HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread

[rwelles]

I noticed the feet seem very different than the ones you posted on 2/29. Are you going with these instead?

Who gets s/n #001? Can I call dibs?????

 

[fiascogarcia]

The back all finished

So ready for it!

 

[passballtotucker]

So what do you guys think a good DAC to pair with this would be?

 

[rwelles]

I'm a big Chord fan. I'll be pairing mine with the TT2/M scaler.

 

[chesebert]

I'm a big Chord fan. I'll be pairing mine with the TT2/M scaler.

I don’t want to rain on your parade but that combo might be too sharp and digital sounding. Might want to borrow one to play with before parting with your money.

 

[passballtotucker]

I’m currently using a Cayin CS100 dac. You think a tube dac like that would be better? I want to move away from big hot tubes.

 

[justin w.]

47-step attenuators mounted onto our PCBs, laser engraved for chassis conductivity

CFA3 input connector PCBs ready to be mounted on panels

 

[Benke]

47-step attenuators mounted onto our PCBs, laser engraved for chassis conductivity

CFA3 input connector PCBs ready to be mounted on panels

 

[Benke]

What about the feet? Changed from 2/29?

 

[rwelles]

I don’t want to rain on your parade but that combo might be too sharp and digital sounding. Might want to borrow one to play with before parting with your money.

No problem. Living on the Oregon coast, I'm used to LOTS of rain!!

I already have the TT2/M scaler that I feed to my GS-X mini, then my Susvara. It seems to suit my tastes. What can I say, I'm a detail freak.

 

[elira]

47-step attenuators mounted onto our PCBs, laser engraved for chassis conductivity

In the past Khozmo stepped attenuators have had popping issues when adjusting the volume, are these ones free of such issues?

 

[Astral Abyss]

In the past Khozmo stepped attenuators have had popping issues when adjusting the volume, are these ones free of such issues?

That "issue" is greatly overblown. Even when it happens on my Milo amp that has a Khozmo, it's minor and infrequent. Plus, that was the older design. Do the new ones even have that popping?

 

[eee1111]

Im so ready to jump on buying one of these

But…….
I gotta wait for price

 

[elira]

That "issue" is greatly overblown. Even when it happens on my Milo amp that has a Khozmo, it's minor and infrequent. Plus, that was the older design. Do the new ones even have that popping?

I don't know about the newest Khozmo attenuators thus the question, Wells Audio uses now Goldpoint attenuators to avoid that issue.

 

[HeadAmpTeam]

Before laser engraving any more front panels or knobs, I wanted to present 2 possible options for the front panel/knob. Which style do you like best, or perhaps something else?

Differences include:
- markings around the front panel for the volume
- markings on the knob
- all caps vs first letter capitalized on Gilmore Current Mirror Headphone Amp
- Switch functions slightly smaller font in top version, but the names of the switches stays as the larger font (Top panel)

Note also that the top panel is black, the bottom panel is gray (in some light people always comment it looks purple and it's more common when taking photos). Right now we are only offering the black but other colors are going to come.