imran27
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One of my friends bought another XD-05 from Jaben SGThis is the main largest aspect that I guage most solid state gear on, whether to other gear or tube gear.
I find this distinction (of sonic holography) is most difficult to do.
I am guessing that the op-amps are so tiny that they're difference in performance vary person to person ,
Because they are reacting to the different headphone load.
I had O2 and rolled op-amps into it to increase its sound quality even though those choices reduced power.
In the end I retired it in a drawer and later sold it.
From my experience,
I would not place the O2 unit above the Xduoo in terms of musicality.
This may definitely be a big reason why youryo experiencing better performance with same opamps ..
When he tried OPA1692 it was horrible. It was noisy and dry recessed mid range. Totally opposite to my experience.
I guess there are component variations.
Btw, my next steps with XD-05 would be to extend the bypass using Silver plated OCC Cu wire and try various capacitors much more easily. The difference with Nichicon PW and VZ were really stark