🔶 Audioquest NightHawk

Mr_Makua · January 31, 2020, 4:26pm

I haven’t ever owned an amp. What changes can I expect it to make in the sound compared to listening straight off my Macbook Pro?

M0N · January 31, 2020, 4:27pm

More slam and control over the driver, better dynamic range, more detail retrieval (sometimes), it just really brings out the headphones

Mr_Makua · January 31, 2020, 4:29pm

Sign me up!

flotsammy · January 31, 2020, 4:49pm

That’s not a bad thought, since they seem to be clearing out the Nighthawks and they might not be available later, but the DAC upgrade card (maybe even a next gen?!) will be available for a long time.

M0N · January 31, 2020, 4:53pm

Also since he got the asgard without the dac inside he could just get a different dac in the future or something too, perhaps pick up a used bifrost multibit in the future or something to stack

Smychavo · January 31, 2020, 5:03pm

I’d like to grab the Bifrost, honestly. It looks like it’d stack perfectly with the Asgard. That being said, the other options for R2R I’m looking at since I’m interested in that tech would be the Soekris, or the Airist. But I like the aesthetic combination of the Schiit stack so I’d probably be a holdout for the Bifrost.

Also I hope I can get enough money for the Nighthawks before they sell out I’d hate to buy used tbh

M0N · January 31, 2020, 5:07pm

If you wanted a decent price on the multibit

I think the airist is also good. I think you might be paying too much for the soekris stuff tho (although I don’t know your budget)

Soren_Peregrine · January 31, 2020, 5:10pm

They’re still on Amazon for 250 USD. They are going fast though!

Smychavo · January 31, 2020, 5:11pm

Eh right now it’s casual shopping so right now the sky’s the limit lol that’s why I am considering Bifrost 2 or Soekris (though the casing for 1321 looks kinda cheap for the price imo…)

M0N · January 31, 2020, 5:12pm

TBH, if you wanted to go that high, I would suggest you would already have a few 500 ish headphones, and also a better amp before you spend 600 or on a dac imo

Soren_Peregrine · January 31, 2020, 5:13pm

Like the Nighthawk

Smychavo · January 31, 2020, 5:13pm

Aaaa I have yet to get a real job though and idk when that’ll happen for me. I just hope that when I do they’ll still be there-

Soren_Peregrine · January 31, 2020, 5:14pm

I hope so too! They are my favorite headphones.

Smychavo · January 31, 2020, 5:15pm

Also the reason why I was looking at the LCD-2 fazor lol-

M0N · January 31, 2020, 5:15pm

Lol that’s a pretty sweet headphone (there are a ton of sweet headphones in that range) and are a good value with the used prices you can find them at

Smychavo · January 31, 2020, 5:16pm

Seriously they are an eyecatcher to me and I really want to have em’. I had the same hope for the TR-X00 Ebony, but then those sold out around the time I got the 4XX

Smychavo · January 31, 2020, 5:18pm

I saw the prices on hifishark. It’s really tempting, but I still have a bit of a personal stigma around used stuff, regardless if it was a really nice product. It’s silly, but that’s how I roll for the most part.

M0N · January 31, 2020, 5:19pm

I guess that’s fair, but used can offer way more value tbh

Soren_Peregrine · January 31, 2020, 5:20pm

Hifishark is awesome. I’m finding some great prices for ifi Micro IDSD Black Label on there, when I save up enough I’ll try to get one.

Smychavo · January 31, 2020, 5:28pm

Part of the reason I buy new is that I like the assurance (for the most part) of factory new quality. That the time I spend using it new and for however long justifies the money spent on it. I mean I’m sure others would think the same way when they use their products, but I like the sense of ownership that comes with grabbing it new. It is totally a feeling of being sentimental, but that’s how I’d like to treat this sort of stuff than simply grabbing the hand me down. Is it foolish? Of course it is. But is it neat for me? Yeah it is.