[vapman]

Hey vapman,

Look at this review of bMac mk2, he talks about the gain selector, a manual socket to push inside the amp. Maybe on your picture it's the white thing below the volume pot in green..

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=2&nv=1&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.bengkelmacro.com/bmac-3ch-mk-ii-review-by-rizky-ab/&usg=ALkJrhgItl7ZR_ZpAWoJfX6UAWtLyXDB1Q

Aha, i was curious what that switch was about, but thought it was funny it was on the inside, so i never tried using it while the amp was running.
 
You're probably right about it being a gain switch, I'll try it out and see. Nice find there.

 

[Fabi]

Aha, i was curious what that switch was about, but thought it was funny it was on the inside, so i never tried using it while the amp was running.

You're probably right about it being a gain switch, I'll try it out and see. Nice find there.

I wish this is the switch.
I also wish yours is switched on low gain since the beginning

 

[vapman]

I wish this is the switch.
I also wish yours is switched on low gain since the beginning

Yes, you are correct!
 
I'm dumb for noticing a switch there but not doing anything about it, haha.
 
It was on low gain by default. It's on high gain now, which is nice, because I always left my other amps on high gain 100% off the time - i'm a basshead, what can I say...
 
But I plugged in my SZ2000 and it rattles WAY harder now. dang!!!
 
So many amazing surprises in this amp. Whoever else buys one will need an instruction manual

 
This rocks though - I was happy with it but now I'm extremely happy with it. I will have to measure its max power output with the gain switch set to high! It's rattling these basshead cans real hard

 
Not saying it's an amp for bassheads (I have +32db sub bass EQ) but this amp is AWESOME on the high gain. I'm happy I was using it on low gain though cause I got a good sense of how the amp sounds, now everything's even better!

 

[n05ey]

What sort of battery life are you getting from the amp?

 

[vapman]

What sort of battery life are you getting from the amp?

Haven't timed it yet with the 250mAh battery it came with, and not sure if it lets you know when the battery is low or if it just dies, but i've ran it for a bit over 10 hours and then figured i should plug it in, but I did get that kind of time on it. I'll have to actually time how long until it dies one day.

 

[golov17]

But there's only 2 people in the picture!

Are we playing Where's Oleg now?

 

[golov17]

For Edimun EV3

 

[irgunawan]

And cMac v1 dimension comparing with the others big guys.

Huh, have no more amps rightnow, my wife so angry see this small collection, cannot imagine if she know the other hidden stuff.. lol..

 

[thamasha69]

cMac v1 looks great!

 

[vapman]

  And cMac v1 dimension comparing with the others big guys.

Huh, have no more amps rightnow, my wife so angry see this small collection, cannot imagine if she know the other hidden stuff.. lol..

3CH MK2 replaced C5 for me.
It doesn't have quite as much power on power hungry over ears as the C5 did, but i have other things that can push that hard if need be.
agreed cMac looks great next to the rest

 

[Fabi]

Yes, you are correct!

I'm dumb for noticing a switch there but not doing anything about it, haha.

It was on low gain by default. It's on high gain now, which is nice, because I always left my other amps on high gain 100% off the time - i'm a basshead, what can I say...

But I plugged in my SZ2000 and it rattles WAY harder now. dang!!!

So many amazing surprises in this amp. Whoever else buys one will need an instruction manual

This rocks though - I was happy with it but now I'm extremely happy with it. I will have to measure its max power output with the gain switch set to high! It's rattling these basshead cans real hard :basshead:

Not saying it's an amp for bassheads (I have +32db sub bass EQ) but this amp is AWESOME on the high gain. I'm happy I was using it on low gain though cause I got a good sense of how the amp sounds, now everything's even better!

 

[Fabi]

3CH MK2 replaced C5 for me.
It doesn't have quite as much power on power hungry over ears as the C5 did, but i have other things that can push that hard if need be.
agreed cMac looks great next to the rest

Btw, with your sz2000, compared on low gain, how much do you need to turn the volume pot now on high gain ?
Just curious to know roughly the potential power it could have.
Thanks

 

[vapman]

Btw, with your sz2000, compared on low gain, how much do you need to turn the volume pot now on high gain ?
Just curious to know roughly the potential power it could have.
Thanks

can turn it about 2/3 to maximum without any distortion
 
keep in mind i do have this insane EQ....
 

 

[Fabi]

 
can turn it about 2/3 to maximum without any distortion
 
keep in mind i do have this insane EQ....
 

This is crazy EQ ! 

 haha
Well, I'm not a basshead, I guess this amp has sufficient power for my use 

I had a good feeling about it, and after chatting with you and Iriyan, we may have a winner here hehehe 

 
O' Wallet, where art thou? It's just a matter of days before I find you 

 

 

[vapman]

Luckily this won't hurt your wallet as bad as many amps several times the price and it sounds just as good, maybe better.
 
The bMac is what's up. I don't use any other headphone amp around my house or outside now. I just love it.
 
If 3CH Mark III has even more output power i'd even rec it to the basshead crew.

 
Sooner or later i'll get to rolling opamps and see what that can do for the sound.