Foreign amps
Re: Foreign amps
I have a pair of Jolida Music Envoys. 211s in push pull. Effortless. I also have a Crown PSA2 which I use most of the time. The Jolidas only come out to play when I'm having a serious session. There's a Urei 6290 in the back room which sounds great but as has already been mentioned they suffer from noisy transformers and I mean noisy.
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Re: Foreign amps
Schiit headphone amp which is great.
Had a huge Mark Levinson on permanent loan for several years, long time ago.
Sound was too cold and clinical for me, my NVA A40 was more enjoyable.
Had a huge Mark Levinson on permanent loan for several years, long time ago.
Sound was too cold and clinical for me, my NVA A40 was more enjoyable.
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Little Bear MC2 + AQ NightHawk
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Re: Foreign amps
My amplification is from the Netherlands. Does that count?
Interesting to see someone mention Nelson Pass earlier; I have had a look at his First Watt range, which seems less commercial than the stuff he designs for Pass Labs.
Interesting to see someone mention Nelson Pass earlier; I have had a look at his First Watt range, which seems less commercial than the stuff he designs for Pass Labs.
Headphone Amplification
Linear Tube Audio MZ3
Headphones
HifiMan Sundara • HiFiMan Arya Stealth Edition • ZMF Vérité Closed Ltd (Stabilised) • ZMF Atrium Open Ltd (Hawaiian Koa) • ZMF Aeolus Ltd (Mexican Bocote)
Digital
Audial S5 • Pi2AES 2.0
Cables
Forza Audio Works • Blue Jeans • DH Labs • Periapt
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Linear Tube Audio MZ3
Headphones
HifiMan Sundara • HiFiMan Arya Stealth Edition • ZMF Vérité Closed Ltd (Stabilised) • ZMF Atrium Open Ltd (Hawaiian Koa) • ZMF Aeolus Ltd (Mexican Bocote)
Digital
Audial S5 • Pi2AES 2.0
Cables
Forza Audio Works • Blue Jeans • DH Labs • Periapt
Power
Farad • Tomanek
Sources
Roon • Tidal • Qobuz
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Re: Foreign amps
From what I understand, with the first watt stuff he designs a circuit, does a limited production run (builds them himself) then hands the design over the the DIY community once that run has been sold. The pass labs stuff is the the more commercial part. I assume he also builds the first watt stuff to order once he has handed the circuit over to the DIY community so you can still have a firstwatt amp once that initial production run is done
Analogue: oracle delphi sme 309, jbe series 3 cx unipivot dv20x2l, roksan xerxes tabriz vm750, jvc ql-y5f rigb at440, jvc ql-y3f vm750, lenco 75, technics sl150
Phono stages: cole lcr, benedict audio hothead
Digital: cyrus cd7, wiim mini x2, topping e30, jds labs el dac 2+
Amplification: nelson pass b1, nelson pass f5
Speakers: 15" fane aperiodic wardrobes
Cans: myryad z40, hifiman sundara + deva, fostex t50rp, sennheiser momentum on ear +over ear, b&w p5 and p7
Phono stages: cole lcr, benedict audio hothead
Digital: cyrus cd7, wiim mini x2, topping e30, jds labs el dac 2+
Amplification: nelson pass b1, nelson pass f5
Speakers: 15" fane aperiodic wardrobes
Cans: myryad z40, hifiman sundara + deva, fostex t50rp, sennheiser momentum on ear +over ear, b&w p5 and p7
Re: Foreign amps
I have a Heed Obelisk si hiding in the cupboard. Nice little amp but has no change compared to NVA.
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