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As far as I am aware, no, you wont get the full 7 watts.
I think so too. In Audio Gd website, the output power only mentioned in Balance, don't even bother to say output power for SE.
[size=x-small]50 ohm: 7000MW
100 ohm: 3500MW
300 ohm: 1200MW
600 ohm: 600MW
(Balanced , Class A , High power model)[/size]
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The Master 6 is a great amp, either SE or Balanced. SE is not an afterthought. I have no plans of balancing my TH900 or W3000ANV. I've heard my Phoenix (balanced) and a Leben at a meet and didn't think I was missing anything. It would be hard to imagine that you would be disappointed with the 7.1 > ACSS > Master 8 to whatever. I would get a balanced cable for the Audeze for power sake, but you probably will still get approx 2/3 to 3/4's volume SE.
That's what I thought too. I have
SE-only (BCL, Leben) amp and if I have to change my LCD-2 to balance to sound good, that would be quite troublesome having to swap cable when I want to use different amp. Not to mentioned non-replaceable headphones like Fostex T50RP and AD700, which I like the sound too, I wouldn't want to cut cable for Balance.
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Redbull: I am surprised you say you are not a believer in balanced yet you have a balanced DAC! I don't know what outputs you are using from the DAC but if they are RCA then you are probably missing out on what the DAC is capable off.
As regards power I use a volume level on my unbalanced T1's only slightly below my balanced HE6's. I could be wrong but it's always been stated that using any balanced Audio-gd amp single ended menas using half the amp and therefore half the output power.
The master-6/8 does have a good single ended output BUT it was designed for balance use and using it single ended would be like buying a super fast sports car and only use it to go to the shops.
I bought Ref. 7.1 not because I want the Balance function, but because I want the best SE DAC performance that I can afford.
I asked Kingwa, what the best SE DAC performance he has. He recommended DAC19, but I asked him again, SE to SE compared, which is better, DAC19 or Ref. 7.1? he said that Ref. 7.1 is still better than DAC19 even on SE performance.
I believe his statement because several feedback, like Headfonia, comparing Ref. 7.1 and Bryston, he (Mike) said that Ref. 7.1 is better, and he only test that on SE.
That's my consideration when selecting Ref. 7.1 of course if I have Balance amp, I will use the Balance connection, or even ACSS, but I won't change my amp or having to swap cables (inconvenience) just to get Balance connection out of my Ref. 7.1, no way.
I believe good sound can be churned out from either Balance or SE connection.
Maybe if I have HE-6, I will definitely reterminate to Balance as my other amps can't drive them anyway. But the thing is, I don't think I like the sound of HE-6, I'm a darker sound person.
I don't mind buying sports car for buying groceries in the supermarket, if I can still enjoy the ride anyway
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I don't know know why you wouldn't spend $15-20 (and 15 minutes time) to reterminate to balanced just to see even if you're convinced it's placebo. At the very least you have more current with the same clarity.
As mentioned in my previous reply, I have other amps that have SE-only connection that the sound I like. I won't sell them