[gto88]

Highly interested in Q5 + AM3B, as it can connect to Z1R with 4.4mm balanced
with reasonable price.

 

[superuser1]

Man, the AM3B sounds nicer for some reason.

New toy syndrome? They are 100 mW more than the AM3A it I'm not mistaken?

 

[snellemin]

New toy syndrome? They are 100 mW more than the AM3A it I'm not mistaken?

I don't know man. I'll see in a few days. I really like the AM3 over the AM3A. The AM3B sounds different to me, even though it's suppose to be like the AM3A. The A has a single board, whereas the "B" has two boards inside the module. Who know what other changes has been made.

 

[snellemin]

Slapped together some cables with the 4.4 for my 400I Hifiman and for my IEM's. Used Mogami wires for the IEM cable. Chopped up FIIO cables for the Hifiman.

 

[qsk78]

Man, the AM3B sounds nicer for some reason.

Can you please share more details? What is different from the AM3A?
I ordered my AM3B a couple of days ago.

 

[snellemin]

Can you please share more details? What is different from the AM3A?
I ordered my AM3B a couple of days ago.

I can't put my finger on the difference really, but to my ears it's there. I'll be swapping between the 3 different balance amps this weekend and listen if I can "really" detect the difference.

My theory is that the AM3B does receive more more voltage on the main opamp vs the AM3A. So it can be that the 8620 Opamp is running at a optimum range inside the AM3B, making the difference. I heard this difference in sound, when I use to mess around with the smaller Muses opamps. But it's just a theory inside my head.

 

[snellemin]

I went through all 3 balanced amp modules and my favorites are the original AM3 and AM3B. The AM3A is a bit brighter to my ears and just doesn't have the finesse the 2 other modules give me. Tested using DSD Bob Marley. Nothing fancy.

 

[andyk]

Enjoying it a lot

Did you get the Q5 for free?

 

[Hawaiibadboy]

Did you get the Q5 for free?

from my narcissistic emotional chariot of awesome I look down...and if i squint...and the sun ....reflecting my awesomeness is not too blinding.... I can almost see the...the others...
Regular folks and....as if in a waking dream think I...I... was once one of them? ...then I open a box of something else free and add it to a bathtub of other free items and bathe in it and forget about it all

 

[superuser1]

from my narcissistic emotional chariot of awesome I look down...and if i squint...and the sun ....reflecting my awesomeness is not too blinding.... I can almost see the...the others...
Regular folks and....as if in a waking dream think I...I... was once one of them? ...then I open a box of something else free and add it to a bathtub of other free items and bathe in it and forget about it all

 

[franz12]

from my narcissistic emotional chariot of awesome I look down...and if i squint...and the sun ....reflecting my awesomeness is not too blinding.... I can almost see the...the others...
Regular folks and....as if in a waking dream think I...I... was once one of them? ...then I open a box of something else free and add it to a bathtub of other free items and bathe in it and forget about it all

I also was curious about this. I read some of your reviews. Do you have any disclosure policy whether the item you are reviewing is allowed to keep or must be send back? I was trying to find it, but couldn't.

Some review sites have explicit disclosure policy regarding this, but others not.

I like Q5 very much, but without the explicit disclosure policy, it is easy for a manufacturer to cherry pick a reviewer who is likely to write only good things.

 

[Hawaiibadboy]

I just wanted to use that image I think.

 

[bahamot]

I went through all 3 balanced amp modules and my favorites are the original AM3 and AM3B. The AM3A is a bit brighter to my ears and just doesn't have the finesse the 2 other modules give me. Tested using DSD Bob Marley. Nothing fancy.

AM3B on the way, thank you for ripping my wallet.

 

[KopaneDePooj]

from my narcissistic emotional chariot of awesome I look down...and if i squint...and the sun ....reflecting my awesomeness is not too blinding.... I can almost see the...the others...
Regular folks and....as if in a waking dream think I...I... was once one of them? ...then I open a box of something else free and add it to a bathtub of other free items and bathe in it and forget about it all

Hilarious! that made my day!

I also was curious about this. I read some of your reviews. Do you have any disclosure policy whether the item you are reviewing is allowed to keep or must be send back? I was trying to find it, but couldn't.

Some review sites have explicit disclosure policy regarding this, but others not.

I like Q5 very much, but without the explicit disclosure policy, it is easy for a manufacturer to cherry pick a reviewer who is likely to write only good things.

Does it matter? At the end of the day, everybody is biased because everything they write in a review is filtered through their own preference an subjectivity.
So I think people stress to much about disclosure policies.
But watching his videos, you can easily conclude one thing: he doesn't give a crap about free or bought items or "pleasing" the manufacturer, he just states his genuine opinions. That's good enough for me.

 

[franz12]

Hilarious! that made my day!



Does it matter? At the end of the day, everybody is biased because everything they write in a review is filtered through their own preference an subjectivity.
So I think people stress to much about disclosure policies.
But watching his videos, you can easily conclude one thing: he doesn't give a crap about free or bought items or "pleasing" the manufacturer, he just states his genuine opinions. That's good enough for me.

Matter so much. It's matter of trust. I definitely don't trust reviews who don't have explicit disclosure policy.

Who knows that a review sacrifice other people to pursue his own personal benefit? You never know.

To protect this hobby and community, I vehemently argue that people must know who can be trusted. Disclosure policy is a just starting point.

If you have nothing to hide, just disclose it.