Joe Bloggs
Sponsor: HiByMember of the Trade: EFO Technologies Co, YanYin TechnologyHis Porta Corda walked the Green Mile
I'm considering to buy a HeadRoom amp after auditioning and my most likely choice would be the Cosmic Reference. But that particular amp is not available in the loaner program--the two most relevant amps available would be the regular Cosmic and the Max. (coz it's the only loaner amp with the reference module) So, two questions I have for ya...
1. Basically, would you put the Cosmic Reference sound quality closer to the regular Cosmic or the Max? (not including the pot quality--only when you're not turning, and not putting into account any mistracking)
2. How good would you rate the pot on the Cosmic to be on an absolute scale? Do you notice *any* noise while turning the pot when music is playing? Do you notice *any* mistracking (changes in channel balance in different parts of the pot) in the lower part of the pot? If so how low can you get before this becomes a problem? Can the Cosmic be used with low impedance, high efficency phones without noticeable mistracking? Or would this require you to ask for a custom gain level (lower) when you're buying it?
edit: oops, just checked and there's actually no Max to loan... I'm rather at a loss about what to do now
1. Basically, would you put the Cosmic Reference sound quality closer to the regular Cosmic or the Max? (not including the pot quality--only when you're not turning, and not putting into account any mistracking)
2. How good would you rate the pot on the Cosmic to be on an absolute scale? Do you notice *any* noise while turning the pot when music is playing? Do you notice *any* mistracking (changes in channel balance in different parts of the pot) in the lower part of the pot? If so how low can you get before this becomes a problem? Can the Cosmic be used with low impedance, high efficency phones without noticeable mistracking? Or would this require you to ask for a custom gain level (lower) when you're buying it?
edit: oops, just checked and there's actually no Max to loan... I'm rather at a loss about what to do now
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