[chaotic_angel]

loving this with @AuneAudio AR5000 - listening Diana krall - Wallflower album ini DSD from @Shanling EM5

 

[davehutch]

Thinking about this amp to run a pair of HE1000SE planars. I'm using the Mojo 2 headphone driver at the moment but figure they may well need a little more drive.
As I'll still be using the Mojo 2 as the DAC I wondered if anyone had the same setup and could comment on the fact that the best quality output from the Mojo 2 is at 3V and above, and the TA-20 Plus has no low gain mode.
Is that going to cause an issue with a volume knob that has very little useable range?
Is there a maximum input voltage to the RCA connectors?

 

[davehutch]

Xduoo replied to me and said max voltage to the RCAs is 4.5v so all good

 

[SiamXIII]

Will it work with 274B tube?

 

[project86]

Finally had time to get my review of the TA-20 Plus posted, if anyone is interested.

Very enjoyable amp that hits a nice balance of technicality and emotion. And of course the upgrade path offered by tube rolling is welcome. But even in stock form it's a fun little amp.

 

[core3m]

Finally had time to get my review of the TA-20 Plus posted, if anyone is interested.

Very enjoyable amp that hits a nice balance of technicality and emotion. And of course the upgrade path offered by tube rolling is welcome. But even in stock form it's a fun little amp.

hello, do You know ta-26s ?

 

[project86]

Sorry I don't know that one. Looks like a full tube design rather than a hybrid, and it's single ended, with less power, and a lower price. Could be interesting for sure but I have no experience with it.

 

[SiamXIII]

hello, do You know ta-26s ?

I have TA-26 and TA-20 Plus

 

[project86]

I have TA-26 and TA-20 Plus

Interesting! Care to share any impressions? Obviously two very different amps with different topologies and prices, but still.

 

[SiamXIII]

Interesting! Care to share any impressions? Obviously two very different amps with different topologies and prices, but still.

I’ve used Sivga SV023 with both. Now I am selling Sivga and TA-26, as I use Arya Stealth with TA-20. With SV023 (300 Ohm) TA-26 has more meaty and bloomy, which is fine with jazz and pop, but not very good for fast metal. TA-20 plus have more fast bass and far better soundstage on balanced output. Like it very much even with stock tubes. Also like it much more than Topping A90D. Using it with Genalex Gold Lion 12AU7/GZ34 tubes.

From usability standpoint TA-26 volume is problematic, as it’s very loud from the start, so to use it I turned volume down on DAC. TA-20 volume control is very convinient, use it at volume 30 on DAC fixed volume.

Overall TA-20 Plus is better amp.

 

[project86]

Thanks for those impressions, very useful data point. I agree the TA-20 Plus is really enjoyable even on stock tubes, and the volume control is quite well done.