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HE-500, LCD2, D5000, DT770, SR80, on a speaker amp (Emotiva mini-X A-100) Project
Dec 20, 2012 at 8:53 PM Post #436 of 3,819
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joeq70 said:
Hey all! I'm about to join the fray with my HE-5LEs and an Emotiva mini-x a-100. The Emotiva will be here hopefully any minute now. I'll be sure to post some impressions when it arrives.
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welcome to the club
Your world will have more bass now
 
Mike
 
Dec 20, 2012 at 9:08 PM Post #437 of 3,819
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biscuitz said:
Preproman, I read your write-up of your a-100 impressions with some of your various headphones (page 17). I was wondering if you could elaborate more as to how the a-100 performs with the HE-6. I'm considering getting the HE-6 / a-100 combo in the future as my first high end setup. Thanks!
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I think it's the perfect budget amp for the HE-6 and the HE-5LE.  For the HE-500, yeah it works great.  However, you can get the same results on some high quality headphone amps.   The main difference is the a-100 only cost $179 right now.  That's a real steal.  
 
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I had the Mjolinr here the past weekend.  To me they some very similar.  So for $179 most of the heavy talked about amps can't beat it out right.  IMO...
 
Dec 20, 2012 at 9:29 PM Post #438 of 3,819
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preproman said:
 
I think it's the perfect budget amp for the HE-6 and the HE-5LE.  For the HE-500, yeah it works great.  However, you can get the same results on some high quality headphone amps.   The main difference is the a-100 only cost $179 right now.  That's a real steal.  
 
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I had the Mjolinr here the past weekend.  To me they some very similar.  So for $179 most of the heavy talked about amps can't beat it out right.  IMO...
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What headphones did you use with the mjolnir?
 
Dec 20, 2012 at 9:32 PM Post #439 of 3,819
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zachchen1996 said:
What headphones did you use with the mjolnir?
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The only headphone I really liked with it was the LCD-3s and the LCD-2.  To me the amp is very non flexible.   Meaning, not pairing well with a wide range of headphones.  I like it for what it does.  It's just to much of a beast.  No finesse at all.  My B22 out shined it with more headphones.
 
I'm still thinking about getting one because how good it sound with the LCDxx
 
Dec 20, 2012 at 9:35 PM Post #440 of 3,819
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preproman said:
 
 
The only headphone I really liked with it was the LCD-3s and the LCD-2.  To me the amp is very non flexible.   Meaning, not pairing well with a wide range of headphones.  I like it for what it does.  It's just to much of a beast.  No finesse at all.  My B22 out shined it with more headphones.
 
I'm still thinking about getting one because how good it sound with the LCDxx
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Yup that's why I'm planning on getting one, simply only for my future lcd3s. So basically what you're saying is that a mini x/lcd3 rig gets really close to a mjolnir/lcd3 rig?
 
Dec 21, 2012 at 2:18 PM Post #446 of 3,819
What difference do you notice?
 
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Dec 21, 2012 at 3:11 PM Post #447 of 3,819
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preproman said:
What difference do you notice?
 
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Well, the thing is my Aune T1 was barely getting the job done at all in the amping department. With the Emotiva, the HE-5LE is driven effortlessly. There is more bass presence, more bass slam, and a larger soundstage. Everything is better. One nice thing is that I'm using the T1 as a tube DAC, so tube choice impacts the sound as well. I've chosen a fairly mid-centric, euphonic tube, which makes the HE-5LE sound rich, full, and impactful. There is a little bit of sacrifice with respect to top end detail and soundstage with this tube, but overall I'm quite pleased. I will be trying out new tubes as I acquire them to see how that affects things.
 
Dec 21, 2012 at 3:40 PM Post #448 of 3,819
Lord or Lord i am so glad i found this thread, was about to pull the trigger on a lyr but the price on this is aamzing! One question though, do you think there is still more to gain from upgrading to the UPA-200 version? Looks like it has double the power, not sure if this is a good thing though. Is the mini able to get the he-500 to the ceiling or do you think there is more that can be squeezed out of them?
 
 
Dec 21, 2012 at 3:48 PM Post #449 of 3,819
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jonny564 said:
Lord or Lord i am so glad i found this thread, was about to pull the trigger on a lyr but the price on this is aamzing! One question though, do you think there is still more to gain from upgrading to the UPA-200 version? Looks like it has double the power, not sure if this is a good thing though. Is the mini able to get the he-500 to the ceiling or do you think there is more that can be squeezed out of them?
 
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It is as far as you want to go power-wise.
The Mini-X is on the edge already (you might not be able to go past 9oclock on the volume pot.
 
The UPA-200 would be a waste, as they wouldnt be usable with the HE-500.
 
Now for the HE-6 (recently bought these babies and lovin them, even underamped, but the Mini is coming soon) that is a question I cant answer, but they most likely would :D
 
Cheers! Enjoy your new buy :) Luke
 
Dec 21, 2012 at 4:39 PM Post #450 of 3,819
joeq70 said:
Well, the thing is my Aune T1 was barely getting the job done at all in the amping department. With the Emotiva, the HE-5LE is driven effortlessly. There is more bass presence, more bass slam, and a larger soundstage. Everything is better. One nice thing is that I'm using the T1 as a tube DAC, so tube choice impacts the sound as well. I've chosen a fairly mid-centric, euphonic tube, which makes the HE-5LE sound rich, full, and impactful. There is a little bit of sacrifice with respect to top end detail and soundstage with this tube, but overall I'm quite pleased. I will be trying out new tubes as I acquire them to see how that affects things.
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Ever thought pairing ur tube dac with a tube amp?:rolleyes:
 
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