Morph201
Headphoneus Supremus
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Don't eat the yellow snow.
-Mr. I.P. Daily
-Mr. I.P. Daily
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Originally Posted by Lad27 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Your DIYers friends have a hearing problem. Plug cmoy in and listen, then plug CanAmp in and listen, that's all they have to do. Never mind cost of parts - there's more to designing good sounding device than just cost of parts. Let them salivate over their sophisticated DIY designs with pure silver wire and and solder. BTW some people will fork out more than $400 for AC power cord, so rest easy "stupidity is the most abundant matter in universe" (quoting a very famous physicist here) |
Originally Posted by Morph201 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Don't eat the yellow snow. -Mr. I.P. Daily ![]() |
Originally Posted by Morph201 /img/forum/go_quote.gif uh-oh... ![]() |
Originally Posted by Hi-Finthen /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thank you for sharing your experience ![]() Unless someone tells you it's DogFishHead "P" in that there snow ![]() The more expensive "P" is so much more palatable for those with so inclined discernable taste ![]() Shall Heed the experienced warning ![]() |
Originally Posted by upstateguy What do you mean Morph? ![]() |
Originally Posted by Stram /img/forum/go_quote.gif Should I give up waiting? After first reading this thread over 2 months ago I placed an order for a CanAmp but as a neglected UK customer I am still waiting and apparently have to wait longer as Heed won't send any units to the UK. I am thinking to call it quits and just look for another amp now. |
Originally Posted by yrh0413 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ![]() added: weird, mrarroyo's CanAmp's 100uFs are 16V instead of 35V. |
Originally Posted by wpk123 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The difference may be related to the fact that mrarroyo's CanAmp is 110V and not 220V. I'm not an ee but that should make a difference, no? |
Originally Posted by Asr /img/forum/go_quote.gif The amp runs very hot, almost as much as a tube amp. I haven't done a direct comparison but the surface feels just as hot as either my Cayin HA-1A or Single Power Extreme when they've been on for an hour. |
Originally Posted by Lad27 /img/forum/go_quote.gif These caps are connected past AC-DC rectifier, i.e on the transformer's secondary, which has the same DC voltage for either 110 or 220Vac in. |
Originally Posted by Asr /img/forum/go_quote.gif FURTHER IMPRESSIONS - 36 HOURS .... The amp runs very hot, almost as much as a tube amp. I haven't done a direct comparison but the surface feels just as hot as either my Cayin HA-1A or Single Power Extreme when they've been on for an hour. |
Originally Posted by wpk123 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh! That makes sense, I guess. ![]() |