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Anyone know of such a beast? I cannot seem to locate one. Thanks in advance for your responses.
It has been reviewed here: RME ADI-2 FS Version 2 DAC and Headphone Amp Review | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum
Not cheap, but very clean and plenty of power.
I use the Monolith THX 788. It has a high and low shelf EQ that you can specify, and 5 custom PEQ settings that go from -6db to +6db.
This unit is typically $499, although I got one recently for $399 directly from Monoprice during a holiday sale.
I use the Monolith THX 788. It has a high and low shelf EQ that you can specify, and 5 custom PEQ settings that go from -6db to +6db.
This unit is typically $499, although I got one recently for $399 directly from Monoprice during a holiday sale.
This seems excellent. Five bands plus shelf is plenty. Price is more than fair if it's a good performer. Thanks!
What is your experience like with Dirac Sensaround? I use Dirac Room Correction on my speakers but haven't heard of this.
I liked it so much that I bought a second one (at MSRP, not on sale) for the office.
Edit: I forgot to mention that for the PEQ points, you can also set the Q value, if that's important to you. It's nice when you can't use software EQ.
It's something I've played with for a few minutes now and them, but never leave on for long. It makes the sound feel like it's coming more from in front of you instead of from the sides, but there is a huge drop in bass that makes it undesirable to me. If I could never use it again, I would be fine with that.
I'm using the Hifiman Sundara and HD 6XX on my units, each with a balanced 10' XLR cable from Periapt. The 6XX needs more EQing than the Sundara, so I use the 6XX in the office where I can use PEACE on my PC to go above and below the +/-6db limit of the Monolith, and have more than 5 PEQ points plus shelf EQs.
Hi, do you like the DAC on the amp as well? I'm very close to pulling the trigger on it.I liked it so much that I bought a second one (at MSRP, not on sale) for the office.
Edit: I forgot to mention that for the PEQ points, you can also set the Q value, if that's important to you. It's nice when you can't use software EQ.
A bit late, but for records you might get away with a cheap separate ADC connected to the ADI-2 DAC, like this one. I've measured its DAC counterpart here.Other than the $1700 RME ADI-2 Pro FS, is there a headphone amplifier with analog input and parametric EQ? I use the Roon preset on my LCD-2, and it helps a ton. But I like to listen to records on my turntable with headphones sometimes, and $1,700 is way more than I'm willing to spend to get EQ in that scenario. Considering how pretty much every headphone Amir has measured has been positively transformed with EQ, this seems like market gap worth complaining about.