manuel74
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Hi HeadphoneAddict,
so have you tried the D10 with HD800 ?
Do you find it good ?
bye
Manuel
so have you tried the D10 with HD800 ?
Do you find it good ?
bye
Manuel
Originally Posted by V-DiV /img/forum/go_quote.gif I ordered a Pico DAC/amp yesterday. Can't wait to take it "on the road" with my ESW10JPNs to get back the sound that I am missing playing music straight out of my MacBook Pro. Thanks again for all of the reviews and advice. |
Originally Posted by hesselh /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi, i am struggling what dac/amp combi to buy for my AKG k271 Mkii. The akg is somewhat "lean" in the bass department. If i look at size i like the nuforce icon mobile, but will it work with my AKG? The ibasso looks like the winner, and probably also sounds as one, but my wife will kill me if i spend 275 again on a "gadget" Oh one more thing, i will hook it up to macbook pro and ipod 5.5g (thats why i think i need the dac) Please advise, Hessel |
Originally Posted by manuel74 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi HeadphoneAddict, so have you tried the D10 with HD800 ? Do you find it good ? bye Manuel |
Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict /img/forum/go_quote.gif I find the D10 with AD744 output-bypassed class-A biased opamps and EL8201 buffers to sound fantastic with my HD800. The opamps cost about $65 from Hiflight if you PM him. The sense of space and depth and detail is great, and it sounds very transparent yet musical, even with USB instead of optical. The only issue is volume levels. It will not play nearly as loud as the Amphora, 3MOVE or Vivid V1, which means some people wont be happy. At normal listening levels between medium and loud volumes, the volume knob is at 2:30 to 3:00 o'clock in high gain, with some slight soft clipping starting after that depending on the recording (could be clipping at 4 o'clock, or clean all the way to 5 o'clock). So, how loud it goes definitely depends on the recording. With infected mushroom "Dancing with the Kadafi" it clips after 3 o'clock and is not loud enough to jam to, but with Batman Begins soundtrack 3 o'clock is fairly loud and clean. I can also get it to play more than loud enough with most of my Jazz recordings (Tord Gustavson Trio or Eva Cassidy "Live at Blues Alley" for example). |
Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict /img/forum/go_quote.gif The only issue is volume levels. It will not play nearly as loud as the Amphora, 3MOVE or Vivid V1, which means some people wont be happy. At normal listening levels between medium and loud volumes, the volume knob is at 2:30 to 3:00 o'clock in high gain, with some slight soft clipping starting after that depending on the recording (could be clipping at 4 o'clock, or clean all the way to 5 o'clock). So, how loud it goes definitely depends on the recording. With infected mushroom "Dancing with the Kadafi" it clips after 3 o'clock and is not loud enough to jam to, but with Batman Begins soundtrack 3 o'clock is fairly loud and clean. I can also get it to play more than loud enough with most of my Jazz recordings (Tord Gustavson Trio or Eva Cassidy "Live at Blues Alley" for example). |
Originally Posted by LevA /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi HeadphoneAddict, I'm about to order topkit from hi-flight but want to get your idea. which would be a better option for esw10's? original topkit (743/8616) or Class A 743/8616 or the AD744 OBCA with with EL8201 ?? I mainly want it for clasical and jazz music. so looking for nice soundstage and depth - I don't like too upfront sound, I prefer some distance from the music. At the moment happy with the orginal sound signiture but anything to improve it would be nice. thanks for all your help. |
Originally Posted by manuel74 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The problem of volume levels probably is due to output power specs of only 100mw at 32 ohm (see this message), considering that HD800 is 300 ohm the output power drop in a considerable manner... For V1 I've seen 100 mw at 300 ohm from your review, and for Pico is 200 mw at 300 ohm (see this message). Do you think the situation could be better with other opamp in D10 ? I cannot find any data about mw output of the Predator, have you tried it with HD800 ? Do you find the volume level to be higher ? thanks Manuel |
Originally Posted by PatLogan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Dear Larry, I've just bought the D10, it's on at ist burn-in stage... I opened it to roll opamps and I have some questions for you: 1. I guess we can put the opamps up-side down, can you confirm me this ? 2. I guess the buffer is the item I encircled with a red row: Didn't find any topic that explains how to roll buffer and amps... I believe I will buy the AD744OBCA/EL8201 kit and will make some comparison with several amps, this item sounds really interesting. I'll compare it to the DacMagic too (that's for end August). Cheers, Patrice |
Originally Posted by PatLogan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Dear Larry, I've just bought the D10, it's on at ist burn-in stage... I opened it to roll opamps and I have some questions for you: 1. I guess we can put the opamps up-side down, can you confirm me this ? 2. I guess the buffer is the item I encircled with a red row: Didn't find any topic that explains how to roll buffer and amps... I believe I will buy the AD744OBCA/EL8201 kit and will make some comparison with several amps, this item sounds really interesting. I'll compare it to the DacMagic too (that's for end August). Cheers, Patrice |
Originally Posted by PatLogan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thank you both for your answers. So I assume that on the D10, the amp is made of 2 buffers and one opamp and that you can either have one dual channel OR two single channel on an adapter board on one opamp IC... (but they would look the same, for a novice like me I guess...) is there a tutorial anywhere on that matter? Then, they provide us with alternate buffers in the box where we have 6 items? I didn't have any doc to explain what it is and what to do with it... Concerning Q1, I wanted to know if I have to pay attention on the position of the IC. I mean, as they are perfectly symmetrical, we have 2 solutions to position them (180 rotation). Is there something to know about it? Is there a tutorial anywhere on how to change these items? Hope this is not to technical for this thread and my english is understandable... Cheers, Pat |