Hi to all, and i am glad to be here. ( sorry for my english)
I bought as a step over another the following devices, and i have some "problems" with them:
akg k601 - headfoned ( about 7 years ago)
DAC SMSL sanskrit 1 year ago
headphone amplifier xduoo TA-26 ( 6 months - with stock tubes)
My problem is that with , or without using the TA26 in the chain , the sound is 95% the same:
var 1) Computer ( optical/ usb) > DAC smsl > AKG
var 2 ) Computer ( optical/ usb) > DAC smsl > Xduoo amplifier > AKG
both cases the sound is in blind identical. Maybe directly from dac is a littlle more crisp on highs, but i canot tell for shure. And maybe the bass is 10% stronger directly fron dac !.
Of course on the xduoo i can rise the volume to impossible levels..But on the Dac i stay at 80% for normal listening
initialy I thougt that this type of sound is OK , regarding the mids, voices, bas untill i put my akg directy on my old amplifiers:
Sansui AU9900 and Sansui AU x-701
I had an revelations. on AU9900 was a little bit more bass , but the AKG on the sansui au x701 vas an wooow.
The sound is fuller, and the bass i feel in in my had like a slam, not only the sound. ( but i loose some soundstage)
So what it is happening ? the xduoo , highly prised in forums as able to drive hard headphones is not good?
Before i bought it i readed that it was able to output about 1W at 150 ohm, and the AKG ask about 0.2W at 112ohm or so.
I was wrong?
what to do now? i need an good amp , but i hardly can sell in my country the xduoo and i have no budget for a new amp. i bught the xduoo for 300 usd. On cheaper chinese amp i afford i canot see the output in specs, and also i canot trust them anymore.
Thank you all
I bought as a step over another the following devices, and i have some "problems" with them:
akg k601 - headfoned ( about 7 years ago)
DAC SMSL sanskrit 1 year ago
headphone amplifier xduoo TA-26 ( 6 months - with stock tubes)
My problem is that with , or without using the TA26 in the chain , the sound is 95% the same:
var 1) Computer ( optical/ usb) > DAC smsl > AKG
var 2 ) Computer ( optical/ usb) > DAC smsl > Xduoo amplifier > AKG
both cases the sound is in blind identical. Maybe directly from dac is a littlle more crisp on highs, but i canot tell for shure. And maybe the bass is 10% stronger directly fron dac !.
Of course on the xduoo i can rise the volume to impossible levels..But on the Dac i stay at 80% for normal listening
initialy I thougt that this type of sound is OK , regarding the mids, voices, bas untill i put my akg directy on my old amplifiers:
Sansui AU9900 and Sansui AU x-701
I had an revelations. on AU9900 was a little bit more bass , but the AKG on the sansui au x701 vas an wooow.
The sound is fuller, and the bass i feel in in my had like a slam, not only the sound. ( but i loose some soundstage)
So what it is happening ? the xduoo , highly prised in forums as able to drive hard headphones is not good?
Before i bought it i readed that it was able to output about 1W at 150 ohm, and the AKG ask about 0.2W at 112ohm or so.
I was wrong?
what to do now? i need an good amp , but i hardly can sell in my country the xduoo and i have no budget for a new amp. i bught the xduoo for 300 usd. On cheaper chinese amp i afford i canot see the output in specs, and also i canot trust them anymore.
Thank you all