wasupdog
100+ Head-Fier
I just noticed, just 387 amps have been sold on massdrop, this is like beyond low
i think this too. i think sales were cannibalized by the CTH coming before it with the non-cancellation policy after the drop ends.
I just noticed, just 387 amps have been sold on massdrop, this is like beyond low
Sales also cannibalized by people waiting for LCX+SDAC combo which coming up soon (pre-announced by CEE TEE).i think this too. i think sales were cannibalized by the CTH coming before it with the non-cancellation policy after the drop ends.
There is an lcx-Sdac coming out?Sales also cannibalized by people waiting for LCX+SDAC combo which coming up soon (pre-announced by CEE TEE).
Yes! see:There is an lcx-Sdac coming out?
I hope you're very patient...I am sitting this one out and waiting for a Liquid Crimson X or Liquid Gold X, that is if Massdrop will ever consider dropping either one of those. They cannot guarantee that as yet, but if they do, I shall be ready.
I hope you're very patient...
CEE TEE wrote it is NOT going to be in 2017 (if ever), so best case scenario would be:
Drop in early 2018, delivery 5-6 months later in summer of 2018.
That is IMHO the soonest (assuming it even happens).
I already have the Liquid Carbon v.1, which performs flawlessly, so I am not really in a rush to get any of the present Massdrop Cavalli offerings. I got in on the CTH because I was curious about tube sound, but I cancelled, because it was clear to me that there were superior ways to do that, and most importantly, I did it because I managed to be honest with myself regarding the utter impulsiveness of the CTH buy, which was motivated simply by the price, although I had vowed, long before that, not to buy any audio related gear on the strength of price alone... I have more Solid State head-amps now than I actually need, so I should really not be driven to buy any other amp simply because of impatience. This is not a diss on the quality of the CTH amp, which I have never heard before. I also enjoy buying inexpensive gear, as long as the pricing does not compromise the quality I am looking for. I am simply saying that I have earned the right to insist on a certain standard of quality when it comes to headamps in general, and Cavalli amps in particular
Now given that I already have the LC v1, if I get another Cavalli amp, it will have to be either the Crimson or the Lau. Whether it happens through Massdrop or the used market is not very important. Either way, I am in no rush, and canceling the Massdrop CTH order also given me clarity and resolve about this matter.
You should have a tube amp they are so smooth & deep and magical sounding, it's thrilling when one plugs in a 1930,40 or 50's tube and the sound, simply amazing, plus the sq can change so dramatically with different tubes, I know tube amps aren't as accurate or powerful as some ss amps, but they are imo well worth owning. I also ordered the LCX hopefully it's got the Cavalli sound..enjoy
Well, you're 100% correct. The only problem is that space on my desktop & associated space is so limited. that to fit a tube amp would mean selling something else--plus more woodworking to make another platform (not ready to sell any of my amps just yet).
I should have clarified--while I have no tube amp experience in headphone/desktop audio, I have a lot of experience w/tubes in big living room/audiophile systems. At one time had an all-tube preamp + a 100wpc tube amplifiers that could be switched from pentode-to-triode (w/a big SS amp on the subs). That tube sound is straight from heaven...nothing else like it.
And cannibalize from him mentioning the possibility of Liquid Crimson X next yearSales also cannibalized by people waiting for LCX+SDAC combo which coming up soon (pre-announced by CEE TEE).