Click to view our Accessibility Statement or contact us with accessibility-related questions
Showing 1 of 7 conversations about:
CaseyOD
191
Nov 11, 2018
bookmark_border
A little more observation. I tried my Betron YSM 1000's through the Emotiva. 2 observations: https://www.amazon.com/Betron-Headphones-Definition-Smartphones-Microphone/dp/B00XBZY0EI/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1541959490&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=betron+ysm1000&psc=1 First, the Betron's are pretty great for 13 dollars and they totally scale with the quality of the amp. I bought them to listen to when I travel so I'm not upset when/if I lose them. The pronounced highs of the Emotiva bring the Betron's highs out. Everyone talks about how the Betron's have great sub bass, and it's true they're pretty good for the sub bass but they're very scooped in their presentation. The mids and highs are there but they take such a backseat to the bass that it can be distracting. However what's pretty great about these is that they have a surprisingly wide soundstage for cheap IEM's. I like them. They make for fun listening through my phone which has an average to less than average DAC and amp circuitry. Second, and I imagine that this will be the case of pairing the Emotiva with any high sensitivity, low impedance headphones, you definitely hear the noise floor of the amp. And, perhaps more importantly, by the time you turn up the volume just past the usual channel imbalance that comes with volume pots you have the volume already very high. I may look into getting a little preamp to attenuate the volume knob. Although, the aforementioned noise from the amp may dissuade me from using this with low impedance headphones altogether. The sound is great but the noise can be distracting. Horses for courses. With high impedance, difficult to driver headphones the Emotiva shines.
Nov 11, 2018
View Full Discussion
Related Posts
Trending Posts in Audiophile