JDS Labs ATOM Amp

[dw1narso]

There's currently Neurochrome HP-1 amp, which is like supercharged Atom

 

[dw1narso]

For the people with handy-many hands..
There's DIP8 to SOIC8 adapter


Though.. Most likely having such an adapter + DIP8 op amp would detriment the performance of the amp...

 

[Mad Max]

If that even fits to begin with.

 

[MacMan31]

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

Anyone using the SDAC + Atom?

I'm curious about the SDAC plus Atom pair as well. I have the SDAC and I'm considering either the Massdrop O2 amp or the Atom.

 

[leeperry]

LME49600 + NJM2068

OK thanks, epically bland combination and to top it off case is made of plastic so not immune to EMI/RFI, I don't care how it measures.

 

[waynes world]

I'm curious about the SDAC plus Atom pair as well. I have the SDAC and I'm considering either the Massdrop O2 amp or the Atom.

Not to take away from the Atom (I'm sure its great), but I ended up with the liquid spark, and the sdac+spark is a rather nice combo.

 

[Makiah S]

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?

Well I was the first on Reddit to actually hear the atom n post about, so I'll b repeating myself

The element all in one is my least favorite JDS Product,

That said the Atom mirrors whatever your dac outputs. It's very very linear assuming your not bathing it in RF or pulling RF noise into u system from another component.

So aside from only having 1w continuous its wonderful. N that 1w is good for modern planars like the Alara or Hifiman HE 4XX, but not legacy stuff like a PreFazor LCD 2 or Gen 1 HE 560

Plus theres the pre out. It's well worth the $100 especially in today's market of more efficient dynamic n planar cans

 

[MacMan31]

Not to take away from the Atom (I'm sure its great), but I ended up with the liquid spark, and the sdac+spark is a rather nice combo.

Thanks for the suggestion. I've checked the LS before and it seems to have overall great reviews. But the look is horrible. At least the O2 would match the SDAC and the Atom would still look decent with the SDAC stacked on top as well. Seems I can only order from the Monoprice website though. I recall trying to order some stuff from them a number of years ago to ship to Canada and the shipping cost was very high. Seems they have possibly corrected that as shipping cost would be as low as $20 depending on the delivery option I choose. So it would be $120 US which is $157 Canadian.

 

[bboris77]

A quick question - how warm does the Atom run in terms of temperature? I am asking because I want to put my DAC on top of it.

 

[Makiah S]

A quick question - how warm does the Atom run in terms of temperature? I am asking because I want to put my DAC on top of it.

Quite cool from my experience, I have it atop of my EL Dac with a piece of Weather Insulation [foam with adhesive] at the back end and I've had no heat related dmg to either component of the foam atop of it

 

[bboris77]

Quite cool from my experience, I have it atop of my EL Dac with a piece of Weather Insulation [foam with adhesive] at the back end and I've had no heat related dmg to either component of the foam atop of it

I am actually going to do the opposite and put my D50 on top of it as it is smaller and heavier. Does the top of the Atom get warm at all?

 

[Makiah S]

Nope, at least not in my home/system as always ymmv

 

[bboris77]

Well I was the first on Reddit to actually hear the atom n post about, so I'll b repeating myself

The element all in one is my least favorite JDS Product,

That said the Atom mirrors whatever your dac outputs. It's very very linear assuming your not bathing it in RF or pulling RF noise into u system from another component.

So aside from only having 1w continuous its wonderful. N that 1w is good for modern planars like the Alara or Hifiman HE 4XX, but not legacy stuff like a PreFazor LCD 2 or Gen 1 HE 560

Plus theres the pre out. It's well worth the $100 especially in today's market of more efficient dynamic n planar cans

Have you had any issues with radio interference with the Atom?

 

[Makiah S]

Have you had any issues with radio interference with the Atom?

I have not, I only mention RF as I used to live near an actual radio station and some products were... far worse than others

Though in my newish place I've had very little issues. An with the ATOM non what so ever

 

[bboris77]

I have not, I only mention RF as I used to live near an actual radio station and some products were... far worse than others

Though in my newish place I've had very little issues. An with the ATOM non what so ever

That is a coincidence because I live close to an airport, and there is this radar ping that some products are more susceptible to. I have had issues with product issues in metal enclosures (Schiit Mani) but most were ok. I don’t think metal shielding is sufficient on its own. If a product is well designed and has proper rfi filtering, it should be ok. Sounds to me like the Atom has no issues with rfi, otherwise it would be all over the forums.