[baronbeehive]

Well maybe I won't need LD to build a tube speaker amp after all. I'm using my mkvi+ as a preamp into a nuforce icon-2 power amp terminating in Monitor Audio RX1's. The combination is fantastic. I was listening especially for hard sounding snare drums, and annoying splashy high hat and cymbals, the curse of digital amplification. I have also listened to some Beatles remasters. The Beatles have been remastered pretty well and manage to sound great with the pre in the system, the recordings which were originally very harsh and poor sounding are very acceptable now and have a very good amount of detail retained despite the remastering. And for the other music I have listened to, some of which was starting to annoy me over the digital system I had, even though the icon-2 is quite soft sounding, it all sounds much better, fuller sounding, and no hint of harshness now. I could listen to it all day now...... and that could pose it's own problems! The system sounds very like the headphone system I have, see previous posts, detail and sound is similar but obviously slightly fuller in the bass with the speakers. All in all I'm very pleased with it. Also no hum using the SE headphone outs.

 

[stang]

Just got my MKVI+. Only took 2 days from Hong Kong to Melbourne, Australia. It sure is beautiful 

 

[baronbeehive]

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Just got my MKVI+. Only took 2 days from Hong Kong to Melbourne, Australia. It sure is beautiful 

That's great! You're in for some serious fun, I'm still enjoying mine several years on and it's not stopping yet!!

 

[DefQon]

His journey has only begun, he still needs to do the tube rolling, hehe. 

 

[baronbeehive]

I forgot to point that out!!

 

[jzono1]

I'm thinking about replacing both my dac and my amp to go balanced, and the mk8 is a very interesting candidate.

Currently I feed my T1s from an audio gd nfb3 and a ld mk3.

I think I saw something about fans earlier in this thread. How is the noise level of the mk8 itself? I'm *very* picky when it comes to noise. (The heaters on my mk3 bothers me...)

 

[seaice]

The MK8 has no fan.
 

 

[jzono1]

I thought so, but I figured I'd ask anyway. (Didn't see any in the pictures of the insides that I could find.)

Does it have any other noise when it is on?

 

[seaice]

I have experiences with 2 units of the MK8se. One is humming very silently (the very weak hum can be heard from 0.5m and less) and the second unit is totally quiet. I am extremely sensitive to all parasite sounds and there is no real issue with audible noise. I believe that you should hear nothing in normal circumstances.

 

[jzono1]

Cool, ty. It's kinda hard to find information about this without asking someone else who minds parasitic sounds. I'm fortunate enough to have a *very* low noise floor.

How bright are the current readouts?

Am I just bad at looking, or is it supposed to be hard to find a detailed review of the mk8se?

Is it a good choice for my T1s?

 

[seaice]

Sorry, I can not comment on the synergy with your T1. I use the MKVIIIse with my Sennheiser HD800. I have never tried the amp and T1s together but the MKVIIIse pairs greatly with my HD800. The synergy is better than A-GD Phoenix/HD800 combo. I hope that someone has the MIVIIIse with T1s and can provide you the info you are looking for.

 

[GrindingThud]

Mk9? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Little-Dot-MK9-6N9P-6080-2-tube-OCL-Tube-Headphone-Amplifier-AMP-/251319619395?pt=US_Home_Audio_Amplifiers_Preamps&hash=item3a83d10f43

 

[khaine1711]

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Mk9? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Little-Dot-MK9-6N9P-6080-2-tube-OCL-Tube-Headphone-Amplifier-AMP-/251319619395?pt=US_Home_Audio_Amplifiers_Preamps&hash=item3a83d10f43

Look back a few pages =p.
 
It's been out for a month but isn't listed/updated on the English page of little dot. There's only a few impressions in the chinese forum.

 

[reiserFS]

Odd, David doesn't list this one in the forums.
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Mk9? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Little-Dot-MK9-6N9P-6080-2-tube-OCL-Tube-Headphone-Amplifier-AMP-/251319619395?pt=US_Home_Audio_Amplifiers_Preamps&hash=item3a83d10f43

 

[Carlitos]

is the mk vi+ more powerful than the 337se for the hd600's?