This DAC & most others don't suport microphone.
I cant recommend any- I dont have the 58x. The various THX amps may well be overkill. The JDS Atom/ Schiit Heresy are more than enough. Suspect searching on here for recommendations for any amps for the Senn HD 58X/600/650 family will yield more . All budget dependant.
I would still recommend you to get a Creative Sound BlasterX G6 which is around 160$/€ for gaming and 150 Ohm's can's. Creative is quirky with drivers as always, you have both rewiev and discussion about it hire so read it carefully.
Bit close to shilling, that, isn't it? Even if an independent person would suggest the same.
i can easily power my hd58x from my laptop or phone so if you really want to try a dac get the non pro meizu it will have enough power (even when doing analaytical listening i can hardly spot a difference in sound between my internal phone/laptop dac and meizu pro so for gaming where your focus is on the screen i would not spend even $20 on a dac/amp ( unless of course if your internal pc audio has annoying buzz or background noise) , i would instead buy a $11 ambilight, it will provide more excitement in your gaming experience than improved audio from dac
You're admin on the discord forum? But fair enough, if not financially linked, my apologies
Apologies accepted. I'm a mod on the channel because I genuinely enjoy helping others and because I'm a big fan of Ivan's work (even though there are some rough edges), not because I get anything out of it.
I've edited my original comment to reflect.
Apologies, that was a poorly put question there now that I have reread it.
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First off all differences are in space (components separation, encloser, shilling and materials) and secondarly to harshness of operating conditions regarding exposure to noise sources. All advantages are on desktop side, rest is up to engineering. In the end it's possible to have the portable DAC amp which is on pair with desktop gear for can's with dynamic drivers up to 300 Ohm's this day's with possible need to modify them (adding shielding) in order to increase rejection rate for EMI. But this won't be a dongle but more of a battery powered flask. For example Tooping NX4 DSD or TempoTec Sonata iDSD + Topping NX3s. Toppings even have bass bost that work's well on lower loudness levels. You can find review & measurements of NX3S and NX4 DSD hire. I have Sonata iDSD & did modify it but that one is up to 64~70 Ohm's alone. The dynamic drivers need to get enough power to straighten & level up & you feel that in bass region mostly so when you don't feed them sufficient enough then there's the difference in how they sound.Apologies, that was a poorly put question there now that I have reread it.
I have seen Amir and other reviewers casually mention/touch upon amplification power and the effects it has on bass and dynamic passages on tracks. I am trying to wrap my head around what is really required in regards to amplification and headroom for normal headphones ranging from 32 to 300Ω with a sensitivity ~100 dB/mW... so not talking about difficult to drive HE-6s / HE-560s nor super sensitive Andromedas.
Case in point. Take the middle of the road headphone the Senn HD600 and power it by one of the following AIO DAC+HPA devices... would the Meizu's ~10mW handle the most difficult bass parts and ~20-25dB peaks of a dynamic track as well as the DX7 Pro providing ~54mW? At 1.748 Vrms would the bass be slightly anemic with the Meizu compared to the Aune or DX7 Pro?
My lean is toward the objective rather than the subjective so I am interested more in the audio science and math
Meizu HiFiPro
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Aune X1S 2020
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By the way, the two (2) cans in my signature that you mentioned our custom made earbuds from Singapore and Thailand. The Kryptonites @ 150Ω have a sensitivity of ~95 dB/mW and the Blurs @ 300Ω have a sensitivity of ~105 dB/mW. The rest of my earbud collection ranges from 16Ω to 600Ω with a sensitivity ranging from ~93 up to ~120 dB/mW.
It is solved there, it's only an issue in non-pro. But even then, I use non-pro and it stutters very very rarely when it loses lock, because it runs in sync mode instead of async, it's not a super big problem for the price..
