Just listened to them for the first time. Timeless sound can't believe I've missed them for the last 40 years

Thanks for the kind words.

Ikr! I immediately search her up and man what a hidden gem 👌👌👌👌

Thanks Gregory!

I agree they are great. I swapped them out for the HD 560s cause they are better in the particular areas I like, but I really liked the DT880 for what they are.

That's fair enough, but don't forget that outside of the USA that stuff is totally unavailable. So reviews of kit we can actually buy is greatly appreciated.

Yup. Can't go wrong with state of the art transparency with such an insane amount of single ended power.

Thanks Arthur, good points.

The most musical couple in jazz

Not really affordable. The American stuff is cheaper. Schiit does have some QC issues, but JDS has been awesome. Right around the same price or cheaper than Topping and SMSL.

I have that too it is a very good DAC

Sorry

They are!

I wonder about this. For guys like Herb and Steve and for myself. Hearing loss is tricky but typically it begins above 8k. Which may effect the perception of some harmonic information but is above the scale of music sung or played on real instruments. E.g. the highest note on the piano is C8 at 4186 Hz. It’s pretty rare that players even use the 8th octave. I know there is an effect on perception and maybe even musical preferences as we age but it doesn’t necessarily detract from either discernment (your point) or enjoyment. In fact I can perhaps enjoy a violin concerto more in my older age and interestingly, my Baerdynamic headphones with their measured 11k peak of “artificial treble” sound fantastic to me. I wonder if Steve (and me) learning to appreciate horn speakers later in life might be partially related to changes in hearing. Some people claim horns are shouty - I don’t feel that way at all and can listen to my Khorns all day for two or three day straight without listening fatigue.

Thanks, I don’t know the brand of the glasses frame. But the store is Italian owned, it’s Punto Ottico

You connect the D 30 to the amplifier with RCA cables, and speaker cables to your speakers.

Got it either with my HD600 drived with balanced cable....previously i got an SMSL SAP 2 paired with HD600, soo much stage now and instruments separation...soo god AMP

Sorry no

Good move!

No, it’s a TV covered by quilt

I’m sure the D30 is a great DAC but I’d stick with your Bifrost 2 order. I have that DAC and it’s fantastic. It’s a flavor/slightly warm DAC but it’s got a very natural sound. You just forget it’s there and that is what I think a DAC should do. I’ve had some of the Topping stuff and it’s great but the Bifrost 2 is a keeper. It’s upgradable as well. Just my 2 cents

I don't know, I haven't heard the Bifrost 2

D30 PRO every time.

the Bifrost 2 is fantastic, more like a mini Gungnir than the Bifrost 1 imo.

I hear the built in dacs on the Asgard 3, Jotunheim 2, and Lyr 3, are significantly less good, comparable to the Bifrost 2, in truth. The order of per ppl I talk to and trust, in sound quality, goes: Bifrost 2>Modi Multibit (vs 2)>Built in Multibit Dac Cards. Bifrost 2 is talked about as a complete steal at it's price tbh (and these are guys who've experienced the higher end, to be clear), from all the ppl I know, there's a reason it's backed up 😉.. But it's your call, I'm sure the topping is an okay option, but Bifrost 2 I'd stick with, if it's me..But also depends what you like and are shooting for, and your setup/system..

Thanks for watching!

why not?

Yes u can, not sure if you'll get better sound but it's a nice use of this stack

Yes you can for sure. Run a digital cable/optical from your CD player into the DAC and you’ll essentially be using the CD player as a transport. Then you go can go out to your amp from the DAC. The Topping will sound superior to your CD players on-board DAC.

@@darthdurkelthewise320 Thanks. Just one question... A headphone amp WILL NOT drive speakers, right?

@@laika25 no it would likely kill the amp from thermal overload very quickly. However high impedance and efficiency compresion drivers can be run off headphone amps. Just need to be careful about thermal loading.

So what would you recommend??

From the reviews I've seen where they actually open up and have a look at the components inside it seems they are solidly built

@@JustBrowsing777 Right.

@Kamerton Audiophile player….all my main gear is made in USA or Japan. But I purchased this combo and it looks solidly built from inside-out. Chinese mfgs are competitive nowadays.

@@kamertonaudiophileplayer847 Many times manufacturing quality is better in China than in the US these days. All the leading factories are there, and much more skillful labor. Americans can't do manufacturing jobs anymore.

@@dex4sure361 Right, I even has a feeling that good manufactured items never leave China. But things of bad quality dumped to US and other countries.