Br777
Headphoneus Supremus
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this is going to be a fun time for me because right around the time this amp comes in, I will also be receiving a Cavalli Audio Stacker II tube hybrid amp, which in case some of you dont know, is supposedly in the ranks of the Cavalli Audio Liquid fire which costs $3250. It will be interesting to see which amp I prefer...![]()
Assuming you do hear a difference, you can have fun* with changing the O2's output impedance if the Cavalli's is higher and seeing how much of a difference remains.
*Our definitions of fun may be different.
Unless changing output impedance involves flipping a switch and involves absolutely no risk in any way, I'm guessing it might be a bit more than I'm willing to dabble in, but we'll see.
The output impedance difference would likely explain the differences you heard. If I'm right the Crack amp is OTL which could definitely change the sound of a lot of cans - especially Sennheiser since they're known for quite reactive headphone loads (see - low damping factor).
Not at all. Most of his description fits to a T a typical Chrome Top 6SN7 sound. You can try to attribute the richer, fuller bass to a shift in the FR due to output Z, which is likely correct, but not the staging, details, imaging, treble presentation, etc. No way the O2 will compete with that as I've yet to hear any SS amp do that. Not really a fair comparison between the two tbh. The Benchmark HPO is more appropriate.