[jmills8]

Why do you you both line out outputs at the same time?

Suppose to ground it. Mine didnt have that extra cable and it sounded so good.

 

[singleended5863]

Well, I'm talking about performance. 800S need more power to perform.

Aren’t both the HD800s and HD600 having the same impedance of 300 ohms?
https://www.google.com/search?q=com...&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=spci

 

[qsk78]

Aren’t both the HD800s and HD600 having the same impedance of 300 ohms?
https://www.google.com/search?q=com...&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=spci

I just say that HD800s out of violectric 181 balanced output sound much much better (soundstage, bass control, details, etc)- they just sound properly as it should be. And portable is for portable.

 

[PinkyPowers]

And a question re how well does the n6ii seivw the lcd3 compared to full amps - like you nfb28?

do you think the n6ii is best bought for iems and easy to drive hps ?

I think you know the answer to this. The real question is, does the N6ii do well enough for full-size headphones that you can still enjoy them away from your mighty desktop systems?

The answer for me, at least, is yes. I regularly use an un-amped DAP to drive my 300Ω ZMF Atticus while at work. The iBasso AMP8 makes all their modular DAPs powerful enough to make Atticus and my LCD-3 sound really good. And now I know the N6ii does too.

We're living in a beautiful time, people, where you no longer need to stack in order to get ridiculous headphones like the LCD-3 to sound full and complete.

An insane attempt, but please give it try, (N6II+T01 vs N6II) + (T01 single-end line out to iHA-6) driving yoru LCD3

I have the iHA-6 out on my desk right now, so maybe I'll give this a go later today.

 

[thecrow]

I think you know the answer to this. The real question is, does the N6ii do well enough for full-size headphones that you can still enjoy them away from your mighty desktop systems?

The answer for me, at least, is yes. I regularly use an un-amped DAP to drive my 300Ω ZMF Atticus while at work. The iBasso AMP8 makes all their modular DAPs powerful enough to make Atticus and my LCD-3 sound really good. And now I know the N6ii does too.

We're living in a beautiful time, people, where you no longer need to stack in order to get ridiculous headphones like the LCD-3 to sound full and complete.

I appreciate the response

The two daps that I am considering are the n6ii and the kann cube
In that I am looking at where they excel and where the compromises lie in the two including how they each drive full sized hps and iems, bluetooth and wifi capabilities, portability and value of them as a dac at home. I don't expect all boxes to be ticked off by either of these two but they are both inviting

So it's also good to hear from members that are using these with their own gear and getting some relative comparisons

 

[qsk78]

The two daps that I am considering are the n6ii and the kann cube

To me the Cube has one huge problem - bass. It is not tight at all, is too much...

 

[cr3ativ3]

But Cowon Plenue L is a stunning implementation of the 9038Pro I was really impressed by its musicality and technicalities as well

+1

 

[thecrow]

To me the Cube has one huge problem - bass. It is not tight at all, is too much...

I didn’t feel like that about the bass when i demoed it twice with my se846 and focal spirit pro but i will try it again in the next month or so and specifically keep an ear out for it

I felt that the n6ii has more bottom end fullness from what I read here - i have not yet heard the n6ii

 

[singleended5863]

I didn’t feel like that about the bass when i demoed it twice with my se846 and focal spirit pro but i will try it again in the next month or so and specifically keep an ear out for it

I felt that the n6ii has more bottom end fullness from what I read here - i have not yet heard the n6ii

N6ii has not only more bottom end fullness but also sweet mellow midrange and detailed treble.

 

[qsk78]

For sure, we all hear differently. Kann Cube was the 1st candidate to replace my idsd micro black label, to me idsd has the best and reference bass (very tight, very fast, detailed) among portable / transportable sources and the Cube to me was a real disappointment in comparison with what idsd micro bl can do. Cayin n6ii was not that bad. I still can not say the the cayin is on pair with the micro but close. The micro remains faster and tighter.

 

[thecrow]

This is what is great of these options- i easily preferred the kann cube over the idsd bl but you hear otherwise. It’s all good

obviously ymmv

 

[immortalsoul]

Can anyone compare Cayin N6ii with Calyx M? Thank you

 

[Vitaly2017]

For sure, we all hear differently. Kann Cube was the 1st candidate to replace my idsd micro black label, to me idsd has the best and reference bass (very tight, very fast, detailed) among portable / transportable sources and the Cube to me was a real disappointment in comparison with what idsd micro bl can do. Cayin n6ii was not that bad. I still can not say the the cayin is on pair with the micro but close. The micro remains faster and tighter.

Even so....
Cayin n6ii is a stand alone dap and is capable to do android and play music. No need for extra bulk nor devices.

Idsd black is just a dac amp and requires a phone or pc to be used so thats less practical so cayin n6ii wins

 

[qsk78]

Even so....
Cayin n6ii is a stand alone dap and is capable to do android and play music. No need for extra bulk nor devices.

Idsd black is just a dac amp and requires a phone or pc to be used so thats less practical so cayin n6ii wins

Correct, and I'm happy with n6ii so far..

 

[NYanakiev]

Hello, has anyone tried pairing lcd i3 out of n6ii? does it sound bad, needs EQing?

I have and I think it sounds great. Just as the lcd-i3 is great out of my Hugo 2.