Can you please also review the DCA Ether-2 :) Thank you!
@princeh4604 Жыл бұрын
Very well and precise review, not to long not to short that's what I'm looking for.
@datdudeinred Жыл бұрын
Seems like the first time in history Mr Speakers finally built a better open back than a closed back. WOW Wish it sucked ALOT less power especially considering its small carrying size. The elite is far more usable everywhere instead of just desk.
@BloomAudio Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I would say Elite (and Utopia) stand out in this price range in that they don't also require another $2k of amplifier to really enjoy. :)
@datdudeinred Жыл бұрын
@@BloomAudio Hey have you tried the ifi idsd diablo with the DCA stealth or even expanse? that with its 4w power would certainly be able to drive them right? Also try the new ifi GO bar dongle if you can. That would be such great on the go setup with stealth/expanse ofc if it powers.
@disastrousemouse Жыл бұрын
@@BloomAudio Utopia has too unnatural a high end (to my ears).
@BloomAudio Жыл бұрын
@@datdudeinred go Bar is solid for Utopia, but it really can't handle Expanse. I don't have a Diablo demo currently on hand, but spec-wise it should be perfect.
@snmdair Жыл бұрын
@@BloomAudio I find the Exspanse very enjoyable on my Burson Soloist 3XP/Musician Pegasus stack. 75 to 80db on medium gain with a little bit of headroom left on the volume dial, on high gain, there is plenty of headroom left. So you don't need a 2K amp to enjoy this. I did not enjoy them as much on my SMSL M400/SP400 stack. Plenty of power, but lost a noticible amount of sound stage width, depth and overall presense. I assume the A90/D90 would have the same issue since they use simular nested feedback tech. That's the main problem with Topping and SMSL in this mid-fi price range. They are so busy one upping each other on measuments getting 0.00001 better THD. From a technical standpoint they both perform above their price points, but sounds dry and clinical on some cans. I mainly use it for IEMs these days.
@user-rj1ds2qv6o Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for good review. May I ask if expanse leaks a lot? I mean, is it okay to use it at public places such as subways or company etc?
@lordbiscuitthetossable5352 Жыл бұрын
Generally, if it's an open back headphone by the nature of it's design, it will leak sound everywhere. Basically acts like a set of quieter speakers, but speakers non-the less. So it probably isn't ok to use in either of those environments.
@x32i77 Жыл бұрын
Can't decide between Expanse, hifiman Susvara or Warwick acoustics bravura headphone system
@humanbass Жыл бұрын
The Expanse is the least expensive and with a more agreeable frequency response.
@x32i77 Жыл бұрын
@@humanbass they all have amazing frequency response
@gibgun Жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why they bothered with the portability considering how current hungry these are
@gauravtyagi5900 Жыл бұрын
Do you think Violectric v280 would be able to drive it to its full potential?
@citrusai5366Ай бұрын
This reply is probably a bit late, but the best bang for the buck amplifier for driving this headphone to a good level is definitely a Ferrum OOR for certain!