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Yes, I usually burn-in with headphones, playing nonstop and plugged in chargingOkay, but this is just burning in, screen all the time off, right?
Yes, I usually burn-in with headphones, playing nonstop and plugged in chargingOkay, but this is just burning in, screen all the time off, right?
A note on using the burn-in cable. It is there to replace headphones or IEMs sound you don't have any sound but the process of current going through the components and caps being formed etc., is accomplished. I do not advise a volume level much above a normal listening volume for an extended period of time. This causes more heat and stress to components. Of course some headphones may need a near max volume if this is required but that would not be on a 24/7 period of time. So it is best for the longevity of your DX to use a normal or a little bit above normal volume for the burning in of the DX220 or other DX model. The same is true for burning in headphones or IEMs. We have gotten a few IEMs back that were defective. Upon inspection, we could tell that they had been used at a very high volume as the coil wire was burned. Something to think about. And, Please Enjoy the Music!
ordered with Amp8 does anyone know what the pairing is like with Fibrae CA headphone which has a flat impedance and phase.
any one tried do they make a good match with Fibrae4 ?
Since I own both FIBAE Black and FIBAE 4, and owned both DX200 and DX200 Ti and purchased all the amps (but the DX150 specific AMP6), my bet on best synergy would be AMP1 MkII with DX220, if it’s anything alike to AMP1 Ti.
Both the Black and F4 are very smooth, the neutrality, air and articulation of AMP1 will probably help open both the warm and romantic Black and tighten the F4 bass a bit as well as make the treble a bit more sparkly up top. I’ll soon be able to check that as I am on the verge of pulling the trigger on DX220
This being said I expect AMP8 to be quite an interesting pairing with F4, maybe even better than AMP1 MkII, with all the dynamics it packs. I am more doubtful about the Black / AMP8 pairing...
so in your option you think AMP 8 should give improvement over AMP1 mkii F4 ?
I hope so as per review of AMP 8 earlier it says it has wider sound stage and more dynamic etc etc
Ordered with AMP3 and the cheeky wee discount code a few pages back.
Be interesting to compare to R6 pro
Both the amp module and the main DAC will need burn-in. It helps when you have an already matured amp moduleSo does the burn in progress mainly for the amp section or the whole device? I ask this because I have a used amp8 that I will be pairing with the dx220.