The headband wouldn’t adjust to our heads, which caused t he ear pads to sit too low on our ears. So, there’s that.Īs we mentioned previous articles, we did take issue with the Jade II’s fit. The raw material for George Cardas’ copper is mined in the USA, then shipped to a New England plant where it is S-L-O-W-L-Y drawn in a pure Argon-gas-filled chamber into high-purity long crystal copper strands.” And the Cardas family is a very nice group to boot. According to Pangea, “All of the SE's audio conductors are made from premium Cardas Grade One Copper, which many experts consider to be the best copper on the planet. Pangea Audio Premier SE interconnects, both the Balanced XLRs and RCA versions, at the same time. The Mytek DAC+ and Oppo HA-1 were connected to the Jade II amplifier using a pair of Pangea True Balanced™ Premier SE Signature Edition Interconnect Cables from Pangea Audio. For the decoding and line level amplification, we used our Oppo HA-1 Headphone Amplifier/DAC, and the Mytek Brooklyn DAC+. But for streaming files, especially on the go with your phone, we found Qobuz to be solid with great audio. We are still in the process of comparing audio quality between the Qobuz app and Amarra Luxe 4, and after a lot of listening give the nod to Amarra Luxe 4.
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Qobuz has its own dedicated application on the Mac that is both free and versatile.
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And of course we used the high-resolution Qobuz streaming service with their Mac OSX app.įor playback, we primarily used Amarra Luxe 4 from Sonic Solutions, which now features Qobuz and Tidal with native capability, as well as all the EQ options you can think of, which came in handy in boosting the low end a tad. So, living with the Jade IIs has proven to be an interesting experience, especially since we have the ability to compare and contrast them to the new Audio-Technica ATH-ADX5000 dynamic headphones at the same time.įor our testing, we used a variety of source files, including DSD from Blue Coast Records (a shout out to the amazing Cookie Marenco and her team), high-res audio from Chesky Records (a shout out to Jeff Lanier, David, & Norm Chesky), and a wide variety from Omnivore Records, Universal, and other labels. In the upcoming Part 4, we tear into even more music.Īs mentioned previously, we’ve never had the opportunity to live with an electrostatic headphone on a long-term basis. We start our listening with the brilliant new album from Fiona Apple – “Fetch The Bolt Cutters” on Qobuz, and see how the Jade IIs measure up. Using some first-rate DAC/Amplifier hardware from Mytek, Oppo, & EarMan.
In this, Part Three, we get granualar on their technology and design, and explore their sound and musicality. In Part Two, we explored the headphones in terms of interconnects, in particular the T rue Balanced™ Premier SE Analog Interconnects by Pangea Audio, and some tips on achieving the best fit and performance, using Dekoni Audio Nuggets. In Part One of our review of the HIFIMAN Jade II Electrostatic Headphones, we began by describing the headphones, amplifier, and power supply.
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