Rog Supreme FX with ES9023P and Japanese's capacitors and components is not only way better than all those options u write but is better than dacs that cost more than 300 euro . Its not only the dac but also every other component around it on this Mobo that makes it better compare to other mobo with shame or better dac-amp.
With balance yeah u get way more power and more than enough ( i dont know about noise levels). The problem is finding a good quality cable , in my opinion use the Stock Balanced 4.4 cable and buy a good 4.4 to 2.5 adaptor .
I found out, that HD660s is tuned with OFC cable. If connected via any other material, like OCC or SPC, these destroy soundstage of this headphones!
Hmmm, I be a bit skeptical of the concept of "destruction" mentioned above. Maybe more accurate to say "if you listen closely, you may find subtle differences between cables on the 660s , but YMMV". ?
With OCC - Everything is cleaner, bass has more depth and treble more sparkle.
Respect your opinion but I dont agree , in my opinion a working shame distance cable pfc occ spc or Adamantium From Wolverine himself cant effect the sound so drastically Destroying Soundstage unless if its fault cable.
I fully agree there is no way a cable alone make a soundstage disappear destroyed . Small subtle differences yeah.
I don't see any other first-hand insights. Too bad I would like to read another review from someone with multiple cables of different materials. I have PC-OCC with Japanese conductor and borrowed SP-OCC (not spc sorry). My subjective assessment is that only OFC sounds balanced and with good soundstage.
In my opinion, the HD 650 is like a fresh Bavarian/ Munich beer: full bodied and tasty, but also smooth. Not going for something more extreme like a lot of hops or a V-shaped FR curve. I also tend to “sink into it” the longer I listenWell, to be fair, and as a frequenter of both threads, I’d say that they are - as are the headphones in question - very similar but still different enough to warrant reading both.
I agree the HD 660S is “better” overall than the HD 560S. However, I do like the HD 560S’ angled drivers and soundstage presentation, the extra extended sub-bass is an unusual treat, and the FR tuning was very carefully done and “gets the most” performance out of the modern HD 500 series that I’ve heard yet (fewer masking effects due to less of a darker, bassy tuning). It was a nice upgrade to go back to the more refined, effortless HD 660S, but the HD560S has a lot to be proud of (and little to complain about) for $200.
