tigon_ridge
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Thanks for sharing. I read your post in that link. What amp were you using? You said you were using a Pico DAC but it is a DAC/amp unit, or standalone DAC? In either case, the HD650 might require a different kind of amp than the Pico to sound good. My experience with an hd650 + HR bithead was nothing more than extremely pitiful.
Originally Posted by ab_ba /img/forum/go_quote.gif Cool. I just did a comparison like this using my Sennheiser HD 650's. Sources were MacBook Pro to Pico DAC, vs iPhone 3G S. Matched for volume (which meant maxed out on the Pico, and almost-maxed-out on the iPhone. Lossless files. I could hear no difference between the two. Now, I'm not much of an audiophile (yet) so I am sure you and others could hear a difference. And, even though it was not blind, my bias went the other way: I really wanted to believe the Pico's DAC would blow away the iPhone's DAC. Not the case, to my ears. Full post here: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f15/ip...6/#post5879231 |
Thanks for sharing. I read your post in that link. What amp were you using? You said you were using a Pico DAC but it is a DAC/amp unit, or standalone DAC? In either case, the HD650 might require a different kind of amp than the Pico to sound good. My experience with an hd650 + HR bithead was nothing more than extremely pitiful.