[Deftone]

Has anybody tried the O2 amp/dac with K612? If so how do they sound? And would you suggest this setup for PC gaming? 

I think it would be perfectly fine for pc gaming but probably not for music as the O2 is on the colder harder side. I used k712 with the O2 once but the treble became too strident most of the time.

 

[TheFlash93]

Any good recommendations for good amp/dac for all around use?

 

[interface95]

I'm quite happy with my fulla although it's a low budget amp/dac.
The fulla 2 is even better and for gaming it should work for sure.

 

[Deftone]

i hear good things about cayin c5

 

[TheFlash93]

How is the Fiio E10 paired with the k612?

 

[Zephead]

I have the E10K and it's very nice with the K612 (and the K550) but I tend to mostly run them from my Little Dot I+ using the E10K as the DAC. That's a lovely combination (Running a pair of Voshkod 6ZH1P-EV valves and an OPA2227 OpAmp in the Little Dot)

 

[TheFlash93]

I'm actually almost settled on the Schiit Stack (magni 2 and modi 2). Any faults?

 

[Deftone]

  I'm actually almost settled on the Schiit Stack (magni 2 and modi 2). Any faults?

 
as long as you dont mind an aggressive sound, some do.

 

[Punnisher]

The O2 and K612 work fine together. Nothing cold or analytical about it.

 

[TheFlash93]

Roger that. That's what I will go with then. I plan to run it with other headphones in the future.

 

[Deftone]

  The O2 and K612 work fine together. Nothing cold or analytical about it.

 
I was saying to my ears, paired with AKGs its on the cold side. Personally i would pair Sennheisers with the O2 not AKG.
 
if i were to pick an amp for K612 or any AKG it would be the Schiit Asgard 2 (class A too)

 

[TheFlash93]

My headphones came into today and my O2 DAC/AMP comes in next Thursday (so far away).

 

[Deftone]

Some fellow Akg owners might be able help me out with this one. We all know that a revealing headphone will make the source sound even worse if the music is compressed etc, but this time I'm not finding it to be true. Example listening to Biffy clyro - opposites on the pinnacles sounds squashed and distorted but on K612s sounds like it's add bass depth and treble extension with some air even though the akgs are much more detailed and clear... ???

 

[thelonious58]

Some fellow Akg owners might be able help me out with this one. We all know that a revealing headphone will make the source sound even worse if the music is compressed etc, but this time I'm not finding it to be true. Example listening to Biffy clyro - opposites on the pinnacles sounds squashed and distorted but on K612s sounds like it's add bass depth and treble extension with some air even though the akgs are much more detailed and clear... ???

I know what you mean. The K612 is revealing but also quite forgiving. It reminds me of Beethoven's 5th symphony, so great that it can cope with just about any performance, even with an amateur orchestra their problems and mistakes adds to the inherent sense of struggle. On the other hand, the K612 is excellent at revealing the most subtle details in a recording

 

[Deftone]

I know what you mean. The K612 is revealing but also quite forgiving. It reminds me of Beethoven's 5th symphony, so great that it can cope with just about any performance, even with an amateur orchestra their problems and mistakes adds to the inherent sense of struggle. On the other hand, the K612 is excellent at revealing the most subtle details in a recording

 
Yes its incredibly musical yet analytical at the same time, this hobby is always surprising me.