That may soon change. I'm exploring options for getting a stack of these assembled by an assembly house. I'm working the numbers in Excel right now as a matter of fact.
Just a note to say I purchased one of Toms little blue amps (HP-1), non kit and second hand. It has replaced a Mapletree Ear+ in my system with new (barely broken in) Aeon Opens and holy crap. This is some serious sound - punchy dynamics, tone, and detail. Have a Lampizator dac and Audio Note transport feeding it so good source but beyond expectations - maybe its just happy to be back in Canada but this amp is singing with the AFOs...
curious whether most run their HP-1 with balanced interconnects or rcas? Was it designed to go one way or other - have been using rcas but thinking of picking up some xlrs to connect to my dac.
In the manual, Tom recommends balanced connection. Differential inherently measures better than single-ended. I would play around with both to see if you have preference, but with a Gungnir and HD600, the differences are marginal. The output topology of the DAC may have an effect on sonic differences as well. Also, you will have a little more play on the volume knob if running single-ended.
Over xmas picked up a new Gungnir which is still in burn in mode. I have been reading that I should leave the Gumby5 on all the time to get best performance - so what about the HP-1? Have been turning it off at night or when I switch over to speaker system. Will it perform better if kept warm? Guess I could just try but curious what others are doing.
In my view, a solid-state amplifier that requires burn-in, warm-up, or to be on continuously to achieve optimal performance is a flawed design (or marketing claims). None of my solid state amps requires burn-in, warm-up, or to be powered continuously. My recommendation is to turn them off when not in use.
Yeah. I went through a major upgrade and overhaul of my website in the fall. I didn't see the point of porting the discontinued products over. You can find them in the various internet archives, though.
Edit: I just attached the Neurochrome HP-1 User's Guide. It has the specs.
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