Buying this thing was really a follow-up thought after buying that Venture Electronics DAC earlier — the over-ear looked like it had decent specs, and it was pretty cheap too. This purchase didn’t seem to require joining the Discord group, even though I’d already joined it. Shipping was as slow as ever, and the packaging was as bare-bones as ever when it arrived, but the headphones themselves were fine. I plugged them straight into the stock DAC they came with and ran through a few songs of different styles, and the tuning direction became pretty clear right away: Wide soundstage Mids pulled way up — the legendary “vocal” sound Very weak bass Put simply, they suit classical and symphonic music, and the more acoustic the instruments the better. For modern electronic styles they’re a poor fit — all those effect units turn harsh through these.

My brain short-circuited again and I want to spend money. I thought I was over this hobby, but no, I still want an external sound card for my laptop. My requirements were pretty clear: Built-in battery USB Type-C power Support for 4.4 balanced and 3.5 Sound that’s passable Portable As cheap as possible So, bored, I got a recommendation and found this brand called “Weiyi,” created by the guy they call “Brother Dao.” There I saw a portable DAC selling for just 299, the “Megatron,” officially nicknamed “Dawei.”