drarthurwells
Headphoneus Supremus
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I've owned some real good amps - home as well as headphone - including Stax amps with none of them give me the sound of the Bada PH12 - particularly in regard to forming a 3-D palable tones in empty space that are properly paced on a large soundstage.
I am talking about amps I have owned and listened to for long periods - most of which are not in my signature - not amps of others that I have just auditioned.
I am ready to get another amp in a heartbeat if it beats the Bada. I look forward to the new Eddie Current hybrid as a potential succesor the the Bada.
Those listening to aerius, who has said the Sony SA 5000 lacks detail, about the Bada PH12, may be not getting the best opinion.
The only complaints about the Bada I have ever heard is from those who used it with Grados (with their low impedance) but many other amps yield less than ideal results with Grados.
Originally Posted by aerius The PH-12 is not a top-tier amp, not even close. Since that review was written my amp has gotten nice toroidal output transformers and a tube rectified power supply. It is I think close to extracting the full potential of 6SN7 tubes, on a scale of 1-10 it's a bit under 9. The Bada would be about 5.5 or so, nice for the price, but not anywhere near state of the art. |
I've owned some real good amps - home as well as headphone - including Stax amps with none of them give me the sound of the Bada PH12 - particularly in regard to forming a 3-D palable tones in empty space that are properly paced on a large soundstage.
I am talking about amps I have owned and listened to for long periods - most of which are not in my signature - not amps of others that I have just auditioned.
I am ready to get another amp in a heartbeat if it beats the Bada. I look forward to the new Eddie Current hybrid as a potential succesor the the Bada.
Those listening to aerius, who has said the Sony SA 5000 lacks detail, about the Bada PH12, may be not getting the best opinion.
The only complaints about the Bada I have ever heard is from those who used it with Grados (with their low impedance) but many other amps yield less than ideal results with Grados.