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    Quote Originally Posted by Bourneendboy View Post
    Are you running headphones straight off the Pi/iqaudio Dac?
    I am ... and using a hardware volume controller (for convenience).

    When I first got the IQaudio DAC I didn't even bother trying the headphone output, assuming it wouldn't be much cop, but I was pleasantly surprised recently when I gave it a go so have stuck with it.
    Use it all the time for late night BBC listening and playing (AIFF) files.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikmas View Post
    I am ... and using a hardware volume controller (for convenience).

    When I first got the IQaudio DAC I didn't even bother trying the headphone output, assuming it wouldn't be much cop, but I was pleasantly surprised recently when I gave it a go so have stuck with it.
    Use it all the time for late night BBC listening and playing (AIFF) files.
    Wonder how that would compare to my Dragonfly Red / Pi setup
    Chord Mojo / Sennheiser HD600

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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    like to get some hifiman cans to see if they are better than the oppos. anyone tried the he350 massdrop?
    The massdrop 350s aren't planars, conventional dynamic drivers but I believe they sound good. There was a recent Massdrop offering of a modified 400x which unfortunately did neither Massdrop nor Hifiman any favours. Sounded good, but problems with fasteners breaking and also channel dropouts. Doubt Massdrop will ever offer it again.
    Without music, powerboat racing, photography and a whole stack of other stuff that floats my boat, life is just a non stop procession of deadlines and bills.

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    I'm using the Massdrop 4xx phones and they blew my AKG Q701 into the weeds, headphone amp is a prototype valve amp, sounds lovely, had a MF X-can v3 previously which did a good job on the Q701s, but not as good as the valve amp.
    Steve.

    Kit I have:
    CD player, TTs, Phono stages, Pre amps, Power amps, Integrated amps, DACs, Streamers, Speakers and a bunch of cables.

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