Sidhu Blog: Music, Technology, Photography and Pens: Reviews and Opinions

As mentioned in the Schiit Magni 2 and Modi 2  unboxing article , i recently got my Schiit Stack . Since the time i have installed the schiit stack with my laptop, i have tried this DAC & Amp combo with different Headphones, Audio file types and against other DAC &  Amp combos so that i can give a review which is not just based on technical specifications and the fandom responses to the Schiit Stack.

I got this Asus Xonar U7 soundcard, (DAC&AMP) in 2014 when I was exploring the idea of Hifi music & Lossless audio qualities. And this product has a very good audio output quality for its price point. This DAC/AMP is best used for pairing with Computer Speakers especially the 5.1&7.1 setups and thereby replacing the on board sound cards.

This review is written while listening to my FLAC collection of the songs which I have listened to like thousands of times. This collection includes all genres (RnB, HipHop, Pop, Jazz, Sufi, Folk, Traditional, Bollywood etc). The thing is I don't know what defines an audiophile, but I love to collect high-resolution audio songs and  headphones with a decent fan following. The technical specifications  of Sennheiser HD 650s are as follows: Headphone Type: Dynamic, Open, Over the ear Nominal Impedance: 300 ohm Frequency Response: 10-39500 Hz