jamato8
Headphoneus Supremus
I like the combination that comes with the D10 and the 8616 and AD743 combo when using the ESW10 or most other phones. You have solid bass with a clean open soundfield.
Originally Posted by jamato8 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I like the combination that comes with the D10 and the 8616 and AD743 combo when using the ESW10 or most other phones. You have solid bass with a clean open soundfield. |
Originally Posted by jamato8 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I like the combination that comes with the D10 and the 8616 and AD743 combo when using the ESW10 or most other phones. You have solid bass with a clean open soundfield. |
Originally Posted by hvu /img/forum/go_quote.gif I would like to officially say I have am finally done running through all 145 pages of this thread and I would like to thank all the people that have post their opinion in this thread about their D10 as I have recently join the D10 club. I would like to put a special thanks out to Jamato8, Hi Flight and HeadphoneAddict for their time, reviews and opinions of the different combination of opamps and buffers. |
Originally Posted by hvu /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have just tried the AD8656 opamp and bypassed buffers and it sound amazing with my HD650. I have just recently got to compare my HD650 with my cousin HD580 with my D10/stock opamp and buffers with a little more than 20hrs on it. From my impression his HD580 were a nice pair with a very natural sound to it but lacking in a tightness that I presume would be present in the HD600. While at the same my HD650 had a tighter and dark tone to it, I felt that it wasn't as bright the HD580. Then I tried the AD8656 with bypassed buffers the difference was jaw dropping. The bass was as tight and dark as always but had this warm feeling to them as Jamato8 and HeadphoneAddict had reported. The most surprising was the highs had this bright sweet tone that matched the HD580 or slight better. I would also like report the acoustic and vocals just sing something that I thought never get to experience outside of my car. |
Originally Posted by nc8000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif By sending a pm to hiflight and asking for the D10 Topkit. Say Joe sent you |
Originally Posted by HeadDoc /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks for the info. I am running the AD8656 Opamp and stock buffers. I was told that without the buffer I would get less power/volume. Have you had any trouble achieving your desired volume? Did you try the HD650s with the stock opamp too? Ant any rate, I'm going to pull the buffers now and find out what it is like on my HD650s! edit: bypassed buffers with the AD8656 is working well, lots of volume. First impression is that it has everything the stock buffers with AD8656 had, except maybe a touch more soundstage. I'll let it work in for a few days and see what I think, plus I have the Westone 3 to try out when I am at school. |
Originally Posted by sbulack /img/forum/go_quote.gif I installed the Topkit (after using the D10 stock for a few days). I've been listening using D10 with the Topkit in place for about 8-10 hours at this point, and here are my impressions of the differences the Topkit makes over stock: ...4) I won't say that the sound with the Topkit is "tubey". I will say that, even with the PK1, that ambient bass sounds like the heat lines rising from a warm road look - clear, with a slow undulation to it, as though it were an intoxiating fragrance or vapor... |
Originally Posted by hvu /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have not tried the AD8656 with stock buffers but I will give that a try once I get a day or two of listening to my current setup. For me I don't listen to music to loud since I already kill my ears with my car stereo but the stock opamp and buffer(AD4841-2/AD8532) did feel like it was lacking in power at times with certain songs. You may want to look into how much power each opamp supplies because from what I got from Hi Flight is the stock opamp and buffers (AD4841-2/AD8532) only supply 120ma while the AD8656 with out buffers supplies 220ma or 250ma I believe so there is your power difference. Another setup a senior member suggested was the stock opamp (AD4841-2) with the AD8656 as buffers. |
Originally Posted by HeadDoc /img/forum/go_quote.gif I did try the Stock Opamp with AD8656 buffers and though that the bass was muddy. So much so that I swapped it out within hours and was much more pleased with AD8656 Opamp and stock buffers. |
Originally Posted by hvu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hmm that sounds interesting I post my thoughts once I get to that setup. On a separate matter is there a proper amount of time for a opamp and buffers to burn-in or does the time vary between each setup? |