_FinalPantasy_
_FinalPantasy_ t1_j9vag7v wrote
Reply to comment by a_wifi_has_no_name in r/headphones Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk by AutoModerator
I’ve got an Asgard but I like my L30 II more. But I want more powah without breaking the bank.
_FinalPantasy_ t1_j9v3quv wrote
Reply to comment by a_wifi_has_no_name in r/headphones Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk by AutoModerator
Shweet. I'm ordering a Monolith THX 887. 8.8w at 16o, 6w at 32o for only $240 is rediculous. What planar/dynamic drive can would even struggle with that much power? I've been looking for the best value per wattage and it seems like you have to spend $1000+ for 10w+ 16o.
_FinalPantasy_ t1_j9tznrf wrote
When someone says “x headphones are difficult to drive - we recommend this $2000 amp to drive them properly” but then I see the wattage output at all ohm levels and its less than my $300 schitt amp, what exactly else could they mean other than maybe the tonal changes a tube amp or something else it might introduce? Is there any reason a cheaper solid state amp like a Schitt or a Topping or a Monolith THX that put out 6W at 32ohm wouldn’t be sufficient enough to drive anything but the most very demanding headphones?
_FinalPantasy_ OP t1_iycs36u wrote
Reply to comment by aandres_gm in Topping L30 II - Good shtuff by _FinalPantasy_
_FinalPantasy_ OP t1_iybbw30 wrote
Reply to comment by ComedianAcceptable32 in Topping L30 II - Good shtuff by _FinalPantasy_
Just IEMs. The guys in the ASR review said they had the same thing where it wouldn't get very loud on low gain.
_FinalPantasy_ OP t1_iyap0ao wrote
Reply to comment by what_that_thaaang_do in Topping L30 II - Good shtuff by _FinalPantasy_
It'll blow them up in high gain, but normal gain is only useful for the IEMs I've been testing or higher sensitivity cans.
I've got the L30 IIs at about 30% when gaming (Playing Project Diablo 2 right now) and 90 - 100% when listening to music on Tidal on middle gain. The L30 has 3 gain settings (L/M/H) and Asgard 3 has 2.
_FinalPantasy_ OP t1_iyah3gm wrote
Reply to comment by what_that_thaaang_do in Topping L30 II - Good shtuff by _FinalPantasy_
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_FinalPantasy_ OP t1_iya0fyh wrote
Reply to comment by klogg4 in Topping L30 II - Good shtuff by _FinalPantasy_
I clarified my response. Yes, both low and high gain drove my X2HRs, but low/no gain was fairly quiet even at 100%. Like having a face to face conversation in an office.
_FinalPantasy_ OP t1_iya02ka wrote
Reply to comment by ku1185 in Topping L30 II - Good shtuff by _FinalPantasy_
Indeed. Could be. The bass on this thing is great. I didn’t think it would make that much of a difference with them both being solid state.
I’m looking for an upgrade to my X2HRs. Not sure what direction to go in. Massive soundstage, good punch, okay highs, gets good with EQ. I want more of the same, just better, I guess. Lol. I got some 400ses on sale to test hifimans and then maybe step up to JM edition HER9s.
_FinalPantasy_ OP t1_iy9zib2 wrote
Reply to comment by covertash in Topping L30 II - Good shtuff by _FinalPantasy_
It drove it just fine in high gain. Had to crank it up to 100% on normal gain to get it to conversational level. It wasn’t loud enough until you flip the high gain switch up.
_FinalPantasy_ OP t1_iy9sg6q wrote
Reply to comment by szakee in Topping L30 II - Good shtuff by _FinalPantasy_
It could drive it, (edit: meaning it worked… but didn’t get very loud) but only in high gain mode did it get enough volume to be enjoyable. ASR noticed this, too.
I asked Schitt tech support and they said this was normal behavior for how they designed it... maybe to make running IEMs less confusing.
Plenty of power, but a fair amount of distortion it seems.
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_FinalPantasy_ t1_ixvjlzi wrote
Reply to I started a tier list 1 year ago but was too scared to share it. Here it is 300 entries later. by OPGuyK
I like how your ranking scale goes up to 7.
Unfortunate that 5 out of 7 isn't a perfect score, though.
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The chair placement in this room is horrific.