[bobaroo]

I currently have a corda arietta. What other amps use crossfeed technology, I may be looking for a new amp

 

[haejuk]

I think every Meier desktop amp has a crossfeed switch.  The only ones available on his site are the Corda Jazz (looks like a newer version of the Arietta, but with a gain switch) and the Corda Classic.  I am not aware of any others, but there are probably some older models out there with crossfeed.

 

[dukeskd]

SPL Phonitor, Headamp, Grace

 

[Nirmalanow]

the new iCAN amp also has a unique crossfeed feature with two settings:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/654405/ican-amp-review-a-new-amp-that-gives-you-more-more-bass-more-soundstage-and-more-detail

 

[bareyb]

I just got the Grace m903 here yesterday and it's got a really nice crossfeed circuit in it (they license the one from Meier). It Boosts the Bass slightly to compensate for the Xfeed effect (some feel it decreases bass response) and it really adds some nice grunt to the low end. It's quickly becoming my favorite feature. 

 
 

 

[Nirmalanow]

That is absolutely correct. I find the bass boost  (which the ICAN also has) is equally important to the soundstage as the crossfeed or 3D as they call it on the iCAN. Even without the soundstage effect turned on, the bass boost give a more realistic sense of scale. The music just gets larger and more life sized!
 

 

[oqvist]

If you are after a really neutral amplifier the Holographic Ear One has Ingvar Öhmans X-feed. It´s the only crossfeed I found that is usable (comparing to PC plugins I managed to get to have some effect

 

[bareyb]

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If you are after a really neutral amplifier the Holographic Ear One has Ingvar Öhmans X-feed. It´s the only crossfeed I found that is usable (comparing to PC plugins I managed to get to have some effect

Than you haven't tried the Meier variant. If you didn't know it was on, you probably wouldn't know it was on. Very natural sounding as well. 

 

[oqvist]

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Than you haven't tried the Meier variant. If you didn't know it was on, you probably wouldn't know it was on. Very natural sounding as well. 

 
If so it can´t be very effective? The soundstage should be narrower and more focused. That is the point as some feel to wide stereo image can split their head apart?

 

[bareyb]

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If so it can´t be very effective? The soundstage should be narrower and more focused. That is the point as some feel to wide stereo image can split their head apart?

It's the opposite actually. It makes the sound stage wider and deeper and adds a bit of Bass boost. It's very subtle, but it's very niiiice.... I like it. 

 

[oqvist]

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It's the opposite actually. It makes the sound stage wider and deeper and adds a bit of Bass boost. It's very subtle, but it's very niiiice.... I like it. 

Okay but how does it achieve that? With crossfeed you enable the sound from the left also in the right driver more relatively to not running crossfeed. This doesn´t create any extra width but the opposite?
Does the meier crossfeed work in the other direction so to speak to create an even wider soundstage? Or does it do other tricks like altering the frequency response more or adding some reverb or something except the bass boost

 

[Nirmalanow]

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Okay but how does it achieve that? With crossfeed you enable the sound from the left also in the right driver. This doesn´t create any extra width but the opposite?
Does the meier crossfeed work in the other direction so to speak to create an even wider soundstage?

I have not tried the Meier, but the iCan does both. it has one setting that narrows the soundstage like a typical crossfeed, and then another setting that widens the sound and also creates more separation and detail in the sound.

 

[oqvist]

Gah I wasted so much on my own time. I didn´t realize that you really must have stereo recordings for it to work and not panorated mono or what it´s called when you only use one mic...
Is there any classical recordings that only use one mic? For that genre it should just about always be a couple of microphones?

 

[LCfiner]

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SPL Phonitor, Headamp, Grace

 
You meant Headroom amps, not headamp.
 
also: Fosgate Signature (though I don't think anyone here has used one)
 
and Fiio E12 for portable use.

 

[dukeskd]

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You meant Headroom amps, not headamp.
 
also: Fosgate Signature (though I don't think anyone here has used one)
 
and Fiio E12 for portable use.

Blimey, yes. So many companies beginning with "head". I had no idea there was cross feed on the new Fiio amps, maybe it's time to check it out.