thecrow
Headphoneus Supremus
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This is meant for the speaker-amp-for-the-Susvara enthusiasts who read this forum, I saw this discussion of Joe Skubinski of JPS Labs and crew, and I thought I should post it here for what its worth, since many Susvara owners prefer speaker amps.
Not trying to be alarmist, start some feud, or even dissuade anyone from loving or using their speaker amps for headphones (it's not as if I could, even if I wanted to). It's just that there are some subtle and nuanced caveats mentioned in the discussion of which I wish I had been folly aware when I dabbled in speaker amps a few years ago in the hopes of optimizing the sonic performance of my OG He-6. To be candid, my experimentation with Speaker amps for that He-6 never went very far,. I also never had any accidents, but I am back to using exclusively HP amps with my HPs, so no personal concerns here, either way.
I am just posting this discussion here, in case someone else might find it useful. They also discuss the limitations of the "mo powa" = better performance" myth
Thanks for that.
i’m not always fans of these guys but that was worth a listen - both for new info and to confirm things that i had heard before
100%different strokes for different folks!!!
and they made that point
Maybe worth listening to a bit more.I got about two minutes into it before deciding not to waste any more of my time. As far as I know, JPS sells headphone amps, not speaker amps. Just sayin'...
for those that might be interested:
interesting points they made about the VIVA EGOISTA 845 in the last 7 mins or so of video for those owners
and for watt ratings of amps being based on particular distortion levels.
As a friend if mine (who knows more about electronics than me) says: a tube amp can say it has a maximum output of (say) 5w…..but at what distortion levels.
either way if you’re kicking back having a coffee or when sitting on the toilet “dropping a couple of mates off at the pool” instead of playing candy crush why not sit through the video
just sayin’
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