Aiyah
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Hello esteemed headfi'ers, I recently bought a Fostex TH-900, as my end all be all headphone. I also bought a Geek Out 450 as a portable dac. I've been keeping the headphone plugged in to the dac when I plug it in. I've just read that the pop I was hearing when plugging it in is a DC spike and can damage the headphones. If it were to have caused damage, what would the symptoms be?
Would it change the audio signature of the headphones permanently, or would it be catastrophic or nothing? Maybe I'm being paranoid but ever since I plugged it in and heard the pop the headphone has seemed a bit more veiled than I remember. Is this possible or am I being a worry wart?
I'm getting a Schiit Modi2/Magni2 stack to replace the geek out as I cannot fathom trusting an amp without a muting relay now.
Would it change the audio signature of the headphones permanently, or would it be catastrophic or nothing? Maybe I'm being paranoid but ever since I plugged it in and heard the pop the headphone has seemed a bit more veiled than I remember. Is this possible or am I being a worry wart?
I'm getting a Schiit Modi2/Magni2 stack to replace the geek out as I cannot fathom trusting an amp without a muting relay now.