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HE-500, LCD2, D5000, DT770, SR80, on a speaker amp (Emotiva mini-X A-100) Project
Jan 22, 2013 at 7:03 PM Post #588 of 3,819
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preproman said:
 
 
Oh, a comparison of the two would be great.
 
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Here is a link to my initial comparison of O2 and Emotiva with HE-500 that I did a while back: http://www.head-fi.org/t/629352/hifiman-he-500-on-a-speaker-amp-emotiva-mini-x-a-100-project/405#post_8974233
 
I will add/update to this initial review to see how my view has changed over time. I have had the O2 for 6 months and Emotiva for about 2 months. I'll post a final review in the next month sometime (Hopefully). I want to spend a bit more time with the Emotiva and then go back to O2 and then increase the frequency of changes near the end of the month. I just want to make sure that when I give my final verdict on this, I am completely sure of everything and I have solid consistency within my experiences.
 
Jan 22, 2013 at 7:39 PM Post #589 of 3,819
In that future updated review, I'm also going to throw in the LCD-2 Revision 2 along with the HE-500 for O2 vs Emotiva, for those that might be interested.
 
Jan 22, 2013 at 7:52 PM Post #590 of 3,819
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zoom25 said:
In that future updated review, I'm also going to throw in the LCD-2 Revision 2 along with the HE-500 for O2 vs Emotiva, for those that might be interested.
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I'd be interested. Seems the hifimans have stellar results with the mini-x, but the LCD's didn't get quite the "wow" from it. I think the mini-x is a stellar amp, and I think preproman had a little review where he hooked up a ton of headphones and got really good results. Makes me think....
 
Jan 22, 2013 at 8:10 PM Post #591 of 3,819
It's still a speaker amp.  IMO has to much gain for sensitive headphones.  Not much volume knob play.  The Emotiva will take the closed in and congested sound right out of the LCDs. If you thought it had that in the first place.
 
Jan 22, 2013 at 9:24 PM Post #593 of 3,819
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preproman said:
It's still a speaker amp.  IMO has to much gain for sensitive headphones.  Not much volume knob play.  The Emotiva will take the closed in and congested sound right out of the LCDs. If you thought it had that in the first place.
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What about if one had a preamp in their dac function
 
Jan 22, 2013 at 9:34 PM Post #594 of 3,819
Hi Anda,
 
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I can't seem to find what I'm looking for - Maybe you guys can help. I'm looking for a product similar to the one in the pic below, but it seemed more refined. As I recall it had 3 outputs with different gain and no volume knob. It is meant to be connected to the outputs of an speaker amplifier.
 
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Are you thinking of the APPJ Headphone Adapter that I discussed on page 24 of this thread?
 
It seems that ALO is no longer carrying the product.  The link I provided in that post is now dead and searching the ALO site just now, I can no longer find the product, but I've updated that post with another source you might try.  
 
Mike
 
Jan 22, 2013 at 9:56 PM Post #596 of 3,819
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zilch0md said:
Hi Anda,
 
 
Are you thinking of the APPJ Headphone Adapter that I discussed on page 24 of this thread?
 
It seems that ALO is no longer carrying the product.  The link I provided in that post is now dead and searching the ALO site just now, I can no longer find the product, but I've updated that post with another source you might try.  
 
Mike
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Excellent information, Mike, Thank you.
Edit: Does not appear to be available for ordering.
 
KP
 
Jan 23, 2013 at 9:10 AM Post #598 of 3,819
Wow!  That's an easy, inexpensive solution!  
 
It's viable because the Emotiva has a shared ground between the speaker taps (internally).  
 
Here it is at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/JL-Audio-XB-CLRAIC2-SW-High-Level-Connection/dp/B002F58O88
 
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Searching for other sources, I've just stumbled onto another possibility, at Crutchfield:  http://www.crutchfield.com/p_136XDCLR2S/JL-Audio-XD-CLRAIC2-SW.html
 

 
This could be used with or without the gender benders, depending on what else you have with which to connect your single-ended or balanced headphones.
 
And from Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-inches-Stereo-Splitter-3-5mm-Adapter/dp/B0009JFF7A
 
 

Mike
 
Jan 23, 2013 at 9:38 AM Post #599 of 3,819
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preproman said:
It's still a speaker amp.  IMO has to much gain for sensitive headphones. 
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Absolutely true.

I just tried my balanced Denon D5000's on the Emotiva setup. I had to drop my EQ by -20db to even begin that since I'm not using a pre-amp to do it manually. And the noise floor is there on a headphone that sensitive. The Emotiva should definitely be used with high impedance and/or headphones with low sensitivity. I could listen on my Denon's, but the gain is very noticeable on something with only 25ohm impedance and really high sensitivity.
 
Very best,
 
Jan 23, 2013 at 1:56 PM Post #600 of 3,819
20 bucks total from Amazon, giving it a shot.
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005T3G5/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2BC0LW6HPSTVP
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000068O5B/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003U48NIY/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
 
KP
 
 
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