@iFi audio : For clarity sake's please:
1) SIGNATURE ZEN CAN comes with improved caps and design over widely available older vanilla ZEN CAN?
2) 6XX & HFM SIGNATURE ZEN CAN's are perfectly identical apart from the built-EQ that's activated if you turn it on? So w/o the 6XX/HFM feature turned on, they will both sound perfectly identical on whatever headphone?
Thank you,
1) Yes, the design is improved over the vanilla Zen CAN.
2) Correct, the curve does not change from headphone to headphone.
Got the ZEN Signature Hfm Set recently. Of my 3 Hifimans HE-500, HE-560 and Edition X I think the Zen Can Signature Hfm has the best synergy with Edition X, I am really enjoying this pairing.
Been using both the Zen DAC Signature V2 and SMSL VMV D1se. Both work well in this pairing but are different sounding. The iFi DAC seems to have their BurrBrown house sound to my ears, i have the iFi Micro iDSD silver and plan to do some comparisons later. While the SMSL DAC sounds smoother, bit more buttery and relaxed. Havent decided which I prefer with the ZEN Can Hfm and Edition X. And maybe I never will, cant always pick a winner
Not running balanced yet throughout the chain, need some new cables and adapters.
Hey, thanks!