th2pun1sh3r
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yeah you are right, I am now considering sparkos- I wanted to get burson but after hearing about all the dead cards and burned card that result from that combo it seems risky.
th2pun1sh3r,
Since installing the STX II last week, Adam Audio F5 stand-mounted powered studio monitors have been my primary source for near-field critical listening, not headphones. After the Burson op amps (waiting for arrival) are installed and compared, then I’ll learn a lot more about the SQ of swappable op amps vs. sound card per se.
so i tested the soundcard again, im currently listening on it now. and have not experienced any popping suddenly.. that is strange. im going to give it some days. i hope the card will keep up
but i feel like the sound is not as clear as it used to be. may be because of the different op amps. im so used to the burson awesomeness
Bursons customer service still remains second to none. They were going to send me another set of V5's this would put them out over $500 in replacements they've sent me. Although, I told them I will just purchase a Conductor Air. Since I need a good amp for my phone as well. I've heard a lot of good things about the Conductor Air. So we shall see how everything goes. The Cable+ looks amazing too. Although that upgrade will have to wait. I cannot rule out what is causing the issues with the STX 2. There's still an STX, although unfortunately I gave it to another member of my family who also lives here. So I can no longer use that for testing purposes. I would very much like to see however, It would prove if or not it's a problem linked to the design STX 2 itself.
I will post how everything works with the Conductor Air once it's in. Some have reported the audio quality to be superior to the STX/V5 combo.
Im using the ones that comes with the card. Not the original ones
Also, Burson asked me to send my card to them for testing. They'll have a better chance than I do at getting to the bottom of the issue. We'll see how everything turns out. Even if the card proves incapable of holding the amps down. I will be able to use the Conductor Air once it arrives. They have really gone out of their way to help me. They're even planning to replace the V5-D's still. This will put them out over 700$ on this if you include all the amps I've gone through.
Edit: I really hope they can find the issue. The STX 2 is really the only card I have that can push my HD 700's. The Maximus Formula VII has a half decent DAC and AMP. However, it cannot and will not do what the STX 2 can.