For the magni 3+ I’m waiting for schiit europe to reply to me, for the topping d10 I’ll have to wait 3-6 weeks of shipping from drop, but I can wait if it’s worth it. You think that the k5 pro at 180€ it’s a good standalone option as dac/amp?
Thanks
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I would say so if the other options are not available. For other dac options, perhaps look for a smsl m100 or smsl sanskrit 10th mk2
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Yeah if you can, And you’re not concerned with moving it around, id say try to shoot for a separate dac and amp but that may just be me. I like the option of being able to use the same dac if you upgrade your amp later. You likely won’t want to or need to mess with a new dac until you really start getting into the higher end stuff anyway.
Although you can always use the k5 as a dac if you get another amp if the future. But I’d say even then, a decent separate dac will probably outperform it.
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The m100 is 93€ with 7-25 days shipping.
The smsl sanskrit 10th mk2 is 105€ with one month of shipping.
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How much would the schiit run for you?
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Oh wait I thought I saw 7-10. 7-25? Damn that’s a wide range!
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One thing I’ll say about the X2HRs (Got my pair about ten days ago) is that, while the soundstage is quite big, the detail and imaging they have is lacking in my opinion. Sure you enjoy movies with them quite a bit, but I personally don’t feel as immersed into the movie because of the imaging they lack. Same goes for music.
As for the sound, boy they have bass. It’s not a bass that sounds like farts (which a lot of people think of when the word bass is mentioned), or a bass that’ll make your ears shake, but rather a deep well rounded base. It does become a bit overwhelming at times since they bleed into the mids a bit, but it also depends on your preferred music styles (they’re not that good for instrumental or rock, but they’d be awesome for something like hip hop or EDM).
They do get to have some quite piercing highs at times, but nothing that can’t be fixed with a tiny EQ.
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135€ each + 15/20 shipping + 20€ if I want their nice cables
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I’m probably getting the AKG k712 pro instead
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That doesn’t seem too bad but that is a wait. I would go crazy if I got the headphones and had to wait to enjoy them lol. They will sound very dull and low without it. For rca cables I honestly usually go with the cheapest decent ones I can find because you won’t see them and I don’t believe it makes a difference. It may make the tiniest .01 percent difference but not what you’ll notice.
That being said, it’s also not a horrible price for cables either. I just got a pair of rcas for 10 bucks that aren’t quite as pretty but will do the same job lol.
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Actually taking another gander at them they seem pretty nice. It sounds crazy, but anywhere you look, short cables are harder to find and more expensive than the six foots. So 20 is actually not bad at all. I run my cables in a channel under my desk since my dac is about 3-4 feet away from my rnhp and future tuba, so extra doesn’t bother me. If you’re going to stack them then that’s actually a pretty good price for short rcas. I think the cheapest decent shorts I found online was like 25 or 30.
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Seismic Audio Premium Red 1 Foot Dual RCA Male Audio Patch Cable (SAPRCA1-RD) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A7SGD6E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_F7JPEbBZ847XM
I guess there’s also these for ten bucks. Not sure if you can find the same or similar there though.
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I literally can’t find short cables on amazon. The best cheap that I know are Amazon basics but the shorter ones are 1.2m. I’d definetely prefer to stack! I want to see what schiit replies to me about restock.
Nope, I can’t find those cables
No monoprice cables ?
38$ shippiong to Italy lol
Damn dude that’s unfortunate
Schiit has short cables you might find on the eu site
I know, but currently most of the things on schiit europe are out of stock
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Yeah that’s I bummer. I take for granted how much easier it is to find stuff here.
Ok so I found a pair of used (almost 6 months old) akg 712 pro from facebook Marketplace for 160€ (plus paypal commisions but with shipping included) instead of 233 new. In italy we have 2 years warranty so still plenty of time. They come with an extra pair of memory foam and synthetic leather earpads from Geekria (never heard of it) and an extra cable from oyaide, that I don’t personally know, but looking up on google they are between 55 and 75€, made in japan and apparently with real silk.
This is the listing, it’s in italian but you can look at the pictures.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/645018312986711/?ref=messenger_banner
What do you think? Should I pull the trigger on these?
Thanks, as always