Gaurdian23 OP t1_j6l9m1t wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:00 AM

Reply to comment by thaeyo in Schiit Heresy, Gone Nuclear (Update) by Gaurdian23

Ty! Actually that is a great idea! Thankfully my house is pretty quiet but I wish I would have thought of that sooner! Still might do it just to give my ears a rest at night!

I really want to like Schiit, their designs are great, they offer amazing power for the money, and they're inexpensive. However it appears they cut corners to make that happen. Agreed!! The more I think about, the more I lean to just getting an Atom. Wish I had sooner tbh!

RChamy t1_j6mxw7b wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:59 PM

Fiio K5 is a beast too!

Gaurdian23 OP t1_j6nvvu7 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:40 PM

I completely forgot about the K5, thanks!!

blorg t1_j6nsoib wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:21 PM

Look at Chi-Fi, all of the performance without the corner cutting you get from stuff made in the US. Topping and Fiio have great options, I have a Topping A90 and Fiio K5 Pro myself.

The new Fiio K7 looks great for $199. I think it looks well worth it over the K5 Pro, balanced, much more power out of that output, much lower noise and distortion.

From Topping, the DX3 Pro+ for the same price loses the balanced but gains Bluetooth.

If you don't need the DAC portion, the Topping L30 II amp-only for $149 looks great, single ended only but 3.5W and it can even survive exploding and continue to work normally with no harm to amp or headphones.

Gaurdian23 OP t1_j6nwj1c wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:44 PM

Thanks for the suggestions! Honestly the L30 II is actually looking pretty good right about now! I already have a DAC that I can use so it would be perfect. Looks to have great build quality and, apparently, can survive exploding lol!

blorg t1_j6nxb7g wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:49 PM

If you read through the thread, it seems in the end that it was something else that "exploded" near the amp, as it has apparently no issues and no visible damage inside either. The previous generation of the L30 did have some issues, but they apparently did fix it in the II, and I believe it has DC protection so shouldn't blow up headphones at least.

MachineTeaching t1_j6oz8sj wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:42 PM

The first few units of the L30 had issues, Topping recalled all of them and permanently fixed the problem. The L30 II is just a minor upgrade so you can get a L30 if it's cheaper without worry.

MachineTeaching t1_j6oz0jc wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:41 PM

The FiiO K5 for example is kinda bad. In general, FiiO doesn't always make the best products, although plenty are fine.