AmericanSpirit
- Location
- USA
- Headphone Amp Inventory
- Since I can’t post anything, here is my latest collections of beauties.
DAC: for detail reviews check my x
https://x.com/detroitbcm/status/1903855746682356078?s=46&t=0JEY5S3Hf1wWOxR34LyJdw
Chord Mojo2+ddHifi DJ44mojo: master of transients
iBasso DC-Elite : superb but expensive, ok punch
iBasso Nunchaku: pretty nice tube Dongle Dac, lovely look
ifi GoBar Kensei : smooth af but expensive, ok punch
Cayin RU6/RU7/most likely RU9: analog warmth
SMSL DS20: Incoming
Qudelix T71: this thing is a dongle beast, whopping desktop stackable class 8Vrms 2000mw at 32ohms.
L&P W2: oh yea good sounding
AKLIAM PD5/PD6: cheap but extremely well implemented
VentureElectronics Megatron: $50 dongle with desktop stackable sound stage
Shanling UA6: reasonable and rich sound
E1DA 9039S: smooth and detailed masterpiece
JingYueSi Yun R2R DAC & Yun R2R Balanced DAC: time for R2R heaven, it’s like Italian car, you need effort to run it but outcome won’t disappoint you
FiiO KA17+esticks: Well balanced portable kit
HeartField R1: great cost friendly R2R dongle, love it.
Moondrop MoonRiver2 Ti: crisp CS DAC implementation
Tanchjim LUNA: similar to MoonRiver2 Ti with smoother mid, nice artwork
ACMEE Phantom 4X: little punch but sounds a but dirty
Khadas Tea: clean and neat outlook sadly only 3.5SE
CVJ KAEI VVT1: warm and soft touch with good punch
HiBg FC1/W3II: not too bad, an average sounding dongle DAC
FiiO Q5S +AM3D: hi-res, clean, punchy, but slightly too bright for some
Dethonray Clarient: very nice and rich sound, love it
Speakers:
KEF LSX II: love it, very fast response, may need subwoofer
Drop BMR1: nice and cheap options for desktop, may need subwoofer
Portable Amp:
GAD ADV+Muses02: extremely poweful portable balances class A tube amp, a bit dirty sound but it can knock you out with its thrust
GAD ADIV with AKLIAM V6 x 4: opamp x4, plenty of power, simply awesome portable amp
X606 Ultra with muses02 : cost effective portable amp, not bad
Lusya EF04 luxury edition: small but powerful solution for 3.5SE lover
Stackable:
Topping E70 Velvet + Topping A90 Discrete: best sounding in terms of accuracy of frequency domain, not a master of time domain or transients
Cayin MT35 MK2: masterpiece of Cayin’s tube power amp, love wireless inputs
Schiit Mimir + Schiit Midgard : most cost-friendly but clean yet extreme juice to drive any cans / IEMs, love this stacks
VentureElectonics Prime DAC+Runabout 2B+Warp Core PSU: pretty nice mini portable stackable
JingYueSi Yun R2R Balances (with AK05 opamp) + JinYueSi bunch of peripherals to source clean and powerful input to R2R + JingYueSi Ya Balanced AMP (with AKLIAM LC5 or Burson V7V or LIEEEWHO SA200) : hella R2R world, master of time domain
Geshelli x Apos Gremlin + Maybe Merlin : nice and clean yet powerful sounding mini stackable
Oh yea… and I’ve got around 50-100ish OTG cables, my rec would be ddHiFi TC09S, INNTAK hifi’s yellow or grey OTG
Cans?
Recently auditioned many good cans at audio expo, including the Sennheiser HE-1, HiFiMan HE1000se, ending up buying Moondrop Para for a good cost performance.
IEMs?
Check out Night Oblivion Butastur, it’s my endgame, literally.
Besides, I found a wonderful single BA, Yu9 U556, check it out, it’s worth the hard earned money.
Also SuiGe MW-08, a CDM (Chinese Domestic Market) boutique that has long history. MW-08 is a monitor IEM with 4BA, like Butastur, it can reveal your source’s color. Highly recommended.
AFUL P5+2 is also worth the money, good vibes.
Softears Volume S, a notably groundbreaking good sounding 2BA+1DD. Great addition to your collection.
Now working on Night Oblivion Uranium project 20BA (full Sonion + Knowles Tweeters): a warm full titanium housing full BA.
Hope ya all keep digging this rabbit hole!
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Night Oblivion Butastur ended my journey. My posts are locked up, PM is still alive.
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