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Chord Electronics - Hugo 2 - The Official Thread
Actually I'm sure that they expect a real, technical benefit, not just sound effects. Otherwise amp emulators would be more popular. And don't project your epectation that a sound as accurate and neutral as possible be unenjoyable before you try it! I guess your experiments so far are limited...- JaZZ
- Post #19,233
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Chord Electronics - Hugo 2 - The Official Thread
«Re-processing» is an ugly word for mere DSP, as it implicates a massive signal deterioration, including the infamous breaking of «bit perfection». But if you categorically dismiss DSP, you're also not allowed to use equalizers or digital volume control. Among those there are enough...- JaZZ
- Post #19,227
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Hifiman HE1000-SE
The stock cable sounds comparatively rough and hard. I went from the Lavricables Master Silver to the Grand and from there to the Norne Silvergarde S3. Each step was accompanied by even more detail – without any loss of smoothness –, what seemed like an extension of the bandwidth towards high...- JaZZ
- Post #2,017
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Campfire Dorado 2020
Sorry – the correct spelling is Xcessor.- JaZZ
- Post #91
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Campfire Dorado 2020
I get these «electrical shocks» with most of my Campfire IEMs (1x Atlas, 2x Andromeda) – sometimes just from one driver, sometimes from both –, but only if the source/amp is connected to the mains (and your feet or another part of your body are earthed), never with battery power. I suspected...- JaZZ
- Post #86
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Campfire Dorado 2020
Picked mine up today. Atlas «diamond» bass driver plus some BA tweeter sounded too good to resist. I already own the original Andromeda and the Atlas. The latter is my favorite IEM, although sometimes my preference switches to the FiiO FH7. Note that I equalize – even the freshly acquired Dorado...- JaZZ
- Post #85
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Chord Electronics - Hugo 2 - The Official Thread
Yes, don't fear experimentation! An important concern of mine within above post – which is sort of the result of my own experimentations.- JaZZ
- Post #19,160
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Chord Electronics - Hugo 2 - The Official Thread
As has already been said, you can't bypass the Hugo₂'s headphone «amp», since it is identical to its line-out stage. Which in fact is also an amp in the wider sense, but one that is present in every DAC, even those without a headphone output. This combined function is its great strength, as it...- JaZZ
- Post #19,157
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE
Now we're getting somewhere! Which paradigm are you talking about?- JaZZ
- Post #16,146
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE
And that's exactly not exactly what I propose as an alternative. Instead of obfuscating polemic you could have posted something constructive. E.g. why you personally are not willing to try the proposed approach promising to optimize both aspects at once: high fidelity and listening pleasure...- JaZZ
- Post #16,144
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE
Actually you can have both at the same time (and without the expense for an extra amp). I have explained it multiple times. But it's not well received- JaZZ
- Post #16,137
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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FiiO M11Pro | Dual AK4497 | THX AAA 78 Headpone Amp | 5.15" 18:9 720P | Exynos 7872 | 3G Ram+64G Rom |
Maybe you just need to set the player's USB mode to «Storage» instead of «USB DAC». On the other hand in this case I don't even see the M11 Pro as a drive on my Windows computer. It may also help to reinsert the card – or to remove the player and reconnect it. Or to reboot your laptop.- JaZZ
- Post #1,563
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE
Thanks for your honesty! It's a relief for me, as I was seriously puzzled. And you seemed to confirm those who proclaim that the DAVE's output stage is not up to the task when it comes to driving headphones – which completely contradicts my own experience. Now I can absolutely see how someone...- JaZZ
- Post #16,135
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE
Actually I'm already fully served with Rachmaninov Symphonies and Piano Concertos (also in 24/96), but out of interest I would buy the track with the critical «clipping» if you can safely name me the matching recording and format (including the exact position). I'm registered at eClassical...- JaZZ
- Post #16,126
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum