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<blockquote data-quote="esanthosh" data-source="post: 1529543" data-attributes="member: 33844"><p>IMO, using STX -> Burson -> HD600 was good enough. I will just present the thoughts that ran through my head. Whether I continue to have the same opinion even a week later is up in the air <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Full size cans go with full size headphone amps<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A well rounded sound stage<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I do not have to feel that I sank big money down the drain for the Burson<br /> </li> </ol><p></p><p>1) I had the audacity to use the Thunderpants with Clip+ and did not find anything to be a hugely better setup back then. With HD600, the portable gear I used (QA350 -> UHA-6S) is much better than Clip+ and is not short of power to drive the HD600 to loud volumes. Yet, with STX -> Burson combo, I felt that it's futile to use portable amplifier with full size cans. It's not the loudness per se, but Burson had better control and refinement in the end.</p><p></p><p>2) I am not much of a sound stage size freak though I'll be the first to admit that I have a certain weakness for large sound stage. More than the sound stage, it's the presentation which matters. EX-1000 always gives me a large rounded concert hall feel where I am at the center and hearing from performers all around me. HD600's presentation was slightly more rounded and filled with the Burson - I could easily locate an image at a certain place defined by all three dimensions rather than just length and width. Sound stage is not exactly QA350's strength as it lacks depth. UHA-6S improves on this aspect while retaining clarity, reducing a bit of that brightness and in general, add some cleanliness to the sound. However, with Burson, HD600 had a better feel. I would not even describe it as warmth.</p><p></p><p>3) So far, I was very underwhelmed using Burson with MS1i as I expected a huge jump in SQ, which was not present. Sometimes when you reach a stage where the game is not so much about glaring defects (which is the least defective) and everything is pretty much level on a good basic SQ (which is better <u>preferred</u>), it's the smaller things which decide the matter in favor of one thing or another. Head-fi has a tendency to blow these things out of proportion and show off a 2% difference like it means the world in the end. I thought I had succumbed to head-fi curse yet again. I thought I will figure out what the f#$% PRaT is the moment I start using the Burson (no offense to Mike @ Headfonia), but no matter how hard I tried, I still don't "get" it. I was in fact a little underwhelmed when using MS1i with the lower impedance output jack. But, with HD600 in the high impedance jack, I felt happy. I even considered getting another headphone, but my wallet is not where my mind is, so that was skipped.</p><p></p><p>This "feeling" has nothing to do with objective proper A:B comparison though <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p><em>PS</em>: Burson has an output impedance of 5 ohms for the headphone out, which might not work well with IEMs below 40 ohms impedance. On top of that, SM3 is notorious for not liking amplification much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="esanthosh, post: 1529543, member: 33844"] IMO, using STX -> Burson -> HD600 was good enough. I will just present the thoughts that ran through my head. Whether I continue to have the same opinion even a week later is up in the air :) [LIST=1] [*]Full size cans go with full size headphone amps [*]A well rounded sound stage [*]I do not have to feel that I sank big money down the drain for the Burson [/LIST] 1) I had the audacity to use the Thunderpants with Clip+ and did not find anything to be a hugely better setup back then. With HD600, the portable gear I used (QA350 -> UHA-6S) is much better than Clip+ and is not short of power to drive the HD600 to loud volumes. Yet, with STX -> Burson combo, I felt that it's futile to use portable amplifier with full size cans. It's not the loudness per se, but Burson had better control and refinement in the end. 2) I am not much of a sound stage size freak though I'll be the first to admit that I have a certain weakness for large sound stage. More than the sound stage, it's the presentation which matters. EX-1000 always gives me a large rounded concert hall feel where I am at the center and hearing from performers all around me. HD600's presentation was slightly more rounded and filled with the Burson - I could easily locate an image at a certain place defined by all three dimensions rather than just length and width. Sound stage is not exactly QA350's strength as it lacks depth. UHA-6S improves on this aspect while retaining clarity, reducing a bit of that brightness and in general, add some cleanliness to the sound. However, with Burson, HD600 had a better feel. I would not even describe it as warmth. 3) So far, I was very underwhelmed using Burson with MS1i as I expected a huge jump in SQ, which was not present. Sometimes when you reach a stage where the game is not so much about glaring defects (which is the least defective) and everything is pretty much level on a good basic SQ (which is better [U]preferred[/U]), it's the smaller things which decide the matter in favor of one thing or another. Head-fi has a tendency to blow these things out of proportion and show off a 2% difference like it means the world in the end. I thought I had succumbed to head-fi curse yet again. I thought I will figure out what the f#$% PRaT is the moment I start using the Burson (no offense to Mike @ Headfonia), but no matter how hard I tried, I still don't "get" it. I was in fact a little underwhelmed when using MS1i with the lower impedance output jack. But, with HD600 in the high impedance jack, I felt happy. I even considered getting another headphone, but my wallet is not where my mind is, so that was skipped. This "feeling" has nothing to do with objective proper A:B comparison though :) [I]PS[/I]: Burson has an output impedance of 5 ohms for the headphone out, which might not work well with IEMs below 40 ohms impedance. On top of that, SM3 is notorious for not liking amplification much. [/QUOTE]
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