[zenpunk]

I have heard the HE-6 through vintage amps, Gungnir and various modern receivers but none have bested  my Little Dot MKVI+ so far.
 
 

 

[gikigill]

Consider me sold as I was thinking of the Little Dot 3 but got a question for you.
 
How does the Little Dot MKVI+ feed the HE-6s monstrous appetite?
 
Is there enough headroom and does the amp ever show any signs of stress.?

 

[zenpunk]

 There is plenty of power as this amp was designed for the AKG K1000 (Max Power: 5W into 120 Ohms). I have never experienced clipping or lack of control and I only use it on low gain (6db) as I also use it with my HD700 and JVC DX1000 . 
But you can double the gain by using internal jumpers, recommended it you are  going to use it only with HE-6 and K1000.

 

[khaine1711]

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Consider me sold as I was thinking of the Little Dot 3 but got a question for you.
 
How does the Little Dot MKVI+ feed the HE-6s monstrous appetite?
 
Is there enough headroom and does the amp ever show any signs of stress.?

The 3 will clip badly with the He-6 due to its OTL design. 
 
I kinda like the look of the VI; those meters are delicious. Around the price range you should also look at the SAC Minute El34 SE (EL34 + 6N1P) - doesn't need balance source; can drive speaker and got a headphone out jack drawing power from speaker post/ another normal headphone out for  "normal" headphone

 

[gikigill]

Thank you everyone for your time and advice.
 
I shall be looking at a few other amps too but the Little Dot looks cool with the VU meters.

 
Decisions decisions....
 

 

[steve2151]

If you need a relatively inexpensive solid state option, I'm pretty happy with the Audio GD SA-31 (about $620 with optional remote and shipping). It outputs 8 watts into 50 ohms but the gain is flexible enough to work with highly sensitive headphones like Audio Technicas and Grados. 

 

[Happy Camper]

Thank you everyone for your time and advice.

I shall be looking at a few other amps too but the Little Dot looks cool with the VU meters.

Decisions decisions....


 
I love mine.

 

[grokit]

Hey those are fake VU meters and that's not even an amp!
 

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But it looks supercool and I want one.

 

[wink]

Quote:gikigill

I shall be looking at a few other amps too but the Little Dot looks cool with the VU meters.

 
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Hey those are fake VU meters and that's not even an amp!
Warning: Spoiler! (Click to hide) But it looks supercool and I want one.

Yep, they're definitely fake VU meters.......
 
Actually they're sarcasm meters.

 

[wotts]

I recently bought a second Aleph 3 with the intent to use one for the HE-6 and the other for speakers. However, I find myself using the Mjolnir more and more. So, I'm going to sell it, but figured I'd give the HE-6 crowd first crack. I'll post it in the FS area, but feel free to PM me.

 

[Silent One]

So, how does the pairing sound again? (Aleph 3/HE-6)

 

[wotts]

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So, how does the pairing sound again? (Aleph 3/HE-6)

Superb! I can't get over how awesome they get on together. It's like a Dark Star for a third the price.
 
I just end up using the Mjolnir since I don't feel like crawling about to change the cables from the speakers to the HE-6. Lazy, I know.

 

[givemevinyl]

For those of you using speaker amps with multiple sources, which preamp do you use?  Are there any preferred ones with the HE-6?

 

[grokit]

Mine is a one-off, a customized WA22 that has been converted to balanced preamp duty and to accept two balanced sources. It's feeding a balanced pro audio speaker amp about 1/15 its worth and they sound wonderful together.

 

[preproman]

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For those of you using speaker amps with multiple sources, which preamp do you use?  Are there any preferred ones with the HE-6?

 
I have a dedicated Balanced a20 being made as we speak.