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Would the Balanced Desktop be able to drive my 340's well?

post #1 of 4
10/21/07 at 7:28pm
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I'm currently using my DAC1 XRL outs.
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post #2 of 4
10/22/07 at 1:21am
Depending on what you listen to, especially acoustic/jazz/trip-hop, I think the Balanced Desktop would do quite well. I tend to like the K340 at low-moderate volumes, and think the sound kind of falls apart with any amp above that, so take that into consideration. Crossfeed seems to be a necessity with this amp to fill out the K340 to a satisfactory level, though it's not without some relatively minor trade-offs. I have some notes on a Balanced Desktop with DAC setup vs. a single-ended setup comprised of a Monarchy M24 / Cayin HA-1A. Once I get them cleaned up I'll post my impressions.
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post #3 of 4
10/22/07 at 2:08am
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Depending on what you listen to, especially acoustic/jazz/trip-hop, I think the Balanced Desktop would do quite well. I tend to like the K340 at low-moderate volumes, and think the sound kind of falls apart with any amp above that, so take that into consideration. Crossfeed seems to be a necessity with this amp to fill out the K340 to a satisfactory level, though it's not without some relatively minor trade-offs. I have some notes on a Balanced Desktop with DAC setup vs. a single-ended setup comprised of a Monarchy M24 / Cayin HA-1A. Once I get them cleaned up I'll post my impressions.
Thank you.
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10/25/07 at 1:03am
That didn't take as long as you might expect it to considering I was writing it:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...03#post3384403
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