plainbagel
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Current setup is PC (USB) to Maverick Audio TubeMagic D2 to Objective2 to HD-600. Cables used: regular USB 2.0 cable, Audioquest Evergreen 1m interconnect (RCA to 3.5mm), Grado 1/4" to 1/8" adapter, Canare cable 6' (terminated with Furutech FP-704)
Few questions, please realize I am kind of new to higher end audio...
1. When using the DAC in Windows, should the volume in Windows sound always be 100%, and then actual volume adjusted using the amp?
2. The Canare cable was purchased from a forum member here. Since it uses a 1/4" plug I purchased the Grado adapter for it. Would this decrease the quality of the sound, since it may not be as high quality as the Canare cable? I.e. should I maybe terminate the cable with a different plug?
2b. Is he Evergreen cable a good quality? I pretty much just bought what was in my budget at the time, didn't research it much.
2c. The USB cable doesn't matter, does it? After all, it's just transmitting a digital signal, I don't see why it would matter, but I'd like a 2nd/3rd opinion on that.
3. The Objective 2 amp, is it just as good for a 32 ohm headphone like Grado-225 as it is the HD-600? According to the website it is, but reading a bit here ppl tend to lean towards amps designed for low impedance headphones.
Also any suggestions on improving setup are welcome. Thanks in advance
Few questions, please realize I am kind of new to higher end audio...
1. When using the DAC in Windows, should the volume in Windows sound always be 100%, and then actual volume adjusted using the amp?
2. The Canare cable was purchased from a forum member here. Since it uses a 1/4" plug I purchased the Grado adapter for it. Would this decrease the quality of the sound, since it may not be as high quality as the Canare cable? I.e. should I maybe terminate the cable with a different plug?
2b. Is he Evergreen cable a good quality? I pretty much just bought what was in my budget at the time, didn't research it much.
2c. The USB cable doesn't matter, does it? After all, it's just transmitting a digital signal, I don't see why it would matter, but I'd like a 2nd/3rd opinion on that.
3. The Objective 2 amp, is it just as good for a 32 ohm headphone like Grado-225 as it is the HD-600? According to the website it is, but reading a bit here ppl tend to lean towards amps designed for low impedance headphones.
Also any suggestions on improving setup are welcome. Thanks in advance