[moedawg140]

 
also they're quite the attractive couple put together.  Their color schemes really match well, and they're both so beautifully designed.

 
Most definitely.  The m9XX is quite portable as well, once you attach it to a battery charger. 

 

 

[peareye]

 
also they're quite the attractive couple put together.  Their color schemes really match well, and they're both so beautifully designed.

Who knows? Maybe they'll even get married!!! (Just couldn't resist)

 

[StolenToast]

 
Most definitely.  The m9XX is quite portable as well, once you attach it to a battery charger. 

 

 

I think that is an under-reviewed aspect of the m9xx: it's incredibly portable for a desktop amp. Can power itself entirely from the PC USB (or even use a portable power bank like moedawg said for high power) and easily fits inside any backpack or travel sack. I can't take my Aune anywhere because the brick is so unwieldy (also a tube) but I can fit the m9xx AND ITS POWER SUPPLY into the bag for my TH-X00, which makes for a bag of magic. It just uses normal USB micro b cables so I keep a pair at home and at work since I don't quite have the funds to double down.

And yeah m9xx+TH-X00 is a beautiful looking setup.

 

[fjrabon]

 

   
Most definitely.  The m9XX is quite portable as well, once you attach it to a battery charger. 

 

I think that is an under-reviewed aspect of the m9xx: it's incredibly portable for a desktop amp. Can power itself entirely from the PC USB (or even use a portable power bank like moedawg said for high power) and easily fits inside any backpack or travel sack. I can't take my Aune anywhere because the brick is so unwieldy (also a tube) but I can fit the m9xx AND ITS POWER SUPPLY into the bag for my TH-X00, which makes for a bag of magic. It just uses normal USB micro b cables so I keep a pair at home and at work since I don't quite have the funds to double down.

And yeah m9xx+TH-X00 is a beautiful looking setup.

also the build quality si so spectacular I wouldn't hesitate for a second to throw it in my messenger bag. I've had "portable amps" before that I wouldn't have trusted to carry around.  The M9XX would need to just about be run over by a freight truck to have issues.  

 

[moedawg140]

 
Most definitely.  The m9XX is quite portable as well, once you attach it to a battery charger. 

 

 

I think that is an under-reviewed aspect of the m9xx: it's incredibly portable for a desktop amp. Can power itself entirely from the PC USB (or even use a portable power bank like moedawg said for high power) and easily fits inside any backpack or travel sack. I can't take my Aune anywhere because the brick is so unwieldy (also a tube) but I can fit the m9xx AND ITS POWER SUPPLY into the bag for my TH-X00, which makes for a bag of magic. It just uses normal USB micro b cables so I keep a pair at home and at work since I don't quite have the funds to double down.

And yeah m9xx+TH-X00 is a beautiful looking setup.

I agree, that's mainly why I added as many portable setups and ways to make the m9XX portable in my review. The sound is very smooth and controlled with the TH-X00 and m9XX combination.

 

[Magick Man]

Was looking forward to listening to this amp (especially paired with my new Fostex TH-X00 cans), but apparently UPS has lost it. This sucks.

 

[JakiChan]

Was looking forward to listening to this amp (especially paired with my new Fostex TH-XXX cans), but apparently UPS has lost it. This sucks.

Mine got held up for a day but should be back on track to arrive tomorrow.

 

[EinZweiDrei]

got mine today and my impression is that this dac is very clean sounding,
has very good instrumental separation, good dynamics, very detailed and at the same time very smooth.
this thing shines with live recordings, classical and well mastered tracks.
that with the k701 though. i still more time with the hd600 and hd650.
so far so good. actually alot better than my m stage hrt ms2 combo i've had for years.
i normally listen at 70 but with good recordings i crank it up to 74 or even 75.
i don't know if it just me but the amp portion of the m9xx don't seem powerful enough.
sure i can get enough volume but not quite the juice.

 

[fuzzybaffy]

i normally listen at 70 but with good recordings i crank it up to 74 or even 75.
i don't know if it just me but the amp portion of the m9xx don't seem powerful enough.
sure i can get enough volume but not quite the juice.

 
IIRC, the "high gain" mode automatically kicks in at around 90, so I still think you have tons of headroom there. Unless you are already at 70 at high gain. 
 
But maybe you're right about the "juice" part, though. I haven't used the m9xx with high-impedance headphones yet. 
 
I do agree the m9xx is better than the M-Stage, though. 

 

[EinZweiDrei]

i don't know what does "Power Up Level" switch does on the menu. the options labeled PL and P.L.
@fuzzybaffy 90 is probably way too loud for me to handle anything pass 78 is considered loud to me.

 

[sghound]

   
I agree, the pairing sounds amazing!
 

 
oh cmon

 

[sghound]

i have a sneaky suspicion the fostex was voiced with da grace during design.

 

[fjrabon]

got mine today and my impression is that this dac is very clean sounding,

has very good instrumental separation, good dynamics, very detailed and at the same time very smooth.

this thing shines with live recordings, classical and well mastered tracks.

that with the k701 though. i still more time with the hd600 and hd650.

so far so good. actually alot better than my m stage hrt ms2 combo i've had for years.

i normally listen at 70 but with good recordings i crank it up to 74 or even 75.

i don't know if it just me but the amp portion of the m9xx don't seem powerful enough.

sure i can get enough volume but not quite the juice.

I don't know what you mean by "not powerful enough" or "not quite the juice" what do you mean by "juice" in real terms? more voltage would just make it louder if you're not running out of headroom (anything sub 90 on the volume and you aren't running out of head room). Ohms law suggests that this supplies near infinite current (you're dividing by 0.08), so that shouldn't be an issue either.

 

[Magick Man]

Mine got held up for a day but should be back on track to arrive tomorrow.

Nah, no such luck with mine. UPS is frantically trying to find it and we're both trying to reach Massdrop, with no success so far. :rolleyes:

 

[StolenToast]

  i don't know what does "Power Up Level" switch does on the menu. the options labeled PL and P.L.
@fuzzybaffy 90 is probably way too loud for me to handle anything pass 78 is considered loud to me.

It's the volume level it starts at on power-up, 0 by default. 
 
I haven't found anything yet this setup does NOT sound good with.  The bass response and separation is a dog-send for dense, textured heavy electronic music. I have a number of tracks that I had really never heard out of satisfying speakers or headphones but man, this "X stack" handles them with style points to spare.