Update on 10/20/2018:
I had promised a followup post on how the system is functioning and sounds after it was up and running for a few weeks on my last post on 11/23/2017. That was almost a year ago so this is obviously a bit overdue.
Well, better late than never, right?
Everything arrived on time and in perfect condition. It was a breeze to hook it all up and it's functioning just as expected. The JDS dac is located under the end table next to my listening seat with the Aune amp and Sony 7Z headphones on a stand on top of this end table. My Samsung laptop is located on an 'air desk' that allows it to be rotated in front of my chair when needed.
I've been using it for about a year now listening to music from Spotify and my NAS as well as some A/V sources viewed on my laptop and listened to via my headphones from Netflix, Xfinity and Amazon Prime.
I've really been enjoying this headphone system. The dac and amp combo deliver a very detailed, full-bodied and natural sound with no detectable distortion or background noise. The sound is reminiscent of the good class A amps I've heard in the past. The power and dynamics are also very good with 1 watt of continuous class A and a whopping almost 4 watts of class A power available when required; plenty to drive the Sony 7Z headphones.
The headphones are extremely comfortable with excellent bass response and a detailed and extended treble response that I don't perceive as rolled off but is also never fatiguing. By 'excellent bass response' I definitely do not mean an over emphasis or an increase in the relative volume of the bass like Beats headphones favor. I don't like the Beats type of bass that dominates the overall sound at all.and avoid it like the plaque.
I perceive the Sony 7Z's bass response as completely different and excellent sounding because it is not over emphasized, it is just there in a very capable manner when the content calls for it. The bass is natural, accurate, textured and as powerful as it needs to be with a consistently effortless quality.
This great bass response combined with a full-bodied midrange along with a detailed and extended treble results in what I consider an exceptionally good headphone for music and ht. My understanding is that the unusually large bass driver utilized in the Z7 is mainly responsible for its extraordinarily good performance.
I would describe these headphones as detailed overall with a slight warmth to the bass and midrange that I don't perceive as inaccurate on the content I listen to but I realize others may depending on the content they listen to.
Tim
I had promised a followup post on how the system is functioning and sounds after it was up and running for a few weeks on my last post on 11/23/2017. That was almost a year ago so this is obviously a bit overdue.
Well, better late than never, right?
Everything arrived on time and in perfect condition. It was a breeze to hook it all up and it's functioning just as expected. The JDS dac is located under the end table next to my listening seat with the Aune amp and Sony 7Z headphones on a stand on top of this end table. My Samsung laptop is located on an 'air desk' that allows it to be rotated in front of my chair when needed.
I've been using it for about a year now listening to music from Spotify and my NAS as well as some A/V sources viewed on my laptop and listened to via my headphones from Netflix, Xfinity and Amazon Prime.
I've really been enjoying this headphone system. The dac and amp combo deliver a very detailed, full-bodied and natural sound with no detectable distortion or background noise. The sound is reminiscent of the good class A amps I've heard in the past. The power and dynamics are also very good with 1 watt of continuous class A and a whopping almost 4 watts of class A power available when required; plenty to drive the Sony 7Z headphones.
The headphones are extremely comfortable with excellent bass response and a detailed and extended treble response that I don't perceive as rolled off but is also never fatiguing. By 'excellent bass response' I definitely do not mean an over emphasis or an increase in the relative volume of the bass like Beats headphones favor. I don't like the Beats type of bass that dominates the overall sound at all.and avoid it like the plaque.
I perceive the Sony 7Z's bass response as completely different and excellent sounding because it is not over emphasized, it is just there in a very capable manner when the content calls for it. The bass is natural, accurate, textured and as powerful as it needs to be with a consistently effortless quality.
This great bass response combined with a full-bodied midrange along with a detailed and extended treble results in what I consider an exceptionally good headphone for music and ht. My understanding is that the unusually large bass driver utilized in the Z7 is mainly responsible for its extraordinarily good performance.
I would describe these headphones as detailed overall with a slight warmth to the bass and midrange that I don't perceive as inaccurate on the content I listen to but I realize others may depending on the content they listen to.
Tim