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mtndewritos t1_ixyvnbr wrote

Reply to comment by TheMisterTango in What does it mean to properly “power” a headphone? by soldkeyboard57

My R70x sounds thin and piercing on my laptop. It gets loud, don't get me wrong. But the louder it gets the more piercing it become. On my Topping DX1 or LG V60 the R70x sounds like it should be, neutral-warm with a relaxed treble.

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Floofernutterfox t1_iy08drk wrote

Just got the R70x. Have to say it's a great sounding headphone. Definitely a difference listening on my Schiit stack vs my Sonata HD. Also the Sonata was actually getting warm driving them, that can't be good.

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mtndewritos t1_iy1ryeh wrote

Awesome, enjoy your pair! They really are underrated. It doesn't help that most reviewers out there prefer to rec the Sundaras or even the 6xx' over the R70X'.

>Definitely a difference listening on my Schiit stack vs my Sonata HD.

What difference did you hear? I'm curious.

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Floofernutterfox t1_iy31bb7 wrote

The Sonata really seemed to be struggling with heavy bass. It sounded like there was distortion and that along with the dongle getting warm was enough for me to stop using it pretty quickly. I have not noticed this behavior on my ksc75s or he4xx.

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