project86
Headphoneus Supremus
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I admit the dual 3-pin combo jacks that also accept 1/4" TRS is kind of nice. But for strictly balanced use I hate that style.... so there's no pleasing me I guess.
Just a quick update that Questyle will be sending me a replacement CMA800 after the current Chinese Bank Holiday. They tell me it is a modified design with extra outputs (don't know what yet) and a mono switch.
I will keep you posted when it arrives.
That's not as outlandish as it sounds at first blush. If they keep their present pricing structure, you can have a true balanced output architecture via dual mono amps for about $3K. Rack space could get to be an issue tho, especially in conjunction with a preamp feed. I sorta wish that they would have rotated their amp housing 90° for the balanced mono model, like they did for the CMA600.
That's interesting about the HE-6 unavailability. You would think given their relative proximity... But who knows?