For a given driver, more power should mean greater ability to control that driver. That is not always true in practice. Electrical circuits are complex and being able to deliver 1 watt of power at 1KHz does not mean being able to deliver the same amount of power at 100Hz. But, when more power is actually delivered to a driver, then the sound should be âtighterâ or âquickerâ or âmore controlledâ because the amplifier has the ability to accelerate the driver more quickly. Some listeners donât always like the super quick sound that can create, some do, and yet more think it depends on the type of music.
Well, 1890mW is 1.89 Watts, so thatâs pretty close.
I have Zen Stack. Iâve compared ZenDacâs headphone output and Zen Can. I hear clearly that Zen Dacâs built in headphone amp lacks in resolution. Zen Dac as a dac via Zen Can sounds lot more resolving. I used HD600 4.4mm DT 880 600ohm, M570. All of them benefit from Zen Can.
Thats good to hear. I think my Zen Can could be faulty, it did make some weird static glitchy noise 3 different instances when I first got it and hooked it up. The more I compare them, the more the Zen Dac clearly sounds better than Zen Can to me lol. Definitely going to return mine now
Can confirm that this cable is wonderful. Itâs the only interconnect I use between the Zen Stack and it works amazing using either the standard or balance outputs on the ZenDAC
Hmm my Monoprice M560âs really shine with it. My 58Xâs didnât really notice it from an SMSL M3. Both the KPH30iâs and Coolermasterâs appreciate it as well.
The only place I can find that states the crosstalk on the Zen Can is Drop (for the Signature) where it is quoted at -50db. Testing my unit with RMAA I got -59.6db (single ended). That really isnât great. You would expect -80db at least even on a cheap modern desktop amp. Which the Zen Can isnât.
Although I canât test the balanced out I can just plug in one of side of my HD650s (balanced) and send audio to the unplugged side. Doing so the test tone was clearly audible on the left channel when I was only sending it to the unplugged right. Having crosstalk that noticeable on balanced out is very weird. Frankly to the point I think it might be deliberate? Hardwired Crossfeed perhaps? The 3D was off.
Also nothing I have tried has been able to kill the hiss at max gain with 32ohm and under headphones. Obviously you would never push an easy to drive pair of cans to that kind of volume but still itâs disappointing.
They reply I got said it wasnât a fault. It was caused by the 3D circuit. Iâve asked for clarification on whether that applies when the 3D is off. No response yet. I should point out this is my second Zen Can. When I discovered the crosstalk in the first one I sent it back to amazon and had it swapped for a new one. Sometimes I honestly wonder if they just sent me back the one I returned.
Edit: Never mind. I said here that they had closed the ticket but it was just a 404 error.
Has anyone had any lucking killing the noise on the Zen Can? I am pretty much convinced itâs caused by a floating ground. Had anyone tried the ifi groundhog?
it is simple: take 3.5mm cable and put in 3.5mm input on the back of the Zen Can. The other end of this cable goes to any 3.5mm output on the motherboard. In my case I used 3.5mm rear output)wich is not in use) of my Asus DLX dound card. So no more noise.
Iâve encountered a new problem. I started player Hunt Showdown and the crosstalk/crossfeed is messing up the binaural audio. Itâs still positional but its sounds REALLY weird.