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Post by oldson on Apr 22, 2024 8:42:59 GMT
anyone using a topping dac , foobar and windows 10 had issues getting exclusive mode output to work?
i have just downgraded (financially) my Qutest to an E30 but cant get exclusive mode to work for the life of me. pretty sure everything is set correctly as it works on my Qutest and built-in dac on my Phonitor headphone amp. i therfore assume its any issue with the dac or driver or firmware.
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Post by oldson on Feb 25, 2024 10:23:44 GMT
yeah thats the one. it quickly became my "king" of headphone amps. sadly the reign lasted just a week, as it died on me last night.
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Post by oldson on Feb 24, 2024 13:11:22 GMT
Have you played around with the crossfeed (the main reason to buy one, aside from the looks) ? Unlimited power in high impedance headphones. briefly yes. trying to get used to it with matrix off first. so will play again in a few days time. mine is the stripped down version with just 2 settings to play with and no lovely vu meters to gaze at.
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Post by oldson on Feb 21, 2024 19:51:54 GMT
well i thought i would drag this old thread up. i have a Phonitor SE as of yesterday. (could not justify the outlay on the full sized units) mine is an ex-demo unit and i landed it for half the new retail price, so not a bad deal. have to say its a lovely sounding amp. no pre funtion and only single ended, but plenty of power on low gain for my range of cans. it does have the 768 dac, but not planning on using that.
recently bought a Cayin iha6 which has loads of "bells and whistles" but just did not suit my ears. its now on ebay and soon to be followed by my old Violectric v200. keeping the Eufonika, Ember and now the SPL . think thats me done on amps and dac now FINALLY ;-)
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Post by oldson on Feb 21, 2024 19:42:14 GMT
i have ditched Kaspersky some months ago now. have not replaced it with anything. still running windows 10 atm and quite happy with it. i did not realise defender needed configuring though, so will look at that now. cheers
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Post by oldson on Jan 5, 2024 17:48:40 GMT
after many years i have finally ditched Kaspersky. any recommendations on an alternative?
looked at review sites but every brand seems to have really good and really bad customer comments, so dont have a clue what to go for
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Post by oldson on Dec 3, 2023 14:04:39 GMT
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Post by oldson on Oct 25, 2023 19:42:38 GMT
not overly confident in receiving the H5. 1st one was despatched on 5th september and never made it. 2nd one sent out over a week ago and tracking info has not changed so maybe history will repeat itself. could be expensive lesson my H5 is finally scheduled for delivery this saturday. looking forward to it
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Post by oldson on Oct 25, 2023 19:40:01 GMT
Now I am testing AustrianAudio Composer headphones & Score one amplifier austrian.audio/headphones/ (that's another story) - in the course of this I tried out the analytical pads on the DT1990 - look, I like the sound much better now. That shows the capabilities of these headphones. PS: oldson, solderdue if you ever get an AustrianAudio Composer headphone, please measure it and include it in the review. sorry, i do not have the equipment or knowledge of how to measure headphones
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Post by oldson on Oct 9, 2023 16:55:04 GMT
not overly confident in receiving the H5. 1st one was despatched on 5th september and never made it. 2nd one sent out over a week ago and tracking info has not changed so maybe history will repeat itself. could be expensive lesson
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Post by oldson on Sept 21, 2023 19:57:53 GMT
One could be worried about head clamp on the Amiron with the Dekoni pads... but the clamp is so extreme you can't take them off... that's hard core. Expect the 1990 will result in more head time on the H5. The Ami would be too warm on the H5 for my delicate midbass tastes. i actually prefer warm now. grabbed a used lokius for tweaking anyway. just eagerly awaiting the H5 now
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Post by oldson on Sept 17, 2023 16:01:14 GMT
Excellent choice! Hope you enjoy it. Great pairing with the 1990. With all the money you've saved (for retirement) you can now spend on tube rolling! actually the 1990 are not getting head time at the moment. i bagged a mint Amiron home, put the dekoni hybrid pads on and not been able to take them off my head. great headphone that i had not considered before reading Frans review of the T1(2nd) where he stated that the Amiron was similar. they cost me £185 plus £60 for the pads. i no longer feel the need for T1
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Post by oldson on Sept 15, 2023 18:18:22 GMT
hope they suit your needs. still got my D2000 , luckily in mint condition.
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Post by oldson on Sept 14, 2023 17:18:16 GMT
hopefully one day i will stop headphone rolling!!
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Post by oldson on Sept 10, 2023 12:58:25 GMT
pre brexit i would probably have taken the ft3
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