I just bought this last one... but Drop will send it in 6 months!
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The SMSL SU-8 has been an excellent pairing for me with the 887, so I presume that would hold true with the 789 as well. At $185.00 it's a steal, with RCA and XLR outputs, a remote, excellent measurements, etc..
I've got my SU-8 feeding both my 887 and my slightly suped up Loxjie P20. I don't detect any brightness with either, so I'm happy with it. Can't wait for the day I get to try it with the Glenn OTL I have on orderI read that this one was one the dry side of the DACs... I tried with my Pioneer U-05 (excellent DAC/headphone amp) and it was too bright for my ears... at least with my Audeze.
my Vote for chord qutest if you are looking for Uber detailed and transparent soundhas anyone here tried Hugo2 as dac for Benchmark HPA4?
Which one will give better result, Hugo2, Topping d90 or an r2r Denafrips Ares or RME dac?
my Vote for chord qutest if you are looking for Uber detailed and transparent sound
I'll be able to speak for the D90 vs D70 vs Bifrost 2 performance later this evening. I will say that the D70 was faster sounding than the Bifrost 2, but more flat as well.
I'd just max out out and use the analog out on your amp
Aah, well in that case you've got a balacing act on your lap. I'd shoot for gain 2 pot at 30% depending on your headphone.
With ZMF Auteur and HD6XX, I run my 887 on gain 3 at about 2 O'clock on the volume dial. I then adjust final volume via the remote on my SU-8 DAC, typically anywhere from -18 to -20 ish.Hmm well I just tried that and the volume at 30% on gain two would be too low. The volume on the D70 is at -13dB and it maxes at 0dB so not much headroom. Max volume on gain two I can have the volume on the D70 at around -34dB. Much more headroom to play with. I just don't want to introduce too much "noise".
I did, and Yggy sounded better over it, so I'm guessing multibit is the way to go with the amp.has anyone here tried Hugo2 as dac for Benchmark HPA4?
Which one will give better result, Hugo2, Topping d90 or an r2r Denafrips Ares or RME dac?