S.M.S.L SP400 Impressions thread

[corgifall]

Thought I would start a thread for anyone who either has the SP400 or for those interested. There isn't much in the way of impressions or reviews as of this posting.

More info can be found from https://www.smsl-audio.com/portal/product/detail/id/725.html

 

[m-i-c-k-e-y]

Soundnews (Sandu) has a review:

 

[corgifall]

My review should be out in a few days. Pretty good amp from my testing.

 

[m-i-c-k-e-y]

Looking forward to it.

 

[raif71]

My review should be out in a few days. Pretty good amp from my testing.

Please comment on Sandu when he said he wished the output gain is more, whether this is what you experienced too when you tested the amp. Thanks

 

[corgifall]

Please comment on Sandu when he said he wished the output gain is more, whether this is what you experienced too when you tested the amp. Thanks

Yes it’s the same thing. It feel like they could of pushed the medium gain and high gain a little more. I didn’t run into problems powering anything picky and the most I got was 74/99 but I would of liked to see more range in volume.

 

[raif71]

Yes it’s the same thing. It feel like they could of pushed the medium gain and high gain a little more. I didn’t run into problems powering anything picky and the most I got was 74/99 but I would of liked to see more range in volume.

What dac did you pair with the sp400?

 

[corgifall]

What dac did you pair with the sp400?

Both the SU-9 and iFi NEO iDSD. I tested them a little in single ended but ended up mostly running then balanced for testing.

 

[raif71]

Both the SU-9 and iFi NEO iDSD. I tested them a little in single ended but ended up mostly running then balanced for testing.

What speaker/headphones did you used ?

 

[corgifall]

I used mostly headphones but for full sized I used the Hedd HEDDphone and Audeze lcd2c. For iems I used the Ikko OH10, Thieaudio legacy 4, DUNU ZEN and DUNU LUNA.

 

[corgifall]

I may delay the review till the end of next week depending on whether or not I get the iFi iDSD Signature in before next Friday. Want something a little warmer to compare the SP400 against.

 

[Huntersknoll]

I'm thinking about picking this up to pair with my DCA Aeon 2 Closed.
It is a bit more than I wanted to pay for an amp but it looks like it isn't one I'd ever have to upgrade from.

 

[corgifall]

I'm thinking about picking this up to pair with my DCA Aeon 2 Closed.
It is a bit more than I wanted to pay for an amp but it looks like it isn't one I'd ever have to upgrade from.

IMO it strikes a good balance of super accuracy without sounding lean. I think it’s a good amp to pickup for most(if not all) full size cans.

 

[corgifall]

Review is finally up!

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/s-m-s-l-sp400.24931/reviews#item-review-25222

 

[spacelion2077]

How does the amp perform comparing to Topping A90? Seems like A90 performs better than SP400 except at 16 olm