Thinking about buying one of these. Only thing I'm worried about is whether it will be too loud when using it out of a Gumby. Does anyone here have any experience using this amp with a Gumby. My set up would be Gumby XLR > BHA-1 > Aeolus and HD600. Thanks

Andromeda's respond to higher or lower output impedence. You should try them with a number of sources and make out what your preferences are. Some people like them better out of something with OI as close as to 0 as possible some like them out of something with a OI a bit higher. On my IEM match...

Schiit Modius and Magnius seems to be cheap and good for IEMS because of 0.5 gain option.

Save up for a Crane Song Solaris. They can be found used for less than 1500.

My advice would be to save up for something much better.

I listened to all three for hours and all have their strengths and weaknesses. At that price it's more about personal preferences to me. The Ara's have a very different sound presentation compared to the Andromeda and Solaris so it wouldn't make much sense to upgrade from an Andromeda or Solaris...

Criticism is good though! I welcome it.This isn't a fan thread. I have no experience with Daps other than the ones i auditioned when I bought my SR25. I don't really feel a wobble when I use it but I can't compare it to older A&K models. The case I bought makes it not really stick out that...

This would be a disappointment for me if I couldn't use Qobuz offline with a 1tb microsd. Have you tried other cards? Does Qobuz not work at all anymore when you downloaded 170Gb or does it freeze and crash when you're trying to download music? Thanks

Haven't checked in a while. I bought my Aeolus a year ago and have been very happy with them ever since. One of the few good things about the pandemic causing me to spend more time inside is how it gives me more time to relax and spend time listening to them. In fact so happy that I spent most...

Or buying the 2020 version of the Solaris or Andros. Aras are great too.

I know this won't be very helpful but listening to IEMS is invaluable and worth it when investing that kind of money. I did months of research myself, watched every youtube video, read all the reviews and was sure I would like the CA Solaris the most of all IEMS in the world. I found a great...

Thanks! I know absolutely nothing about micro SD cards. There are not a lot of options for 1tb disks though and they're quite expensive still. Maybe it's wiser to buy a 512gb card and see how far it will take me. When using the SR25 with andromeda's through the balanced out I have the volume at...

Thanks Luis Mad, just installed the AK drivers and Audirvana recognised the Dreamus immediately. Works lovely. I have been enjoying this DAP with my also new Andromedas since saturday. Agree, wifi range isn't great but so far it hasn't been an issue for me. Now I'll have to find a decent 1tb disk.

Some quick points. The problem is the internet and the overuse of hyperbole. In my limited experience amps and dacs matter but the differences are usually more subtle and nuanced that you'd read on most threads here. And that's fine. Because nuances do matter when you're investing time and...

Is there a reason why it has to be an OTL amp? Disappointing experiences with other tube amp topologies? The Oblivion is an hybrid and the ZDT jr is transformer coupled as far as I know.

Yes that's exactly what Qobuz allows you to do. It's not a feature a use a lot though.

I use Qobuz but used to be a Tidal subscriber. It doesn't really matter in terms of audio quality and I wouldn't worry too much about bit rates higher than 16/44. I switched because with Qobuz I could download music for offline listening with their desktop app. Also I never liked Tidal shoving...

I have no idea I never listened to those genres on the LCD2s. Only briefly auditioned them listening to pop and music like daft punk. I wouldn't buy an LCD2 for the genres you listen to but someone else might. This is not going to be a popular answer but what about sticking with the 650's for...

What kind of music do you listen to? I'm asking because he HD800(s) is a completely different animal than the LCD2's. If you want more resolution and better soundstage a hd800 makes more sense but the LCD's have much more slam. I wouldn't recommend the hd800's for hip hop and the LCD's wouldn't...

The ZDT Jr. does not have preamp outputs, it's pass through only! Meaning you can't control the volume on your powered speakers with the volume knob! Edit: Forgot to mention the ZDT jr. also isn't an OTL. It's transformer coupled.

Yes like @Monsterzero said you should probably ask in the Aeolus thread. The consensus over there seems to be tubes are best for Aeolus. I wouldn't know about many tube amp/dac combos.

I used to be a Tidal subscriber but then switched to Qobuz last year. I made the switch because I didn't like (the idea of) the MQA standard for high rest steaming. I have actually both Tidal and Qobuz at the moment and they're both fine. Depends on the recording I suppose. I like lossless...

Yes agree the ZMF Pendant seems very interesting. It has a couple of things going for it. It's probably easier to obtain than most of the other amps on the list. It actually pops up on the used market from time to time. I think it's also more neutral and has better technicalities than the other...

I wonder if anyone here has experience pairing the Aeolus with some of the more expensive and hard to obtain tube amps? I love the sound of my ZDT Jr but I always bought it with the idea of getting used to a tube amp. Particularly interested in: EC Zana Deux Donald North Stratus ZMF Pendant...