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In Reply to: RE: Was'nt aware of the DNA Sonett ; May just fit the "bill" posted by Old SteveA on October 04, 2014 at 10:00:45
I wasn't aware of a "volume issue". Please explain.Mine is the Sonett One (balanced output dual XLR version). While it is slightly less powerful than the Sonett Two, I have never experienced a lack of power or any issues related to insufficient gain, etc... The amount of gain I'm getting is just about perfect for the headphones I've been using. Of course, I'm not using orthodynamic headphones that can be pretty hard to drive.
The Stratus really seems like a dream amp, but it is quite expensive. It has different sonic personality than the Sonett, I'm told. Some prefer the Sonett, others prefer the Stratus. I sure wouldn't mind owning both!
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It's not really an "issue" but I don't really like having only up to 8 or 9
o'clock on my volume control as the "max" I can go before things get louder
then I like to listen at. I would prefer to have at least up to 12 o'clock
(or half of available control setting)before I get to volumes that shorten my listening sessions & lead to "ear ringing"I have a much easier time driving my HFM HE-6s ("satisfactorily")then I do my HD800s. I like a lot of what I can hear from the HD800s,they're really not bright sounding through my Metrum Hex DAC,but they lack a bit of depth & transparency compared to my HE-6s. (So "depth" seems to translate to "dark sounding" to some people, I guess)
It probably comes down to the fact dynamic drivers hold on to the "fundamental" of a musical note slightly longer than a planar driver does maybe a microsecond longer than might be necessary
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The Sonett seems to be about perfect for the headphones I've been using the most (1/2 to 2/3 on the volume dial for my K701s). My next headphones will probably be HD650s - another great match for both of the amps I'm currently using. It is reported that the Sonett is a very good match for the HD800s.The HD800s shouldn't be "harder" to drive than my AKG K speakers are, it's just that the HD800s are such revealing headphones. Good tone requires a precise matchup in associated equipment.
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