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I recently got this headset, and wow is it good. My only issue is when certain people talk on discord, I can hear a really high pitched ringing. I fiddled with a bunch of settings, computer audio and discord, and nothing seems to solve the issue. It is primarily if not all in my right ear only. Is there something wrong with my headset, or was that ringing always there I can just hear it cause the headset is THAT good? I haven't had any issues with any other application, though I have yet to test if I can hear the ringing on a different version of discord, say on my xbox instead of my pc. Only other issue I've had is occasional static, but I can't tell if it's from the headset or the show/game/etc.
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itsamepe
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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!
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The point of this amp, it seems to me, is if you want better than budget range, but don't want to bump up to the ~$500 price range. The Schiit alternative would be Asgard 2, at $250. That is a solid state amp; so if you want tube/hybrid, go Cavalli, if you want ss, go Asgard 2. In either case, the DAC portion of the Schiit stack, the Modi 2, might be a decent pairing with this amp if you upgrade to multibit option.
For me it's a no brainer; Cavalli entry level products don't come around that often, and this firm has a stellar reputation, which I think is well deserved. Get the Cavalli, if you are in the market for an amp at this price range.
Volume pot aside, you're telling me you didn't like the sound of the LC, didn't think it was worth the money? Or did you even listen to it?
We already know that these are going to be manufactured in China, and frankly if the amp actually contains $70 worth of components in a custom case for just $250 I'd be fairly impressed.
I assume you own at least some electrical equipment from a major brand? How much do you think the components in that equipment cost the manufacturer? You'd be pretty lucky to find $70 worth for every $250 the equipment cost you, and these specialized amps aren't being mass produced on the kind of scale that major brands get to take advantage of.
I don't know why you have such a hatred of all things Cavalli, but your rant above is full of vitriol and devoid of rational argument. If you actually do have a valid point to make perhaps you'd like to calm down and try again?
Thank you for the link though, it does raise some possible concerns around the design and component selection in other Cavalli amps. I wouldn't go as far as to call it facts though. There are basically two posters who certainly give the impression that they know what they're talking about and who are heavily critical of the LC's design and component selection. Unfortunately I don't have the knowledge or expertise to really judge how valid those criticisms are.
There's no way to audition this amp and so we're all relying on the opinions and reviews of others on the net to make the decision of whether to purchase it or not. However I have to admit I'm starting to wonder if it wouldn't be prudent to wait and let others be the guinea pigs...
By the way, have you read much else on that head-case forum? Those same two posters I mentioned seem to be just as dismissive of Schiit products, see the Jotunheim thread near the top of the Headphone Amp forum for example.
But it appears the one who shat on the Liquid Carbon, is now also shitting on Schiit. https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/12921-schiit-jotunheim/?do=findComment&comment=764242 K. Gilmore has designed quite a few nice headamp (KGSS, GD-X mk2 ...), but it really seems like his achievements got to his head ...
For what it's worth, plenty of people whom I trust very much have spoken for the competency of this amp - many comparisons have been drawn to Schiit's lineup and though I cannot speak from personal experience just yet I'd say anything under the Jotunheim would be hard-pressed to be a better purchase than the CTH.
Jotunheim is a very precise and forward sounding (or rather, characterless) unit so this would be a little more relaxed (albeit by a small amount from what I've been told) but other than that I can't really be of all that much help specifically speaking.
Oh, and while I don't like the long delay, I bought a CTH since it hopefully should pair well with the HD 700 and the 400i, my other amps work well with one and not the other, as well as the 6XX which is coming in four months now. Plus it's intriguing, looks great, and likely my only chance to own a Cavalli designed amp.
What I kept is my Burson Conductor, Liquid Carbon, Sony 1140, Bottlehead Crack with Speedball And the ifi iDSD micro. These are giving me the most pleasure at the price levels I got them for.
I don’t like comments that ridicule or bash things. Especially with such broad brushes. Cavalli amps are highly regardeded but there will always be haters.
Yeah, it was totally an emotional rant, which was funny as he kept saying that it was a rational argument.
I love Schiit and I'm not even American, I'll gladly support their brand whenever I can - I own like 6 of their products at this point - associating quality with place of manufacture is such a retrograde concept these days. Does it still happen some times? Yea. Is it directly/inversely proportional? Absolutely not.
But again tubes have their own magic. It’s quite interesting how they can alter the sound and there is something special in seeing them warm up and glow before hearing them the first time.
Hope that helps a little.