Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

Raymond Lin · Monday at 19:05

Oh, for a second there I thought yuo bought another Headphone DAC/amp.

£180 for this sounds like a bargain then.

mrk · Monday at 19:11

Am done with headphone amps, found "the one" so that's that until something better comes out for the same money otherwise nothing else can seemingly come close it seems.

Raymond Lin · Monday at 19:21

mrk said:
Am done with headphone amps, found "the one" so that's that until something better comes out for the same money otherwise nothing else can seemingly come close it seems.

What's the end game headphone amp? the Topping DX 3 Pro + ?

mrk · Monday at 19:37

Fiio K11 R2R.

I had the DX3 P+ and it's too bugged with a crap volume dial and too expensive so not good value for money.

Raymond Lin · Monday at 19:41

mrk said:
Fiio K11 R2R.

I had the DX3 P+ and it's too bugged with a crap volume dial and too expensive so not good value for money.

I was looking at that Fiio but settled for ONIX Alpha XI1 for now. I do want a more "desktop" solution later, but want to make sure my HD600 can scale with it first or worth it.

jpaul · Monday at 20:42

ready for shrove tuesday ...
something to help trudeau, whilst Starmer~~debbie~~ does trump/eu/jinping,

what do I actually buy from the usa

Stu999 · Monday at 20:45

Edit - I can’t read. Again.

mrk · Monday at 21:13

Raymond Lin said:
I was looking at that Fiio but settled for ONIX Alpha XI1 for now. I do want a more "desktop" solution later, but want to make sure my HD600 can scale with it first or worth it.

the Alpha will certainly give a taste of what's possible yeah

LuckyBenski · Monday at 22:39

mrk said:
Nice to see they didn't cheap out on the components or design, external power supply is 48V 5A, so the amp gets rather hot

Why does that make the amp hot?

Raymond Lin said:
p.s. I sometimes wonder why does it need so much voltage to drive headphones, it's not exactly moving much air. 48V? My Dyson is running on half that.

Voltage is more or less irrelevant as it will be converted down (or up) to whatever is needed. Generally with anything modern and digital-ish it's just more efficient to deliver lower amps at slightly higher voltages.

mrk · Monday at 22:53

It's twice the power adapter output of the old amp's power adapter and the amp is bigger too yet generates over twice the heat in use so clearly there is a power correlation there with the heat generated.

LuckyBenski · Monday at 23:45

mrk said:
It's twice the power adapter output of the old amp's power adapter and the amp is bigger too yet generates over twice the heat in use so clearly there is a power correlation there with the heat generated.

Correlation =/= causation

Things change I've changed · Tuesday at 01:05

Raymond Lin said:
I was looking at that Fiio but settled for ONIX Alpha XI1 for now. I do want a more "desktop" solution later, but want to make sure my HD600 can scale with it first or worth it.

Realistic end-game desktop solution for the HD600 on a budget would be something like the JDS Labs ATOM Stack, or even better the JDS Labs Element IV, one of the best reference DAC/AMPS I've heard under 1K.

Derek W · Tuesday at 19:05

A couple of visual aids

LG 27" Ultragear 27GS60F-B 1920x1080 IPS 180Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Widescreen Gaming Monitor

rickjames · Wednesday at 11:00

My incredibly old Airpods are showing signs of death so bought these Sony XM5s with a nice discount

Having never owned a pair with the feautre I'm mot sure if I'm disappointed with ANC or managing my expectations with what it can and can't do

sHo0sH · Wednesday at 11:02

rickjames said:
My incredibly old Airpods are showing signs of death so bought these Sony XM5s with a nice discount

Having never owned a pair with the feautre I'm mot sure if I'm disappointed with ANC or managing my expectations with what it can and can't do

If its underperforming, check the seal on your ear - makes a huge difference

rickjames · Wednesday at 11:08

sHo0sH said:
If its underperforming, check the seal on your ear - makes a huge difference

Cheers - been trying to the various tip sizes it comes with (there's four of them) and having not worn earbuds before it takes some adjusting to wearing. I live right by a train track and busy motorway so would like to be able to cancel out a lot of stuff like that...

sHo0sH · Wednesday at 11:21

rickjames said:
Cheers - been trying to the various tip sizes it comes with (there's four of them) and having not worn earbuds before it takes some adjusting to wearing. I live right by a train track and busy motorway so would like to be able to cancel out a lot of stuff like that...

I usually rotate mine anti clockwise into the ear so it goes right into the canal, not sure how you are popping them in but see if that helps

AndyCr15 · Wednesday at 17:25

rickjames said:
Cheers - been trying to the various tip sizes it comes with (there's four of them) and having not worn earbuds before it takes some adjusting to wearing. I live right by a train track and busy motorway so would like to be able to cancel out a lot of stuff like that...

Whilst in ear buds have come on a lot with ANC over recent years, I would think you want some decent over ear headphones to cut out things like trains and motorways?

haaammit · Wednesday at 17:56

Some feet. Worn out my Sektors - well, the stupid fabric lace tabs have worn out, which is annoying. Shouldn't have the same issue this time, as these have proper eyelets. Alpinestars J6 Pretty comfy, could do with a gear change pad though - upshifts feel a little vague at the moment.

Also , because I work in a kitchen and am constantly washing my hands, they dry out. This is pretty much the best hand cream for me. Pricy, but well worth it!

ChrisD. · Wednesday at 19:13

New (to me) 4090. Makes my old 3080 look tiny. Barely fits in my case.