[Somatic]

I'm not sure what this says about TOTL headphones or source chain etc but I'm testing some cheap $10 kids headphones for my daughter. They are mid forward not as much as LCD5 though. Decent soundstage. Wider than LCD5. Actually plays some sub bass frequencies. Has some sibilance issues though. Not sure if its upper midrange or lower treble but definitely some spikes in the FR. Some songs show it more than others. Doesn't seem to distort though with normal to louder levels, surprisingly. I'm still getting some micro details. Reverb tails, music comes out of a black background. Comfort not that good. Sits on the ear and too much clamp force for an adult head. Wondering if anyone is selling aftermarket pads ... hehe

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NTL128L?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Edit: Maybe once I get my new interconnects I can make them sound better. To the moon!

 

[Progisus]

I'm not sure what this says about TOTL headphones or source chain etc but I'm testing some cheap $10 kids headphones with coupon for a flight we are going on in a few weeks. They are mid forward. Decent soundstage. Actually can play some sub bass. Has some sibilance issues though. Not distorting lol. I'm still getting some micro details here and there.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NTL128L?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Edit: Maybe once I get my new interconnects I can make them sound better. To the moon!

Hey… almost bought thise (different colour) for my grandson grade 1 French class.

 

[adrianm]

I'm not sure what this says about TOTL headphones or source chain etc but I'm testing some cheap $10 kids headphones with coupon for a flight we are going on in a few weeks. They are mid forward. Decent soundstage. Actually can play some sub bass. Has some sibilance issues though. Not distorting lol. I'm still getting some micro details here and there.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NTL128L?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Edit: Maybe once I get my new interconnects I can make them sound better. To the moon!

These look like something @paradoxper might like.

 

[paradoxper]

These look like something @paradoxper might like.

I certainly wouldn't head it with a DAVE. You are trying to ruin me.

 

[Somatic]

I certainly wouldn't head it with a DAVE. You are trying to ruin me.

ROFL

 

[Somatic]

I certainly wouldn't head it with a DAVE. You are trying to ruin me.

Those speakers look amazing. Would love to hear them, going to see if any of the hifi shops have them around here. Your setup I bet sounds legendary.

 

[RustyGates]

For anyone interested.

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds...super3-linear-psu-black-ferrite-cables.31878/

 

[GuiltyRocker]

Those speakers look amazing. Would love to hear them, going to see if any of the hifi shops have them around here. Your setup I bet sounds legendary.

These are my speakers. The Personas.

 

[Somatic]

These are my speakers. The Personas.

I honestly dont know much about floor standing. The only one I heard 10+ years ago that I liked was the 803D. A used pair is pretty cheap. But I would need to spend a lot more time researching as I heard these might not be that good?

 

[GuiltyRocker]

I honestly dont know much about floor standing. The only one I heard 10+ years ago that I liked was the 803D. A used pair is pretty cheap. But I would need to spend a lot more time researching as I heard these might not be that good?

In my opinion having demoed them and the Personas, the Personas blow them away in every way possible.

 

[GuiltyRocker]

You can see the Qutest/M scaler in this shot.

 

[AnalogEuphoria]

I'm not sure what this says about TOTL headphones or source chain etc but I'm testing some cheap $10 kids headphones for my daughter. They are mid forward not as much as LCD5 though. Decent soundstage. Wider than LCD5. Actually plays some sub bass frequencies. Has some sibilance issues though. Not sure if its upper midrange or lower treble but definitely some spikes in the FR. Some songs show it more than others. Doesn't seem to distort though with normal to louder levels, surprisingly. I'm still getting some micro details. Reverb tails, music comes out of a black background. Comfort not that good. Sits on the ear and too much clamp force for an adult head. Wondering if anyone is selling aftermarket pads ... hehe

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NTL128L?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Edit: Maybe once I get my new interconnects I can make them sound better. To the moon!

That's an endgame setup that will turn some heads.

 

[Sampajanna]

Nice system!

 

[Drewligarchy]

I've always used and enjoyed Dave exclusively on headphones, but over the past 6 months have built a 2-channel system that is getting the vast majority of my listening time.

Martin Logan Expression 13A via Pass Labs Int 60.

I spent a lot of time on my Dave front end while focusing on headphones. I got a Lumin U1 streamer in front of it with a Chord M-Scaler leveraging both Opto Dx fiber and Wave ferrites. All powered by a PS Audio powerplant,

Now the ML/Pass has been a revelation, ESPECIALLY with the Dave front end. It's sublime - and has allowed me to much better understand it's strengths as a DAC. I have the Dave front end for music, and an RME AD-2 DAC to take the optical from the TV for sound to the entertainment system. The RME is really good, don't get me wrong - but when compared to the Dave, even on similarly recordings, Dave is just so much smoother, colorful and lifelike. Admittedly audiophile cliche's - but that doesn't mean it isn't true.

I call it magic dac sauce.

What's your magic dac sauce?

 

[Reactcore]

You can see the Qutest/M scaler in this shot.

Thats a huge center
Thats why you hear the effect of a vibration dampening under Qutest