[Swisshead]

Yeah, that's overkill. For them, the ADI alone is easily enough. You can buy the iCan later if you have the appropriate headphones.

 

[arch023]

Yeah, that's overkill. For them, the ADI alone is easily enough. You can buy the iCan later if you have the appropriate headphones.

The thing is that i already have an ican. I was planning the meze empyrean but i dont think i will in this economic mess. i dont have any plans on purchasing more headsets unless i get a really good deal. Should i still sell the ican? Or get the rme and try it by itself vs with the ican before i decide?

 

[arch023]

I do plan on buying a gear that is more emphasized on vocals tho. But i havent decided whether it being an iem or headphones

 

[makan]

The thing is that i already have an ican. I was planning the meze empyrean but i dont think i will in this economic mess. i dont have any plans on purchasing more headsets unless i get a really good deal. Should i still sell the ican? Or get the rme and try it by itself vs with the ican before i decide?

I have an rme adi-2 pro fs and ican pro. I have been self-debating to sell the ican pro, as my pro fs balanced can drive my LCD-4, Akg k1000 and he-6....but they ican pro I still think provide better soundstage and bass clarity...not sure if it is placebo. I figure if I can afford it, I will keep the ican pro

 

[robo24]

I'd think the Qutest would be good, as I love my Hugo 2 with it. You can get a used Hugo 2 for the price of a Qutest, have the portability and cross-feed options to boot. The Soekris 1421 or 1541 too. It's kind of a tossup for me between the 1421 & Hugo I have. The Hugo definitely provides a wider soundstage than the Mojo when used directly, so I assume that's true when connected to the iCAN (no longer have a Mojo to compare). I also loved the Airist R2R from Drop for the price. I have the SMSL-SU8 balanced DAC connected to it too, and it's excellent for the price, especially if you can't hear much difference between DACs.

The iCAN is kind of overkill for most headphones, really, which is what makes it so fantastic. I'd keep it if you have it. The 6XX are 300 ohm and definitely benefit from more power. Even going past 12 o'clock on the volume with 0 gain can be too loud. Try rolling WE396A tubes once your warranty is up on it. It's excellent with ZMFs if you ever go for those.

 

[arch023]

I think i might get the rme. Just because of price. Im thinking to buy another headset to complement the amp. Considering my current iem/hp collection, whats a good one that compliments the amp and the collection?

 

[robo24]

I think i might get the rme. Just because of price. Im thinking to buy another headset to complement the amp. Considering my current iem/hp collection, whats a good one that compliments the amp and the collection?

If you like the 6XX I think it's very likely you'll like the ZMF Aeolus and Atticus.

 

[arch023]

Its been a long time since I have listened to the hd6xx but I remember it being abit too laid back for my liking. More detail would be greatly appreciated.

 

[arch023]

I heard hd6xx scale really well with the right dac and amp synergy. Maybe i don’t have the right gear. But the clears go really well with the ican. I usually go tube and bass boost abit and they sound phenomenal. I guess ican’s versatility solves the clears’ tendency to sound abit metallic. I don’t have much use for 3d tho

 

[iFi audio]

Its been a long time since I have listened to the hd6xx but I remember it being abit too laid back for my liking. More detail would be greatly appreciated.

I heard hd6xx scale really well with the right dac and amp synergy. Maybe i don’t have the right gear. But the clears go really well with the ican. I usually go tube and bass boost abit and they sound phenomenal. I guess ican’s versatility solves the clears’ tendency to sound abit metallic. I don’t have much use for 3d tho

As for HD 6XX, you might want to take a look at ZEN CAN Signature 6XX tailored for these cans:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/ifi...e-6xx-zen-dac-signature.936743/#post-15722307

 

[xcom]

Sure, please do!

Remote is finally here. Is a brick for sure, but goes well with the iCan Pro
I was able to learn the volume up but oddly not the volume down.
I was able to learn all of the Schiit BF2 codes so that's a plus.
I wonder why wolume down does not learn

Edit: I got the volume down to learn, you must hold volume down instead of one click.

 

[iFi audio]

Remote is finally here. Is a brick for sure, but goes well with the iCan Pro
I was able to learn the volume up but oddly not the volume down.
I was able to learn all of the Schiit BF2 codes so that's a plus.
I wonder why wolume down does not learn

Edit: I got the volume down to learn, you must hold volume down instead of one click.

As I wrote in another post, that's very cool!

 

[Hoegaardener70]

Does anybody here have the chance to directly compare an ifi Pro idsd/Pro iCan vs the Chord Hugo TT2??? I, and I am sure many others, would be very interested to hear more about this comparison.

 

[ufospls2]

Does anybody here have the chance to directly compare an ifi Pro idsd/Pro iCan vs the Chord Hugo TT2??? I, and I am sure many others, would be very interested to hear more about this comparison.

Not directly, but I've had all three. If you are using the XLR outputs on the rear of the HTT2, it seems pretty similar to the Pro iCAN in terms of power. The HTT2 is bit more clear, and also brighter than the Pro iDSD.

What would you specifically like to know? I can try and do a comparison from memory, which is maybe better than nothing for you

 

[vonBaron]

I aggre with that, i don't really like this bright sound of TT2 but it is more precise than Pro IDSD.