Lake People G109 / G103 thread
Dec 25, 2013 at 2:42 PM Post #140 of 730
Wow I'm getting a G109s! It's still overseas though.  I'll finally get the most out of my HD600s now that they have a good dac/amp and I'll be ready for LCD-2s in a very long long time.
 
Dec 25, 2013 at 4:51 PM Post #141 of 730
  Wow I'm getting a G109s! It's still overseas though.  I'll finally get the most out of my HD600s now that they have a good dac/amp and I'll be ready for LCD-2s in a very long long time.

 
Nice! Congrats.
 
Jan 15, 2014 at 1:53 PM Post #143 of 730
Have you received your new Lake People G109?

Yep I did, It came a few weeks.  Upgrading from a Fiio E9 I've noticed a ton more detail in the highs and a little bit better overall separation.  It doesn't seem like $450 worth of improvement but I guess I'm already reaching the point of diminishing returns.... Or I was just a lot closer to getting the most out of my HD600s before with my fiio stuff.
 
Jan 15, 2014 at 2:42 PM Post #144 of 730
Thanks. Guess price of new amp minus price of your old amp = $ worth of impr based on your reply (just kidding). In my case, started w/ Magni-Modi and 2 diff HiFiMan models. Then on to Audez'e HP which provided for a higher level of enjoyment to me. I then wondered how the experience would change if I went for a different HP amp, thus the Lake People G109-P which provided for clearer sound, pin-point vol control and added build features. Don't know how to measure the "experience change" except to say I'm pleased very much! The rest of the story is a DAC change which further changed the experience.
 
Mar 27, 2014 at 5:39 AM Post #145 of 730
Looks like the G109 made Tyll's headphone amplifier wall of fame:
 
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/innerfidelitys-wall-fame-headphone-amplifiers
 
Apr 25, 2014 at 3:52 PM Post #146 of 730
I just got a G103-S and I must say it's a great little amp.  I'm still warming to the sound of my HD600s and DT880s with it but it works perfectly for my Mad Dogs...which was the pair I bought it for.  So all is well.  Nice work, Fried!
 
May 2, 2014 at 5:41 PM Post #148 of 730
The G109 is said to be overall more refined (which always sounds suspiciously like ' justifying the price difference' :wink:, but both have more than enough power to drive the K701 I'd say. Given its rather low power handling capacity both the G103 with ~1.1W @50Ohm and the G109 with ~1.9W @50Ohm are way beyond what the K701 can digest.
 
I'd not spend the extra money only to get even more power the headphone cannot take... To me the more interesting features of the G109P vs. G103S/P and G109S are the input options and the relay (protecting the headphones when power cycling). That may be an argument. Or not -- depends on your use case.
 
May 2, 2014 at 6:31 PM Post #150 of 730
That won't change the fact that the driver will only work reliably with a sustained power level of 200mW...
A real symmetric amp design will make each stage see only half the load, therefore they may play with more authority.
 
Given the K701/702s sensivity of 105dB @1mW they will peak at around 123dB -- way beyond healthy levels. I really don't think it comes down to raw power... slew rate may be a factor, and more powerful amps are often better in that regard. Still no reason to upgrade from G103 to G109 I think.
 

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