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Hi Onix
It sounds good, but needs a pretty high input level before it starts to sound really good (25 out of 30 on the Mobi cube). I have not listened to it long enough with headphones to make any valid judgments on its fidelity because I have been using it as a portable way to connect the Mobi to a stereo... so I went back for a listen:
- Using Shuttle SB61G2V4 AC97 on board sound as a source
- Listening to cowboy junkies "sweet jane" ripped at 320kbps by CD-Da X-tractor, VBR=0, MPEG=High
- HD 650 through AudioActive Player
- LD micro volume setting at 1:00, Shuttle volume bar placed between the 3rd and 4th line (almost 50%)
First thing I can tell you that it can drive my Beyer DT880s and my Sennheiser DT650s with no problem. Background dead quiet. Cymbals crisp and realistic, high end clear and detailed. Margo's voice sounds like Margo's voice. Bass is articulated but not bloated. Hey not bad for something this small! Now plugged the 650s straight into the shuttle... boo! Bad sound, lost the crisp high end, and clean bass, sounds muted in comparison (even at higher volume levels) ... so big improvement to the basic sound out of the computer.
One other judgment, it seems to have burned in since I last listened to it with headphones. Sounds much better than I remember it sounding when I first got it ... more probably because I discovered that it needs a high signal level to really shine.
So, will it replace your SR71? Probably not. But it is very small and interesting.
I got it as part of a group buy so I can't really tell you how much it would cost by itself.
Regards
USG
Originally Posted by Onix How do you like the LDMicro? And, if you don't mind, how much was it? |
Hi Onix
It sounds good, but needs a pretty high input level before it starts to sound really good (25 out of 30 on the Mobi cube). I have not listened to it long enough with headphones to make any valid judgments on its fidelity because I have been using it as a portable way to connect the Mobi to a stereo... so I went back for a listen:
- Using Shuttle SB61G2V4 AC97 on board sound as a source
- Listening to cowboy junkies "sweet jane" ripped at 320kbps by CD-Da X-tractor, VBR=0, MPEG=High
- HD 650 through AudioActive Player
- LD micro volume setting at 1:00, Shuttle volume bar placed between the 3rd and 4th line (almost 50%)
First thing I can tell you that it can drive my Beyer DT880s and my Sennheiser DT650s with no problem. Background dead quiet. Cymbals crisp and realistic, high end clear and detailed. Margo's voice sounds like Margo's voice. Bass is articulated but not bloated. Hey not bad for something this small! Now plugged the 650s straight into the shuttle... boo! Bad sound, lost the crisp high end, and clean bass, sounds muted in comparison (even at higher volume levels) ... so big improvement to the basic sound out of the computer.
One other judgment, it seems to have burned in since I last listened to it with headphones. Sounds much better than I remember it sounding when I first got it ... more probably because I discovered that it needs a high signal level to really shine.
So, will it replace your SR71? Probably not. But it is very small and interesting.
I got it as part of a group buy so I can't really tell you how much it would cost by itself.
Regards
USG