I just received my stack last week. Its all you need indeed. Driving my hd600 with these. With Equalizer Apo + Sonarworks Reference it give a nice smooth treble and strong bass with plenty of sub extension. Cheers!
@@astrolemonade349 Way less volume, less transparency and less clean transients. I would say cleaner sound overal with smoother top end and less distortion. But changing the pads for new is also important.
You would have to pry my cold, dead hands from my magni/modi stack to get it away from me. I would probably say the samething about this reviewed gear. One thing to note is that the milliwatt rating at 600 ohms is 20-30% lower on the JDS amp compared to the Schiit Magni. So it could mean that driving the most hard to drive headphones could be more difficult with the JDS. The Beyerdynamic dt 880 and 990 600 ohm models plus the Hifiman 6seV2 come to mind. I have the Beyer 990 600 ohm model on it’s way from Amazon Warehouse. So we’ll see how that works out with a report later. The Schiit stack handles the 250 ohm variant handily. It’ s important to alot of us to keep the price to performance aspect in mind when purchasing gear. Thanks for that aspect of this review.
Did get in the 990 600 ohm and the magni does a credible job of driving them at 2-3 o’clock. Actually better than was expected. I got to demo these headphones with the Lyr (don’t know the generation) and it sounded (somewhat) better as it should have. Great headphones, especially for the price ($138) I paid.
How many people have 600ohm headphones now a days? You're a niche, in a niche of a niche, lol. The Atom 2 stack is a noticeable improvement (sound wise) over the Modi and the Magni. Its clean distortion free sound is right up there with THX AAA amps.
Thanks for the review. I think when you reviewed the original atom amp you mentioned it was a little harsh which I agree with, owning it myself. Did you notice any tendencies like that with this current model?
@MrAyrit I own the k7 but it has reboot Issues and it's past warranty. We just wondering if the atom stack would be an upgrade or if i should go higher. I own the Focal Clear og and Ananda Nano.
External clocks are a solution in search of a problem. Any well designed dac will make the jitter inaudible. Snake oil thrives in the gaps of consumer knowledge.
@@dontron810 in life no one can make all happy. we make standards. in telecom we used to have very high standards. with the world trading with those who make pretty devices with snake oil burned into them while advertising as great.. it makes it tough to have standards again. another conception of truth is when one says something that is on point... others that know will try and call it fake.. lol
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I just received my stack last week. Its all you need indeed. Driving my hd600 with these. With Equalizer Apo + Sonarworks Reference it give a nice smooth treble and strong bass with plenty of sub extension. Cheers!
How do you think stock hd600 without amp+dac compare with the atom 2 stack?
@@astrolemonade349 Way less volume, less transparency and less clean transients. I would say cleaner sound overal with smoother top end and less distortion. But changing the pads for new is also important.
You would have to pry my cold, dead hands from my magni/modi stack to get it away from me. I would probably say the samething about this reviewed gear. One thing to note is that the milliwatt rating at 600 ohms is 20-30% lower on the JDS amp compared to the Schiit Magni. So it could mean that driving the most hard to drive headphones could be more difficult with the JDS. The Beyerdynamic dt 880 and 990 600 ohm models plus the Hifiman 6seV2 come to mind. I have the Beyer 990 600 ohm model on it’s way from Amazon Warehouse. So we’ll see how that works out with a report later. The Schiit stack handles the 250 ohm variant handily. It’ s important to alot of us to keep the price to performance aspect in mind when purchasing gear. Thanks for that aspect of this review.
You don't need wattage to drive high impedance headphones, you need voltage, that's why OTL tube amps do so well with high impedance loads.....
thanks for that. Obviously I have lots to learn about this tech!
Did get in the 990 600 ohm and the magni does a credible job of driving them at 2-3 o’clock. Actually better than was expected. I got to demo these headphones with the Lyr (don’t know the generation) and it sounded (somewhat) better as it should have. Great headphones, especially for the price ($138) I paid.
How many people have 600ohm headphones now a days? You're a niche, in a niche of a niche, lol. The Atom 2 stack is a noticeable improvement (sound wise) over the Modi and the Magni. Its clean distortion free sound is right up there with THX AAA amps.
Just ordered the stack DAC 2 and Atom AMP 2 and will combine it with the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro. Hope this will be a good setup video editing.
I'd love for you to review the new iFi Audio Kensei GoBar. Also, the FiiO Q15 since you mentioned dongles and portable.
I’ve got a pretty good relationship with Ifi. I’ll ask about the gobar.
Thanks for the review. I think when you reviewed the original atom amp you mentioned it was a little harsh which I agree with, owning it myself. Did you notice any tendencies like that with this current model?
I still use my trusty Hidizs HD80S and it sounds great and is very portable.
How does the sound compared to zen dac v2? Wanna change to this stack
How about the Fosi SK02 on your table?
Yeah, I’d personally save for the Atom stack. I’ve got a video on the Fosi as well.
Atom stack 2 or fiio k7?
Ooo, that’s tough. Either is great. If push came to shove… I’d go Atom Stack, just because ours American made 🇺🇸
@MrAyrit I own the k7 but it has reboot Issues and it's past warranty. We just wondering if the atom stack would be an upgrade or if i should go higher. I own the Focal Clear og and Ananda Nano.
Hi there, did yu sell the v281? Cheers
Yes
@@MrAyrit Wow! Well, thats really saying something isnt it? No regrets then?
More education about the clocking needs to be understood. Clocking might be more important the type of DAC.
Something I haven’t dove into yet, so yeah, I’m pretty ignorant on the clocking stuff.
Time out! (pun intended!). What does it even mean?
External clocks are a solution in search of a problem. Any well designed dac will make the jitter inaudible. Snake oil thrives in the gaps of consumer knowledge.
@@dontron810 in life no one can make all happy. we make standards. in telecom we used to have very high standards. with the world trading with those who make pretty devices with snake oil burned into them while advertising as great.. it makes it tough to have standards again. another conception of truth is when one says something that is on point... others that know will try and call it fake.. lol