[Drag0n]

I guess we will have to wait for the review of the sound of this thing.
They probably use such a big case to make it look like you got something for your money.

People dont cry when paying $35+ for Grado sponges, or $80 each for blackgate caps.

None are worth it either. Or $1000+ for a 1 metre rca cable.

Worth is all what you make of it.

 

[Edoardo]

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Originally Posted by Drag0n /img/forum/go_quote.gif I guess we will have to wait for the review of the sound of this thing. They probably use such a big case to make it look like you got something for your money. People dont cry when paying $35+ for Grado sponges, or $80 each for blackgate caps. None are worth it either. Or $1000+ for a 1 metre rca cable. Worth is all what you make of it.

Well, here the circuits and the cables are all made of silver... And those guys do not print 10 nor 100 circuits per day...

 

[greenstuffs]

the internals left me dead cold, then the price did it for me

 

[FallenAngel]

YAY for CMOY with a nice Elma stepper.

Capacitors are only there to provide a "buffer" for electrical current when it's pulled. Large caps are generally required for low impedance loads (lower resistance = more current at same voltage - Ohm's law).

 

[Leny]

Very interesting fradoca. Is it possible to tell the chip used in this amplifier?
I am a little confused by the "constant current" label?

 

[Leny]

TPA6120A2 ?

 

[Currawong]

How about essentially nothing at all at all between the front and back face-plates except a ribbon cable?

Van Den Hul P-1 preamp:

 

[FallenAngel]

Now that looks like a nice pre-amp (glorified name for volume control). Nothing there except a relay attenuator.

The chip is certainly not a TPA6120A2 as those only come in the 20-pin DWP package. The one in the amp is 8-pin SOIC. A real kicker would be if they shave the engravings off it too. Wonder if ALO does...

 

[Drag0n]

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Originally Posted by Currawong /img/forum/go_quote.gif How about essentially nothing at all at all between the front and back face-plates except a ribbon cable? Van Den Hul P-1 preamp:

Ok, well at least i see some more circuitry on the back of the faceplate and back plate...theres a bunch of IC chips in there. I thought all there was , is a small board and its done. Still they could have made it 1/3 its size really.

 

[El_Doug]

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Originally Posted by Nebby /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's a very expensive (essentially) chipamp...

you should see the Apache

 

[FallenAngel]

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Originally Posted by Drag0n /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ok, well at least i see some more circuitry on the back of the faceplate and back plate...theres a bunch of IC chips in there. I thought all there was , is a small board and its done. Still they could have made it 1/3 its size really.

But then it wouldn't have the same impressive size!

 

[Steve Eddy]

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Originally Posted by FallenAngel /img/forum/go_quote.gif But then it wouldn't have the same impressive size!

Well, to be fair, when you do make something small and compact, it can have some negative effects, particularly with regard to weight. Don't want the thing doing wheelies from the weight of the cables, or sliding off a table or desk.

se

 

[FallenAngel]

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Originally Posted by Koyaan I. Sqatsi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, to be fair, when you do make something small and compact, it can have some negative effects, particularly with regard to weight. Don't want the thing doing wheelies from the weight of the cables, or sliding off a table or desk. se

While I understand general concept, the idea of a cable having significant enough weight or size to be able to make a preamp do "wheelies" or slide off a table is quite ridiculous. Then again, that cable would have to be.

 

[3nity]

Don't know how many of you have tested this unit, before spitting sentences.
I did, the can was a HD600, and dt770 in another test.
This amp is from the pro audio world.
If you think that a cmoy sounds better, well go and buy it, that's what you deserve!

This amp has been designed for the critical mixing/mastering session, when you need to know what you are mixing (true to the source).

I have tested so many units.
The hpba-2 doesn't do that much, but it's king at what it does.
It's a real monitor, the others just amplify. I hope you get the point.

If you're looking for a pleasure listening just go elsewhere.
If you need the reality of what you are doing with your mixes, man take an hpba-2, hook it with an hd-800, and you're done!

And please, if you want to judge, do it for what you know, not for an impression from a picture!

Cheers.

 

[fradoca]

thank you very much!!!
that's exactly whay i was trying to say to these people.
The hpba2 monitors the others just amplify.
It's a device made for the pro audio world.
No sound coloration.
But i'll more clear in my next review.

cheers

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Originally Posted by 3nity /img/forum/go_quote.gif Don't know how many of you have tested this unit, before spitting sentences. I did, the can was a HD600, and dt770 in another test. This amp is from the pro audio world. If you think that a cmoy sounds better, well go and buy it, that's what you deserve! This amp has been designed for the critical mixing/mastering session, when you need to know what you are mixing (true to the source). I have tested so many units. The hpba-2 doesn't do that much, but it's king at what it does. It's a real monitor, the others just amplify. I hope you get the point. If you're looking for a pleasure listening just go elsewhere. If you need the reality of what you are doing with your mixes, man take an hpba-2, hook it with an hd-800, and you're done! And please, if you want to judge, do it for what you know, not for an impression from a picture! Cheers.