[sashakrik]

Hi,
I have noticed that when the magni 2 uber is on the low gain setting there are sound distortions with my dt 770 pro 80 ohm headphones, the distortions are very noticeable when i'm listening to speech (podcasts).
When I turn the switch to the high gain setting the distortions disappear.
 
Is it a defect of the magni 2 uber or is it a normal situation since the headphones have relatively high impedance of 80 ohm ?
 
 
 
 
 
Thank you,
sasha.

 

[PurpleAngel]

Do you max out the volume setting on whatever source the Magni 2 Uber is plugged into?

 

[sashakrik]

The DAC is a sound card (ASUS XONAR D1) installed in a PC.
I'm keeping the windows sound level no more than 50%.

 

[PurpleAngel]

Did you disable the motherboard's on-board audio, in the BIOS, when you installed the Xonar D1?
Have you tried the Unified Xonar Drivers?
http://maxedtech.com/asus-xonar-unified-drivers/
 
Try maxing out the Windows sound setting and then try the DT770 with the Magni set to low gain, see if you still get distortion?

 

[sashakrik]

I tried connecting the headphones directly to the xonar sound card and there were no distortions. After that I have connected the headphones back via the magni but I have used different cable between the xonar and the magni and the distortions are still exists on the low gain setting.
I will try later today connecting the magni to a smartphone instead of the xonar.