[mugbot]

It's a 2 channel DAC so I don't think so. You'd need a receiver for dolby atmos or other surround sound.

 

[Tennessee]

But WASAPI does not support automatic sample rate switching.
It means that you nearly always gonna oversample or undersample, based on your Windows settings and the source.

It does in exclusive mode.

 

[ST33L]

I must say the RME ADI-2 FS paired with the Topping A90 has a more pronounced and authoritative low end, and slightly crisper sound overall. I'm really enjoying this pairing with my Focal Clear MG and LCD-XC.

I have the A90 hooked up to another DAC. Thinking of streamlining. How did you run it from the RME, and what settings did you use to bypass the RME internal amp? Would like SE and balanced. Picture of the back would be appreciated. I certainly don’t want to screw it up... ha. Thanks!

 

[DivinesGaming]

I have the A90 hooked up to another DAC. Thinking of streamlining. How did you run it from the RME, and what settings did you use to bypass the RME internal amp? Would like SE and balanced. Picture of the back would be appreciated. I certainly don’t want to screw it up... ha. Thanks!

I believe he just has two RCA's going from the output of the RME ADI 2 DAC, to the Input of the A90 Amp. Alternative, he could have used two XLR to XLR short interconnects to connect both devices, which would be done like this: RME ADI 2 DAC output connected to A90 Amp input. This will set the Dac into 'Line out' mode, and will bypass the Amp of the device, and use the amp of the A90. The headphones would be plugged in to the A90 for audio.

 

[fordski]

Has anyone here tried the headphone out with HiFiMan Edition XS headphones. I'm looking to get an all in one solution for my desktop and want to make sure the headphone out of the RME performs well with these headphones. Thanks.

 

[dougq]

Has anyone here tried the headphone out with HiFiMan Edition XS headphones. I'm looking to get an all in one solution for my desktop and want to make sure the headphone out of the RME performs well with these headphones. Thanks.

Worked fantastic with them. The rme I find is really good with planars.

 

[fordski]

Worked fantastic with them. The rme I find is really good with planars.

Thanks for your reply, that's reassuring! It's a tossup between the RME and the Matrix mini-1 Pro 3 (I like it due to the Roon streaming capabilities, but the RME also has me intrigued with the ability to use EQ right in the DAC.

 

[dougq]

Thanks for your reply, that's reassuring! It's a tossup between the RME and the Matrix mini-1 Pro 3 (I like it due to the Roon streaming capabilities, but the RME also has me intrigued with the ability to use EQ right in the DAC.

I’m not into room streaming but every headphone I have owned I always adjust with eq (normally it’s a bass shelf of some sort) and I also use different devices so having that eq across headphones and devices is perfect.

 

[fordski]

I’m not into room streaming but every headphone I have owned I always adjust with eq (normally it’s a bass shelf of some sort) and I also use different devices so having that eq across headphones and devices is perfect.

Yes that is a huge advantage of the RME, as it's source independent. I can EQ in Roon but it's only for Roon content not other sources such as Apple Music, movies etc.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

hey guys I am considering ADI-2 for my HD800s.

Not the best choice for 300 ohm Sennheisers. Do you have an amp?

 

[Sajid Amit]

Has anyone compared the RME ADI 2 as a DAC (ESS version) with the DAC section of the Matrix Element X?

 

[FinHifi]

Fun stuff, with RME if you have high impedance headphones, use xlr. I a/b RCA VS XLR (to SA-1) with my ADX5000 and there is a difference in low end, slightly more dynamic presentation. Midrange and treble showd no difference and initially i tought that there is no difference. RCA has 100Ω impedance and XLR has 200Ω so there might be the reason for mor energy in the low end. I dont believe that this is due to cable quality and if both were 150Ω i dont think there would be a difference.

 

[Slaphead]

Fun stuff, with RME if you have high impedance headphones, use xlr. I a/b RCA VS XLR (to SA-1) with my ADX5000 and there is a difference in low end, slightly more dynamic presentation. Midrange and treble showd no difference and initially i tought that there is no difference. RCA has 100Ω impedance and XLR has 200Ω so there might be the reason for mor energy in the low end. I dont believe that this is due to cable quality and if both were 150Ω i dont think there would be a difference.

As a general rule the output impedance of a headphone amp shouldn't exceed 1/8th of the impedance of the headphone. Now by rights if you're using XLR as a source at 200Ω then your headphones should be at least 1600Ω.

In fact the lower the output impedance the better in all cases.

My feeling is that you're getting a frequency response shift that happens with the mismatched impedances that you like rather than it being actually correct.

But if you like it, then knock yourself out - I've long since given up on what is considered correct and what is not considered correct in HiFi

 

[Dogmatrix]

As a general rule the output impedance of a headphone amp shouldn't exceed 1/8th of the impedance of the headphone. Now by rights if you're using XLR as a source at 200Ω then your headphones should be at least 1600Ω.

In fact the lower the output impedance the better in all cases.

My feeling is that you're getting a frequency response shift that happens with the mismatched impedances that you like rather than it being actually correct.

But if you like it, then knock yourself out - I've long since given up on what is considered correct and what is not considered correct in HiFi

I believe the (to SA-1) in the post refers to a Singxer SA-1 headphone amp

 

[FinHifi]

I believe the (to SA-1) in the post refers to a Singxer SA-1 headphone amp

Yes that is what i ment