Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks to Audio 46 for the loan of DT 270 Pro!

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Test Gear...

All music was digital in lossless or hi-rez FLAC or DSD formats either played locally or streamed from Qobuz (FLAC only), all through Roon.

Chain 1...

Matrix TT-1 streamer (review coming!) USB output into Weiss Engineering INT-204 DDC (youtu.be/94AvDeeRjHA) then AES into Schiit Gungnir 2 DAC (youtu.be/XzOPRleWXgE) XLR output into into Jensen ISO MAX PC-32X xlr-to-rca transformer then into Schiit Lyr 5 (youtu.be/AL4m9taaMGM)

Chain 2...

Same as Chain 1 except use single ended RCA output of Gungnir 2 in to Schiit Asgard X (youtu.be/n8H8SN3Rdf4)

Chain 3...

FiiO M33 R2R DAP in Roon mode (youtu.be/byeOH9YPAGc) USB output into Dethonray Honey H2 (review coming!)

Chain 4...

FiiO M33 R2R DAP playing local files (youtu.be/byeOH9YPAGc)

Compared Headphones...

FiiO FT1: youtu.be/_WiTDktQcAE
HiFiMan Ananda Unveiled: youtu.be/fd6eJp109Bk

Timestamps...

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:30 Shameless Self Promotion
02:02 About the DT 270 Pro
06:06 The Biggest Bummer: Cabling
10:19 Sound Leak Demo
16:24 Sound
19:51 Comparison with FiiO FT1
22:00 Wrap Up