SigmaGT
New Head-Fier
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I'm really expecting this to be good.....^.^
so that I can buy it with the HD800...
so that I can buy it with the HD800...
Does it have special sauce inside to sound good with both HD650 and HD800?
They are a very intelligent company i just cant see them bringing out a very expensive amp designed for their own headphones that is not a star performer. It will be critiqued to death by everyone and any weaknesses will be identified and reported quickly - they know that
So a company known primarily for one product category now wants to get in on what has been a growing "companion" market. That's nothing new. Here though, the choice to jump in at the top end of the companion category at a price point even higher than the flagship product in the main category is curious. That is, unless this is just the flagship of what will eventually be a line of DAC/amps at various price points...
I think this is rather good news given that every thing they made are usually very well reviewed. The price may be high but this may represent better deals to other amplifiers such as the Bryston balanced headamp. The key though if this amp will have analog input or just act as a "pure digital" amp like the Audio-Technica DHA3000.
Add to cart.
Might this be essentially a Linear SE with DAC?
Correct me if wrong... but the BCLs only have XLR as input, and not as headphone output (only 1/4" jacks).
So chances are that it's not related to the BCL design.
Given the size, I'm a bit skeptical - how good a power supply can you get in there?
How much shielding can be put inbetween the DAC and the sensitive analogue signal paths.