was hitting 100 on volume and to me it's not loud enough. I went to the specs and I noticed the balanced output is A LOT more powerful.
So I went ahead and got a balanced cable.
The difference between single ended and balanced is minimal. I'm not sure if this should be the case. I can still get the volume to 100% and it's not like SUPER loud or anything.
I could listen to this like this, not entirely happy because of the money I paid but a few things might be going on here:
a. The headphones are fake (I did get them on a deal on eBay)
b. The headphones are good but the Amp isn't powerful enough to drive them?
c. There's something not working properly on my PC or setup?
I mean shouldn't I be hitting 80 on the volume dial and getting enough power? Shouldn't an amp have enough power to drive these headphones to the point where it hurts? not that I want it to hurt but the results that I am getting are mediocre IMO.
I'm still on my return window on all my gear, I spent a lot of money and I just want it to be good.
I could return the S6 and get an X1s X7s combo instead. Or get a Schiit Jotunheim but according to the specs the output power on the balanced out is the same as the Aune S6.
Are the HE-560s too hard to drive even for an Aune S6?
