[HiFiHawaii808]

Andddd

Did you

Buy it ?

I bought N8ii + EXT + FT cable.

 

[Auricon]

Just got done spending 3.5 hours in the Musicteck booth.

Here is a picture of the set up I am buying: N8ii + EXT + FT cable

Ahhh kilo bucks cable!

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

That is impressive! What headphones/IEMs did you demo with?

Traillii, EVO and EXT. I went back and listened for another hour. I got a seat behind the table so I could listen as long as I wanted. EVO did not sound that great with it. It is so revealing that the elevated upper mids presented too much glare even for me. The N8ii does magic with the Traillii and the EXT. The EXT becomes a great all arounder that works even with classical music. The timbral issue I have with the Bird is fixed with the N8ii. It actually sounds more like live music which I did not expect.

 

[Nostoi]

It's not even in the same league. This is the first time that I think a portable system may actually sound better than my desktop. @Rockwell75 is going to die when he here's the pairing I just posted.

Woah. N8ii is TT2 level for DAC performance?

 

[Nostoi]

I bought N8ii + EXT + FT cable.

Did you demo WA8 and N8ii out of interest?

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

Ahhh kilo bucks cable!

I love and hate you guys.

Woah. N8ii is TT2 level for DAC performance?

I need to A/B test it. When I get it, I will do it. As you know, audio memory isn't that great. I do have all of my IEMs with me, so I can A/B test all of the Fir and Aroma IEMs against what I currently own. To my ear, Odin is better than Jewel. EVO is better than XE6. If I just heard them without A/B testing, I would have thought they might be better. So, I can't say for sure if N8ii + EXT is better than TT2 + EXT. But it might be.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

Did you demo WA8 and N8ii out of interest?

No, today, I was focused on listening to IEMs, so I needed a baseline and I used the RS6 for that purpose. Tomorrow, I will clear my hearing palette and try to source roll the IEMs I liked most.

 

[bluestorm1992]

It's not even in the same league. This is the first time that I think a portable system may actually sound better than my desktop. @Rockwell75 is going to die when he here's the pairing I just posted.

So C9’s dead probably? What advantage does it have then besides the ability to roll source dap.

 

[pkcpga]

Traillii, EVO and EXT. I went back and listened for another hour. I got a seat behind the table so I could listen as long as I wanted. EVO did not sound that great with it. It is so revealing that the elevated upper mids presented too much glare even for me. The N8ii does magic with the Traillii and the EXT. The EXT becomes a great all arounder that works even with classical music. The timbral issue I have with the Bird is fixed with the N8ii. It actually sounds more like live music which I did not expect.

That stinks so not a good match for EVO and most likely Odin as well since it’s even more elevated there. That probably knocks me out of trying the N8ii, really miss AKM chips.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

So C9’s dead probably? What advantage does it have then besides the ability to roll source dap.

There is still value in DAP rolling with the C9.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

That stinks so not a good match for EVO and most likely Odin as well since it’s even more elevated there. That probably knocks me out of trying the N8ii, really miss AKM chips.

RS6 + C9 is the best pairing for EVO and Odin.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

You promised us RS6 + C9 vs N8ii. Go!

I will do that tomorrow.

 

[Nostoi]

No, today, I was focused on listening to IEMs, so I needed a baseline and I used the RS6 for that purpose. Tomorrow, I will clear my hearing palette and try to source roll the IEMs I liked most.

Thanks so much. Would especially love to hear how N8ii performs LO with WA8.

 

[Doug2507]

No, today, I was focused on listening to IEMs, so I needed a baseline and I used the RS6 for that purpose. Tomorrow, I will clear my hearing palette and try to source roll the IEMs I liked most.

Did you take indigo with you as well?

 

[Nostoi]

So C9’s dead probably? What advantage does it have then besides the ability to roll source dap.

Well, for one thing the advantage to drive full-size headphones to their full capacity. Second, to "upscale" any number of mid-fi DAPs.