Cycles2
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I recently purchased an Antelope Zodiac Gold DAC to use as my USB DAC for my Mac Mini. Since the Zodiac Gold also has a repportedly good headphone amp, I also purchased Audeze LCD-2 headphones. The Zodiac Gold allows two headphone settings; 120 ohms and 0 (zero) ohms. As many of you know the Audeze LCD-2s are rated at 60 ohms. Does anyone have any experience with the proper Zodiac Gold setting (120 or 0 ohms) for the LCD-2s.
Note - before purchasing the LCD-2s I tried an old pair of Sennheiser 424X headphones and needed to set the Zodiac Gold at 0 ohms as the 120 ohm setting didn't produce ample sound level for the Sennheiser's, possibily due to their high impedance (2K ohms). With the LCD-2s, when I switch between the 120 and 0 ohm setting, I'm not sure I hear a noticeable difference in sound level or sound quality. I'm inclined to use the 120 ohm setting thinking it may protect the LCD-2s. Does anyone have any experience with this setup or can lend advice on how to make the proper selection of 120 or 0 ohms?
Thanks,
Brian ...
Note - before purchasing the LCD-2s I tried an old pair of Sennheiser 424X headphones and needed to set the Zodiac Gold at 0 ohms as the 120 ohm setting didn't produce ample sound level for the Sennheiser's, possibily due to their high impedance (2K ohms). With the LCD-2s, when I switch between the 120 and 0 ohm setting, I'm not sure I hear a noticeable difference in sound level or sound quality. I'm inclined to use the 120 ohm setting thinking it may protect the LCD-2s. Does anyone have any experience with this setup or can lend advice on how to make the proper selection of 120 or 0 ohms?
Thanks,
Brian ...