cavedave
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Just got my BasX A-100. A little late to the party. Upgrading from an Objective 2, to better drive power-hungry planar (Alpha Prime).
Mine is 100% hiss/noise free with high impedance headphones listening now with jumpers installed, the power is INSANE lol
I did the exact same thing. Upgraded from O2 to bas-x, upgrded to primes. lol
I have a faint hiss on mine but it's absolutely inaudible with any music playing
Absolutely lol - for now, this combo is my 'end-game' - I may get the itch for some of Dan's other products when the price starts to drop or I can find a set used (Ether Flow C).
These Primes sound pretty nice and were definitely worth the upgrade from the standard Mad Dog. The bad part is that poorly recorded music sounds even worse, now. Guess it's time to start weeding out the old playlist...
Did you install the jumpers?Call me crazy but I’ve been doing some intense comparison listening between my HE-560 and HD-650 on the A-100 (both from speaker taps) and I’ve found the 650 actually beats the 560 on bass. More distinct layering, feeling to the bass, greater rumble, the whole thing. I am surprised, is this because the amp is driving the 650’s to their full potential? Anyone else felt this way with this amp?
Did you install the jumpers?
Oh yeah? I have the BasX, dunno how it compares with the original model but I suppose there's not much difference.I have the original A-100 so straight to the speaker taps
Oh yeah? I have the BasX, dunno how it compares with the original model but I suppose there's not much difference.
Interestingly I have HE560 and a very old HD600, which I bought in 2003 and was supposed to have more bass than white-screen HD600s in production these days. On my system the HE560 has more delicate bass and extends lower. Like other Hifiman planars it's never thumping or makes your head bob but it certainly beats my HD600 in terms of resolution and speed.
Hifiman have soft tonality IMHO. Audeze are planars as well and the LCD2 I once owned punches way harder than any hifiman I've heard.