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Again, low-Ω earphone owners may notice the odd uptick in upper mids, and the slight loss of bass detail, but that loss is minimal. The D3’s amp delivers unimpeded stereo separation and signals integrity to most earphones. But plug in any headphone and Whoomp! There It Is. That’s all to say that if you’re a Dubstep fan, and your favorite headphones are the Grado GR10 (imagine that), you will miss a bit of the deep bass groan you crave. And for the majority of that time, very little has changed. Of course, the D1 has been around for four years. That means that many of the caveats that applied to the D3 apply to the D1. It hisses less, and else-wise, performs very similarly. It is a warm, smooth, and semi-detailed sound that goes great with everything but fast trance, large orchestras, and some dubstep. And I am firm in my belief that AudioEngine chose the D1’s DAC to express their vision of sound. And I am firm in my belief that the D1’s DAC is what holds it back in absolute performance. The majority of those aberrations reside in the stereo signal, which takes the biggest hit. Even when driving earphones whose impedance fluctuates wildly, the D1 drives a decent signal, with only minimal aberration. The D1 supplies most earphones with enough current at any voltage level. Its lack of hiss gives freedom for the midrange and upper frequencies to express detail. You can be sure that pretty much any other earphone will be hiss free. Super-sensitive earphones like the Ultrasone IQ are practically hiss-free. Here are its accolades:Īberration-free frequency response and stereo signals The sweet spot is the portable headphone and the earphone that isn’t overly current-hungry. Like the D3, its power is backed by good, but not perfect current into low-Ω loads.
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