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Toothless_Snake
251
Jun 15, 2018
Something I would like to ask would be getting the X1s for the HD6xx now then getting the X7s at a later date when the drop comes back be a good idea?
MikefromEarth
64
Jun 17, 2018
Toothless_SnakeThat would be fine, though you honestly don’t need an x7s to drive the 650s. I use my X1S on my hd600s and they get more than loud.
mindhead1
599
Jun 19, 2018
Toothless_SnakeI have both. As a stack it looks great and is versatile in terms of input and output options.
If I had to choose one I'd get the X7S and a cheap dac like a OL DAC or Topping D10 or D30.
The X7S is a superior Amp. I use it with my 6xx and 4xx and it's excellent. Everything sounds more full and low end hits harder.
That said, the X1S is a great DAC and is more than sufficient to drive most headphones.
anort3
177
Jun 19, 2018
MikefromEarthThe X7S is slowly changing my mind about liking the HD 600s more than the HD 650s. I didn't think that was possible. So does he 'need' an X7S to get loud? No. But it sure sounds great. Especially balanced. Single ended is a sound quality upgrade from my Xonar STX and my O2/ODAC Rev B. Balanced makes it even better.
Deathbed
140
Jun 20, 2018
mindhead1Quick question sir if you don't mjnd. Just curious, lets say I use USB to X1s, then RCA Output from the X1S to another Amp RCA input. Does it means the X1S function purely as a dac? I'm quite confuse with how DAC/Amp works. That being said if I do own a Dac/Amp and wanting just to use it's dac but another different amp.
mindhead1
599
Jun 20, 2018
DeathbedYes. When you use the RCA out from the X1S it's in DAC only mode and can feed another Amp or powered speakers.
Unlike some DAC/Amps the RCA out is not disabled on the X1S when headphones are plugged in. I have not noticed any issues with sound quality because of this.
Deathbed
140
Jun 21, 2018
mindhead1Thank you so much for the reply and info. Appreciate that. Will try that out once I got mine.
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