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Blossom Blo-0299 Balanced Headphone Amp New @ Moon Audio

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Blossom

Blossom Blo-0299 Balanced Headphone Amp $1449

Purchase any Headphone with the Amp and we will give 15% off the Headphones.


Winner of 2010 Excellence Award by AEx


BLO-0299 is an audiophile quality headphone amplifier which is housed in beautiful natural wooden box. Its compact size is excellent for desktop use. BLO-0299 can drive balanced headphone (also two single ended headphones). Balanced headphone listening provides a more natural, musical, and detailed sound with great stereo imaging.

The BLO-0299's Integrated circuit was designed to provide great detail and clarity. The circuit design is clearly better than even the best discrete designs. High quality metal film resistors are used, no electrolytic capacitors are in the signal path. All passive parts are hand selected to provide close matching and even the solder used is high grade. BLO-0299 has achieved ultra low noise and distortion, very flat frequency response, and great phase property. The BLO-0299 was designed for true musical tone.

Features
Balanced Headphone Amplifier
2 x single ended normal headphone outputs)
Cross Feedback Balanced Circuit (2 output circuits for each output channel).
Realistic True Tone Preamp design which use ultra low noise / high speed IC.
Point to point wiring pattern for circuit board design to avoid common impedance.
To keep signal path as short as possible, relays are used for all signal switching
High quality metal film resistors are used
No electrolytic capacitors in the signal path
Balance Stereo inputs (XLR,TRS Combo) and Unbalance RCA input (selectable)
Hi(+10dB) /Lo(0dB) Gain mode
Master Volume Control function (variable level line outputs)
Headphone output mute function
Housed in natural walnut wooden box
Hairline finished stainless steel panel
Same walnut volume knob and feet.


1, Headphone Outputs
1/4" stereo plug / XLR combo type

2, Outputs Selector Switch
Headphone or Line output

3, Gain Selector Switch
Lo (0dB) or Hi (+10dB) gain

4, Input Selector Switch
Select Balanced XLR("1/4) Combo or Unbalanced RC

5, Volume
We recommend use volume control 9 o'clock position or more.
(for accurate L/R balance within 0.3dB)

6, Balance Input Connectors
1/4" stereo plug / XLR combo type

7, Unbalance Input Connectors
RCA unbalanced inputs

8, Line Outputs
Volume controlled RCA unbalanced outputs.

9, Power Switch
Headphone output is muted 2 seconds when power turn on.
Line outputs are not muted.

10, DC input
24V power adapter included.

BLO-0299 balanced signal output circuit, unaffected, accurate full signal.


* Cross Feedback Balanced Circuit


Specifications

Frequency Response  
@0dBu OUT +/- 0.5dB , 50Ω Load
0.1 Hz ~ 80 kHz

Phase Deviation
@0dBu OUT 50Ω Load , 20Hz~20kHz  
<0.1°

THD+N   
<HEADPHONE OUTPUT>  
@+15dBu OUT , 1kHz , 50Ω Load <0.001 % 
@+10dBu OUT , 20Hz~20kHz , 50Ω Load  <0.005 %


<LINE OUTPUT>  
@+10dBu OUT , 1kH  <0.001 %

Maximum Output Level @1kHz , 50Ω Load +15 dBu 

IMPEDANCE 
Balanced Input: @1kHz 20 kΩ
Unbalanced Input: @1kHz10 kΩ

Dynamic Range: >114 dB

Power Supply DC 24V mA

Size 64 x 158 x 212 mm
Thank You. Drew Baird, P.E. Moon Audio 308 Chrismill Lane Holly Springs, NC 27540 919-649-5018 drew@moon-audio.com http://www.moon-audio.com
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One of my friends just came home from Can Jam and he said this amplifier was his most surprising experience with his HD800. I have been looking for information and reviews of this amplifier but havn't been able to find any. Does anyone have some links for more reading and info?

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SkyLab on Headfi has my unit from CanCam 2010 and will be doing a review and posting to Headfi. It then goes onto Absolute Sound for review in Playback magazine . All the current reviews are Asian and I dont have translations. All the other info is above. It is a great amp and can easily recommend it!!

Thank You. Drew Baird, P.E. Moon Audio 308 Chrismill Lane Holly Springs, NC 27540 919-649-5018 drew@moon-audio.com http://www.moon-audio.com
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I have posted my review here:

 

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/501214/review-blossom-blo-0299-balanced-solid-state-headphone-amplifier#post_6766244

 

The Blossom is a very fins headphone amp, indeed.

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New Review by Absolute Sound in Playback Magazine.

Thank You. Drew Baird, P.E. Moon Audio 308 Chrismill Lane Holly Springs, NC 27540 919-649-5018 drew@moon-audio.com http://www.moon-audio.com
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Originally Posted by Skylab View Post

I have posted my review here:

 

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/501214/review-blossom-blo-0299-balanced-solid-state-headphone-amplifier#post_6766244

 

The Blossom is a very fins headphone amp, indeed.

Have read your review.

Am planning on buying the blossom.

I own a Woo WA22 with stock tubes and would like to know if the blossom would offer a different sound signature.

Also on order are the SCHIIT Valhalla/Lyr

FYI headphones; Grado PS1000/GS1000i/RS1i/LCD-2/HD800

Have an affinity towards the warm grado sound

thanks



 

 

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Yes it will be a very different sound from the Woo. Which is a warm lush musical sound. The is warm for a solid state but not as warm as the Woo. It is more towrds the neutral sid of things. Your source will dictate alot of what the amp will sound like. Dont let the size fool you it is a giant killer:)

Thank You. Drew Baird, P.E. Moon Audio 308 Chrismill Lane Holly Springs, NC 27540 919-649-5018 drew@moon-audio.com http://www.moon-audio.com
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Originally Posted by drubrew View Post

Yes it will be a very different sound from the Woo. Which is a warm lush musical sound. The is warm for a solid state but not as warm as the Woo. It is more towrds the neutral sid of things. Your source will dictate alot of what the amp will sound like. Dont let the size fool you it is a giant killer:)

Hi Drew
my sources are

Olive 6HD music server

Cambridge iD100 iPodDock>digital out>Cambridge 840C DAC (iPod classic 80GB)
 

 

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Balanced outs from the Olive 6HD music server into the Blossom should be quite nice for sure:)

Thank You. Drew Baird, P.E. Moon Audio 308 Chrismill Lane Holly Springs, NC 27540 919-649-5018 drew@moon-audio.com http://www.moon-audio.com
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Originally Posted by drubrew View Post

Balanced outs from the Olive 6HD music server into the Blossom should be quite nice for sure:)

Balanced it shall be then

Thanks

 

 

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