Wow, simply, WOW!!! I LOVE your Blue Circle Audio custom headphone amp! NSL-based? I can't even imagine how good it must sound. I am off the charts jealous.
I am a long time fan/owner of various Blue Circle products. Gilbert ("Gil-Butt") is the man. I currently have a Blue Circle power amp for my speaker setup and the same power conditioner as you have. I can't ever see myself switching to an amplifier from another manufacturer. BC for life baby. Seeing your amp has me thinking, why on earth I had not ever considered a BC headphone amp?
Congrats on the acquisition. If you are ever looking to sell it..... :atsmile: Shoot me a pm.
I look forward to reading your formal review once it is fully run-in.
wow a fellow bc owner..u dont come across many here on headfi..so i am guessin they are just to busy listening to wonderful music then to post here..as they are a rare breed here..hehehe
Thanks my friend..but..i am really surprised how good it sounds..i knew it would better then what i had..but this? And it still needs almost a full 3 weeks 24/7 burn in time left before its perfomance is on its optimum.(the sound is smoothing out more and more every day it plays music...but u must know what i mean owning a BC amp urself)
Gil Butt really did magic on this amp..and i cant help to love that guy..he is crazy..but so honest and direct..those people are hard to find nowadays..already asked him to quote me for two BC62's powercables, one having a angled shuko connector and for a linear upgraded powersupply for my laptop instead of the standard dc switching powersupply that my asus laptop has, to even more minimize inteferences in the signal caused by a non audiophile power supply..
This amp needs at least one full month to burn in..just like the NSL needs..and no switching off..i dont even have any switches on it (as u can see on the pics) Gil butt told me the best way to keep it sounding on its best is to never switch it off..just like his bigger brother..oh well..i just keep it playing 24-7 all day until its burned in and then the formal review..and then i just keep it on with colume on zero..when not playing stuff..
.but this weekend i will open a dedicated thread about this amp with first impressions..some fugures: It pumps out a measured 5,28w into 50ohm and has a total capacity of 650.000uF According to Gil Butt..so lots of headroom available...and i can hear that!! Especially on life recordings of big orchestra's....it has enough reserves for the more dynamic tracks.
And if i ever wanna sell it..i kmow where to find u..but dont count on it..as this balance i have with this amp and the rest of my rig is perfect..i cant imagine needing anything more..no matter the price tag...my rig is built by the most passionate people i ever came across in audio world..and u can see it back in how they built their stuff...patience is key here as for all u have to wait for it..but OMG its so worth it..every single piece i have in my rig now..
in short i call them the GLF-team..thanks guys.. Never stop what u do..as it would be a shame to the world of audio if u did!!!