[rangerid]

How would you guys describe the tonality of the 1266, from a scale of say, super clinial & cold to super lush and warm? Which side does it lean towards more?

I know we all hear things differently, so anyone that's heard the following headphones in addition to 1266, Focal Utopia, Stellia, Hifiman Susvara, and LCD4, is the 1266 warmer or colder/thinner sounding than those headphones?

 

[ken6217]

I wonder how this sounds? Who’s going to be the first one to take one for the team question?

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/headphone-amplifiers/MHA200

 

[ahossam]

1266 + Niimbus amp is god made synergy, im absolutely blown away!

I see that you mention this amp several times on this threads and how great is this amp pair with TC. Can you elaborate more, what makes Niimbus US4+ special with TC?

 

[vonBaron]

I see that you mention this amp several times on this threads and how great is this amp pair with TC. Can you elaborate more, what makes Niimbus US4+ special with TC?

TC with US4 sound so lush and full, bass is powerful and has great control, midrange is sweet, more warm than on GS-X mini, superb resolution and detail, highs are perfect, not so sharp. Awesome soundstage.
Overall US4 is better AMP than GS-X mini and Pro ICan combine.
It is my endgame AMP.

 

[genefruit]

I wonder how this sounds? Who’s going to be the first one to take one for the team question?

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/headphone-amplifiers/MHA200

I'll go back to this and contend it won't be a good fit and will wait to be told I'm wrong. It sure is beautiful and the logo goes well with the old headband logo.

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/headphone-amplifiers/MHA200

Headphone Power Output
500mW

 

[ahossam]

TC with US4 sound so lush and full, bass is powerful and has great control, midrange is sweet, more warm than on GS-X mini, superb resolution and detail, highs are perfect, not so sharp. Awesome soundstage.
Overall US4 is better AMP than GS-X mini and Pro ICan combine.
It is my endgame AMP.

Sound like what I was looking for in TC.

 

[JLoud]

How would you guys describe the tonality of the 1266, from a scale of say, super clinial & cold to super lush and warm? Which side does it lean towards more?

I know we all hear things differently, so anyone that's heard the following headphones in addition to 1266, Focal Utopia, Stellia, Hifiman Susvara, and LCD4, is the 1266 warmer or colder/thinner sounding than those headphones?

1266 compared to Utopia. I had both and decided to sell the Utopia. The treble is similar between them. Nice extension and fantastic speed and detail. The Utopia has the edge in the mid range IMO. Just smoother and less recessed. Not that the 1266 is bad, just not quite as good. The 1266 kills the Utopia in the bass. More extension, more impact same detail. 1266 much larger sound stage.

 

[JLoud]

The LCD4 is much lusher in the mids with greater bass extension and impact. Both are very detailed just different in a different way in the bass. The treble is smoother and more even on the Utopia. Although the Audeze Reveal plugin helps the LCD4 in this regard.
The LCD4 is a complimentary headphone where the 1266 is a similar but IMO superior headphone. The Utopia is a very fine headphone especially if you don’t listen to bass heavy headphones or don’t have/want a powerful amp.

 

[ra990]

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/headphone-amplifiers/MHA200
Headphone Power Output
500mW

Half a watt?! My farts are louder than that

 

[vonBaron]

Sound like what I was looking for in TC.

You won't be regret

 

[ahossam]

You won't be regret

What DAC that you use with Niimbus?

 

[vonBaron]

Sonnet Morpheus

 

[ken6217]

Half a watt?! My farts are louder than that

Looks like your farts and your brain are in the same place. Learn how to read and understand numbers. 500 mW into 1000 ohms. Go figure out how many watts it is into 47 ohms.

 

[genefruit]

Looks like your farts and your brain are in the same place. Learn how to read and understand numbers. 500 mW into 1000 ohms. Go figure out how many watts it is into 47 ohms.

I'd like to learn more. Based on the ad copy it appears the output (500 mW) is the same regardless of the ohms.

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/headphone-amplifiers/MHA200

"We custom designed and manufactured the output transformers to match the tube amplifier section to the headphone output section in order to ensure maximum power transfer for various headphone loads. Instead of having to adapt to the impedance of the headphones with voltage gain in the input stage, the Unity Coupled Circuit output transformers' secondary windings ensure the full power of the MHA200 is available regardless of the impedance of your headphones. A custom, high-performance, and highly efficient toroidal power transformer with low mechanical hum and a low magnetic field, which helps reduce electrical noise, provides clean power to the amplifier."

from the specs

Voltage Gain
12dB at 32 Ohms
17dB at 100 Ohms
21dB at 250 Ohms
25dB at 600 Ohms

 

[ra990]

Looks like your farts and your brain are in the same place. Learn how to read and understand numbers. 500 mW into 1000 ohms. Go figure out how many watts it is into 47 ohms.

That was a bit harsh, it was just a silly joke. Plus you're wrong, read more about the design of the amp then get back to us.