Dan Clark Audio Stealth Review, Interview, Measurements

[mrspeakers]

Somebody at Dan Clark Audio has a bad days I mean somebody at charge of their webpage.

My web developer does not appear able to read his watch. That said, stay tuned!

 

[Kentajalli]

When I used the Stealth with the ifi Diablo I felt like I was driving this (it got me from A to B but it sure could have been a lot more fun if it were a real Porsche):

You go from A to B in That?! BTW, I like your yellow t-shirt, matches the car.
As I said, from the specs. . . .
At any rate, it is waaaay! above my budget, I recently ordered an Audeze LCD-XC at a good discount (under $1K), and that's all my wife would allow me to stay alive with.
A good beating is for sure, nothing life-threatening though. That's why I haven't told her yet!
Do you think she'll believe I won it in a raffle, when it turns up??

Edit:
Wait a second! Just looked up Diabolo, it has 5 watts on balanced out - are you saying stealth needs more?
Really?
Are you using them as ear-warmers in winter?

 

[JLoud]

Most people can’t believe what some of these headphones cost. Just don’t mention the price unless she asks. . If she does just say “it’s not like I spent $1,000 or anything.

 

[801evan]

Wait a second! Just looked up Diabolo, it has 5 watts on balanced out - are you saying stealth needs more?
Really?
Are you using them as ear-warmers in winter?

It's the same case as the headphone.guru review where they didn't mention their transport and chain so that means it isn't optimized otherwise they would realize power requirements is to spec.

 

[OneEyedHito]

You go from A to B in That?! BTW, I like your yellow t-shirt, matches the car.
As I said, from the specs. . . .
At any rate, it is waaaay! above my budget, I recently ordered an Audeze LCD-XC at a good discount (under $1K), and that's all my wife would allow me to stay alive with.
A good beating is for sure, nothing life-threatening though. That's why I haven't told her yet!
Do you think she'll believe I won it in a raffle, when it turns up??

Edit:
Wait a second! Just looked up Diabolo, it has 5 watts on balanced out - are you saying stealth needs more?
Really?
Are you using them as ear-warmers in winter?

I was really just taking the piss with @801evan because of his Low Gain Diablo love in the past. For me the Stealth and TT2 are the pinnacle of a sub $10K setup.
Was just having a chat with a good friend last night of what his favorite $10K setup (what he would consider the #1 Tier B - price wise setup) was if we regarded the Susvara, WA33, and a Spring 3 or May DAC as the Best Tier A $25K setup (just using Susvara as the Tier A not other headphones). He has yet to get back to me but his ears are spoiled with his Shangri-La SR setup right now and probably can't be troubled to conjugate with peasants like me right now .

 

[xirxes]

Looking foreword to hearing the expanse (DC you bringing a few pairs to CanJam next week old Buddy ole pal??) but I am alas a closed can only user, but would love DCA to be crowned king of BOTH closed and open headphone summit-fi realms.

 

[mrspeakers]

EXPANSE is live! Surprising not too many at this point, but thanks for your patience!

https://danclarkaudio.com/expanse.html

 

[mrspeakers]

Review and interview from Jude posted here: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/dan...ew-interview-measurements-impressions.964852/

 

[plumpudding2]

You go from A to B in That?! BTW, I like your yellow t-shirt, matches the car.
As I said, from the specs. . . .
At any rate, it is waaaay! above my budget, I recently ordered an Audeze LCD-XC at a good discount (under $1K), and that's all my wife would allow me to stay alive with.
A good beating is for sure, nothing life-threatening though. That's why I haven't told her yet!
Do you think she'll believe I won it in a raffle, when it turns up??

Edit:
Wait a second! Just looked up Diabolo, it has 5 watts on balanced out - are you saying stealth needs more?
Really?
Are you using them as ear-warmers in winter?

Someone did actual measurements of the Diablo and it seems to put out way less than 5 Watts into 32 Ohms.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/ifi-diablo-results.27630/

 

[ThanatosVI]

EXPANSE is live! Surprising not too many at this point, but thanks for your patience!

https://danclarkaudio.com/expanse.html

Will the european price be 4099€ like the Stealth?

 

[DarginMahkum]

ASR Review
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/dan-clark-expanse-headphone-review.37332/

 

[paradoxper]

You can still plug in the Go Blu with USB C and get 16/44 with non LDAC phones. I do it with my iPhone. It sounds much better than the AAC over Bluetooth. You need the appropriate USB-C to Lightning adapter though (which can be hard to find. I had to buy many different ones until I got one to work). Also, putting on bass boost helps too. With Bass boost, I’m getting the same quantity of sub bass with my Stealths on my Go Blu as my WA33. I’m not saying the quality is the same, but the quantity is. The Go Blu is surprising competent

Blu works surprisingly well with 1266.

 

[DarginMahkum]

By the way, anyone interested in buying outside US, I just got this confirmation via e-mail:

So, for EU buyers DCA Club 15% deal doesn't mean much as the shipment and import costs will anyway be over that (plus losing the local warranty).

 

[xirxes]

Ordered, look here for Stealth A/B soon! (Hopefully VERY soon)

 

[ThanatosVI]

ASR Review
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/dan-clark-expanse-headphone-review.37332/

I have no Account over there, so I ask my question here, maybe someone knows.
How come that the Expanse has some impedance Variation in the low frequency spectrum and is completely flat otherwise?

Usually planars are completely flat, which technical aspect would make a planar deviate?