eXemplar Audio eXception Headphone Amp

shyamwanne

Head-Fier
Pros: Very transparent sound with the best 3D imaging I have ever heard.
Cons: It is a rather large box, which is not really a negative, but something to keep in mind in your rack.
I had a chance to listen to this headphone amplifier in my system, and I had to buy it. It bested all the other head amps I had tried by far.

The Exemplar has an incredible 3D presentation of the soundstage. I just love the feeling of wanting to reach out and touch the instruments, and that is what this headphone amplifier does.

Even though the amplifier says it uses 6H6Ps tubes, I found tube rolling has a nice impact on the sound, so I was able to dial in the music to my liking. I tend to like a lot of detail, so I ended up using Telefunken CCA tubes. I'm personally a big fan of CCA tubes and they work flawlessly in this amplifier.

For reference I am using this head amp with the following gear:

1. Audio Technica ATH-ADX5000 headphones with Plus Sound silver/gold cables w 4 pin XLR
2. Pioneer SE-Master1 headphones with silver/gold cables
3. Euphony PTS Server with Uptone Audio LPS,
4. Matrix X-SPDIF 2 USB to SPDIF Converter
5. Exemplar Audio Modified Oppo Sonica Tube Dac with LPS
6. Duelund 1.0 interconnects
7. Anticables 3 power cords
8. Shunyata Research Denali D6000/S Power Distributor

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