[acia]

dead again. ie still need to return it to audeze

 

[Music Alchemist]

I received an Audeze SINE today along with a beyerdynamic A 200 p DAC/amp.

Unfortunately, the amp is too weak and doesn't get loud enough with some tracks, and I suspect it's holding back the sound quality as well. I traded away my Chord Mojo, so I can't try it with that.

How much does the SINE scale with a better amp? Any recommendations for an affordable one that would get me better sound and plenty of volume?

This is only to test the SINE properly to see if I want to keep it longer. (No headphone can touch my speakers, at least for me, but it's still nice to have a good headphone around.)

 

[wasupdog]

i'd say you need something around 450-750 mw to properly power the sine. a mojo does that and is a great pairing with the sine.

these are bad at scaling with higher end gear beyond that but they do sound good once property powered. try it with the cypher cable and an iphone if you have that handy.

 

[Music Alchemist]

i'd say you need something around 450-750 mw to properly power the sine. a mojo does that and is a great pairing with the sine.

these are bad at scaling with higher end gear beyond that but they do sound good once property powered. try it with the cypher cable and an iphone if you have that handy.

I ended up buying an SMSL sAp II desktop amp (which can output over a watt) so I should be set.

 

[acia]

the local agent says replacement ok. so no fuss. according to them, sine should have lowest rate of failure amongst audeze toys.

 

[Matro5]

Just a quick thank you to everyone who recommended switching the earpads on these. I just grabbed the Momentum pads from Amazon for a few bucks, and now my Sines are much more comfortable.

The main difference I notice with the sound is that, using the Cipher cable, I have more range from the volume. I seem to listen much more quietly than many in this thread, and I felt like the Sines were a bit too loud at the lowest volume setting to use while working. Now I've got more volume range to work with, more comfortable headphones, and better isolation.

 

[Heartsmart]

Has anyone opened up the Sine and hav a look?

Is it possible to make them open back?

 

[Heartsmart]

 

[acia]

New replacement no longer membrane rumbling noise. And seems to have much better workmanship than the old one

 

[Music Alchemist]

Ah, that's more like it. Now that it's properly driven, the SINE indeed sounds quite nice. Not in the league of better open-backs or my speakers, of course, but still probably in the top 25% of headphones I have heard. Although this is marketed as an on-ear, it's fully over-ear for me. (Though it's a tight fit.)

 

[acia]

Ah, that's more like it. Now that it's properly driven, the SINE indeed sounds quite nice. Not in the league of better open-backs or my speakers, of course, but still probably in the top 25% of headphones I have heard. Although this is marketed as an on-ear, it's fully over-ear for me. (Though it's a tight fit.)

i found the new replacement is easier to drive than the old broken one.

 

[beercanchicken]

The momentum pads work extremely well. Very impressed! Plus the comfort level is increased ten fold! I could wear these for hours now

Are those Momentum over ear or on ear pads?

 

[MICHAELSD]

Over.

 

[vaggbaba]

you are God.
How did you deassemble it?

 

[Heartsmart]

It's very easy. Take off the pads and you find four screws that holds the backside. Between the driver and backside there is a Fabric thing with a seam containing cables. Maby a combined damping and to prevent cables rattling against the backside and driver. What do you think?