The "Shit I just bought" thread
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The Dauntless One
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I've tried a ton of headphones in the past and my favorite headphone is DT880 600ohm hands down. I run it with O2 amp/dac. It's still pretty good for games too.
My second favorite is an older stax setup... but it's terrible for games. For music though... man that bass thump is pretty addicting.
My second favorite is an older stax setup... but it's terrible for games. For music though... man that bass thump is pretty addicting.
Brahma
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You can overdrive the headphones with an amp that is sending too much voltage to the headphones.
Here is a great article by NwAvGuy explaining all that bullshit I don't understand.
NwAvGuy: Headphone Amp Impedance
Here is a great article by NwAvGuy explaining all that bullshit I don't understand.
NwAvGuy: Headphone Amp Impedance
The Dauntless One
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Generally speaking, amps won't damage your headphones. Some amps have shody design and sent too much voltage to the diaphragm and fried some headphones. The Schiit Asgard was one of them.
Schiit Asgard on/off cycle K702 - YouTube
NwAvGuy probably decided to just hang up the gloves after proving everyone wrong and basically designing a DAC that performs on par with Benchmark DAC1 for a fraction of the cost (around 10%). There are companies that already modified the amp/dac into a desktop version, and he no longer needs to get involved. Not like there's anything wrong with the portable version. Honestly, he did everyone a favour for designing the amp by exposing all the hacks in the audio community.
Grimmlokk
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My $10 earbuds just lost sound in the right one.
I give absolutely zero fucks about sound quality, I use them when I walk the dogs to listen to podcasts. It really isn't important to me if Kumail Nanjiani's voice has perfect fidelity when telling a dick joke.
Any suggestions on better shitty dirt cheap ear buds?
I give absolutely zero fucks about sound quality, I use them when I walk the dogs to listen to podcasts. It really isn't important to me if Kumail Nanjiani's voice has perfect fidelity when telling a dick joke.
Any suggestions on better shitty dirt cheap ear buds?
Soygen
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I use these pieces of shit when I work out and when I play my Vita/3DS:Amazon.com: Panasonic RPHJE120K In-Ear Headphone, Black: Electronics
Sound is ok, quality seems alright. I haven't broken them in the 8 months I've used them. They are very comfortable.
Sound is ok, quality seems alright. I haven't broken them in the 8 months I've used them. They are very comfortable.
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Brahma
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I currently own a Schiit Asgard v1 with the relays if you want it for 50% off man. Maybe 200 hours on it.
JD Labs sells that amp Deathwing. Read a review on it before purchasing though.
JDS Labs - Shop
The Headfi review of his "portable" amp.
"A High Performer for a Low Cost, but Don't Mind the Front-Panel!" - miceblue's Review of JDS Labs Assembled Objective2 Headphone Amplifier
JD Labs sells that amp Deathwing. Read a review on it before purchasing though.
JDS Labs - Shop
The Headfi review of his "portable" amp.
"A High Performer for a Low Cost, but Don't Mind the Front-Panel!" - miceblue's Review of JDS Labs Assembled Objective2 Headphone Amplifier
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Always. But what bugs me about audio products is that it's highly subjective or tries to be objective and goes over my head. I COULD understand all the shit NwAvGuy spews onto his blog, I just don't have the motivation.
Thanks for the links. I'll keep your offer in mind. My employer is forcing furlough/vacation for the holidays, so I'm not in a spending mood.
Oldbased
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I ordered those as well about 4 months ago due to the fact they had 8000 fucking reviews on amazon and were $8.
The only gripe I have about them is no clip on the cord. The durability and quality for the price was insane though. I compared them to 3 other sets I had. By far imo the best buds for the price.
The Dauntless One
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Death I personally have the jds lab version of the dac and amp. Works great even as a desktop and you can use it as a portable if you want. If you want modified versions of the amp and dac look up audio poutine.
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I'm looking here
JDS Labs - O2+ODAC Combo
And it says it doesn't contain batteries, so how would that be portable? What does modified version offered by audio poutine offer over the JDS version?
JDS Labs - O2+ODAC Combo
And it says it doesn't contain batteries, so how would that be portable? What does modified version offered by audio poutine offer over the JDS version?