Massdrop x Fostex TR-X00 Purpleheart Headphones Discussions | Drop

Massdrop x Fostex TR-X00 Purpleheart Headphones

Showing 1 of 1445 conversations about:

Aug 24, 2016

This has to have been discussed somewhere in the 140 pages of comments, but I can't find it. (Massdrop: search within comments. All the cool kids are doing it.)
So I am pretty clueless when it comes to audio. I picked up a pair of these purplehearts and an O2 amp (the desktop model, standard gain), currently just plugged to my machine's motherboard (Realtek ALC1150). It is rather quiet - turning up everything to maximum, and turning the gain on, is loud, but nowhere close to uncomfortable. I'm assuming it is an impedance issue, but am wondering if that's right, and if there's anything to do about it. I mean, I don't need it to be louder, but it does seem not like intended function. And while I don't abstractly care where the knobs point, I already probably pissed off the neighbors when I switched back to my speakers without remembering to turn everything down.
Anyone know where I screwed up?

Vote

raexx

Aug 24, 2016

j.a.lo2 w or w/o dac?

Vote

Aug 24, 2016

raexxO2 without DAC (the one sold here last time around). I've looked at some other DACs here and elsewhere, but at this point in my knowledge of these things don't know enough to know how, or even whether, to choose one.

Vote

Meru

Aug 24, 2016

j.a.lo2 is quite transparent in terms of paring so any dac that is high quality will do. Chord Mojo, the fancy one from JDSLab, ODAC, or your DAP if it does support USB DAC output and use it as Line Out. Actually dac that costs around 100 bucks will do the job fine. You can start from here. Or used units. OR if you really desperate just connect it to your sound card on PC, won't sound too bad actually.

Vote

Aug 25, 2016

MeruThanks. If you look a little upstream in the thread, my original question was about why my X100s seem rather quiet using the O2, being driven by my PC. I'm beginning to suspect it is the 'PC' part, but I'm still pretty n00by about a lot of this.
Something that occurred to me earlier today, that probably has a pretty big influence on DAC selection are specifics about my machine; thing one is that my desktop (machine this will be used on) has a TOSlink-out on the motherboard, and thing to is I run Linux. I've read that under Windows, USB drivers can be an issue, and if Linux drivers are required for USB, then I'm guessing they probably don't exist for most hardware like this, so I'd be looking for optical.
I do actually run Win in a VM to use a specific application, so I could probably figure out USB passthrough and use Windows native drivers if I had to, but that stuff gets weird and a major pain to troubleshoot pretty quickly.

Vote

AmpHi

100

Aug 25, 2016

j.a.lMy motherboard has a Realtek ALC1150. Tested it multiple times with the O2 and Schiit Asgard 2 amps as my motherboard was touting it as one the best sound solution....it is absolutely shit. Its not your amp at all. I have the O2+ODAC and it is a night and day difference. A DAC would be great but a ASUS Xonar DGX PCI-E would also be great choice as it is miles better than onboard at just about $40.

Aug 25, 2016

AmpHiAwesome, thanks for the info. That's what I was beginning to suspect. This machine can't easily take another PCI card - it is rather stuffed already, so I'll be looking at a DAC once I figure out what the deal is with USB vs. optical and what actually will work under Linux.
Thanks again!

Vote

Meru

Aug 25, 2016

def won't work this way, his O2 is only the amp part which is connected a la analogue, not ODAC

Vote

Meru

Aug 25, 2016

j.a.l @AmpHi said what I want to say. You do need a decent source aka dac besides a decent amp. Pairing your O2 to your motherboard's soundcard is doing double amping and you're still amping the bad signal processed by the dac on your soundcard.

Vote

Aug 25, 2016

What meru said, and also, as I mentioned above, this isn't Windows.

Vote

Aug 25, 2016

MeruCool, I'll be figuring that out next. I appreciate the help.

Vote

View Full Discussion

PRODUCTS YOU MAY LIKE

Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX Headphones

$199

Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee Headphones

$169

Massdrop x Sennheiser PC37X Gaming Headset

$99

Drop + HIFIMAN HE4XX Planar Magnetic Headphones

$149

Massdrop x Koss Porta Pro X Headphones

$29

Drop + EPOS PC38X Gaming Headset

$169

Massdrop x Koss KSC75X On-Ear Headphones

$20

Massdrop x Meze 99 Noir Closed-Back Headphones

$199

Drop + EPOS PC38X Yellow Gaming Headset

$139

Drop BMR1 Nearfield Monitors

$79

Trending Posts in Audiophile

itsamepe

Sennheiser PC37X randomly goes bad after disconnecting the cable ?

Greetings, Yesterday I was using my headset like normal with my macbook, just listening to music and on a call with people like usual, and the headset was perfectly fine. The stock wire that came with the headset is extremely long and yesterday it annoyed me very much that it kept getting tangled with itself, so I decided to see if the cable is replaceable. I pulled out the cable from the headset and saw the adapter, and looked online for a replacement. Upon plugging it back in, the audio sounded extremely muffled and washed out. Im not sure what I did wrong to make it mess up like that as I've always taken good care of it, ive had it for about 2 years and its always just been chilling on my desk, but anywho I thought the cable just went bad and ordered a replacement. The replacement came, and the issue is still persistant, so I am not sure what the issue is I've tried multiple different headsets and the issue is not with the port, and I also tried it with my windows laptop and...

Apr 23, 2024

Questions

Vote

MrChiSox

Big changes coming to my tiny little music room, I've recently purchased a new stack. Currently figuring out where to locate it all and ordering up the necessary cables, it won't be too long before I'm up and running. I am now the proud owner of a brand new stack. It's a European brand called Earmen. Amp, DAC, Streamer & Linear Power Supply. It won't be long!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB15yM4UptQ

Apr 23, 2024

General

Vote

Briankan

Recommendation for my next headphone set? I have Koss 95x

Hey all, What would you recommend I get next and why? I have Koss ESP-95x electrostatic massdrop headphones. These are my first and only audiophile set. I love them. I think my only real requirements is $500 or less for the headphones and that they have a little more low end. I don’t need thump but these are really light on lows…but the experience is still awesome. Also any recommendations on an amp? I only have my electrostatic thingy. I am using the Topping D50 DAC. thx!!

Apr 22, 2024

Questions

Vote

Simthaniel

Rigs

Modded headphones with qudelix at the core

When I received the Qudelix 5K, I had already modified a pair of Superlux HD-681 headphones. I previously soldered my own balanced connections to the drivers, providing multiple ways to connect and...

Apr 14, 2024

Rigs

brothamike

A decent set of IEMs

I am in the midst of a 300 hour burn-in but, I will say I am enjoying how this set sounds so far. Before I received these which was btw late by a few weeks, I purchased a Sony/Kimber Kable MMCX...

Apr 12, 2024

Photos

merrick97

Should I exchange the PC38X for better headphones?

I bought the PC38X headphones FOR GAMING and they are great, but I have NO use for a Microphone since I don't do competitive gaming and I was wondering if there were better headphone options at a similar price without a headphone, where (presumably) more of the cost was put into making it sound better. I also find that my PC38X don't get quite as loud as I would like and I was wondering if a cheap amp like the iFi Go link would draw a little more volume out of my phones. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN6MM822?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details I went with the PC38X since it was considered the best bang for buck headphones. I care most about using spatial apps like DOlby Atmos and DTS Headphone:X. Suggestions are welcome.

Apr 11, 2024