baronbeehive
Headphoneus Supremus
Hello,
I am planning to buy the Little Dot Mk VI + with full upgrade,with Mundorf stuff silver solder plus the Mullard tubes Ect..
On the site to buy https://littledotus.com/?product=mk-vi
Has anyone done the upgrade and can report back?
Hi Delleh, congratulations on your purchase! The guys on the US website you mention are very friendly and helpful. Yes this thread is beginning to show signs of age, however the amp is still good! I've checked in here from the LD Supermods thread where we've gone much further than just coupling caps. However I'm pleased to see that LD are still offering the Mundforf and wires upgrades. This is a key upgrade which will massively improve SQ.
I also know that the small one has been on the market for a long time and maybe after years one or the other problem has been fixed, like the fans and so on.
Or is the power supply issue still there?
I'm not sure what power supply issue you are talking about, AFAIK there is no power supply issue at all, just make sure that the voltage matches your supply in Germany. I believe it is 230v, the same as UK but you might need an adapter as I believe the plugs are different.
I think the fans are the usual ones which you can hear but are not obtrusive, if you do find them annoying you can replace them with quiet fans.
I have fitted larger Enermax fans which have LED lighting which is pretty cool!
I am also aware that tube amplifiers generally hum a bit.
But I don't want to have to turn up the volume so high to drown it out, if it's that bad.
I have two other tube amplifiers in mind, but they are 2-3 times as expensive.
Apart from the fans the amp is dead quiet, some have reported a slight hum from the transformer or transformer covers but I myself haven't experienced this.
Also when using the amp SE there is a hum, but it is a balanced amp and you should use it balanced, if you do the balance architecture means no noise.
What are the other 2 amps you have?
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