[elira]

I want to get more info on the Audio-GD product line generally but that site is just awful. I can’t even fathom ordering something from them.

You need to email them. They always answer promptly.

 

[PATB]

Any impressions from members who have received an A2?

 

[sajunky]

Any impressions from members who have received an A2?

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/audio-gd-a-2-class-a-headphone-amp-pre.936297/post-15922145

 

[Introspecting]

got an amp.I have only positive emotions.High-quality Assembly.If you are looking for a low - cost uneversal headphone amplifier, feel free to buy it.I have a Takstar HF 580 and an AKG K-241.It handles both perfectly.If you use their proprietary ACSS input , you get what your source gives you.Perfect for jazz and Blues.The sound is clear without color.RCA input works with light color.Softer bass.For pop and rock music, that's it! This is my opinion as a simple person who loves music.Definitely audio gd A2 is worth the purchase.

Hi, is it worth to buy this amp, if i can only use RCA inputs or better to look for something better?

 

[sajunky]

Hi, is it worth to buy this amp, if i can only use RCA inputs or better to look for something better?

It doesn't say RCA inputs are bad, it is comparing to the ACSS which is an absolute top end.
You can't get any better than from ACSS, it is a similar technology to the Krell CAST. Normally you pay 10 times more for such equipment. If you have Audio GD DAC ( like R-1), you get ACSS output for free.

Typically ACSS with a stock cable sounds better than RCA with $2K cable. In other words, a "light color" means a slight degradation. Audio GD house of sound is very much neutral, on the RCA connection it ends slightly on the warm side.

 

[ld100]

Has anyone tried to pair an Audio GD amp with RME ADI 2 dac?

 

[matts19]

How does this compare to C-2 ? Both A-2 and C-2 are single ended amplifiers to my knowledge. Is A-2 supposed to be a reincarnation of C-2 ? But then even A-2 seems out of production now...