Audio-gd Master-5/6/8 balanced head amp/ preamp - Page 9

Are you able to give a direct comparison with phoenix? Since you are selling them all. Otherwise I would appreciate if you could PM your opinion to me.

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Originally Posted by macrog 

Source is a Reference 7.1 and NFB8.1 running acss and balanced connections. As a comparison the Phoenix headphone amp appears to be about the same volume level on a volume setting of 30 as the Master 6 is on 25 (with the volume set to 99 steps on both). This is on both the balanced akg702s and balanced HD800s.

 

I am suprised so few people have fedback their opinions on sound quality. I cant because I am an Audio-gd reseller in New Zealand.

 

Hope this is helpful.

 

Regards

 

Macrog

I believe that a Phoenix or Master 5/6 would be overkill if you are running an Asus ST soundcard as source.

Regards

Macrog

Even my headphone is overkill. I'm upgrading in stages, but amp is the component I concentrate at the moment.

Thanks for enlightening. I wish I have the money to upgrade all at once. End of day I will still use my PC as transport.

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Originally Posted by macrog 

I believe that a Phoenix or Master 5/6 would be overkill if you are running an Asus ST soundcard as source.

 

Regards

 

Macrog

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Originally Posted by OneSec 

Even my headphone is overkill. I'm upgrading in stages, but amp is the component I concentrate at the moment.

 

Thanks for enlightening. I wish I have the money to upgrade all at once. End of day I will still use my PC as transport.

 

 

Are you using the ST as digital out to a DAC? Or are you using the 2 RCA to an amp?

Current plan is still to use the DAC on ST, with 2 RCA out.

DAC is evolving too fast with the 24 /32 bit currently. Eventually after it settles down with USB3 as matured interface, I might go for a long term DAC with USB3 interface. (DSP included).

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Originally Posted by elwappo99 

Are you using the ST as digital out to a DAC? Or are you using the 2 RCA to an amp?

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Originally Posted by OneSec 

I'm rather surprised Master-5 / Master-6 only have 1 thread going on this forum. I would expecting more.

 

 

 So am I. The only thing standing between me and a Master 5 is a cruel, elusive pile of $$$!

just wondering if there was no way to combine the master 5 and 6 offerings together as a single unit by way of switches to control impedence and output (with minimal/no degradation to sound quality)?

With the ref series DACs gone, I wonder if there will be a master level one.  Though the larger AGD DACs do seem to be over the top already...

a pre/head amp/dac would be nice, i'm all for low box counts

Surely there are more opinions/reviews of the Master 5/6. I have bought the limited Ref 7.1 and would like to move on the master 5 soon after. 

At the moment the amp I'm using is a littledot mk6.

Anyone compared master 5/6 with littledot mk6??

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Originally Posted by customNuts 

Surely there are more opinions/reviews of the Master 5/6. I have bought the limited Ref 7.1 and would like to move on the master 5 soon after. 

At the moment the amp I'm using is a littledot mk6.

Anyone compared master 5/6 with littledot mk6??

Yes opinons are few and far between which surprises me given the attention the Pheonix received when it first came out.

As is the norm on Head-fi one good review from an experienced member will change all that.

I know of one person who has recently received the Master-6 and I have one ordered and it should be delivered Febuary.

At least what opinions I have read have all been positive

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Originally Posted by nigeljames 

Yes opinons are few and far between which surprises me given the attention the Pheonix received when it first came out.

As is the norm on Head-fi one good review from an experienced member will change all that.

 

I know of one person who has recently received the Master-6 and I have one ordered and it should be delivered January.

At least what opinions I have read have all been positive

Sounds good, I am interested to how the master 6 compares to the RSA Darkstar as an ortho and hard to drive dynamic headphone amp.. 
 

Is the Master 6 exact same amp than the 5 with just more power ?

When I read the Audio GD site it's not very clear. It makes me feel that the Master 6 is not as much class A as the 5.

This part for example :

or that :

Should I order the Master 6 for HD800 ?

Thanks for your help guys.