[Whitigir]

I am fairly new to topologies and this "pre" option kind of confuses me.

Anyway, I use a Hugo2 with an r6pro as a transport. Now, this is what I want to do. If I only use my Hugo2 DAC and feed the signal to the c9 (note that Hugo2 is single ended), so it makes sense to feed SE to the c9 here. But most of my gear are 4.4mm terminated. With this setup I mentioned, what comes out of the balanced phone out of the c9? Clearly, the input is not balanced, but can it output through the balanced socket to the headphone/IEM (I know theoretically it won't be balanced) but I am just doing my research before shelling out the money.

The C9 is true Balanced Amplifier. Of course it can take single ended input and output inverted phase into balanced out.

Therefore, you should be able to use it the way you just asked

 

[Adnan Firoze]

The C9 is true Balanced Amplifier. Of course it can take single ended input and output invested phase into balanced out.

Therefore, you should be able to use it the way you just asked

Awesome! Thanks so much for the quick help. Really appreciate it .

 

[Whitigir]

@Andykong for the 18650 purposes, I assumes that the C9 can charge itself, so the best battery kind is the bare battery UnProtected right ? Flat ? Or button head ?

Also , what is the Continuous Current Rating is the C9 drawing at Max ? Tubes balanced in/out class A

Thanks much

 

[Giru]

Final specs do look good but the price is really

 

[Whitigir]

I am getting ready for my C9!!! The end game interconnect

 

[normie610]

I am getting ready for my C9!!! The end game interconnect

I love those Furutechs.....may I ask what cable is it? Did you make it yourself?

 

[Whitigir]

I love those Furutechs.....may I ask what cable is it? Did you make it yourself?

Yes, DIY project, Cables is from Jade Audio Pure Gold Interconnect (remake into this ultimate end game for C9)

 

[jmills8]

I am getting ready for my C9!!! The end game interconnect

I like these ,

 

[Bosk]

I am getting ready for my C9!!! The end game interconnect

Very nice! Those look like Furutech connectors? I'm interested to hear what sort of wire & solder you used.

I like these ,

That Brimar interconnect looks super nice. It looks like the individual cores are spiraled around a some sort of plastic or teflon spacer?

I recently ordered a pair of 3.5mm mini-to-minis yet to arrive. An 8-core pure silver interconnect from CEMA, and a palladium-plated Penon Totem:
https://penonaudio.com/audio-cable/3.5mm-cable/penon-totem-audio-cable.html

 

[Whitigir]

Very nice! Those look like Furutech connectors? I'm interested to hear what sort of wire & solder you used.

Furutech rhodium plated plugs
Wires is from Jade Audio Pure Gold Interconnect
Solder Oyaide SS47

 

[Bosk]

Furutech rhodium plated plugs
Wires is from Jade Audio Pure Gold Interconnect
Solder Oyaide SS47

That's some very expensive wire! Quick question though please - have you experienced much in the way of sonic differences between solders? I'm a believer in silver solder vs non-silver, beyond that don't know how much improvement the more exotic solders really make.

 

[Whitigir]

That's some very expensive wire! Quick question though please - have you experienced much in the way of sonic differences between solders? I'm a believer in silver solder vs non-silver, beyond that don't know how much improvement the more exotic solders really make.

Yes, and my choices of solders are based on all the trials&errors I did a while back. I have been sticking with SS47 from then on, and not going to change soon

 

[Bosk]

Yes, and my choices of solders are based on all the trials&errors I did a while back. I have been sticking with SS47 from then on, and not going to change soon

Aha, cheers for that. So theoretically, if you re-soldered each joint in the signal path of a C9 with SS47 you would expect improved performance or at least a timbral shift?

 

[Whitigir]

Aha, cheers for that. So theoretically, if you re-soldered each joint in the signal path of a C9 with SS47 you would expect improved performance or at least a timbral shift?

Maybe, yes, and also no. The solder inside any of these devices are actually oven baked, and it depends on what solders the company used. There are many different pastes in the market, and some of them are already with high silver contains. I do not know which one was used, and also have not experienced with different pastes. The one thing for sure is that those component have reflow limits. If you dont have it done right, then you may have already degraded These components in sake of trying to improve it by solders.

everything is important, but there have to be priorities. For example, if you would want to improve the C9 by modifications, then you may want to swap out Wima caps, or OSCons, or some FET, and re-balancing the amp as a whole. However, I am not doing any of that, having 4 amps in one is enough to roll the dice, ontop of that, there is battery to roll. I will be too busy to roll all that and don’t even want to bother. Those are also the reasons why I jumped in for the C9

 

[ahossam]

My N6II is ready for C9