[jerg]

This is working fantastic as a DAC+preamp for my EF6 for the past months. With its variable RCA output I can get the preamp volume to exactly what's needed for the EF6 pot to deliver the most optimal range of volume control for different cans.

 

[Kingwa]

For who want to upgrade the clock in the NFB11.32, upgrade the 80MHz clock up to 100MHz, boost the ES9018 can support up to 384KHz from USB input.

 

[joespride]

Just agreed to pick one of these up used   "32Bit /192K Audio-GD NFB 11.32 DAC/ headphone amp" no mention of upgrades etc... I thought the price was right
 
I have been wanting to try out a SS amp on my phones and the sabre dac will be interesting as well comparing to my uberfrost Schiit
 
 
currently my 2 amps are Schiit Valhalla,  And Ampsandsound SE-84 3WPC
 
current phones are  HIFI Man HE-500 and Sennheiser HD-650
 
any one used this amp with those phones, your impressions would be great

 

[Stillhart]

  In terms of the amplifier in the unit. What would be an equivalent stand alone amp. Is it similar in quality to an M-Stage, Asgard 2 ? Just trying to get a general idea where the amp section comes out in terms of power and SQ.

 
Does anyone know the answer to this?  I'm quite curious myself as I was thinking about getting this (or the 15.32) and selling off the M-Stage.

 

[kvtaco17]

   
Does anyone know the answer to this?  I'm quite curious myself as I was thinking about getting this (or the 15.32) and selling off the M-Stage.

 
The amp section is pretty powerful and dynamic in my experience. It is not warm like the M-Stage, instead it is very neutral... and I feel it sounds more extended and refined then the Asgard, but not by much, mostly I notice less etched treble, and better detail with similar dynamics. I'd say overall the 11.32 is more detailed and refined then both, but not by a huge margin.
 
What is your current M-Stage driving?

 

[MrRomss]

  Just agreed to pick one of these up used   "32Bit /192K Audio-GD NFB 11.32 DAC/ headphone amp" no mention of upgrades etc... I thought the price was right
 
I have been wanting to try out a SS amp on my phones and the sabre dac will be interesting as well comparing to my uberfrost Schiit
 
 
currently my 2 amps are Schiit Valhalla,  And Ampsandsound SE-84 3WPC
 
current phones are  HIFI Man HE-500 and Sennheiser HD-650
 
any one used this amp with those phones, your impressions would be great

Good question. I want to find the answer too. Looking to Audio-GD NFB 11.32.  I have only HE-500, no DAC, no AMP...

 

[Stillhart]

The amp section is pretty powerful and dynamic in my experience. It is not warm like the M-Stage, instead it is very neutral... and I feel it sounds more extended and refined then the Asgard, but not by much, mostly I notice less etched treble, and better detail with similar dynamics. I'd say overall the 11.32 is more detailed and refined then both, but not by a huge margin.

What is your current M-Stage driving?

Mainly it's driving my Q701; it sounds great with those. But it's way too dark when combined with a dark headphone like my new Mad Dogs. Still I'm mostly concerned about performance with the Q.

 

[BenF]

   
The amp section is pretty powerful and dynamic in my experience. It is not warm like the M-Stage, instead it is very neutral... and I feel it sounds more extended and refined then the Asgard, but not by much, mostly I notice less etched treble, and better detail with similar dynamics. I'd say overall the 11.32 is more detailed and refined then both, but not by a huge margin.
 
What is your current M-Stage driving?

11.32 amp isn't as neutral as FIIO E12, it does have a warm flavor.

 

[Stillhart]

 
11.32 amp isn't as neutral as FIIO E12, it does have a warm flavor.

And the 15.32 is even warmer?

 

[BenF]

  And the 15.32 is even warmer?

Don't have 15.32

 

[joespride]

   
The amp section is pretty powerful and dynamic in my experience. It is not warm like the M-Stage, instead it is very neutral... and I feel it sounds more extended and refined then the Asgard, but not by much, mostly I notice less etched treble, and better detail with similar dynamics. I'd say overall the 11.32 is more detailed and refined then both, but not by a huge margin.
 
What is your current M-Stage driving?

Thats Interesting, I never thought about asking how this would compare to Schiit Asgard 2,  I wonder how many would agree with your conclusions ?  also when you made the comparison how was the amp set up ??
 
which dac with asgard ??
 
Not calling your opinion into question I have never heard either, I have thought about the asgard and the lyr however I see to many negatives about noise floor on lyr.  I cannot deal with a noisy amp and so stay away from products where I see several complaints / indications about noise

 

[i019791]

  And the 15.32 is even warmer?

Yes, because of warmer dac part - the amp part is the same

 

[kvtaco17]

  Thats Interesting, I never thought about asking how this would compare to Schiit Asgard 2,  I wonder how many would agree with your conclusions ?  also when you made the comparison how was the amp set up ??
 
which dac with asgard ??
 
Not calling your opinion into question I have never heard either, I have thought about the asgard and the lyr however I see to many negatives about noise floor on lyr.  I cannot deal with a noisy amp and so stay away from products where I see several complaints / indications about noise

With the Bifrost non uber. I also own a Lyr which I love. It can be noisy with certain tubes. I'm currently running some RCA's and they noise floor has been acceptable with 32ohm efficient cans like Grado's and Audio-Technica's.

 

[HeatFan12]

  With the Bifrost non uber. I also own a Lyr which I love. It can be noisy with certain tubes. I'm currently running some RCA's and they noise floor has been acceptable with 32ohm efficient cans like Grado's and Audio-Technica's.

 
Hey KV, what exactly is acceptable in reference to the noise?  And what RCAs are you runnin'?  Sorry don't own a Lyr and don't know the tube complement off hand.  I have tube amps connected to both my NFB11.32 and NFB15.1 and they are dead quiet even with iems, Grados and AT.
 
Thanks!!!

 

[kvtaco17]

No noticeable noise at normal listening volumes with the music stopped. At 60% volume with no music playing I get some background noise. With my hd800's its completely silent almost all the way to max... Some hiss shows up just as the pot runs out of travel.