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After I received my C2C, I asked Kingwa if it would work balanced. He said he'd have to put 2 C2Cs in a big box with a very high quality volume control. Now, we know now what happens when we ask Kingwa something... some time later I receive an email saying he's already designed a balanced amp, based around the design of one of his integrated amps. It's now got to the point that every time I ask him about something, someone else already has and he's already designed it and has a projected completion date, more or less.
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No, it doesn't use modules. The circuit used is a variation of the Earth though, according to Kingwa.
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Wow, if it's distracted you from those amps, then that's exceptionally good going. How do you feel it sounds different compared to the MPX3 and CSP-2? What do each do better?
| Originally Posted by insyte /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well one of my upgrade plans would probably include an Audio GD product, so it would be nice if Audio GD can come up with an amp that is Beta22 level. I also wish Kingwa would advertise the Audio GD CD transport 
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After I received my C2C, I asked Kingwa if it would work balanced. He said he'd have to put 2 C2Cs in a big box with a very high quality volume control. Now, we know now what happens when we ask Kingwa something... some time later I receive an email saying he's already designed a balanced amp, based around the design of one of his integrated amps. It's now got to the point that every time I ask him about something, someone else already has and he's already designed it and has a projected completion date, more or less.
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| Originally Posted by theBigD /img/forum/go_quote.gif Does the C2C use the Earth, Moon, Sun modules? I am currently listening to the Compass and am more impressed with the amp than the DAC so far so thinking the C2C might be even better amp wise. What do you think? |
No, it doesn't use modules. The circuit used is a variation of the Earth though, according to Kingwa.
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| Originally Posted by santacore /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow, 4 pages and I just noticed this thread. I recently purchased a C-2C and have been enjoying it for the last 3 weeks. I have about 100 hours on the unit and Kingwa claims to have put about 100 hours on it before shipping it to me. The unit doesn't seem to have changed too much in the time I've had it. Most of my listening has been with Denon D7000's or AKG 701's. Both phones play nice with the amp and sound great in their own ways. I own a pair of HD650's but I haven't really given them much play yet. Overall the amp sounds fantastic. There are no glaring faults that I can hear. It's very musical, has great prat, and does a good job with soundstaging. It's by far the best sounding SS amp that I've heard near this price range. When I'm using the amp, I feel no need to switch back to my Singlepower MPX3 or my Decware CSP-2, both of which are also excellent. I'm not saying it bests either amp, I'm just saying I enjoy it so much that I don't think about the other amps sitting next to it. Last thing-I want to give props to Kingwa and Cherry at Audio-Gd. There communication throughout the process was really excellent. My emails almost always got answered within hours of sending them. In my opinion that says a lot about there customer service. Basically I wouldn't hesitate to recommend buying from them in the future. In fact, I'm so impressed with the headphone amp that I'm seriously considering picking up one of their dacs and possibly an integrated amp. Good stuff!! |
Wow, if it's distracted you from those amps, then that's exceptionally good going. How do you feel it sounds different compared to the MPX3 and CSP-2? What do each do better?
