Gradofan2
Headphoneus Supremus
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Has anyone tried the phone amp in the Monarchy M24? If so, what did you think?
The M24 has a line stage, to which you can connect your headphones directly... if you have an adapter to convert from RCA connections to a phone jack/phone plug of your headphones.
I'm trying it out right now - and it sounds pretty good - remarkable clarity, resolution, detail, instrument separation... and soundstage. A very well balanced sound with no over-emphasis of any frequencies.
I'm trying to decide if I like it enough to eliminate my amp. It may be just a bit too lean and clean - without quite as much weight, and tone body as my DV332. But... on the other hand... it seems to provide much greater clarity - perhaps a good complement to my Senns.
The M24 is a suprisingly good DAC/Amp combo - the DAC alone is "World-Class." Pretty amazing... really.
The M24 has a line stage, to which you can connect your headphones directly... if you have an adapter to convert from RCA connections to a phone jack/phone plug of your headphones.
I'm trying it out right now - and it sounds pretty good - remarkable clarity, resolution, detail, instrument separation... and soundstage. A very well balanced sound with no over-emphasis of any frequencies.
I'm trying to decide if I like it enough to eliminate my amp. It may be just a bit too lean and clean - without quite as much weight, and tone body as my DV332. But... on the other hand... it seems to provide much greater clarity - perhaps a good complement to my Senns.
The M24 is a suprisingly good DAC/Amp combo - the DAC alone is "World-Class." Pretty amazing... really.