I was really interested but also hesitated to get GCHA at the same time. Initial reading suggested that GCHA is a transparent, neutral, and detailed AMP with large soundstage, which is exactly what I was looking for. But the somewhat negative 6moons review made me wonder. But finally I got it due to a nice headfier's good deal.
Before GCHA, I just got Stelloo DA100. While DA100 works well for KICAS Caliente, I only felt good but not dramatic stepping up from my other DACs. But the moment I hooked up GCHA and DA100 with K702, I knew it was different from what I have heard. The details, clarity, and soundstage were improved with good measure. Unfortunately, GCHA did not provide enough bass power to help K702's low end. Also, the sound was a little thin with this combo.
Then, I switched to DT880 and HD600. Both have very good synergy with GCHA. GCHA tamed DT880's high and provided suitable weigth to the mid. Its polite but controlled low end matches with a little bloated DT880's bass well. The details and soundstage of DT880 was further enhanced by GCHA. When I listened to Joan Baze's "Diamond and Rust in the Bullring", I experienced the feeling of being emerged in the live concert the first time . The headphones really can disappear in this combo. I was pretty thrilled by such experience.
Later, I switched to HD600 with the same album. The soundstage/details of high freq is not up to DT880's level, but the positioning of mid-freq sound sources were better defined than DT880. HD600 pushed the singer and the audience farther away but the quality of mid is quite different than DT880. GCHA's clarity made HD600 much enjoyable to me.
This is my first amp that makes me appreciate the unique strength of each headphones respectively and like both equally well. None of my past amps powered HD600 to my liking yet, especially in the soundstage category.
I will say that GCHA is definitely a transparent amp, which really makes good sources such as DA100 shine. It has less reputation here, but it is the one really make me appreciate the sound of high quality AMP and DAC.