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1032

Well when I had originally thought about purchasing these headphones and was told I should possibly hold off on that. Which I will not doubt was legit advice.

In the sense the way I took it is that you need to be real specific on the chain of equipment you choose. Sufficient power being the most obvious, and not from anyone here. Just reviews in general.

Further reviews reiterated the fact sometimes these headphones maybe bright at certain ranges. So you want to pair it properly

I provided a graph, and said EQ could probably fix this problem. Than I was told EQ doesn’t solve the problem. Virtually putting me back to the only solution being proper pairing.

The crazy strange thing is I do not know if brightness or any of the characteristics these headphones have would bother me at all. But I don’t even have an amp or dac I could use to better experiment.

These are my second headphones, my first pair I use with a dac/amp which doesn’t belong to me.

However, I really wanted to get a pair of planars. It’s been my goal since the beginning, I was going to get the Sundara but they never went on sale. Debated over the ananda. Then these came along for a price that’s cheaper than the ananda open box. As I am no expert, these may match up with the Arya in certain performance, so I said why the heck not.

So my goal now is to make these decisions work out in my favor and have the best end results.

Amp is taken care of, but I mean there’s 100’s of dacs. With a lot of things to consider price being crucial at this time.

I know what I want, just taking caution with the advice I’ve been given. And I doubt I will be able to receive accurate advice from someone that hasn’t owned or experimented with these headphones.

I have no fear or worry just yet, because I just do not know what to expect or what to fear based on no experience.

I mean this whole entire thing comes down to this dac pairs well with your headphones and these are your options. But like I said if you never had these headphones I don’t expect you to feed me the best advice and not knowing and refraining from doing so is better than taking a lucky guess or hypothesis.

1033

Yea asking about advice on this would nearly be equivalent to asking advice on how to have sex. That’s why I didnt want to bring you all into this

1034

Sex is a lot easier and preferably when you’re not alone.

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1035

Wanted to reply to this thread in case anyone saw my earlier post. My LCD-GX did not die. I’m not sure what happened…but it works :slight_smile:

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1036

I think Andrew from the headphones show gave me a better idea on something you guys have probably mentioned. I was watching the SMSL SU 9 review and he mentions that the dac isn’t going to change frequency of the headphones.

He says that people mention dacs are warm or cool, simple gist, but rather that’s not how dacs work. He provided a more reasonable description of how dacs function.

However, I still do not know which dac to choose.

I think the SU-9 wouldn’t be bad, but its balanced output impedance is higher than my amp. Not certain of the effects created by these circumstances

1037

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1038

Would you take a current 2020 eq’ed lcd-2f or a z1r thats eq’ed? What sounds best to you? I can get the lcd for $960 and the z1r for $1600 and for what i own already i have an eq’ed hd 800s and i want something better for bass type music like edm and other modern genres

i have tried the lcd and z1r and love both but am worried about the weight of the lcd-2f since i have autism and i have ticks were i move my head a certain way, and my neck is sore all day everyday because of that, and i am not sure the weight of the lcd-2f would be ok since i already have neck issues

for my amp/dac i have the thx monoprice amp.dac combo with built in eq

I use my headphones as main audio source so from music to video games and everything else if it matters

Please and thanks

1039

Not sure about the differences in sonics between the two but comfort matters a lot more than people may initially think. If you already have neck issues then going to a heavier headphone may make it unpleasant to use. The 800s are known for being one of the most comfortable and lightest headphones out there so anything else you get will likely be a little worse in that dept.

So essentially an uncomfortable headphone doesnt get used. If you are worried enough about the Audeze than the Sony may be the way to go as it is quite a bit lighter and close to the 800 in that regard. If you are wearing them for prolonged periods then comfort issues become more important. If you love them both then get the easier one to wear.

Just my thoughts.

1040

A few months back I tried the z1r and Lcd-xC(the closed back model) for a few weeks each before moving onto the Heddphone, Focal Stellia and finally settling on the RAAL Sr1a.

