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post #16 of 27
6/6/11 at 7:55am
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I'm definitely interested in an M^3 after reading a bit about them.  I'm just wondering if it would be much of an improvement over my channel island VHP-2, since they are around the same price point ($400 for the CI, and about $500 for an M^3).  Has anyone compared the M^3 to other amps or know of any other threads that do?

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post #17 of 27
6/13/11 at 8:46am
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post #18 of 27
6/17/11 at 4:49am

laker people  v200 is a good amp. I had burson 160 but much prefer the former. Also blue circle has some insteresting looking gears which sound really nice to me.

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post #19 of 27
6/17/11 at 5:33pm

The M^3 is an excellent amp. Unbeatable for the price IMO. Get fishski to help you out with the build-specifics: http://solderworksaudio.com/Portfolio.html

 

If you want a more transparent (and better) amp, go for the GS-1, though it will cost quite a bit more. The Beta22 is also great, like an upgraded M^3 in terms of sound.

 

(I personally thought the M^3 was far superior to the Violectric V100 BTW).

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post #20 of 27
9/8/11 at 3:47pm
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post #21 of 27
9/8/11 at 4:56pm

Is solid state a must. I know Sasa Kovic has the W1000x and supposedly used it when developing the Trafomator Head One. I haven´t heard the W-1000x on that many amps but really worked really well with the Head One.

 

Otherwise the Goldpoint Headphone Pro work great with low impedance headphones including the W1000x. Though I did preferr the tube for that one.

Audio GD C-2.1 work well with just about anything as well. By far the best bang for buck amp I listened to and is way under your budget.

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post #22 of 27
9/8/11 at 5:43pm

From the amps on you list, i've heard only about the Burson and Musical fidelity. 

 

I think the Burson is a nice unit for the price, it drives denons, sennheisers and ortho hp's well. 

 

 


Edited by fabio-fi - 9/8/11 at 5:44pm
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post #23 of 27
9/8/11 at 8:46pm
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what did you think of the MF compared to the burson for driving the denons?

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post #24 of 27
9/9/11 at 4:30am

SPL Auditor, or one of the Violectric amp's.

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post #25 of 27
9/11/11 at 2:07pm
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bump again

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post #26 of 27
9/12/11 at 7:44am

Bottlehead SEX 2.1 (not solid state).  A nice & easy build, it has loads of class and sounds great with all my headphones.   Like it better than my 3 channel Beta 22 with music whereas the Beta is better for gaming where I use the D-7000's mostly.  Can't go wrong for @ $550.00 and it is also a 2 watt speaker amp. 


Edited by Oberst Oswald - 9/14/11 at 8:09am
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post #27 of 27
9/14/11 at 5:48am

Burson! If u like rock music its the way to go! excellent prat from this great amp:)

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