Uncledan
Headphoneus Supremus
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After a long wait, I finally get the EarMax Pro!!! It is a pretty risky move to buy a old design amp, since there are lots of new amp such as: singlepower, Prehead II, Ray Samuels Emmeline ..etc. In my price range there are lots of choices, and I only need to spend $100 more, I can get a MPX3. I have been reading a lots of good comment about this tiny amp and I really want to try it myself. It is hard to get a used EMP, so I decide to buy a new one.
I use the EMP with zu cable HD650 and Marantz SACD player (the headphone burn-in around 150hrs). First, I use the stock tube, it sounds OK, it sounds a little bit better then my Audigy2 ZS
. Then I put some NOS tubes to the amp (Jazz, THANKS!!!
). WoW, it suprise me!! It sounds excellent!! Tight bass, warm, clean and "tubely". Maybe the sound of amp depend on the tube we use, so a GREAT tube will make this tube amp sing!
My comment is: now I understand why we don't see EMP offen in buy/sell forum!!
I use the EMP with zu cable HD650 and Marantz SACD player (the headphone burn-in around 150hrs). First, I use the stock tube, it sounds OK, it sounds a little bit better then my Audigy2 ZS
My comment is: now I understand why we don't see EMP offen in buy/sell forum!!