[jusxusfanatic]

DAP for metal?
 
I'm using a DX90 currently with my DN2000j. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[ProtegeManiac]

  DAP for metal?
 
I'm using a DX90 currently with my DN2000j.

 

Why would you think the DX90 is more of a problem than the DN2000J? What exactly do you dislike about this system?
 
 

  Any suggestions?

 

I use a Samsung Note3 running Neutron Music Player (which has an excellent parametric EQ; otherwise I use Adapt Sound auto-EQ tuning with Spotify) driving the 125dB/1mW sensitivity Aurisonics ASG-1.3.

 

[jusxusfanatic]

I don't know! I heard the DN2000j is one of the "best" IEM's for metal considering for that price

 

[Slashfury99]

I don't know! I heard the DN2000j is one of the "best" IEM's for metal considering for that price

And it didn't sound as good as you thought it would? What is the sound to you now? Good or bad? Too much bass, or too much treble? Changing a DAP is not usually as effective as changing the IEMs.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

  I don't know! I heard the DN2000j is one of the "best" IEM's for metal considering for that price

 
So what exactly don't you like about the sound of your system right now? Without knowing what weakness you dislike then it's hard to even guess at what direction to go.

 

[jusxusfanatic]

Theres nothimg wrong with it haha, I just though there would be a setup that's for metal. But I guess it's all down to personal preference

 

[FumblingFoo]

So you basically like your setup, but I'm guessing that you want to push the boundaries of good sound further to see what you're missing out on? Definitely, like ProtegeManiac says, you'll get better results changing IEM's than DAP's. Perhaps a v-shaped sound with strong bass and treble and a narrow soundstage but good detail is the right direction in general to go in for metal music? I'm not familiar with IEM's so I can't make any specific suggestions.

 

[jusxusfanatic]

Yep! Thanks for your suggestion~

 

[ProtegeManiac]

Theres nothimg wrong with it haha, I just though there would be a setup that's for metal.

 
That would depend more on your headphone or earphone, and if whatever you plug it into is distorting or not.
 

But I guess it's all foen to lersonla lreference t

 

???

 

[jusxusfanatic]

Typo.. sorry!

 

[FumblingFoo]

Oops gave bad advice about the sound signature that's ideal for metal (that's why they sometimes call me FumblingFool ). NOT v-shaped but, "What I want from a metal headphone is a gentle downward slope – slightly elevated bass to help bring out as much of the usually squashed kick drum and bass guitar as possible, a flat midrange so that the guitars and vocals are front and center, and slightly curtailed treble response to reduce the artifacts from less than stellar recordings."

Here's where I got the info, a good read:

http://www.metal-fi.com/headphone-breakdown/

 

[jusxusfanatic]

It's fine~ Thanks for the link More into IEM's instead of headphones

 

[ProtegeManiac]

  It's fine~ Thanks for the link More into IEM's instead of headphones

 

Doesn't matter, the sound characteristics can still apply. What was described there is a lot like the HD650, and as far as IEMs go, the Aurisonics ASG-1.3. Alternatives for it are NOS Aurisonics Kicker or its rebadge, the Fender FXA-2, although these have a slight treble spike that the older ASG series didn't. Nothing EQ can't fix.

 

[jusxusfanatic]

Thanks for you suggestion! Gonna have a look at the 

Aurisonics ASG-1.3, and compare it to my DN2000J

 

[jusxusfanatic]

Can you even buy the 1.3's now?