[SoundJedi]

Power Rating
Single-Ended Headphone
1100mW+1100mW(High Current，RMS,RL=32Ω) 2200mW+2200mW(Low Current，RMS,RL=32Ω)

Balanced Headphone
5000mW+5000mW(High Current，RMS,RL=32Ω) 7000mW+7000mW(Low Current，RMS,RL=32Ω)

Yeah should be alright . Will report back tomorrow (hopefully!)

Any third party cable suggestions are welcome.

Edit: and you can fit ZMF pads on this thing???

 

[paradoxper]

Out of 100, how far do you guys think the Cayin iHA6 can push the 1266 TC in terms of performance?

It drives my Diana Phi easily so I am cautiously optimistic. Just want to know what to expect when the beast arrives.

Sufficient power isn't going to be the issue. The AKM DAC is a little compromising. Arbitrarily, I give this rig a 77% completion rating.

 

[jlbrach]

I am at 76

 

[Sajid Amit]

75 here. Have heard the IHA6. Not a fan of its signature. The TC treble sounds etched off the Cayin amp.

But its all right if its a stop gap until you upgrade to something else…

 

[Sajid Amit]

TC-philes,

What are your favorite portable solutions for the TC, i.e., battery-powered amp-DAC combos or amp DAC stacks?

 

[SoundJedi]

Sufficient power isn't going to be the issue. The AKM DAC is a little compromising. Arbitrarily, I give this rig a 77% completion rating.

The DAC is a Hugo2 .

 

[jlbrach]

TC-philes,

What are your favorite portable solutions for the TC, i.e., battery-powered amp-DAC combos or amp DAC stacks?

the TC isnt a portable HP lol,thats what TOTL IEM's are for!

 

[paradoxper]

the TC isnt a portable HP lol,thats what TOTL IEM's are for!

If Sajid wants to sip a Mai Tai on the beach while wearing the TC then that's what he's gonna do.

 

[Sajid Amit]

If Sajid wants to sip a Mai Tai on the beach while wearing the TC then that's what he's gonna do.

Lol. I just want to take my TC around the house, and have a dac amp combo or stack I can carry.

Happy to make a bit of a compromise on openness, detail and bass impact, but not too much, lol.

Too much to ask I guess

 

[PhazeCrive]

Honestly I just use my phone with the TC when moving about, I'm not too interested in 100% sound quality then. I set the time and place for that.

 

[Ciggavelli]

TC-philes,

What are your favorite portable solutions for the TC, i.e., battery-powered amp-DAC combos or amp DAC stacks?

I’m strongly considering the Fiio M17. I haven’t heard it though. I may impulse buy it at some point this year, even though I don’t need a portable option. I guess I could use it in my bedroom

https://www.fiio.com/m17

 

[paradoxper]

Lol. I just want to take my TC around the house, and have a dac amp combo or stack I can carry.

Happy to make a bit of a compromise on openness, detail and bass impact, but not too much, lol.

Too much to ask I guess

Hey, if you wanna prance around in your underwear with the 1266 on your head, all the more barer.

 

[Sajid Amit]

I’m strongly considering the Fiio M17. I haven’t heard it though. I may impulse buy it at some point this year, even though I don’t need a portable option. I guess I could use it in my bedroom

https://www.fiio.com/m17

Yeah, looks interesting. I haven’t liked FiiO DAPs in the past. But I want to have an open mind about this one. Looks like they went all out for this one.

The number of outputs and the output power look impressive as does their marketing spiel.

My Kann Alpha is not half bad with the TC.

Playing back Megadeth with far more authority and realism even when underpowered than my otherwise much-loved Audeze LCD i4 and the EE Legend EVO.

But one still wonders lol.

 

[vonBaron]

TC-philes,

What are your favorite portable solutions for the TC, i.e., battery-powered amp-DAC combos or amp DAC stacks?

Definitely Astell CA1000, but today i will have Fiio M17 for loan so that can change.

 

[PhazeCrive]

I have an impressions for later but I find I need a mildly good seal to get the deep bass I like out of the 1266. My glasses break this seal too much and it doesn't get deep. But when they're off...it can get very interesting.