[dynavit]

Listening to my new RS2e downstairs in my mancave.
My wife complains. Can hear my music upstairs

Hot air goes up! Maybe the music you are listening is so hot.

 

[Stevko]

Hot air goes up! Maybe the music you are listening is so hot.

More crazy than hot

 

[Stevko]

Listening to my new RS2e downstairs in my mancave.
My wife complains. Can hear my music upstairs

When she’s using her new GW100, I can hear them downstairs

 

[punkmanmatthew]

When she’s using her new GW100, I can hear them downstairs

You guys ever in the same room ?

 

[Stevko]

Very often

 

[carboncopy]

 

[RyanT42]

(I asked this on a separate thread but I am finding the Grado fans to be gracious at helping someone in need of info!)

I have some analysis paralysis going on and would like to ask a quick question. I'm currently stuck on pulling the trigger between a Schiit Modi Multibit and a Mobius. I'm curious if anyone could check out what I'll be using it for and see what the recommendations are. I 'll be using it in pretty much 2 separate ways:

A. As a desktop dac to run into a headphone amp in my office. I'll be streaming through Apple Music via my iPhone or iPad. Headphone-wise it'll be split between the Audeze LCD-2C and Grado RS1x.

B. I also want the ability to take the dac out to the living room and run it through my stereo system. It's a vintage 80's Crown analog rack system with a preamp rack and power amp rack, then out to the floor speakers.

Another factor is form factor with the headphone amp...I'm considering either the Asgard (no dac) or Magni+/Magni Heresy. Silly I know but when in my office I think having a Modi on an Asgard or Modius on a Magni would bother me...if that makes sense.

So - Modius or Modi Multibit??? I'm leaning towards the Modius with the unison USB and the variety of ways I'll use it...but maybe the Mimby would be a better choice.

And basically the dac I choose will help pretty much determine the headphone amp (at least the footprint....move over Asgard, the Lyr is in town).

Thanks for any info.

 

[Bernard23]

(I asked this on a separate thread but I am finding the Grado fans to be gracious at helping someone in need of info!)

I have some analysis paralysis going on and would like to ask a quick question. I'm currently stuck on pulling the trigger between a Schiit Modi Multibit and a Mobius. I'm curious if anyone could check out what I'll be using it for and see what the recommendations are. I 'll be using it in pretty much 2 separate ways:

A. As a desktop dac to run into a headphone amp in my office. I'll be streaming through Apple Music via my iPhone or iPad. Headphone-wise it'll be split between the Audeze LCD-2C and Grado RS1x.

B. I also want the ability to take the dac out to the living room and run it through my stereo system. It's a vintage 80's Crown analog rack system with a preamp rack and power amp rack, then out to the floor speakers.

Another factor is form factor with the headphone amp...I'm considering either the Asgard (no dac) or Magni+/Magni Heresy. Silly I know but when in my office I think having a Modi on an Asgard or Modius on a Magni would bother me...if that makes sense.

So - Modius or Modi Multibit??? I'm leaning towards the Modius with the unison USB and the variety of ways I'll use it...but maybe the Mimby would be a better choice.

And basically the dac I choose will help pretty much determine the headphone amp (at least the footprint....move over Asgard, the Lyr is in town).

Thanks for any info.

If I was going to buy schiit, I narrowed it down to Asgard for sure. I think I ruled out multibit, but I can't remember why, age thing and all that. Probably heresy as the differences I thought might be worth paying extra for, though I never got round auditioning any of it.
Sorry, not much help at all! (I'm still in the euphoria bubble of new speakers day - KRK Rokits on my desk. Wow, for the money!!)

 

[Plautus001]

(I asked this on a separate thread but I am finding the Grado fans to be gracious at helping someone in need of info!)

I have some analysis paralysis going on and would like to ask a quick question. I'm currently stuck on pulling the trigger between a Schiit Modi Multibit and a Mobius. I'm curious if anyone could check out what I'll be using it for and see what the recommendations are. I 'll be using it in pretty much 2 separate ways:

A. As a desktop dac to run into a headphone amp in my office. I'll be streaming through Apple Music via my iPhone or iPad. Headphone-wise it'll be split between the Audeze LCD-2C and Grado RS1x.

B. I also want the ability to take the dac out to the living room and run it through my stereo system. It's a vintage 80's Crown analog rack system with a preamp rack and power amp rack, then out to the floor speakers.

Another factor is form factor with the headphone amp...I'm considering either the Asgard (no dac) or Magni+/Magni Heresy. Silly I know but when in my office I think having a Modi on an Asgard or Modius on a Magni would bother me...if that makes sense.

So - Modius or Modi Multibit??? I'm leaning towards the Modius with the unison USB and the variety of ways I'll use it...but maybe the Mimby would be a better choice.

And basically the dac I choose will help pretty much determine the headphone amp (at least the footprint....move over Asgard, the Lyr is in town).

Thanks for any info.

I don't have experience with the Modi Multibit, but it was Unison in the Modious that persuaded my choice. If a Modious Multibit or Modi Multibit with Unison comes out, I'll buy one. I really love my Asgard 3 - it can drive most headphones out there including my.modded Fostex T50RP mk3

 

[Stevko]

Even the small little Hel is very good with Grado

 

[G0rt]

Even the small little Hel is very good with Grado

Grados, all that I've tried at any rate, are dead easy to drive. If your chain doesn't actually suck, they sound great.

 

[murphythecat]

The Grado RS2x really do benefit with the Xbass at the lowest setting. The bass articulation is perhaps the best ive heard. The treble im hot and cold.
These seem highly genre specific. With some jazz, folk and classical music, it can truly be a mesmerizing experience both in excitement and transparency
but put some modern music, or most electronica and they can be awful.

So yeah, truly the weirdest cans ive ever had

they can be the most transparent with real acoustic music but then be highly coloured and harsh with other music

so these are literally genre master

 

[soundblast75]

The Grado RS2x really do benefit with the Xbass at the lowest setting. The bass articulation is perhaps the best ive heard. The treble im hot and cold.
These seem highly genre specific. With some jazz, folk and classical music, it can truly be a mesmerizing experience both in excitement and transparency
but put some modern music, or most electronica and they can be awful.

So yeah, truly the weirdest cans ive ever had

they can be the most transparent with real acoustic music but then be highly coloured and harsh with other music

so these are literally genre master

Thanks for sharing this opinion, i guess I'll keep the 325x, surprised me on all accounts especially bass

 

[Bernard23]

Grados, all that I've tried at any rate, are dead easy to drive. If your chain doesn't actually suck, they sound great.

+1. I use my phone (LG V50) and it can drive both Hemps and 325e to stupid levels of brain damage and fun. Anything resembling a headphone amp could easily render you deaf and delirious

 

[jonathan c]

+1. I use my phone (LG V50) and it can drive both Hemps and 325e to stupid levels of brain damage and fun. Anything resembling a headphone amp could easily render you deaf and delirious.

Is there an intelligent level of brain damage?…