[Nomax]

The Master 12 sounds much more fuller as the TT2

NOMAX

PS.its a bargain this Dac/Amp for this price

 

[AlwaysForward]

Questyle’s amp topology produces some of the best performance I’ve heard from a rig. Their DAC is cleaaaan clean clean, too.

 

[Trance_Gott]

I prefer this Dac/Amp over my TT2





NOMAX

Which DAP works with Stealth DX300 max, M17 or what about idsd Diablo?
On my M8 there is a little bit too much lost in the bass vs my Niimbus US4.

 

[Nomax]

Diablo sounds with the Stealth to my ears unclean/uneasy

NOMAX

 

[DarginMahkum]

Which DAP works with Stealth DX300 max, M17 or what about idsd Diablo?

Both me and @newworld666 will receive the M17 hopefully soon. Then we can test...

 

[Trance_Gott]

Diablo sounds with the Stealth to my ears unclean/uneasy

NOMAX

Shame that no DAP can produce this Subwoofer shaking bass then the Niimbus.
Wow Stealth + Niimbus has much more bass then the 1266 TC!

 

[Spawn300Z]

Need to add a Cayin C9 to the DAP chain. Big difference

 

[TheMiddleSky]

I prefer this Dac/Amp over my TT2





NOMAX

Interesting, owned and love CMA 12 Master as well for around 2 years, but then I moved on and get TT2.

For very smooth sounding headphone, questyle is nice, bite treble and bass impact are so lively. Still lack of refinement and effortless feel compare to more expensive product like TT2 though.

CMA 15 supposed to be already released too! (haven't heard them though)

 

[tunes]

Done. Rendering and will upload shortly.
It's a pretty basic test, I used a loud rock track for a "worst case" scenario.
Personally stealth passes in my opinion.
I did notice sound leakage via the ports but it really is minimal. If you put your ear up to them at highet volumes with the pads compressed together lightly, you will get more leakage through the sidewall of the pads than through the ports. The ports appear to me to exhaust and intake air, mainly push/pull from movement of the driver from bass and very little noise actually eminates from them.

Sidenote the tests are 50-100% volume single ended from magnius/modius and are what I would consider at or exceeding maximum safe listening volumes, and approach or exceed volumes the drivers will distort at.
Even brief listening at max volume will make your ears ring after a few minutes and gave me a headache.
I normally listen at a higher volume, around 50%

Does anyone drive the Stealth directly from the CHORD HUGO2? Impressions?

 

[Nomax]

Interesting, owned and love CMA 12 Master as well for around 2 years, but then I moved on and get TT2.

For very smooth sounding headphone, questyle is nice, bite treble and bass impact are so lively. Still lack of refinement and effortless feel compare to more expensive product like TT2 though.

CMA 15 supposed to be already released too! (haven't heard them though)

I think the Stealth benefits more from the Amp section from Master 12 as the from Dac Section from TT2

NOMAX

 

[jarnopp]

I think the Stealth benefits more from the Amp section from Master 12 as the from Dac Section from TT2

NOMAX

TT2 doesn’t have a “dac section” (I think this will be the last time I post about this). The I/V conversion that creates the analog signal has all the amplification built into that conversion, without any additional components for amping, so it cannot be bypassed and there is not other “sound” of the TT2 that can be obtained other than with its amplification (digitally volume controlled), whether in amp or dac mode, low or high gain, front our rear outputs.

 

[Nomax]

To my ears it looks that the TT2 in high gain is not on the same level as the Amp Section from Master 2 when a lot of power is required

NOMAX

Ps.the contrary.....when i use my Utopia i prefer the TT2

 

[jarnopp]

To my ears it looks that the TT2 in high gain is not on the same level as the Amp Section from Master 2 when a lot of power is required

NOMAX

Ps.the contrary.....when i use my Utopia i prefer the TT2

Fair enough. My point is only that TT2 alone should provide the maximum transparency you can get in a chain. Then you have to trust Rob Watts’ dac implementation and tuning. You may prefer something else. I don’t have Stealth, but find TT2 to be enough for even HE-6 out the front, maybe marginally better out the rear XLR wired balanced.

 

[Nomax]

Who knows...perhabs that is the reason that Stealth benefits more from the front balanced of the master 12

NOMAX

 

[elira]

Does anyone drive the Stealth directly from the CHORD HUGO2? Impressions?

I have used it with Hugo 2 and to me it's a very decent combination. It sounds good to my ears. But there are some people that disagree and say you need tons of power.