I’m enjoying the sound coming from this DAC/Amp as well. Granted, my headphones are not very demanding: Sony MDR-1A, Sony MDR-1AM2, and Sony MDR-Z1R. Since I bought this DAC for portable use, I rarely use it with the much larger Z1R cans. The volume is way more than adequate for the highly efficient 1A and 1AM2 headphones.
Which brings me to my question: @amirm , based on measurements, does this DAC perform better at higher gain levels and thus benefit from an iFi IEMatch or EarBuddy with my high-efficiency headphones?
I use an IEMatch or Earbuddy on other DACs with my high-efficiency headphones to avoid some issues at lower gain levels (e.g., on the Topping NX4 DSD with low gain set, I use the IEMatch on the “high” sensitivity setting with the Sony MDR-1A (24 Ohm) headphones due to audible channel imbalance at low volume levels; with the IEMatch, I can operate at 12 o’clock on the volume knob, getting past the low-gain problem area and still have some headroom).
Cheers
Gus
Which brings me to my question: @amirm , based on measurements, does this DAC perform better at higher gain levels and thus benefit from an iFi IEMatch or EarBuddy with my high-efficiency headphones?
I use an IEMatch or Earbuddy on other DACs with my high-efficiency headphones to avoid some issues at lower gain levels (e.g., on the Topping NX4 DSD with low gain set, I use the IEMatch on the “high” sensitivity setting with the Sony MDR-1A (24 Ohm) headphones due to audible channel imbalance at low volume levels; with the IEMatch, I can operate at 12 o’clock on the volume knob, getting past the low-gain problem area and still have some headroom).
Cheers
Gus
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