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RME User Forum → ADI-2 & 2/4 Pro series, ADI-2 DAC series → Dan Clark E3 / RME ADI 2 DAC FS
Hello,
Could anyone help, please?
I have the RME ADI 2 DAC FS and I'd like to purchase the Dan Clark E3 headphones
Do you think, the RME ADI DAC can handle the E3 ?
Thank you
The E3 :
Impedanz: 27 Ohm
That's very little, so should be no problem.
Thank you
About those specs, too ?
Sensitivity ~90 dB/mW
I'm using the ADI-2 DAC FS with the Dan Clark E3. No problems. Auto Ref Level is on, and I don't think I've ever seen it switch into Hi-Power mode. But I don't turn volume up to ear-bleeding levels. If you are concerned about having enough power, just remember that DCA offers a 15 day trial period.
Thank you
I purchased the RME, couple of days ago, went through the settings / read the manual, but tbh, I still don't understand what Auto Ref Level is doing
By the way, how do you like the E3 ?
Thank you
About those specs, too ?
Sensitivity ~90 dB/mW
From the ADI-2 specs : Max power @ 0.001% THD: 1.5 W per channel
This Sensitivity number says nothing about power consumption, it's irrelevant for the DAC.
You can use this for comparison of headphones, it may give you an idea wich headphone makes more ear-bleeding.
Thank you
I purchased the RME, couple of days ago, went through the settings / read the manual, but tbh, I still don't understand what Auto Ref Level is doing
By the way, how do you like the E3 ?
Without getting into details about the dBu and dBr numbers, here's the important bit: the "reference levels" are simply internal configurations that change the range of voltages applied to the analog outputs. An amp or headphone with low sensitivity requires more voltage than a highly sensitive IEM. If I remember correctly, the line outputs can be set to any of four possible reference levels. The headphone output has two possible settings, and the IEM output only runs at the lowest setting (lowest range of voltages).
RME recommends enabling Auto Ref Level when using headphones. This allows the device to automatically switch between the two possible voltage ranges, choosing the one that gives the best signal to noise ratio for the current position of volume control. For most headphone users, Auto Ref Level is a "set it and forget it" choice.
As for my opinion of the Dan Clark E3... it sounds great to me. But I have not tried many other current headphones.
I have the, at 13 Ohm 92 dB/mW, even “harder to drive” DCA Aeon 2 Noire.
ADI-2 drives it with ease, same as others reported, never need to switch on “Hi Power”.
ADI-2 DAC could go up to 122 dB SPL peak level on the DCA E3.
With music the long term ear-healthy level is about 80 dB SPL averaged, which contains ca. 100 dB SPL short term peaks.
So there’s a lot of headroom.
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