Yeah sounds like Srajan didn't like the amp..... I think it balances pretty nicely with the Senn 650 and Yulong DA8. You can tell the Questyle is a detail monster, but the sound is on the warm side and pretty full sounding. I don't notice any brightness or edge.
I would argue that he definitely DID like the amp, but not as much as that expensive Crayon model. He points out which gear it plays best with, which is definitely a valid point with an amp this revealing.
IMO he indeed liked CMA800R, ha stated that for 1499$ (or Euro) it's a very good brick to have, when compared to much more expensive ones that are placed in the same sound signature room. This is a good thing. Though, I won't change my mind regarding HD 800
From what I understood, CHA-1 and HP-21 did "humanity" stuff better than CMA800R, and I can believe that. But to my ears Questyle device has fair amount of it (smoothness etc.) already.
Srajan is not a very good writer, for all his grand use of language, or should I say misuse, he fails at the key rule of a good reviewer. His prose is so over board that there is no clarity on his meanings.
I will often read his reviews, but I often do not know what he is talking about from one paragraph to another.
Does he or doesn't he like the CMA800r, seems like he does. But then again, maybe he doesn't.
I just received the amp.
would this work with the amp to make it fully balanced?
and do I need to do anything to the switch on the right?
Thanks. To have a fully balanced setup, you would need two CMA800R amplifiers. You would then connect each one separately to your Yulong DAC with XLR leads.
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