[Cozmo85]

Thanks! Good to know that it doesn't get hot. One of the reason I could not make up my mind to get a Schiit JOTUNHEIM was because I heard that it was hot.
For latency issue I only asked because it happened when I tried to use my ZX300 as dac/amp, I have not heard of this problem for most dac/amp so it should be OK.

I use mine for gaming and have not noticed any latency issues. It also does not get hot, barely warm. It also outputs a ton of power, atleast out of the balanced, have never used the 1/4".

Its great that you can flip a switch on the front to switch between headphones and rear outputs without unplugging your headphones.

Definitely noticed a difference in sq from my old origin micca+. Everything felt much clearer.

 

[tetan001]

Its great that you can flip a switch on the front to switch between headphones and rear outputs without unplugging your headphones.

Definitely noticed a difference in sq from my old origin micca+. Everything felt much clearer.

The ability to switch between outputs is a huge plus for me, not to mention being able to switch between fixed and variable output. Why don’t more headphone amps do this!? I assume it’s expense related.

May I ask what headphones you have paired woth this amp?

 

[Cozmo85]

The ability to switch between outputs is a huge plus for me, not to mention being able to switch between fixed and variable output. Why don’t more headphone amps do this!? I assume it’s expense related.

May I ask what headphones you have paired woth this amp?

Lcdx on the balanced output and some powered speakers on the rear output.

 

[aayler]

Greetings,

For the people that own this amp, are you having success with DSD playback?

 

[Giraku]

Greetings,

For the people that own this amp, are you having success with DSD playback?

No problem playing DSD 64 & 128.

 

[aayler]

No problem playing DSD 64 & 128.

Hi Giraku,
Thanks for confirming--do you mind if I ask what software you're running to play DSD? I'm not having success using either Audirvana+ or Amarra ... the lights that indicate rates on the front panel go out and there's no sound. I've not yet seen the "blue lights" that indicate DSD playback ...

Thanks,

 

[Giraku]

Hi Giraku,
Thanks for confirming--do you mind if I ask what software you're running to play DSD? I'm not having success using either Audirvana+ or Amarra ... the lights that indicate rates on the front panel go out and there's no sound. I've not yet seen the "blue lights" that indicate DSD playback ...

Thanks,

I use both Audirvana+ and Roon on my MacBook Pro. You may want to check the audio settings for the Heritage amp on your software. The DSD output should be set to DoP.

 

[aayler]

Hello Giraku, thanks so much--that was it! I had it set to "automatic detection," but switching to DoP was the difference.

Much obliged!

 

[gugman]

deleted.

was source issue

 

[shteeve]

I know it's a significant price difference, but anyone compare this to the Questyle CM400i? Wanting to move to a balanced amp but keep it under $1K. Thanks!

 

[Angular Mo]

I misplaced the power brick for the heritage dacamp in the process of packing up everything to move residences.

Can someone please post or send me a private message with an Amazon URL for a suitable power supply brick for this device?

I live in the United States.

 

[jooonnn]

Hey all, recently bought one of these open box from crutchfield and it looks fantastic and sounds great. Im a sucked for thunky knobs and vintage looks.

Anyways, is it normal for this to have quite a bit of a channel imbalance until the volume is louder? I only have low impedance headphones (80 ohm or less) to test this with. It has the imbalance on both unbalanced and balanced, with balanced evening out a bit earlier in knob movement, but probably at the same volume. I am just not sure if i have just gotten used to more even (digital?) attenuation from brands like Chord.

 

[HirkEukvic]

I have a Heritage amp (mistakenly called it Legacy elsewhere. ... same nuance to the word). I quite like the feel of it (nice solid build and good looks) and it sounds great with my Klipsch powered monitors.It’s overall ... not bad, but not incredible. I had McIntosh’s portable DAC before that and much preferred it, but I had enough technical issues that I returned the McIntosh and got this. Frankly, I miss the McIntosh’s sound, especially since the Klipsch I think doesn’t do justice to my LCD-2s.

@jooonnn I haven’t noticed any imbalance on my amp. Crutchfield is pretty good about customer service—you might want to talk to them.

 

[jooonnn]

I have a Heritage amp (mistakenly called it Legacy elsewhere. ... same nuance to the word). I quite like the feel of it (nice solid build and good looks) and it sounds great with my Klipsch powered monitors.It’s overall ... not bad, but not incredible. I had McIntosh’s portable DAC before that and much preferred it, but I had enough technical issues that I returned the McIntosh and got this. Frankly, I miss the McIntosh’s sound, especially since the Klipsch I think doesn’t do justice to my LCD-2s.

@jooonnn I haven’t noticed any imbalance on my amp. Crutchfield is pretty good about customer service—you might want to talk to them.

Thanks for the reply! Yeah i reached out to crutchfield, and the advisor personally tested some of them with a bunch of headphones and told me i had a bad one. Seriously love their service, but i am on the fence on exchanging it out at this point just because i bought it for a specific timing of use(and i havent used it anymore since it sort of mentally messes with my sound imaging), but im shopping around their site for something else i might want instead

As for amp/dac i plan to use instead, ill probably just pick up a rme adi-2 (more $$$) instead since i was debating between these two anyways, but the klipsch aesthetics (still) swooned me. The thunky knobs and switches are awesome, and my bar is super high as a leica mechanical camera user. The amp is super powerful and still love the look and build quality and am not too upset i got a dud, i know it could happen to anyone.

 

[fronl]

I got one for $350 and rather like it. For the $500 msrp its a fair price but if you already had an individual amp or dac to pair it’s likely losing some value.
Where it shined for me is as a combo unit as i didn’t have a high quality dac or amp and particularly for the price this has been a great all in one solution.