[HeatFan12]

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I can't remember if I asked this before, but has anyone ever heard the 11.32 with the Edition 8, Pro 900, Spirit One, ATH-ES10 or RS2?

 
 
Look at the pic above your post.

 

[i019791]

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wow.. that much a difference? Ok.. im one step closer to getting one of these Audio-GD dac, but im contemplating between this 11.32 and the 15.32..
 
how are they alike/different?

see post #655

 

[manzano804]

Has someone tried HD 800 - 11.32 combo ?

 

[xnuthecaveman]

see post 33

also the japanese link in the audio-gd 11.32 website

 

[manzano804]

Unfortunately i don't understand Japanese and Google translator seems so confusing , so i haven't been able to get a conclusion.

 

[jerg]

Is there any downside to setting the 11.32 down so that it is vertical rather than laid flat? I'd like it to dissipate its heat better but do not know if orientating it differently messes with anything.

 

[BenF]

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Is there any downside to setting the 11.32 down so that it is vertical rather than laid flat? I'd like it to dissipate its heat better but do not know if orientating it differently messes with anything.

Remember - "heat rises" - so it's better stay horizontal.

 

[Lohb]

Would a simple toslink to 3.5" be enough to keep the audio chain quality great or do you need to buy audiophile grade optical cables for this DAC/Amp ? I could hook this into my netbook via my Sabre DAC digital output as some people were kind of saying the detail is better through the optical input interface vs USB to USB ?

 

[genclaymore]

Just get one from monoprice you dont need to go crazy with the toslink cables.

 

[BenF]

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Would a simple toslink to 3.5" be enough to keep the audio chain quality great or do you need to buy audiophile grade optical cables for this DAC/Amp ? I could hook this into my netbook via my Sabre DAC digital output as some people were kind of saying the detail is better through the optical input interface vs USB to USB ?

This one works great for me from Hifimediy to 11.32 - http://hifimediy.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60_65&product_id=103

 

[h4mm3r 0f th0r]

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Is there any downside to setting the 11.32 down so that it is vertical rather than laid flat? I'd like it to dissipate its heat better but do not know if orientating it differently messes with anything.

there shouldn't be any problems as there is no mechanical part in it and it is not like it was designed this way with cooling in mind(other than the fact that the body itself is a heatsink, sort of)... you should be fine although it is pretty thin so take care that it does not get knocked down too much...

 

[jerg]

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there shouldn't be any problems as there is no mechanical part in it and it is not like it was designed this way with cooling in mind(other than the fact that the body itself is a heatsink, sort of)... you should be fine although it is pretty thin so take care that it does not get knocked down too much...

Yeah, I think I was just overthinking it; I never actually owned a powerful class A amplifier before, so the amount of heat this is exerting took me by surprise.
 
The fact that it is very hot to touch just means that the aluminum chassis is doing what it's meant to do - radiating the heat out as much as it can.

 

[i019791]

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Yeah, I think I was just overthinking it; I never actually owned a powerful class A amplifier before, so the amount of heat this is exerting took me by surprise.
 
The fact that it is very hot to touch just means that the aluminum chassis is doing what it's meant to do - radiating the heat out as much as it can.

Powerful yes, class A no

 

[jerg]

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Powerful yes, class A no

But...
 
"[size=medium] [/size]The NFB-11.32 built in high biase current amps , for most headphones at normal listen volume it is working at class A state"
 
http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/Headphoneamp/NFB11.32/NFB11.32EN_Use.htm
 
Maybe not on headphones like HE500?

 

[kyuuketsuki]

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But...
 
"[size=medium] [/size]The NFB-11.32 built in high biase current amps , for most headphones at normal listen volume it is working at class A state"
 
http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/Headphoneamp/NFB11.32/NFB11.32EN_Use.htm
 
Maybe not on headphones like HE500?

 
 
I've tried HE-500 with my NFB-11, and it was perfectly fine on high gain.