Anda
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I've been repeating for the past 4 years that the Lyr does not sound good with HE-6. No body listens...
But it delivers 4 watts into 50ohms?!!
I've been repeating for the past 4 years that the Lyr does not sound good with HE-6. No body listens...
But it delivers 4 watts into 50ohms?!!
Not enough. The Taurus Mk2 delivers similar juice and it is flat and bass-lite.
I use a WA5 that pushes 8W with some hefty transformers behind it - that does the job nicely.
I know
Just the typical response about the Lyr. The power from the Lyr and the transparency from the ODAC, then you're good to go.
Actually heard the Taurus and very much agree. Had similar experience with Questyle CMA800 too.
Not enough watts is not always the culprit.
Look at the F1J and the INT-30. Low powered pure Class A amps that have a high current draw and a huge transformer for extra reserves works just fine. Those little ass headphone amps can dish out watts and high gain but without those big Power supplies and huge transformers they sound bright / strident and the bass lacks.
Not enough watts is not always the culprit.
Look at the F1J and the INT-30. Low powered pure Class A amps that have a high current draw and a huge transformer for extra reserves works just fine. Those little ass headphone amps can dish out watts and high gain but without those big Power supplies and huge transformers they sound bright / strident and the bass lacks.
amps that can provide double digit class A1 watts(8r) AND survive a constant torture test for a long period of time with minimal distortion would be HUGE, and have HEAVY transformers and a shi*load of PS capacitance, and not to mention be overall EXPENSIVE(as pure cost of materials and not labor).... so yes...a REAL 8W amplifier can be a lot better than a 16W amplifier... it's not about watts... better yet, the wattage should just be a hint at the amp's power delivery capability but not the quality of said power, you know what they say about the "first watt", the importance of power is having enough of it, the rest of the consideration should go to the quality.
I finally did it. I just pulled the trigger on the Pass Labs INT-150.. It was a very hard choice to make over the INT-30. I was thinking pure Class A all the way.
However, talking to Mark at Reno Hifi he gave me some much needed guidance. I told him what I was looking for in the amp, so he pointed me to the INT-150. He also said the INT-150 was biased really high at 15% of the total watts into Class A, so that's 22.50 watts of pure class A until it goes to B - is that correct?
Anyway, I will be able to do a side by side with the Master 10 sometime next week when the amp gets in.
I finally did it. I just pulled the trigger on the Pass Labs INT-150.. It was a very hard choice to make over the INT-30. I was thinking pure Class A all the way.
However, talking to Mark at Reno Hifi he gave me some much needed guidance. I told him what I was looking for in the amp, so he pointed me to the INT-150. He also said the INT-150 was biased really high at 15% of the total watts into Class A, so that's 22.50 watts of pure class A until it goes to B - is that correct?
Anyway, I will be able to do a side by side with the Master 10 sometime next week when the amp gets in.
Wow, man, I can't wait for your feedback, this amp has been on my watch list for a while.