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Toothless_Snake
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Jun 15, 2018
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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
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Jun 17, 2018
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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
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Jun 19, 2018
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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.
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
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Jun 19, 2018
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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
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Jun 20, 2018
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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
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Jun 20, 2018
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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.
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
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Jun 21, 2018
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mindhead1Thank you so much for the reply and info. Appreciate that. Will try that out once I got mine.
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