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Topping D50 DAC

Jun 29, 2018

I just picked up the D50 on the current active drop. I am looking for solid state amp recommendations under $300. I am not a Schiit fan so just wanted to get that out of the way. I already have a Darkvoice 336se. I guess most people start with solid state first and then go tube amp. I did it the other way around. I love the Darkvoice but I'm curious as to what else is out there in the solid state realm. I would be using them with my Sennheiser HD6XX

Jun 29, 2018

BuckabooHave you tried the objective 2 amp? its pretty good neutral flat sound. I own 1 from mayflower. It's about 120.

Jun 29, 2018

Audionoob187No I haven't. I own a pair of Sennheiser 6XX. I wonder how the two would pair together.

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Jun 29, 2018

BuckabooThey sound pretty good with the 6xx I own a pair of 6xx as well. I've ran the 6xx with the cavalli tube amp and the O2, both sound good. The Cavalli does get a bit louder as it's a x8 Gain and the O2 is maxed at x6 gain. Even with the O2 set at x6 gain though I never really go past 12 much. Everyone favors tube amps with the 6xx though. I think the O2 is just as good.

Jun 29, 2018

Audionoob187Which gain setting did you go with on the O2?

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Jun 29, 2018

BuckabooX2.5 and X6 .5 which is their default.

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Jun 30, 2018

Audionoob187I'm thinking about taking another look at the Schiit Magni 2. Which is $49.00 on their website... I wonder if it will be "good enough."

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Jun 30, 2018

BuckabooI'm not sure about the Magni I don't own any shiit, how ever i'm sure there are plenty out there who do. I've seen the name thrown around plenty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE8pvqBlges&t=297s, not sure if we can share links but Zeos Reviews is a pretty good place to start your homework.

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Rosiebar

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Jun 30, 2018

BuckabooMagni 3 not 2. You have a 200 dollar dac so give it some amp to grow. Your not into Schiit but now you are. You may want to figure out why you feel you need a “solid state” amp and work from there. Sounds like you have what you need until then.

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anort3

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Jul 1, 2018

BuckabooI've got a Topping D30 paired with an Aune X7S. It's a noticeable sound quality upgrade over my Mayflower O2/ODAC Rev B ( 1x and 3.3x medium gain ) and my Asus Xonar STX. In fact the X7S/D30 is making me rethink liking my HD 600s more than my HD 650s. Single ended is a sound quality upgrade for all my headphones. Balanced is even better.
I got the X7S here at Massdrop for $200 in May. Got a balanced cable ( stock HD 650 cable he reterminated in a 4 pin Neutrik XLR ) from CorpseCables on ebay for $55. I'm about to order a second one so I won't have to keep switching when I change between the 600s and 650s.
The HD 600s and HD 650s LOVE the X7S. So do my TH-X00 Mahoganies and TH-X00 Ebonies.

I thought about going with the D50 but the D30 is fine to my ears. There absolutely is something to a class A amp though.

AML01

Jul 3, 2018

anort3I love my Aune stack (X1s, X7s) I recommend getting an XP1 power supply for the X7s. Cleaner audio.

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Jul 3, 2018

AML01If someone is going to buy the XP1 power supply wouldnt they be better off just buying the S7 if they didn’t have any Aune product?

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AML01

Jul 4, 2018

BuckabooWell, yeah. But if you have an X7s, the XP1 is a good addition.

cgouy

Aug 3, 2018

anort3May I ask where you bought that shelving stand for your DAC and Amps? What should I type in the search bar?

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anort3

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Aug 3, 2018

cgouyAmazon. It's made by Topping and is designed for the D30 / A30 stack.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NCZQ0ZZ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's shown in pictures on the Topping website but I don't see it available through there.

Kushinmybusch

May 8, 2019

BuckabooXP1 is that the aune? I jsut got the aune x7 looking for a good dac

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