Talk about temptation, right? The offer on AliExpress for the D5 now is tempting. Can't decide to go for the D5 or wait for the DX7 pro...I think for this price level it will be a tough one to beat.man.... really tempted to try one of these out....
Amp wise, will this drive HD 660S reasonably well?
Amp wise, will this drive HD 660S reasonably well?
yes, amir gives some subjective impressions at the end of the review driving his 650 set reasonably well and those are 300 ohm. your 660s are half that, so you should be fine.
Thanks for the info, gonna pick it right now!As someone who uses the D5 with Senn 660S, I can vouch for the fact that the D5 amp has plenty of power to drive these. I listen to plenty of big orchestral music and I never go above 26-28 (out of max volume of 40) with the 660S -- it's *plenty* loud. Using lower impedance Audeze LCD-X , I stay in the lower 20s volume-wise.
Thanks for the info, gonna pick it right now!
@REK2575 what cable are you using with your 660S? The balanced cable provided by Sennheiser is strange, 3.5mm TRS which don't fit on D5.
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Thanks for the info, gonna pick it right now!
@REK2575 what cable are you using with your 660S? The balanced cable provided by Sennheiser is strange, 3.5mm TRS which don't fit on D5.
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Trying to learn : why is Kernel Streaming better than Wasapi, what are the advantages?Well, if I were you I will try with other better soft player in windows. And Kernel Streaming better than Wasapi or ASIO4ALL.
I do not use any streaming service like Tidal, Spotify...
Kernel Streaming is lowest 'audio' layer in Windows: Why go through more layers (=WASAPI) if direct access is possible? In audio, less is usually more. (unlike WASAPI, ASIO _can_ be direct although it's not a given: there are 'ASIO' drivers out there which are using KS internally…) KS also allows for things that WASAPI does not: whereas both ASIO & WASAPI require memory copy operation per design, KS does not. Again, less is more. ASIO usually has _fixed_ Buffer size – it has been established from experience that various Buffer sizes can have sonic impact with smaller values sounding 'better' for most. Not being able to manipulate Buffer size is a clear restriction for ASIO. In addition, ASIO may require even more memory copy operations then WASAPI as it expects left & right channel to be 'separated' (WAV format has samples interleaved). WASAPI allows for different Buffer sizes but requires certain 'minimal' size – Usually this is 192/256 samples for CD and 512+ for HiRez. One cannot go below that minimum. Kernel streaming, on the other had, has no such restrictions: one can even use Buffer of a single sample! ('DirectLink' as unique feature of JPLAY) Hopefully this makes it clear now why we recommend KS: Lowest layer, no restrictions on Buffer size, zero-copy scenarios possible. Again, we believe 'less is more': not everyone agrees this makes a sonic difference and that is ok – but it does not change the factsWhy JRiver (=Matt) does not recommend KS is something you will have to ask him: links you posted do not have a single reason mentioned.
This thing as a standalone DAC at 300 USD would be CRAZY.
yesDoes D5 have ASIO drivers?
Don't take everything maty says at face value. Most of his claims are entirely anecdotal ...Trying to learn : why is Kernel Streaming better than Wasapi, what are the advantages?
JRmc has the ability to use kernel streaming.