Cavalli Audio's Liquid Carbon Owners Impressions
May 5, 2016 at 5:49 PM Post #1,981 of 2,966
i got one from the original batch and it had to go back to be repaired for a volume pot issue....once i got it back i have been very pleased...great amp and i take it with me when i go on a trip and it is the closest thing to my desktop amp i have ever had on the road......i use it with my hugo and absolutely love it driving HEK's or HD800S's....wonderful product
 
May 6, 2016 at 2:58 AM Post #1,983 of 2,966
May 6, 2016 at 3:27 AM Post #1,984 of 2,966
Pulled the trigger at 11:57 CST

NO REGRETS
Practically like the end of an Ebay Auction. Ok, usually last 3 seconds but still. Congrats. Go forth and be Balanced
 
May 6, 2016 at 1:16 PM Post #1,986 of 2,966
Me last night:
11:50p "I don't need this amp"
11:53p reopens webpage
11:55p "but it's LIMITED edition"
11:57p "ah screw it"

On second thought, I probably shouldn't have ordered 2 warm solid state amps

On third thought, now I have an amp for the bedroom
 
May 6, 2016 at 1:23 PM Post #1,987 of 2,966
Me last night:
11:50p "I don't need this amp"
11:53p reopens webpage
11:55p "but it's LIMITED edition"
11:57p "ah screw it"

On second thought, I probably shouldn't have ordered 2 warm solid state amps

On third thought, now I have an amp for the bedroom


I'm a big believer in the bedroom/bedside system...
 
May 6, 2016 at 1:26 PM Post #1,988 of 2,966
Me too! Especially when the Mrs is watching DWTS. It also stops me from taking a hit selling equipment
 
May 6, 2016 at 1:52 PM Post #1,989 of 2,966
Me last night:
11:50p "I don't need this amp"
11:53p reopens webpage
11:55p "but it's LIMITED edition"
11:57p "ah screw it"

On second thought, I probably shouldn't have ordered 2 warm solid state amps

On third thought, now I have an amp for the bedroom

 
I bet they will be more different then you think now.  Those are two very different and distinct "house sounds"....
 
May 8, 2016 at 4:37 PM Post #1,991 of 2,966
First of all congrats, hope you enjoy the rig... I have my eye on both the Mojo (going to wait a bit and see if there are any new contenders this year) and the Ether (but currently targeting HD800S as my next effort, it is still subject to change over the next few months before I pull the trigger).
 
I have observed here and elsewhere that folks are simply encouraging some experimentation and that many seem to be in agreement that the Mojo is a little hot when set at line level. So the advice seems to be to start off that way, then back it down a click, adjust your amp and listen... back it down another click, adjust your amp and listen... and see if you get better overall sound through your headphone of choice by re-balancing those two gain stages, source and amp. I can't recall the numbers, but there seemed to be some very good "objectivist" logic for backing things down a bit. And in a desktop rig setting, the fact that Mojo remembers your last volume setting makes for a convenient outcome if you take the time to do the experiment.
 
Good luck!
 
May 8, 2016 at 5:10 PM Post #1,992 of 2,966
Just grabbed a first gen LC along with a Mojo to drive my Ether C.
Is there any concensus here on the suggested Mojo line out voltage level to the LC?


Works fine on the default line out settings with my LC and Ether. It's a bit hot for my active monitors so I have to drop it a bit when I use those. LC handles it like a champ.
 
May 8, 2016 at 6:06 PM Post #1,993 of 2,966
Line level out from the Mojo is 3V. Four clicks down is 1.9V and much closer to the CD standard of 2V. The Liquid Carbon will handle the 3V level just fine but depending on your headphones you may want to use a lower output for more volume control.
 
May 8, 2016 at 6:18 PM Post #1,994 of 2,966
I have found amplifiers with a tube preamp are more forgiving to hot signals and can even benefit from being 'driven'.
 
May 11, 2016 at 5:53 PM Post #1,995 of 2,966
I need to go get some more connex and try that theory.
 

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