wae5
500+ Head-Fier
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I received this amp a week ago and I’m very impressed with it.
What I like:
1) it's a very powerful amp. This is my first amp that drives the DT880 to its full potential. When I listen to a new amp I begin with the K501 and SR325i but this time I used the DT880 and I can’t stop listening to this combination. The X-Head has more than enough power to open up the DT880 and make it sing like it’s never sung before. The X-Head has a sonic black void, a very wide dynamic range and lots of impact and sparkle which I call PRAT.
2) It has 2 phone outputs that don't have separate volume controls. This makes it easier to compare phones but hard to share the listening experience.
3) It runs very cool. I hardly feel a difference between its off and on temperature.
4) It looks good. Its wooden roof took me awhile to get used to but it keeps me from putting things on top of it.
5) It doesn’t have a wall wart.
6) It has a mute button.
7) $199 plus $20 shipping. Thirty day no questions asked return policy. Three year warranty. It doesn’t get better than this.
8) Customer service. Luis (Ex308) made it fun to order it.
Things I’m less pleased with:
1) Up and down volume control buttons. These make it hard to tell what the volume level is.
2) It was shipped in a flimsy box. If you order one, ask AV123 to double box it.
I’m a classical music gear head who can’t hear above 11K Hz. I’ve said I prefer variety to owning the best so I have several good phones and amps. The X-head is the first amp that made me rethink this. I briefly listened to it with the K501, K701 and HD600 but I keep coming back to the DT880 because together they are my first unbeatable combination.
What I like:
1) it's a very powerful amp. This is my first amp that drives the DT880 to its full potential. When I listen to a new amp I begin with the K501 and SR325i but this time I used the DT880 and I can’t stop listening to this combination. The X-Head has more than enough power to open up the DT880 and make it sing like it’s never sung before. The X-Head has a sonic black void, a very wide dynamic range and lots of impact and sparkle which I call PRAT.
2) It has 2 phone outputs that don't have separate volume controls. This makes it easier to compare phones but hard to share the listening experience.
3) It runs very cool. I hardly feel a difference between its off and on temperature.
4) It looks good. Its wooden roof took me awhile to get used to but it keeps me from putting things on top of it.
5) It doesn’t have a wall wart.
6) It has a mute button.
7) $199 plus $20 shipping. Thirty day no questions asked return policy. Three year warranty. It doesn’t get better than this.
8) Customer service. Luis (Ex308) made it fun to order it.
Things I’m less pleased with:
1) Up and down volume control buttons. These make it hard to tell what the volume level is.
2) It was shipped in a flimsy box. If you order one, ask AV123 to double box it.
I’m a classical music gear head who can’t hear above 11K Hz. I’ve said I prefer variety to owning the best so I have several good phones and amps. The X-head is the first amp that made me rethink this. I briefly listened to it with the K501, K701 and HD600 but I keep coming back to the DT880 because together they are my first unbeatable combination.