muah
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thanks, -10 seems to be the sweet spot with LO from 380.
thanks, -10 seems to be the sweet spot with LO from 380.
Well I used another set-up with my friend's AK380 & KSE1500:
- input pad 0 on the KSE1500 and volume set at 100%
- using only HUGO's volume knob to set-up the final volume.
so you are running 380 to Hugo to KSE?
...I do know engaging the input pad does not send the sound through the KSE's DAC but it may require some digital processing to lower the decibel level...
The input pad is analog, and (itself) requires no digital processing. Here's a breakdown of the signal path scenarios:
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- Analog line-in, BYPASS EQ (with or without input pad applied) = the path is analog from input to earphones.
- Analog line-in, EQ engaged (with or without input pad applied) = the path is analog-->ADC-->EQ-->DAC--->output stage-->earphones.
- USB-in (EQ engaged or disengaged, with or without input pad applied) = DAC-->output stage-->earphones.
I've not noticed any drop in clarity from the use of the input pad (not said to dispute your findings, only as a statement of my own experience(s) with the KSE1500).
The input pad is analog, and (itself) requires no digital processing. Here's a breakdown of the signal path scenarios:
[COLOR=222222][/COLOR]
- Analog line-in, BYPASS EQ (with or without input pad applied) = the path is analog from input to earphones.
- Analog line-in, EQ engaged (with or without input pad applied) = the path is analog-->ADC-->EQ-->DAC--->output stage-->earphones.
- USB-in (EQ engaged or disengaged, with or without input pad applied) = DAC-->output stage-->earphones.
I've not noticed any drop in clarity from the use of the input pad (not said to dispute your findings, only as a statement of my own experience(s) with the KSE1500).
Weird...wonder if that's accurate....over 10ms+ decay in the lower midrange and below? Maybe I don't know how to read graphs.
Also note the treble roll at 10kHz off looks greater with the KSE1500 than the SE846 which makes no sense to anyone who has heard and compared to two earphones.
Measurements after 10kh is grey area in any setup, but having said that, what you hear is difference in 10kh peak.
When you compare the decay of the cymbals between the KSE1500 and SE846 which extend beyond the 10kHz peak it still does not correlate to what even a layman like me hears.
Sorry, what do you mean by 'decay'?