[cubed4life]

Selling CMA600i if any one is interested https://www.head-fi.org/threads/selling-my-questyle-cma-600i.913018/

 

[LarsGrootkarzij]

Anyone who has any idea how this sounds on the Sennheiser HD 800 S? And how this amp/dac compares to Marantz HD-DAC1? I can get one for 500 euro's which seems like a very good deal.

 

[Mightygrey]

Anyone who has any idea how this sounds on the Sennheiser HD 800 S? And how this amp/dac compares to Marantz HD-DAC1? I can get one for 500 euro's which seems like a very good deal.

It sounded amazing with its closed stable-mate (the HD820).

 

[ProLoL]

Sounded great with beyerdynamic T1 limited edition!

 

[up late]

visited the questyle audio website the other week and noticed that the cma600i is no longer there. i assume that it has been superseded by the cma twelve.

 

[vincent1]

Anyone who has any idea how this sounds on the Sennheiser HD 800 S? And how this amp/dac compares to Marantz HD-DAC1? I can get one for 500 euro's which seems like a very good deal.

Hi at the time of release it was said that in design phase HD800 were used for design/testing. They certainly work well with my HD800.

 

[qboogie]

Is there a benefit to feeding the CMA600i via optical vs USB? How would one do this from a laptop?

 

[Mightygrey]

Is there a benefit to feeding the CMA600i via optical vs USB? How would one do this from a laptop?

The biggest benefit - for me - is that my CMA600i appears to be one of the units that's affected by an audible "CLICK" when tracks start over USB. This doesn't seem to be a problem via optical, I've had a Chromecast Audio streaming into mine directly via the Optical-out.

 

[qboogie]

The biggest benefit - for me - is that my CMA600i appears to be one of the units that's affected by an audible "CLICK" when tracks start over USB. This doesn't seem to be a problem via optical, I've had a Chromecast Audio streaming into mine directly via the Optical-out.

I guess we both have the older models because I have that too. I now use Chord Mojo as the DAC and bypass the CMA600i's DAC section, so the USB click/pop is a thing of the past.

I am hoping to upgrade to a Hugo 2 DAC soon and am wondering if I will lose the benefit of balanced XLR output. I can confirm that LCD-X sounds better from the CMA600i when used as amp/DAC via XLR compared to SE -- that might be the result of more power. Does anyone know if using an external DAC like the Hugo 2 would compromise that quality, since Hugo2 doesn't have balanced output? Someone posed a similar question earlier but I couldn't fully understand the answer. Thanks for your help guys

 

[Mightygrey]

I guess we both have the older models because I have that too. I now use Chord Mojo as the DAC and bypass the CMA600i's DAC section, so the USB click/pop is a thing of the past.

I am hoping to upgrade to a Hugo 2 DAC soon and am wondering if I will lose the benefit of balanced XLR output. I can confirm that LCD-X sounds better from the CMA600i when used as amp/DAC via XLR compared to SE -- that might be the result of more power. Does anyone know if using an external DAC like the Hugo 2 would compromise that quality, since Hugo2 doesn't have balanced output? Someone posed a similar question earlier but I couldn't fully understand the answer. Thanks for your help guys

I don't think so. It's difficult to A/B test the actual sonic difference between XLR and SE without proper volume matching - the slightest fraction of a dB louder, can often be perceived as 'better'. You ought to be fine with the Hugo and the LCD-X, they're pretty efficient.

 

[.Sup]

I guess we both have the older models because I have that too. I now use Chord Mojo as the DAC and bypass the CMA600i's DAC section, so the USB click/pop is a thing of the past.

I am hoping to upgrade to a Hugo 2 DAC soon and am wondering if I will lose the benefit of balanced XLR output. I can confirm that LCD-X sounds better from the CMA600i when used as amp/DAC via XLR compared to SE -- that might be the result of more power. Does anyone know if using an external DAC like the Hugo 2 would compromise that quality, since Hugo2 doesn't have balanced output? Someone posed a similar question earlier but I couldn't fully understand the answer. Thanks for your help guys

Hey, do you find the Mojo to have a better DAC than the one is the CMA600i?

 

[Mightygrey]

Hey, do you find the Mojo to have a better DAC than the one is the CMA600i?

A hair "sweeter" sounding.

 

[qboogie]

I think the mojo definitely has a better DAC. It just sounds a little bit more defined. The edges are sharper, if that makes any sense. It's a little like when you digitally edit a photo by increasing its sharpness.

 

[.Sup]

I think the mojo definitely has a better DAC. It just sounds a little bit more defined. The edges are sharper, if that makes any sense. It's a little like when you digitally edit a photo by increasing its sharpness.

Well put, I know exactly what you mean!

 

[qboogie]

Has anyone had a chance to try the new CMA Twelve unit? Thinking about renting it from TTVJ for $200 (had no idea that service was available until today) to see how it compares.