Kendoji
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Nice. Is it a noticeable improvement over the Leckerton DAC? I still need to spend some time experimenting with feeding my Leckerton from my TubeDAC-11.
Just for fun, but the sound is excellent.
The mini-to-mini is made with solid core platinum wire. It was given to me.
Has anyone tried out the AD797 with leckerton?
Just got my 6s MKII. With the Amperiors (which also just arrived), there is zero hiss, but the gain is fairly high. I can barely nudge the volume knob in the range where it is channel balanced before it gets too loud, and this is with the fairly low output analogue-out of an iPod Classic. I'm pretty sure I'll have even less volume range to use once I get my Solo -dB and HP-P1.
With my UERM, the gain on the 6s-II is definitely too high at the minimum channel-balanced level. I emailed Nick to see whether it's possible to lower the gain, because I love the sound coming out of this amp. I got the OPA627, and the amp is much more musical and has a wider soundstage than my Pico Slim--although the Slim has amazing low volume range.
The ALO MKIII-b, which I was hoping would be my jack-of-all-headphones amp, hisses noticeably with all the headphones I have left, and seems to have been designed with the LCD-2/3 and HE-500/6 in mind. So if it's possible to get more usable volume range on the Leckerton, it would be go-to amp for all my portable headphones.
you didn't like the AD8610ARZ?? i love it a lot or you just wana play with the OPamps?
Sorry to ask, but have you put the gain setting in the low position?
I have used the 6s mkii with all my IEMs and never noticed any hiss, and I can get past the channel imbalance zone for my iems with the leckerton still within a fairly (ok, not too) quiet volume. (I've used it with the W4r, B2 and the HF5)
Yeah, my gain is obviously set to low. What is your source?
I'm resorting to the gain limiters in FLAC Player (iPhone) and Rockbox (WhipMOD) to get a suitably low volume with my UERMs. Not sure if those have any serious effect on resolution, but it's either that or pain and tinnitus. And I don't have sensitive hearing by any means, I've been to my share of concerts and clubs.
you didn't like the AD8610ARZ?? i love it a lot or you just wana play with the OPamps?
I have AD797 now instead of AD8610. Honestly, the changes/differences are very minor, or not dramatic in other words.
Has anyone tried out the NE5532 yet? I have 2 of them currently, but I'll ask Nick first.