matti621
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And lots of gringo-fi charges X10 for nothing but the brandLots of chi-fi stuff uses el crapo parts....
And lots of gringo-fi charges X10 for nothing but the brandLots of chi-fi stuff uses el crapo parts....
thats just a stereotype, even some ridiculously cheap no-name chinese kits I bought from ebay had genuine, high quality parts. Ive found cheaper parts in my headnhifi O2.Lots of chi-fi stuff uses el crapo parts....
So which SS kit amp would you say sounds as good as the BHC?cant really say as the best amps I've used are diy and havent bothered with commercial ones again, its so much cheaper to DIY and you have full control over parts etc
It wasn't a kit, it was a ready made clone for $90 including shipping...Do you have a link to the HA5000 kit u bought?
what is a BHC?So which SS kit amp would you say sounds as good as the BHC?
It wasn't a kit, it was a ready made clone for $90 including shipping...
BHC = Bottlehead Crack (+Speedball). The kit is $430. Sounds very tubish and colored but it also has a sound like nothing else I heard.what is a BHC?
ah ok, I have only tried a cathode follower tube amp circuit, similar to non-sb crack, but i wasnt a fan, too much distortion.BHC = Bottlehead Crack (+Speedball). The kit is $430. Sounds very tubish and colored but it also has a sound like nothing else I heard.
yes i use binocularsWell a mile away is quite a distance!!
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I'm not sure about that. I haven't seen measurements of the Benchmark DAC1 headphone output, but the DAC doesn't appear to be as transparent as excellently performing DACs nowadays from these measurements: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-measurements-of-benchmark-dac1-usb-dac.3708/If the O2 was defective or the cans had a peak I'd be able to tell from listening to test recordings and AB'ing.
I'd agree with you the O2 transparency was at fault if I didn't own a very transparent very analytical set - Dac1->T1.
It also wouldn't make sense the BHC sounded so much better despite measuring very well as well.
I have a magni 3 and an o2. I've compared them back to back. If there is a difference in sound, It's subtle enough that I can't hear the difference.The O2 isn't a youngster anymore, but I'd just point out that the user needs to pay attention to the DAC's voltage and possibly the amp's gain setting setting. Within the group of people who didn't just dislike the O2 but stated over the years that it sounded horrible, quite few were sending well above 2V into the amp while on high gain, and distorting the hell out of the signal. In case of doubt, just lower the digital level sent to the DAC a good deal, adjust the amp and check if the sound is still "bad".
The O2 served me very well for years. Both for testing and listening. I only put it aside a few months ago because since I got the Realizer A16 I just used the headphone out in it and really stopped caring about audio gears in general, but I keep the Odac/O2 around for consistency in my cheapo IEM measurements.
beyond that, if made properly and used properly it's still not what the user likes(for whatever reason, audio or not), then there's an entire world of other and often younger amps out there.