[Gitbags]

maybe you should spend less time listening and more time studying Koolpsych

or is it the other way round

 

[omegaman]

Anyone tried this amp ( or the 332 ) with the HF2. If so how did it sound and what tubes are you running ?

 

[Godkin]

Don't think anyone's tried it yet, Omegaman. But I suspect it wouldn't be an ideal partner: DV amps are better with higher impedances.

Good selling point, Koolpsych. DV amps improve concentation and intellectual abilities.

 

[omegaman]

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Originally Posted by Godkin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Don't think anyone's tried it yet, Omegaman. But I suspect it wouldn't be an ideal partner: DV amps are better with higher impedance

That is what I was thinking, Maybe time to buy another amp just for the Grado's.

I must admit my 225's never sounded amazing, time to do some research and spending ( again )

 

[haroT3k]

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Originally Posted by Godkin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Don't think anyone's tried it yet, Omegaman. But I suspect it wouldn't be an ideal partner: DV amps are better with higher impedances. Good selling point, Koolpsych. DV amps improve concentation and intellectual abilities.

so DV amps dont mate well with Denon D5000?
I just bought a pair and am desperately looking for an amp, and the dv3322 is very tempting...

 

[GWorlDofSPACE]

I have AKG K701 and they sound wonderful on 3322 =)

 

[Godkin]

Personally, I wouldn't say that DV amps match particularly well with low impedance cans, but that is a personal opinion only.

But some have said that the D5000s pair with the 3322 brilliantly. You could try a PM to daleda@sbcglobal - he has the 3322 and the D5000s and loves it.

 

[GWorlDofSPACE]

Why would you say so? Have you tested it? Is there a technical issue?

 

[Godkin]

I base my opinion not on personal experience but on reading and conversing with many members of Head-Fi who reported that the 332 - which is basically the same amp as the 3322 - did not pair well with low impedance headphones.

And the problem is technical: the output capitance of the 3322 (40uF per channel) is too low to drive lower impedance cans. Much higher capitances would be needed - anything between 200uF and 1000uF.

But this opinion is not meant to deny what some people have reported, especially with the 3322, that they love the sound of the amp with the D5000s at 25ohms and yourself with the K701s at around 60ohms.

 

[Rossini]

I have been veering towards a purchase of the 3322 for, primarily, the D2000 (although I also have the K701 with a Heed Canamp). I've posted my question here: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/hel...8/#post5937096

From what I've read in this thread, the answer is... inconclusive! Does the 3322 merely 'get away' with being a match for the D2000s or is there real synergy?

 

[Godkin]

The answer is pretty conclusive for some members of this thread who've tried the 3322 with the D5000s (25ohms) and the K701s (62ohms): they think it's great.

At the end of the day, it doesn't seem to matter what the specs state: on paper, it may say that the 3322 isn't ideally suited to low impedance cans, but in reality the ears of some here tell a different story.

 

[AntiGeek]

I can confirm that with the right tubes, the 3322 has excellent synergy with the AKG701s.

In combination with the Svetlana 6S19-V and Ericsson 403b tubes, the 3322 matches the AKG701s perfectly.

The Ericsson 403b tubes really add some excitement to the listen and are a better match than the more mellow sounding cv4010.

John

( Proprietor of Lucky Frog Audio.co.uk )

 

[Rossini]

Thanks chaps. The 3322 would primarily be for the Denon D2000s. I suppose my consternation is that, on this thread, the 3322 is recommended as a good match whereas, if I read the Slee Solo SRG threads or the Rudistor NX03 threads, the general impression is that those are the ones to go for. Now, I don't have easy access to test any of them and I know that the resulting sound signature is a personal preference to some extent but I would dearly love someone with experience of more than one of these amps to suggest any reasons to choose one over the other for these cans.

Cheers.

 

[Godkin]

Haven't tried the ERICSSON tubes, but the WE403Bs and SVETLANA 6S19P-Bs are the best I 've come across.

 

[jellojoe]

Quote:

Originally Posted by omegaman /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anyone tried this amp ( or the 332 ) with the HF2. If so how did it sound and what tubes are you running ?

I've tried the HF2 with my DV332 with Svet 6S19P and Mullard 8100's. It sounded meh to me. The bass roll-off was obvious as compared to the HF2 on a dynahi with the same source. Except for the bass roll-off, I can't really pick out anything wrong with it, but the overall sound was not engaging as it is on the dynahi.