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Headphoneus Supremus
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Let's gear real here. By all accounts this amp a bargain in terms of sound quality, and it is likely to be spreading panic among competitors. It is far from perfect but some of the comments here have in my opinion been over the top, calling it a scam or gimmick, etc.
I have had mine for a while now and the volume control works just fine and it does not over heat. The only dislikes I have are that you have to turn it on and off at the back, the display can not be turned off and I can hear a faint transformer hum if I put my ear close to it. These "issues" are not a big deal but the glorious sound when using this as a headphone amplifier or a preamp is important to me. My amp is not going anywhere.
Thank you, Aune for creating this product and for showing others the way forward. Maybe this will kick the likes of Topping into action and bring them to the realization that there is more to sound quality and listening pleasure than measurements can show. It is clear to me that things like the power supply make a great deal of difference and the cheap power supplies that some manufacturers tack onto their products are simply not good enough. I look forward to other manufacturers releasing products that can compete with the S17 but at the moment it seems to be in a league of its own at the price point.
I have had mine for a while now and the volume control works just fine and it does not over heat. The only dislikes I have are that you have to turn it on and off at the back, the display can not be turned off and I can hear a faint transformer hum if I put my ear close to it. These "issues" are not a big deal but the glorious sound when using this as a headphone amplifier or a preamp is important to me. My amp is not going anywhere.
Thank you, Aune for creating this product and for showing others the way forward. Maybe this will kick the likes of Topping into action and bring them to the realization that there is more to sound quality and listening pleasure than measurements can show. It is clear to me that things like the power supply make a great deal of difference and the cheap power supplies that some manufacturers tack onto their products are simply not good enough. I look forward to other manufacturers releasing products that can compete with the S17 but at the moment it seems to be in a league of its own at the price point.