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Post by arthurz on Jul 29, 2013 14:57:22 GMT -5
Does anyone have any information on how much power the headphone amp puts out? We are told it's much better than the XDA-2, but there's no data.
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Post by arthurz on Jul 29, 2013 19:55:20 GMT -5
(As you've noted) we also agree that the DC-1 has enough other virtues to even recommend it to people who aren't bowled over by the way it sounds: like the really nice headphone amplifier(s), and the remote, and the (really rather cool) display, and the analog input (which means you don't have to buy a whole separate preamp so you can connect your phono preamp or legacy tuner). [Heck, a few competitors who we won't name charge a few hundred dollars EACH for those options alone  ] Bump! Would love to know  . |
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Post by GreenKiwi on Jul 29, 2013 20:31:30 GMT -5
Only anecdotal, but it happily drove both my Sennheiser HD650s (300ohm) and Beyer T70s (250ohm).
While I'm not sure how it does with the really power hungry orthos, it seem to be quite good with the moderately demanding headphones.
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Post by monkumonku on Jul 29, 2013 20:54:34 GMT -5
Only anecdotal, but it happily drove both my Sennheiser HD650s (300ohm) and Beyer T70s (250ohm). While I'm not sure how it does with the really power hungry orthos, it seem to be quite good with the moderately demanding headphones. The DC-1 drives my HD-650's just fine, too. From what I've read, the HD-650's are not that easy to drive. |
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Post by creimes on Jul 30, 2013 0:08:43 GMT -5
Whats the advantage of making a hard to drive set of cans......wait that came out wrong  |
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Post by KeithL on Jul 30, 2013 11:21:19 GMT -5
The DC-1 uses the BUF634 high-current precision buffer chip for its headphone outputs (each output has a separate BUF634). I'll see if we can come up with some measurements for you. Does anyone have any information on how much power the headphone amp puts out? We are told it's much better than the XDA-2, but there's no data. |
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Post by arthurz on Jul 30, 2013 12:08:34 GMT -5
Thanks Keith!
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Post by redblue on Aug 12, 2013 17:51:40 GMT -5
Hello Keith, Hoping to see that headphone amp output specs soon - it is about the only thing that is preventing me from ordering one of these at this point. There is a thread going for the DC-1 over at Head-fi.org and I am sure a lot of headphone users would like to know! www.head-fi.org/t/644467/emotiva-stealth-dc-1-dac The website says "very low" output impedance on the headphone jack for the DC-1, but would like to know the actual number on that. Also, the power output would be nice; say how many mW into 32 Ohm, and 300 Ohm headphone loads for example? Also how much voltage into 300 Ohm? Thanks in advance |
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Post by roadrunner on Aug 13, 2013 15:03:47 GMT -5
The DC-1 uses the BUF634 high-current precision buffer chip for its headphone outputs (each output has a separate BUF634). I'll see if we can come up with some measurements for you. Does anyone have any information on how much power the headphone amp puts out? We are told it's much better than the XDA-2, but there's no data. Keith, It would be very useful to see a comparison of the outputs from the XSP-1, the XDA-2, and the DC-1. Many of us will have the option of choosing from any of these, and possibly other, headphone connections while listening to our music. It would also be useful knowing this info when considering purchases of Emotiva components having headphone anps. Thank you for your assistance. |
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Post by arthurz on Aug 13, 2013 15:12:57 GMT -5
I asked for the comparison of the first two previously, and it seemed that XDA-2 was either slightly better or equal to the XSP-1 (in other words adequate, but nothing that Asgard 2 wouldn't kick the schiit out of). Looking forward to hearing about the DC-1.
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