Just sold my CMA Twelve Master. Was a really enjoyable all-in-one machine. Got it for a steal at $1,100 because a dealer sold it as a regular version, didn't know that myself until some time later.
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Jimmyblues1959
Excellent review. I have been capping my used hifi purchases for decades, which has enabled me to purchase far more gear for the same amount of money. It is so easy to get caught up in the hype train of gear cycling which is often expensive and detracts from this hobby. Thanks again for the thoughtful and incisive review!
BobG55
2, that’s 2 very good Head Gear Reviews by Hottyson … HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAA …
Reactcore
Nice writeup @hottyson.7590 !
If you havent bought one yet.. you might want to listen to its smaller brother..
I've did extensive comparison to the Twelve and 400i and they sound axactly identical with the difference the Twelve has more volume overhead, bluetooth and a remote. They share the same Amp circuit and AKM DAC chip.
But the 400i has space on the rear to put 2 RCA's for analog input.
So i modified one as you can see in link:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/adding-an-analog-input-to-an-dac-amp-which-doesnt-have-one.912647/
I must say de Current mode amp section is even better combined with a high end DAC!
Current mode technology is really underrated and unnoticed.
To bad Questyle (and their invention) lost attention due to bad customer service..
If you havent bought one yet.. you might want to listen to its smaller brother..
I've did extensive comparison to the Twelve and 400i and they sound axactly identical with the difference the Twelve has more volume overhead, bluetooth and a remote. They share the same Amp circuit and AKM DAC chip.
But the 400i has space on the rear to put 2 RCA's for analog input.
So i modified one as you can see in link:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/adding-an-analog-input-to-an-dac-amp-which-doesnt-have-one.912647/
I must say de Current mode amp section is even better combined with a high end DAC!
Current mode technology is really underrated and unnoticed.
To bad Questyle (and their invention) lost attention due to bad customer service..
hottyson
I did not know that about the 400i. I shall have to look into it. Thank you very much for the tip!
The Soekris 2541 "AIO"...with its R2R dac and amp is $1299. Would love to see a comparison with this similar unit style.
Max Output Power(Po):
247mW @ 300Ω; 900mW @ 32Ω(6.35mm headphone jack)
825mW @ 300Ω; 2W @ 32Ω (balanced headphone jack)