TIMITS
100+ Head-Fier
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Upped my contribution to Super Geek. Looking forward to a nice surprise in the mail hopefully in January.
Actually I'm listening to Super Geek now with my HD-800 which is 300Ohm. It sounds sweet.
If you ever want a heavy hitter headphone in the future, just get the Super Duper Geek now. I'd rather have plenty of power on tap for when I need it, instead of not having enough, then paying double for it at retail pricing.
I don't even think there are many portable dac/amps that even hit as much power as the SD Geek has.
If you ever want a heavy hitter headphone in the future, just get the Super Duper Geek now. I'd rather have plenty of power on tap for when I need it, instead of not having enough, then paying double for it at retail pricing.
I don't even think there are many portable dac/amps that even hit as much power as the SD Geek has.
Which heavy hitters? The HE-6? K1000? How much power do you think you need? I feel like posting this link every page because it seems the GEEK, with its power level choices, has brought out more power paranoia than I have seen in quite some time. Also, to reiterate what Audio Addict said, the more you have to attenuate that power, the worse your sound quality will be if you use more sensitive IEMs and portables (which makes more sense given the GEEK's design).
Why not just get the Geek and add an amp when using orthos? It does, after all, have a line level output...
I have everything from $10 3580s, to the HE-500. Yes, I need the power, and I'd rather sacrifice SQ on the $10 set than the $700 one. The USB bus only has so much power to give. Do you think it will honestly overpower my HE-500? My speaker amp doesn't, and neither will this.
You also have to think of the value. At the level I got in at, I'm getting the 1000mw version for less than what the regular Geek will be at retail. They haven't announced retail pricing on the higher power versions yet, and they could possibly become significantly more $ than what they initially planned (or less, you never know).
If you think you'll never use a power hungry headphone off it, then yes stick with the regular Geek.