[gibosi]

It is very interesting to read about these Burson op amps. And I am curious... Has anyone compared them to the MUSES 02?

 

[FrenchGuy]

I've been reading about the Little dot I+ quite a lot recently.....I've even asked Amazon if they would price match the price from Massdrop....What I like in this amp is the ability to tweak it with other tubes and opamps
But now i wonder if the Xduoo XD05 (DAC/AMP) might be a good option as well.....!!!

 

[Achel]

I use an HRT Music Streamer II V1 connected to my PC under Linux (without the DAC I have an annoying breath in the headphones), by the way, the dac improve the sound quality (I'm in bitperfect, only the P5 B&W need to use 0.6 of crystalizer plugin to sharpen the treble).

 

[Arsis]

I recently started using my LD I+ to drive my Mackie HR824 powered studio monitors. Wow!
Here is my current signal chain:

Realistic LAB-2200 Turntable
Linear Tracking, Direct Drive (1986)
Audio-Technica 311EP

Cambridge Audio 540P phono preamp

Little Dot I+
WE408A (NOS mid-50's), Burr-Brown OPA2107

Mackie HR824

 

[Achel]

I have to try to chain my material ... hope it will be good : PC (all FLAC sources) => Deadbeef in Bitperfect conf => HRT DAC=> Beocenter 9600 (with an old Dual turntable plug in it) => little dot I+ => Headphones
 
Actually I don't pass through the B&O and it's already astonishing 

 

[peter123]

I use the DAC direct output from my Burson Audio V2+ to the LD I+, maybe a little over kill but it sounds pretty good

 

[WilliamLeonhart]

I think if you replace the volume pot and change to a somewhat more "audiophile" fuse, you're going to have a truly hi-end amp in the LD I+. I use the m9xx to feed my I+ and I don't think it's an overkill at all

 

[Achel]

It will be awesome if someone could tell wich part to replace with wich one and where to buy those part

 

[Arsis]

I think if you replace the volume pot and change to a somewhat more "audiophile" fuse, you're going to have a truly hi-end amp in the LD I+. I use the m9xx to feed my I+ and I don't think it's an overkill at all

I know it's a "thing" that I've heard of before but the notion of an "audiophile fuse" is asinine to me.

 

[himynameiskiera]

This is what my littledot looks like.

 

[FrenchGuy]

And how do you like it?
Waiting for Massdrop to do another drop on that one...............

 

[himynameiskiera]

It made my sr80e's shine. With some new tubes, an  op amp, a volume knob and some new feet, it punches well above what it's price would have you believe. I think it's probably one of the best amps for low impedance cans.

 

[FrenchGuy]

Which tubes and op-amp are you finally using?
When you say volume knob, have you changed the potentiometer? If yes, which one and where did you get it?
 
Thanks

 

[himynameiskiera]

My favourite tubes which I'm using right now are the Mullard m8100, I think these are really great with some DSD files I have. I'm using the lt1364 currently but I'm looking to upgrade to something higher end. And I haven't changed the petentiometre at the moment. I just changed the knob for aesthetics.

 

[WilliamLeonhart]

It will be awesome if someone could tell wich part to replace with wich one and where to buy those part

I'm still experimenting. Will tell soon

I know it's a "thing" that I've heard of before but the notion of an "audiophile fuse" is asinine to me.

Yeah I can say the same thing... Not a true believer yet.
But *technically* as the fuse is in the electrical path it's very likely that it can change the sound. I can't say how much actually, though.
You see, some people would spend hundreds bucks on electric cables and purifiers and stuffs like that. But the point here is that the Little Dot I+, cheap as it is, is quite a platform for improvement. Rolling tubes/opamp and lastly replacing the volume pot will drastically improve the sound.
In my review on this amp which you can find in my signature, I mentioned that I stick with this one not because I can't afford anything more expensive but because it's the best for my headphone collection, which are mostly low-impedance. I believe someone would feel the same about it