[HeatFan12]

Another one by Kingwa----
 
C-2 SA
 
Fully discrete amp without any OPA ,  couple caps and DC serve , built by exact match transistors .
 
http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/Headphoneamp/C-2SA/C2SAEN.htm
 
Cheers

 

[Frank I]

no pricing on this and it puts out if I am reading correctly 6W into 25 ohms. Interesting

 

[Epoch]

It looks like he has made a single ended Roc SA alternative, it looks to be very interesting.  Depending upon the price it could be a very interesting choice for orthos since it appears to have enough output power to melt dynamic headphones.
 
With a decent price I can't imagine that it will take too long for somebody to pick one of these up.

 

[Frank I]

it does look interesting. depends on how he priced it and when its available

 

[Trapper32]

Listed on the website for $300

 

[Frank I]

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Listed on the website for $300

inexpensive and wqrth a try for 300.00

 

[Epoch]

The only thing I notice now about this amp is that I don't see that is Class A, then again I don't think the Roc SA is Class A either.  As to how much of a difference that makes I can't say, but for the price it looks quite good.

 

[FauDrei]

No, SA headamps are not class A - not Roc SA, nor C-2 SA (thus that much power).
 
Roc and C-2 are class A.

 

[spookygonk]

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since it appears to have enough output power to melt dynamic headphones.

That did make me laugh. Serously, does Kingwa ever sleep?

 

 

[Mad Max]

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That did make me laugh. Serously, does Kingwa ever sleep?
 

Vapirism 

 

[daveDerek]

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Depending upon the price it could be a very interesting choice for orthos since it appears to have enough output power to melt dynamic headphones.

hmmm, can it drive k1000s?

 

[Epoch]

It should output close to 3W to the K1000, which I imagine is plenty to drive them.

 

[Zombie_X]

I thought the K1000 needed about 8W total, but maybe my memory fails me.
 
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It should output close to 3W to the K1000, which I imagine is plenty to drive them.

 

[Uncle Erik]

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I thought the K1000 needed about 8W total, but maybe my memory fails me.
 

 
Yes, the K-1000 user manual says that it needs 8W or better.

 

[Epoch]

Is that 8 watts at 4/8 ohms or 120 ohms?  I have never seen the manual, so I am just curious as to just how much power it really wants.