[hifimanrookie]

LOL! I get very afraid seeing so many tubes being used, for fear of needing to replace them sooner or late..


Any links or pointers as to where one can get such an amp built? Pictures, please!

Check my review out..its in my signature..u will find there everything u need to answer ur questions..WITH picsies
..i have to update it as its now fully burned in..took a while..but since 1 month i dont hear any improvements anymore..sound signature is stabile now...only the new powercables i got two weeks ago improved the sound a bit..but they need a very long time to burn in also i understand..and the sound impact is not high enough..but u never know after burn in time..

but the makers can make u all u want..as long u pay for it..but what i hear now through my CODE-X now is really beautiful...
.but i would say..try it out urself..check them out on a audio shows..they attend attend those a lot and then u can try them out urself...they are situated in canada..but they go to shows all over america i understand...have fun reading my review

 

[mthucs]

Hi Guys,
 
I'm thinking about getting a male XLR to speaker tap (banana plug) cable made from BTG Audio for my HE-6. They are to be powered by the Decco65 by Peachtree. Could someone please advise me if I will be need an HE-adapter/resistors built into the cable for the amp which has the following specs:
 
http://www.peachtreeaudio.com/decco65-amplifier-with-dac.html
 
Or if I should even bother with the Decco65?
 
I tried using an HE adapter with a speaker switch box earlier this week and the adapter started smoking so I'm a little bit hesitant. However, I'm sure I've read somewhere that someone ran these off the speaker taps from the Decco.
 
Thanks in advance guys!

 

[mthucs]

Oh I spoke to the previous owner and he mentioned that the HE-adapter was damaged during his time (from turning up the volume too much) and he had employed his own resistors to fix it. I'm hoping the fault wasn't my amp's but from previous damage.

 

[punit]

IMO try it without any resistors / adapter box but use the volume control with care. Are you buying the Decco specifically for HE 6 or you already own it ?

 

[mthucs]

Already own it. I'm trying to sell it to get something like the PM6005 but am having no luck so going to give it a shot!

 

[mthucs]

My main concern is I don't understand enough about OTL amps or even know what they really are and am worried the Peachtree falls into the category of "amps you shouldn't do a direct connection with". Just because it has a tube for the headphone output.

 

[punit]

I & quite a few others on this thread are driving the HE-6 directly from speaker taps of a Tube Speaker amp. Wait.... the Decco website says that its a hybrid tube design. So maybe I was wrong before that no resistors are required (I assumed that it was a SS integrated). For a tube amp you require resistors in parallel in order to protect the transformers. But the Decco is a Hybrid hence I am not sure. Please see the post in the link below & the subsequent post by other members.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-magnetic-headphone/14775#post_10818949
 
Maybe the other more technically knowledgeable members can chime in if resistors are required for the decco.

 

[mthucs]

Thanks mate. Although I'm pretty sure this is a SS amp..?

 

[kothganesh]

  Thanks mate. Although I'm pretty sure this is a SS amp..?

No issues with SS amps either. I run the HE 6 off an integrated receiver just through the speaker taps.

 

[mthucs]

Cheers. You guys don't think the current is too high right?
 
Also, forgot to ask, I am using a Burson Soloist as a pre-amp. If I had the Burson jacked up versus having it on low, does it affect how much current goes out of the speaker taps? Or is the amount of current going through solely dependant on the current from the speaker taps?
 
Thanks.

 

[kothganesh]

  Cheers.

Sure but as Punit said, be careful with the volume knob and increase the sound gradually. Enjoy.

 

[punit]

  No issues with SS amps either. I run the HE 6 off an integrated receiver just through the speaker taps.

Yes, for SS amps you can run it directly off speaker taps without resistors, not so with Tube amps.

 

[mthucs]

 
Yes, for SS amps you can run it directly off speaker taps without resistors, not so with Tube amps.

OK Thanks!

 

[punit]

  Cheers. You guys don't think the current is too high right?
 
Also, forgot to ask, I am using a Burson Soloist as a pre-amp. If I had the Burson jacked up versus having it on low, does it affect how much current goes out of the speaker taps? Or is the amount of current going through solely dependant on the current from the speaker taps?
 
Thanks.

Not really. We have members here using Mono Blocks & 300w integrated amps to run HE 6 without any adapter boxes. Why are you using the Burson as a pre. The Decco already has one ?

 

[mthucs]

My DAC (Concero HD) only has one output and I like being able to just reach for the Burson which is within arm's reach versus the Decco on the floor. Also, I still use the Burson for my HD800s so it's nice to not have to turn "this" on and turn "that" off when I plug headphones in.