hemipowered007
Headphoneus Supremus
Wrong thread brotha....
This is the HE-4 thread and let me just say, on behalf of all of us, it is time for you to upgrade.
Playing it straight from the back of my pc using onboard Realtek sound it was very bright and the bass was totally non-existent.
This is the HE-4 thread and let me just say, on behalf of all of us, it is time for you to upgrade.
Using ODAC\O2 with HE-4 gives almost the same sound... My old Panasonic RX-DT680 portable system sounds great with HE-4 but the bass distorts massively when increasing volume. I'm not sure if it uses the speaker amp for HP out. Or maybe the sound is meaty because of dark sounding DAC part. I might try Schiit Lyr first though I'll have to connect it to the ODAC\O2 (combo) HP out (I've read that Schiit Lyr can handle even 10V input voltage so it shouldn't be a problem). If Lyr will improve the sound significantly then I also might try to get another DAC with dark sound signature to achieve perfect synergy with HE-4. Or maybe it would be nice to pair such DAC with Emotiva? BTW, I've read tons of forum threads and it looks like USB-powered DACs tend to have problems with bass presentation because of power limitations. What about Audio-GD combos? Compass 2 gives 2W into 50Ohms but also has a great power supply for both DAC and amp parts... So much variants!
Using ODAC\O2 with HE-4 gives almost the same sound... My old Panasonic RX-DT680 portable system sounds great with HE-4 but the bass distorts massively when increasing volume. I'm not sure if it uses the speaker amp for HP out. Or maybe the sound is meaty because of dark sounding DAC part. I might try Schiit Lyr first though I'll have to connect it to the ODAC\O2 (combo) HP out (I've read that Schiit Lyr can handle even 10V input voltage so it shouldn't be a problem). If Lyr will improve the sound significantly then I also might try to get another DAC with dark sound signature to achieve perfect synergy with HE-4. Or maybe it would be nice to pair such DAC with Emotiva? BTW, I've read tons of forum threads and it looks like USB-powered DACs tend to have problems with bass presentation because of power limitations. What about Audio-GD combos? Compass 2 gives 2W into 50Ohms but also has a great power supply for both DAC and amp parts... So much variants!
Those are mango tree wood via munkynutz on this forum. I installed them myself though. No sound change but I think they look amazing now.
The pads are Alpha pads. I've heard mixed reviews on hifimans but to me the stock pleather and velour are too shallow and the tops of my ears are against the fabric on the drivers. Alpha pads are way more comfortable and I don't notice huge changes to sound if any. Plus I think it gives the headphone a touch of class it's lacking with the stock pads (just an added bonus, I like my gear not to only sound amazing but to look it as well)
I've heard that the lcd vegan pads are good with hifimans but that's another 70(I think correct me if I'm wrong) for pads.
ab11
Cups are gorgeous. I got mine prenotched and drilled but it didn't come with notches for the grills although originally advertised to have it (I spoke with munkeynuts and he offered a full refund including shipping costs because of it if I wanted to return them. His reason was that he didn't want to in case people wanted to use custom grills but I thought everyone still used the same ring but used a different grill so it wouldn't matter where the notches are. Whatever I have awesome cups now, I can let it go now). I actually didn't add any notches for grills and the rings fit (very tightly) inside the cups. There is a tiny gap at one of the ring sticking out things that go into the notches but literally unnoticeable even when looking at it from 5 inches away. I don't recommend it as I don't know if the pressure on the wood or the ring is good but that's what I am doing for now.
Modular, I want my pads lmao. Jk, I know they will come when they do. I might do the exact as you, get a t50rp, mod it and use the alphas on them. But I'll wait for jergpads to decide. I might get the vegans for he-4 and use alphas on t50rp if the jergpads don't pair well with the he-4.
I hate to be the bandwagoner but vintage amps are where its at for price to performance ratio amp for these. Don't get me wrong I'm sure a gsxmkII or other amps can make these sing but for $60 beating out the Lyr is too impressive not to and there are many other models better and with more power than what I have. I actually haven't heard too many people using speaker taps with their vintage amps.
ab111