Alwayswantmore
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The balanced cable DevilDog heard on my Wadia was Moon's BDv2. The one that went deeper (again from my Wadia) I believe was the Zu, right DevilDog? I ended up returning the Moon and went to the Zu Mobius balanced. At least for my rig (and my ears), the Zu was a better match. To be fair, Moon's Silver Dragon (which I have not heard) is probably a closer match to the Zu. Bottom line: Yes it went deeper, but we were comparing two different cables at the time.
I've heard a handful of cans off my Wadia unbalanced, and the HD 650 balanced with the two cables referenced above. IMO the soundstage is much larger when balanced -- and I like a big open soundstage with bunches of air -- so my preference leans toward balanced.
BTW: At the same headfi meet we tried my balanced HD 650s off a DAC-1, and it did not reach the same level of performance. So when it comes to getting top SQ, balanced in itself is not a guarantee of sonic excellence.
Did you see the balanced 101 thread in my sig? Covers some of the basics.
| Originally Posted by DevilDog I've heard the HD-650 balanced and I'll say IMO that it was much better in a lot of ways. I can see how many would prefer it to being unbalanced. It was tighter and more controlled, I guess that's the pull/pull thing working. Anyway, I heard it on Alwayswantsmore's Wadia system, the bass didn't extend as far or have as much weight so pitting an unbalanced 650 against this particular balanced one... |
The balanced cable DevilDog heard on my Wadia was Moon's BDv2. The one that went deeper (again from my Wadia) I believe was the Zu, right DevilDog? I ended up returning the Moon and went to the Zu Mobius balanced. At least for my rig (and my ears), the Zu was a better match. To be fair, Moon's Silver Dragon (which I have not heard) is probably a closer match to the Zu. Bottom line: Yes it went deeper, but we were comparing two different cables at the time.
I've heard a handful of cans off my Wadia unbalanced, and the HD 650 balanced with the two cables referenced above. IMO the soundstage is much larger when balanced -- and I like a big open soundstage with bunches of air -- so my preference leans toward balanced.
BTW: At the same headfi meet we tried my balanced HD 650s off a DAC-1, and it did not reach the same level of performance. So when it comes to getting top SQ, balanced in itself is not a guarantee of sonic excellence.
Did you see the balanced 101 thread in my sig? Covers some of the basics.
