Rockhopper Audio M3 arrives...

[tkam]

So I get from work today and see this:

Yay!! It's my Rockhopper Audio M3.

Here's a few more photos:

and you can find a bunch more photos here:

http://gallery.stainlesseternity.com...=626&g2_page=1

Note that most of the internal shots are dark as there were too many reflections with the flash on and my room lighting sucks

. I'll take better ones tomorrow.

 

[tkam]

I've been listening to the amp for the most part of the last 3-4 hours and so far I'm quite impressed. It has a very clean, transparent and powerful sound. It drives my PS-1, HP3000 and K3000 (yes the k1000 drivered cd3k's) with ease. For anyone interested here's the specs of the amp:

Professional PCB (M3 v1.0)
DACT CT Stepped Attenuator
Opamps L/R/G = bb637/bb637/bb627 (ad843s available to roll)
STEPS PS
9x220uf/35V Elna Cerafine power caps
Wima and Vishay/Roderstein film caps
Vishay Dale resistors
Variable Bass Boost
Cardas CTFA RCA Jacks (3 inputs, 1 loop out)

 

[phobus]

Thats one sweet looking amp and wow, what are those honking big caps for the bass boost?

 

[dano1122]

how does it compare to your dynahi?

 

[tkam]

Haven't done any serious comparisons with it against the Dynahi. I'm still trying to decide if like the opa637's or ad843's better.

 

[dano1122]

still waiting on those comparisons

 

[mavis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dano1122 still waiting on those comparisons

Me too. I'm really interested in this amp (minus that blue power button, anyway) ...

 

[tkam]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mavis Me too. I'm really interested in this amp (minus that blue power button, anyway) ...

Patience, patience

and there are many choices for the color of the power button.

.

After doing some more listening this evening I can say that I definetly like the 637's more than the 843's. I'll probably post a review later this week and there might be some comparisons to the dynahi in it.

 

[dano1122]

might be? cmon

. we need the comparison to the dynahi. it's critical !

 

[RnB180]

what version is that? how come on the rockhopper site m3 gallery, it has a typical hammond case byt yours is a nice shiney silver case?

I like your case better then the hammond. is this the upper end version? I like that IEC female jack too.

edit: NM i saw the new pics in the gallery just now.

 

[amb]

Rockhopper makes two versions of this amp, the "Basic" and the "Home". The former is in the Hammond case, the latter is in the big case with integral STEPS psu like tkam's.

 

[tkam]

They just got these cases done, I believe they were made by the same manufacturer ray samuels and headamp use. It is a nice case it has a really solid feel and a clean look to it.

 

[Stephan]

I would love to hear your review tkam...

 

[fr4c]

like everyone else here, i'm awaiting the comparison with the dynahi

 

[tkam]

Review will be up sometime tonight and there will be some comparisons to the Dynahi.