bcjohnst
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I've been looking for a Moth 2A3 for months--haven't seen any. Is this an impossible task? Has anyone compared the Moth to the Yamamoto HA-02? What were your listening impressions?
Originally Posted by wower /img/forum/go_quote.gif Both are pretty scarce in the world of head-fi. You'll be lucky to find anyone with experience in both. Generally I consider the moth similar the yammy, abet at a higher price point IIRC. (I'm basing my comments on the performance of the EC ZD) So with that you get a better PS and better performance throughout the entire freq range. While the yammy is no slouch in the highs and lows, its the midrange the shines on the unit. Which is enough for where my budget can take me now. Small scale chamber music is quite breath taking in its balance, coherence and transparency. You did mention what phones you are using? I think the scarcity of the Moth on the used market speaks volumes of quality. |
Originally Posted by wower /img/forum/go_quote.gif Come one, help the OP! I know they are different amps. And if the OP is thinking critically, he'll know they sound different. And if he's thinking logically, which I have every intenion he is, he'll know there will be some similarities between both compared to the yammy. I'm trying to widen the circle from which the OP could possibly take info. Help the poor guy! |
Originally Posted by wower /img/forum/go_quote.gif "Completely different"? I can only laugh at this point at how we on head-fi orbit in our own little world. Realize that 99% of the world thinks both the Moth and ZD - not to mention the yammy - sound /exactly/ the same. Only an audiophile would attempt to describe them as "completely different". But that's fine. I'm laughing. However, you say you've listened to both amps, but again miss the point that its not both amps in the OP, hence we are back to square one, hence my attempts to widen the circle with my intial post. If you think it's more harmful than good there's not much I can do except to glean with strong logic what info there is out there. |
Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wower, if you pick over the catalog of gear that Moth/Eddie Current has made, you will notice that Craig consistently pushes the envelope with design. Each one tends to the unconventional and novel. That's a big part of the appeal for me and I truly appreciate the different approach Craig takes. Some manufacturers take a conventional approach and can produce a "house sound" across their line. Moth/Eddie Current uses an idiosyncratic approach as a house signature. To expect the line to sound the same is to miss the point. That's not for everyone, of course, but Moth/Eddie Current is the only manufacturer I find as interesting as the DIY world. |