[WaxMan]

Just got an XP-7, and I was wondering about the volume level everyone uses for listening. What is safe, and what is unsafe? I nudge up the volume pot about an inch, but sometimes I have the urge to turn it up even more. I use a pair of HD600's. Thanks!

 

[BigEat]

Congrats. I think the XP-7 is one of Ray's finest, purest offerings to this day. Did you get the separate power supply? It is an amp that loosens up over time and with some warm-up, almost like a tube amp. I still lug mine around as portable. I typically listen slightly passed your point of reference, but it depends on the source. It should make a good pair with your HD 600's.

 

[WaxMan]

Thanks bigeat. I actually got it used from a great guy here on headfi, loftprojection. I do not have the power supply, just running it on the batteries. I was listening to 'The Blues And The Abstract Truth' the other day when I first got the amp, it sounded so good it was actually stunning. I was sitting in my lazy boy just mesmerized and paralyzed at the same time. That amp just stoned me to my soul!

 

[BigEat]

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Originally Posted by WaxMan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks bigeat. I actually got it used from a great guy here on headfi, loftprojection. I do not have the power supply, just running it on the batteries. I was listening to 'The Blues And The Abstract Truth' the other day when I first got the amp, it sounded so good it was actually stunning. I was sitting in my lazy boy just mesmerized and paralyzed at the same time. That amp just stoned me to my soul!

I have a lot of amps, portable and otherwise. It's to this day, one of my favorites. If you take a notion, I might reccommend the power supply. Although, I have to say, one of the reasons I like the amp best is the old school 9V capability. Call Ray and ask him about the power supply. He really has a soft spot for the XP-7. Again, congrats.

 

[71877]

I have the XP-7 + power supply combo now for a couple of days and its defo a really nice amp. Dont think I'll be having the nasty urge of upgrading for a while.....at least not on the amp department

The 'safe' amount of volume depends on the headphones (and source) I think? I can imagine that you have some more room on the knob with your high impedance HD600's than I have with my low impedance HFI-780's.

I listen at below 25% with 780's btw.