[Davidek]

Hi,
 
I have xb700, Fiio E9 amp and E7 DAC. So I have DAC combo with almost 1 Watt of power.[size=10.909090995788574px][/size]
 
Bass? If I increase it to +6 dB, it's finally there, but it's muddled and uncontrolled. The thing is, when I plug the headphones[size=10.909090995788574px][/size]
to my tv, there it sounds like it should - controlled bass that goes deep without any equalizing, and even mids and highs are better.
I worry if I ever buy some hi-end headphone and it will sound that bad, I don't know what to do...
 
Am I doing something wrong? thanks..

 

[PurpleAngel]

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I have xb700, Fiio E9 amp and E7 DAC. So I have DAC combo with almost 1 Watt of power.[size=10.909090995788574px][/size]
Bass? If I increase it to +6 dB, it's finally there, but it's muddled and uncontrolled. The thing is, when I plug the headphones[size=10.909090995788574px][/size]
to my tv, there it sounds like it should - controlled bass that goes deep without any equalizing, and even mids and highs are better.
I worry if I ever buy some hi-end headphone and it will sound that bad, I don't know what to do...
Am I doing something wrong? thanks..

The Sony XB700s are only 24-Ohm.
The Fiio E9 has an impedance of 10-Ohms, which is a negative for headphones under 80-Ohms.
Technically for 24-ohm headphones, you would want a headphone amplifier with an impedance of 3-Ohms or less.

 

[LinkPro]

Maybe just bad synergy. Output impedance could be a problem but it should not be that significant, I used to have E9 power my D5000 and bass was there for sure, and they went hard.

 

[Davidek]

This is actually the same when I plug them only to E7, or laptop, ipod..