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  1. Gomjab

    Zoom F6 Portable Field Recorder Review

    @amirm Did the Sound Devices mixpre ever get tested?
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    Measurements of RME ADI-2 DAC and Headphone Amp

    THIS! That is what I love about my ADI DAC and Pro. The auto setting is a great default for probably 90% of users. And for edge cases they give you the options to manually control things. I originally set mine manually and would over think things. Now I leave it on auto and just enjoy the...
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    Headphone Measurements Using Brüel & Kjær 5128 HATS

    If I used my IEMs more I’d go to an audiologist and get custom made tips for mine. I did find that one of the included silicon tips worked best for me but I still needed to shove them practically to my brain to get best seal. I think the advise you got earlier about taking some real time...
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    Headphone Measurements Using Brüel & Kjær 5128 HATS

    I own both the Etymotic ER4SR as well as ER4XR and that is my experience getting them properly sealed in my own ears. And I have the advantage of a closed loop feedback system to help position them! The bass sounds fine when you get the good seal but otherwise sounds like crap.
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    Headphone Measurements Using Brüel & Kjær 5128 HATS

    Wow that Afro Cuban All Stars link became the soundtrack for this evening’s web browsing! Very nice.
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    What headphone(s) do you own ?

    I’ve heard mixed reviews on the HD820’s. I would need to do some serious listening and comparison to my HD800s before spending that much. I’m looking at Neumann NDH20‘s as an option. The closed back would be for use at work or listening in bed when my wife is sleeping so doesn’t necessarily...
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    What headphone(s) do you own ?

    I’m currently using them in balanced mode with my RME ADI-2 Pro FS R BE (what a mouthful!). The ADI-2 Pro was purchased for my home music studio to use for both recording and playback. Prior to that I used them with the 1st gen ADI-2 DAC. The performance of that DAC/amp combo is what made me...
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    What headphone(s) do you own ?

    I have owned several brands over the years but my favorites have been Sennheiser starting with the HD600. I upgraded to the HD650 after they had been out quite a long time. I never tried the HD800 but ended up buying the HD800s a couple of years ago. My HD800s had a minor mechanical issue...
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    Balanced Headphone Amplifier for RME ADI-2 DAC Recommendations

    Catching up on this thread from last year. I just took advantage of Sweetwater’s 0% for 48 months to get the new RME ADI-2 PRO FSR. I plan to use it as a good quality ADC/DAC for my home studio. It has the advantage over the ADI-2 DAC of being able to drive my balanced headphones though that...
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    Measurements of RME ADI-2 DAC and Headphone Amp

    The irony being that the music they are listening to on their schitty amp in many cases was recorded using RME hardware as it is well regarded in studios.
  11. Gomjab

    SMSL SU-8 Version 2 Balanced DAC

    That and select exclusive mode. I have tried many players including the Bitperfect plugin but settled on Audirvana up until this year when I broke down and paid for a lifetime subscription to Roon. Audirvana is very nice. I also own a bunch of software plugins for recording (DAW) and...
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    SMSL SU-8 Version 2 Balanced DAC

    Apple has CoreAudio which is also capable of bit perfect performance. Here is a Roon FAQ talking about bit perfect on Macs. https://kb.roonlabs.com/Audio_On_OSX
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    Review and Measurements of New JDS Labs Atom Headphone Amp

    Not the Magni. It is their larger case designs like the Jotunheim that had grounding issues.
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    Does DSD sound better than PCM?

    You can find old ham radio operators that can pull very weak CW signals out from the noise as well. The question is would it be easier with DSD or PCM? o_O
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    Temporary "fun" Amp?

    I was going to highly recommend the Atom. Bummer that they are delayed. When I ordered mine a few weeks ago it shipped out the next day.
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    Review and Measurements of New JDS Labs Atom Headphone Amp

    You would get 122 dbSPL if the headphones are rated 98dB at 1mW. If the headphone rating is 98 dB at 1 V RMS the max output would be 106.75 dBSPL. [EDIT] I ran the numbers using a spreadsheet I have. Looking at your link I see that the website tool has a selection to identify the units. Which...
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    Bad recording/master: it is a crime!!!

    It sounds like analog playback of a digital recording.
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    SMSL SU-8 Version 2 Balanced DAC

    My unit from Massdrop with “10th Anniversary" markings was hardware version 1.2 and included firmware version 1.3 so you should be good.
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    Review and Measurements of New JDS Labs Atom Headphone Amp

    I guess I was lucky with my Magni 2 as the volume knob was quiet and balance was fine at my typical listening levels. I’ve found with the Atom on low gain I can leave volume knob fixed and back volume down with player if needed. This setup is at work and I have the Atom placed a bit out of...
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    Review and Measurements of New JDS Labs Atom Headphone Amp

    Too late. I lost my sanity long ago. o_O The Atom replaced a Schiit Jotunheim that Amir kindly tested recently. I am tempted to mount the Atom and a Khadas tone board inside the Jot case and send it back to Amir to test again on April 1st! :p
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