I found the z1r much more comfortable than the Lcd-xC because of the weight difference(over 200g) with Sony at 385g vs 650g for the specific Audeze I tried which ended up being too heavy for me ergonomics-wise.

I liked the noise isolation on the Sony and found them really comfortable without bloated bass using a schiit modius dac and monolith thx aaa amp.

On the z1r I liked the extra bass they added naturally where on the RAALs I have to EQ them to get somewhere comparable for general use(music/gaming/youtube)

Hope that helps.

Edit: looking back, if my budget stopped at ~$1500 I probably would have settled on the Sony compared to everything else I had tried in that range and only moved up to a higher level looking for more resolution-clarity.

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1041

Anyone have/do a direct comparison between the dac2541 and the RME ADI-2? Looking for a brief change up, and both seem pretty solid.

1042

Happy Holidays everyone, want thank everyone who has reached out to help me and everyone else. Have a safe and happy holiday! :christmas_tree:

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1043

RME is good, I don’t own it but have been really researching that. It seems the chord qutest is a direct competitor to the RME in the dac world. Depends what you need it for and what you like. Though it seems the ADI-2 is probably a more feature rich unit where as the 2541 probably posses a better dac performance. Super Beast has some measurements and thoughts.

Price wise if you can get the 2541 without tax is worth it cause the RME would cost the same with tax.

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Thanks!

I was leaning towards the Jot 2 + RME. I have enough Amazon points to essentially bring the RME down to around $500 out of pocket. That plus the $400 for the Jot2 is sort of comparable to the 2541. My main goal would be a solid dac that is no slouch in reproducing the recording without color and a headphone amp that can drive the HE6se without issue. Looks like the 2541 can drive about what I need and more than the Jot 2. Unless I am reading the specs wrong.

1045

He6se, hmmmm. Well first the super beast thread is saying that the dac is more on the warm side. Even though dacs don’t really color sound I am guessing it is different as a proprietary chip. So it would hard to say unless you own it.

Second, I see that a lot of people suggest two things. First is a very sufficient amount of power for the HE6SE. 5-7 wpc. Next, you want high dynamic range and also a dac that will provide good +dBu. The ADI balanced can go up to +19dbu. And an amp that should have high gain settings of 25 dB or more. This is all just what I’ve heard, if you wish to get the true benefit of these headphones. So these maybe somethings you want to consider.

The only thing about the ADI is they say the sound stage is wide but vertically is not phenomenal. The soundstage for the HE6SE is something many people say isn’t outstanding and I’m not sure how this will effect them when the full 3 dimensional sound stage isn’t being improved by the dac or in general how much a dacs soundstage will actually create change on any headphones. I’m sure someone else can step in and provide feedback.

However, for the price you mentioned you would pay I would definitely test it out. If it doesn’t work out for you you could probably sell it in a heartbeat for double the price.

Just take into consideration the amp section cause I believe the Jot at 50 ohms is only 3.2 wpc. You probably want a little more juice than that and gain dB

But again, this is just what I have heard. Possibly all hype or personal preference. You can’t go wrong with more besides the fact more money comes into play

1046

Hi everyone, I received a $100 gift card from Amazon and am thinking about buying a pair of wireless headphones for gaming. I’d be using them with an Xbox One X. I don’t need anything fancy - I recognize that a hundred bucks doesn’t get you all that much bang - but is there something decent in this price range?

Stability of wifi connection would be a priority; I don’t game seriously so I don’t need great sound quality; battery life isn’t a great issue as I seldom play for more than a couple of hours at a time, and I don’t need a mic.

Thanks!

1047

At that price range you got Corsair H70 or Logitech G533.

The Logitech used to be 150, it’s an older model. But right now it’s 66 on Amazon on backorder. Few other websites have it at the same price, probably discontinued. Walmart too.

I would say gaming sound quality wise I would go with the G533

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1048

2-3 watts will run the HE6se ok. I use a GSX-mini with 4-pin XLR balanced when using that headphone. It sings.

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1049

Thank you, I really appreciate the recommendations!

1050

Soon we’ll find out what 10.5w will produce :eyes:

1051

What did you buy? Do you HE6se currently?