[corgifall]

They think its a connection problem, which makes sense, I'm thinking a defective encoder for the knob. Could be a fault for the headphone jack as well since both 3.5 and rca inputs had the same problem. I emailed them this morning and they got back to me right away so I'm impressed right off the bat.

 

[Seijuro]

I have the Massdrop Grace SDAC and I'm looking for an amp to pair with it.

Anyone using the SDAC + Atom?

I am using the Grace SDAC with the Massdrop THX 789 and it sounds great being an extremely low distortion clean amp. The Atom is also very low distortion and would be a nice pairing with a steal price. Better than the Magni which is also in the Atom's price range.

 

[waynes world]

I am using the Grace SDAC with the Massdrop THX 789 and it sounds great being an extremely low distortion clean amp. The Atom is also very low distortion and would be a nice pairing with a steal price. Better than the Magni which is also in the Atom's price range.

Thanks. I'm also looking at the Liquid Spark. I guess they are both great and very comparable and that one could flip a coin. But I am leaning towards the Spark because I have read that it is a smidge warmer (and maybe even a bit "tubey"), which I think I would prefer.

 

[RenEh]

Would this be sufficient for lcd2c’s or Ananda's? Should I be looking at the thx 789 instead? Currently using the Magni/modi 3, but wondering if I’m getting the most out of those two headphones keeps me up at night :/

 

[snip3r77]

I hear good thing about this amp but it's mostly from Reddit which I trust about as far as I can throw it.

Here is the thing I had an Element for a while and I eventually sold it because ultimately I didn't like it very much. It provided plenty of clean power but it was also too clinical, flat and and ultimately not very exciting/musical, for me. Ive heard similar thing about the O2, but Ive never personally heard an O2. The element is the only JDS thing Ive heard so the question is......is this the JDS house sound or does the Atom sound significantly different when compared to an O2 or say an Element, or EL Amp?

I wonder if there is much difference btw o2 and atom

 

[BobG55]

I wonder if there is much difference btw o2 and atom

I find the Atom neutral overall & the O2 to be more dynamic. I like both. Again, the thing to remember that's very important is the quality of the recording. In order to truly compare, in this case two headphone amps, I always make sure that I'm listening to well produced music.

 

[snip3r77]

I find the Atom neutral overall & the O2 to be more dynamic. I like both. Again, the thing to remember that's very important is the quality of the recording. In order to truly compare, in this case two headphone amps, I always make sure that I'm listening to well produced music.

Thanks for the comparison.

 

[bequietjk]

Im in love.

The Atom is a wonderful piece of equipment.

 

[bequietjk]

Current rig. <3

 

[bequietjk]

Topping D10 on the way so I may use spdif coax on the ENOG2 and hopefully clean up some USB transfer. Currently using the preamp on the Atom for my PHIII and it all sounds so wonderful.

 

[BabetakCZE]

So far I am very pleased with Atom. No scratchy pot, no sound compression just great sound.
I feared that Atom will be clinical or not musical but opposite is true.
Great sound, I like Modi 3 + Atom combo more than Chord Mojo.

 

[424358]

I'm thinking about this amp to power my SZ1000. Yay or nay?

Also can be used as a preamp for my Micca PB42X speakers. But do I need RCA for that or can I use a 3.5mm aux?

 

[MacMan31]

So far I am very pleased with Atom. No scratchy pot, no sound compression just great sound.
I feared that Atom will be clinical or not musical but opposite is true.
Great sound, I like Modi 3 + Atom combo more than Chord Mojo.

Could it's musical nature depend on which DAC is being used?

 

[BabetakCZE]

Could it's musical nature depend on which DAC is being used?

It is possible (at least partially).
I tried the Atom with my Aune M1s DAP as a source and the sound was still quite musical.
Atom is definitely natural sounding AMP. With Modi 3 it is full bodied, natural sound.

 

[SilverEars]

I am using the Grace SDAC with the Massdrop THX 789 and it sounds great being an extremely low distortion clean amp. The Atom is also very low distortion and would be a nice pairing with a steal price. Better than the Magni which is also in the Atom's price range.

This extremely low distortion value is pushing out placebo. I heard this amp and it was really bright and it's really within the same class of sonic characteristics as something like O2.

What I realized after listening to so called extremly low THD is that, it doesn't matter beyond a certain value, and that low level of THD is not inaudibly distinguishible, and the value doesn't speak for amp's characteristics.

There a bit of hype regarding 789.