[Hansotek]

This would be an absolute winner if they had a similar voicing to the MCTH with better technicalities

It has a lot of similarities. I would say it is a little warmer than the MCTH overall. It does have better technicalities for sure. When you go from the MCTH to the LP, it's like you're adding another whole layer onto the music.

 

[Hansotek]

My interest is how Platinum is crisp and clear like SS amps. I like Liquid Carbon X, it's crisp and clear, but a bit less dynamic than tube amps. If Platinum is crisp, clear and dynamic, it's my dream amp.

Dynamic relative to what? Tube amps vary greatly in terms of dynamics.

 

[LCMusicLover]

Dynamic relative to what? Tube amps vary greatly in terms of dynamics.

I guess that at a minimum, @humblesquad hopes it will be more dynamic than the LCX.

BTW, I've been poking around various tube amp options for a while. I'd really like to find an amp which pairs well with both Utopia and Auteur. Strongest recommendation I've gotten so far is for the Little Dot VI+. LD recommended that over the Mark 8 for Utopia due to impedance matching issues.

I'm hoping the LP will be a good pairing with both. Especially since it looks like I could easily blow up cost of the LD when I start tube rolling. Tube rolling in the LP looks to be less painful financially

 

[runeight]

Hey gents, I'd like to make a small, quick clarification.

The Platinum is not a "tube" amp. It is a tube/SS hybrid. So is the CTH.

The CTH is a classic type of hybrid with a tube front end coupled to SS power output through a coupling cap. The Platinum is an embedded hybrid where the tubes are embedded into the circuit with the SS devices. There are no coupling caps in the Platinum, it is DC coupled from input to output.

So, when I think about the different amps, I tend to make a distinction between a full tube amp with a tube output stage driving the headphones and a hybrid where the output is SS.

I have been doing embedded since forever. I like them bc I feel that they blend the best of what tubes do and what SS does. MHO, of course.

 

[LCMusicLover]

Hey gents, I'd like to make a small, quick clarification.

The Platinum is not a "tube" amp. It is a tube/SS hybrid. So is the CTH.

The CTH is a classic type of hybrid with a tube front end coupled to SS power output through a coupling cap. The Platinum is an embedded hybrid where the tubes are embedded into the circuit with the SS devices. There are no coupling caps in the Platinum, it is DC coupled from input to output.

So, when I think about the different amps, I tend to make a distinction between a full tube amp with a tube output stage driving the headphones and a hybrid where the output is SS.

I have been doing embedded since forever. I like them bc I feel that they blend the best of what tubes do and what SS does. MHO, of course.

Understood, and I appreciate the input. Same story with the Schiit MJ2 and many other 'Tube' amps. So I get that I'm not going to be comparing apples to apples when I discuss differences between (say) the LD VI+ and the LP. And that's fine with me as I try to sneak into the tube world.

 

[alphanumerix1]

looking forward to reviews.

 

[KaiserTK]

I have fallen in love with the system of Gumby>CTH(w/LPS)>HD650.
It'll be interesting to see how good the LP's synergy is with the Sennheiser HPs and whether the stock tubes end up being a keeper like the CTH.
Shame I won't see it at RMAF, but I look forward to reading the reviews!

 

[MrPretty]

It keeps trickling back, ETA 11/02/18 now.

 

[alphanumerix1]

Hopefully before the end of the year.

 

[m-i-c-k-e-y]

It keeps trickling back, ETA 11/02/18 now.

Yes! In time for the Holloween party!!

 

[LCMusicLover]

Due date now 11/2.

At least that's a very small move. Suggests they're getting close.

 

[snip3r77]

Due date now 11/2.

At least that's a very small move. Suggests they're getting close.

I think before Christmas is fine

 

[Slim1970]

Here’s a review of this amp. It looks very promising:

Enjoy the Music review of the Monoprice Monolith Liquid Platinum

 

[PopZeus]

I look forward to reading the reviews on this one. I'm not currently looking at getting another amp, and I can't be bothered to deal with tubes, but I do love my LCX. So, I'm fully on board with these Cavalli collabs on principle alone.

 

[alphanumerix1]

Yes! In time for the Holloween party!!

I laughed out loud almost choked on my coffee hahaha

Thanks for that!