[junkers]

How spacious is the inside of the Crack? Has anyone tried to put in a small DAC inside of it?

 

[Loquah]

  How spacious is the inside of the Crack? Has anyone tried to put in a small DAC inside of it?

 
You could easily fit a Dragonfly / ODAC / HRT Streamer, etc. although the risk of noise has been raised in these types of discussions before

 

[gidion27]

Maybe a stupid question but have a small party comming up and was wondering if I could plug in one those small "wireless" speakers using a mini to mini. Crack headphone out to line in on the speaker.

Again sorry if it is a stupid question but generally not used to play music for anybody else

 

[grausch]

Maybe a stupid question but have a small party comming up and was wondering if I could plug in one those small "wireless" speakers using a mini to mini. Crack headphone out to line in on the speaker.

Again sorry if it is a stupid question but generally not used to play music for anybody else

I have used a cMoyBB with some cheap computer speakers to provide additional gain. They actually handled it quite well and did not distort / blow up.
 
You run the risk of clipping if you input signal is too high, i.e. too loud, but you can always try and see if it works. Just start with the Crack at a pretty low volume.

 

[gidion27]

Sweet will give it a go. But the wireless speaker is not a cheap one. Beoplay a2 so will have to be careful that is for sure

 

[junkers]

 

  How spacious is the inside of the Crack? Has anyone tried to put in a small DAC inside of it?

 
You could easily fit a Dragonfly / ODAC / HRT Streamer, etc. although the risk of noise has been raised in these types of discussions before

Did not realize that the Crack (or tubes in general) were so sensitive to noise).

 

[grausch]

  Did not realize that the Crack (or tubes in general) were so sensitive to noise).

It can be. There are several wall outlets in my house where I pick up noise. This is directly related to the other devices on the circuit.
 
However, if I use it on a clean circuit, then I have no noise whatsoever. Completely dead-silent and I am without the Speedball upgrade. No clue how much more silent the amp can get.

 

[i luvmusic 2]

Mine is DEAD QUIET anywhere i plug it yes even at work(construction site office Heavy equipment noise,power tools and  alot computer stuff ). 

 

[Loquah]

Yeah. I had some noise problems with mine too. It was also due to power / WiFi noise (not sure which), but changing locations certainly helped - especially getting away from switch mode power supplies (wall warts and laptop power packs)

 

[lextek]

I've Bern lucky, no noise issues.

 

[doublin]

Hey guys, I'm new to audiophile and are planning to buy Bottlehead Crack for my soon-to-be HD600. Firstly, is there any option for a ready-assembled Crack instead of just the kit? I have zero experience on soldering and isn't planning to start now especially with Bottlehead Crack for my first. Secondly, is there a massive difference between the Crack and O2/DAC or maybe a Schiit Stack? I realize that one is tube amp and the rest are solid state but I'm no expert in audiophile and are planning to listen casually instead of doing it as a job. Those questions are probably answered before in this thread but I don't have time to skim through 400+ pages to look for the answer. Thanks.

 

[greyhamster]

  Hey guys, I'm new to audiophile and are planning to buy Bottlehead Crack for my soon-to-be HD600. Firstly, is there any option for a ready-assembled Crack instead of just the kit? I have zero experience on soldering and isn't planning to start now especially with Bottlehead Crack for my first. Secondly, is there a massive difference between the Crack and O2/DAC or maybe a Schiit Stack? I realize that one is tube amp and the rest are solid state but I'm no expert in audiophile and are planning to listen casually instead of doing it as a job. Those questions are probably answered before in this thread but I don't have time to skim through 400+ pages to look for the answer. Thanks.

First, bottlehead offers assembling services which will cost you about $200 for the crack. To save some buck I recommend you to take a look at the for sale forums http://www.head-fi.org/f/6551/amplification-for-sale-trade
 
Second, the difference is indeed massive, at least that's what I heard moving from schitt asgard to crack. Imo the best thing about HD600 Crack combo is you won't have to worry about upgrade your setup any time soon.

 

[atsq17]

I second that. 
 
I've upgraded my DAC to one worth 1.4K, I'm using the Beyer T1, upgraded RCAs, USB cables, Headphone cable. 
 
The one constant is the Crack SB. 
 
I've owned and sold two Bakoon amps because I prefer the Crack with the T1. 
 
Of course if I owned a low impedance planar like hifiman or audeze I would have probably kept a Bakoon amp too but since I don't, the Crack is my last amp standing. 

 

[doublin]

Hmm, I guess I should buy the Crack. Just for the sake of comparison, what would be the next best tube amp aside from the Bottlehead Crack?

 

[Loquah]

  I second that. 
 
I've upgraded my DAC to one worth 1.4K, I'm using the Beyer T1, upgraded RCAs, USB cables, Headphone cable. 
 
The one constant is the Crack SB. 
 
I've owned and sold two Bakoon amps because I prefer the Crack with the T1. 
 
Of course if I owned a low impedance planar like hifiman or audeze I would have probably kept a Bakoon amp too but since I don't, the Crack is my last amp standing. 

 
That's only because you haven't bought a Mainline!

(Joking - your Crack sounds awesome with the mods you chose)