rincewind
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Hi all.
I'm waiting for a Chaintech in the mail (compgeeks is taking their sweet time, US > AU). I just received my Senn HD650 from Todd in 13 days, most impressed
Unfortunately, I'm suffering from the bass sounding like it's all one note when there is a lot of action going on. I'm currently listening through the headphone jack on my nad amp and realise this may not be the best, but I'm following the recommended upgrade chain: cans, source, amp, cables. And I'm still at the source/soundcard stage. BTW I'm listening to CDs or lossless audio formats.
If the Chaintech doesn't make any noticeable difference to the bass flab, I'd look at getting either the E-mu 0404 or 1212M.
My question: How bad is the "looseness" that some ppl hear in the bass coming from the 0404?
From what I gather the 0404 is considered more lively (and cheaper, which is a good thing), but some have said that the bass is boomy. This is exactly what I'm trying to move away from. Since I'll have to ship them either one from www.music123.com to get the best price I can find online (AU sellers sell it at nearly twice the price, excluding shipping!), I'd want to make the right decision, cos shipping sucks ($37US to Australia!) and I only wanna buy right ONCE.
If an E-Mu didn't fix the flab, then i'd stick with the E-Mu and look at buying a headphone amp. (Have been investigating the Gilmore Lite for that).
I will be using the digital output of any soundcard to my stereo speaker setup: NAD T742 / Paradigm Monitor 3 speakers, but if I got a headphone amp, I'd be using the analog outputs of the soundcard to feed the HP amp. (Thought that might be important info).
Are all SPDIF outputs equal??? they SHOULD be... but are they??
I'm waiting for a Chaintech in the mail (compgeeks is taking their sweet time, US > AU). I just received my Senn HD650 from Todd in 13 days, most impressed
Unfortunately, I'm suffering from the bass sounding like it's all one note when there is a lot of action going on. I'm currently listening through the headphone jack on my nad amp and realise this may not be the best, but I'm following the recommended upgrade chain: cans, source, amp, cables. And I'm still at the source/soundcard stage. BTW I'm listening to CDs or lossless audio formats.
If the Chaintech doesn't make any noticeable difference to the bass flab, I'd look at getting either the E-mu 0404 or 1212M.
My question: How bad is the "looseness" that some ppl hear in the bass coming from the 0404?
From what I gather the 0404 is considered more lively (and cheaper, which is a good thing), but some have said that the bass is boomy. This is exactly what I'm trying to move away from. Since I'll have to ship them either one from www.music123.com to get the best price I can find online (AU sellers sell it at nearly twice the price, excluding shipping!), I'd want to make the right decision, cos shipping sucks ($37US to Australia!) and I only wanna buy right ONCE.
If an E-Mu didn't fix the flab, then i'd stick with the E-Mu and look at buying a headphone amp. (Have been investigating the Gilmore Lite for that).
I will be using the digital output of any soundcard to my stereo speaker setup: NAD T742 / Paradigm Monitor 3 speakers, but if I got a headphone amp, I'd be using the analog outputs of the soundcard to feed the HP amp. (Thought that might be important info).
Are all SPDIF outputs equal??? they SHOULD be... but are they??