Has anyone compared the 750u to the hp-4 or the Zana Deux ?
I have the Lumin T2 coming Tuesday also
Well - while we are at It - anyone compare the 750u to the HeadAmp GSX MK2?
I had a HP-4 at the same time I had a P-1u, a little later I had a GS-X MkII. I owned a Zana and a Zana S as well.
This all was a while back though so here are my impressions from memory.
The P-1u was a very nice and powerful amp with great bass control, slightly warm mids and smooth highs.
To throw in a cliché: maybe the most tube sounding SS amp I heard. And not of the bloomy tube-amp variety but more like a Zana, the more clean SS like tube-amp type.
The HP-4 was nothing special to me, a bit boring even, I wondered what the fuss and high price was about. Not overly tubey sounding though which was a good thing about it.
The GSX was superbright, couldn't get rid of that amp fast enough.
Both the Zanas were the best amps I have ever heard. Clean for a tube amp with a very involving, magical sound.
The HDV 820 I have now is as far as I can remeber the best SS amp I heard so far with my Senns.
I say as far as I can rmember because I can't imagine how it would fare in direct comparison with my P-1u I used to have.
So it makes me wonder how it would compare to a p-750u and the fact I heard the P-750u is quite a bit better than the P-1u, especially when used balanced made me order a P-750u. I should have it in 10-14 days.
And by the way, maybe the thread starter or a mod could change the title of this thread to P-750u instead of P-700u?
Much more has been written here about the former than the latter and the latyter is OOP and hasn't been sold for that long I believe.
Took me quite a while to find this thread.