Chris J
Headphoneus Supremus
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You forgot to paint the cable green ^
The green coloured cable is the key to the Q701s sound!
You forgot to paint the cable green ^
You forgot to paint the cable green ^
I just found that crappy mp3 or aac files ripped by iTunes somehow make sounds out of these headphones fun, less fatiguing and analytical compared with EAC-ripped lossless files.
Strange as it may sound, but actually prefer the former.
Anyone same as me?
I find it difficult to listen to bad overly compressed MP3 files and crappy low bit rate Apple iTunes files thru my Q701s
It bothered me so much that I finally bought a pair of Sennheiser PX 100 ii just for listening to crappy low bit rate files.................YMMV.
PX 100 II would definitely smooth over those crappy filesLow bit-rate files on my Q701s sound a bit like crappy internet streams. I usually skip to the next track after I hear the compression in the first 5-10 seconds.
I thought the II+ just added a headamp to the DAC in teh regular streamer - may not be worth it, if you are happy with the amp end already.
I'm currently waffling between the Cambridge DacMagic and the Matrix Mini-i (currently the fav, based on features and price), to be my new DAC... but have not acquired either one yet.