Dynamic range seems great so far, also tons of power. can drive the LCD2v2 to levels I wouldn't dare go. 35/63 on high gain is the loudest I would listen at ever and that's pretty damn loud.
Bass seems great, good quantity, not emphasized, and great slam with my LCD2. Hard for me to comment on the mid-range this early, but seems very smooth.
I think this is a very neutral amp overall, that seems to be King-Wa's goal. (keep in mind the impressions are PRELIMINARY, i've only had the amp 2 hours).
edit: just got shivers listening to Matthew Good - House of Smoke and Mirrors, sounds that good.
Yes I do like my Audio-GD!
Its actually a Very Rare C-2SA, not sure of the year. I also have a NFB-1DAC in the living room, which the NFB-1AMP will be paired with for 2 channel speakers eventually.
Haha yes, but some headphone listening thrown in. I plan to make a 10 ft long 4pin Balanced extension cable to use with my headphones.
Try finding a balanced pre-amp with remote for the price of the NFB-1AMP, you probably wont have any luck, at least I didn't. That's why as soon as I saw the NFB-1AMP for pre-order I had to have one.
I had planned on saving for a Master 1 or Master 9 to use as a pre-amp, but with the release of the NFB-1AMP for half the price based on the same design it just seemed like a no-brainer.
Hello darren700, you have a pretty nice listening station, showing some of the devices I appreciate more!
No criticism intended, just a question: why are you using a preamp for the B22? I thought this device has it own volume control, do you think a dedicated preamp is better, or is the knob I see in your photos just a source selector?
So I finally received my amp today!
Got it all setup very quickly, feeding it balanced via Yulong DA8 and using the NFB1-Amp as a Balanced Pre-Amp for my B22.
Build quality of the amp is the quality build I have come to expect from Audio-GD. very solid case with excellent fit and finish, smooth rads, great machining. smooth rotating volume control, nice blue display. Neutrik connectors, More inputs and outputs than I will ever use, What more could I ask for?
Hello darren700, you have a pretty nice listening station, showing some of the devices I appreciate more!
No criticism intended, just a question: why are you using a preamp for the B22? I thought this device has it own volume control, do you think a dedicated preamp is better, or is the knob I see in your photos just a source selector?
Thanks. My Yulong DA8 only has one set of Balanced outputs and one set of RCA outputs. Both the B22 and NFB-1AMP can act as a balanced pre-amp. The B22 does in-fact have a Goldpoint attenuator for volume control. I decided to hook the NFB-1AMP right to the DA-8 via Balanced and then used balanced from the NFB-1AMP to the B22 to test the pre-amp function of the NFB-1AMP. It will not be setup like this permanently, as I said earlier the NFB-1AMP will be moved to my living room setup after burn in and testing. The RCA outputs of my DA8 are feeding my SA-31, which is being used as a preamp for the C2-SA
Thanks. My Yulong DA8 only has one set of Balanced outputs and one set of RCA outputs. Both the B22 and NFB-1AMP can act as a balanced pre-amp. The B22 does in-fact have a Goldpoint attenuator for volume control. I decided to hook the NFB-1AMP right to the DA-8 via Balanced and then used balanced from the NFB-1AMP to the B22 to test the pre-amp function of the NFB-1AMP. It will not be setup like this permanently, as I said earlier the NFB-1AMP will be moved to my living room setup after burn in and testing. The RCA outputs of my DA8 are feeding my SA-31, which is being used as a preamp for the C2-SA
Dynamic range seems great so far, also tons of power. can drive the LCD2v2 to levels I wouldn't dare go. 35/63 on high gain is the loudest I would listen at ever and that's pretty damn loud.
Bass seems great, good quantity, not emphasized, and great slam with my LCD2. Hard for me to comment on the mid-range this early, but seems very smooth.
I think this is a very neutral amp overall, that seems to be King-Wa's goal. (keep in mind the impressions are PRELIMINARY, i've only had the amp 2 hours).
edit: just got shivers listening to Matthew Good - House of Smoke and Mirrors, sounds that good.
Sounds promising! Cant wait for my AMP to arrive in late July, and have a shoot-out btw the NFB-1 and the Liquid Carbon, i think the NFB-1 are going drive circles around the LC =)
How does the volume wheel feel, is it heavy or light in the movement ?
I also ordered a remote for my AMP.
The new remote are the left in your picture or to the right ?
The right one looks a little bit nicer i think.
Can´t wait for a more ingoing review on the NFB-1 AMP, because when i listened to the SimAudio Moon 430 neo i felt it did lack in dynamic range and had a very dull sound, so i hope the sound in the NFB-1 are more dynamic with greater bas and midrange than the Moon.
Sounds promising! Cant wait for my AMP to arrive in late July, and have a shootout btw the NFB-1 and the Liquid Carbon, i think the NFB-1 are going drive circles around the LC =)
How does the volume wheel feel, is it heavy or light in the movement ?
I also ordered a remote for my AMP.
The new remote are the left in your picture or to the right ?
The right one looks a little bit nicer i think.
Can´t wait for a moore ingoing review on the NFB-1 AMP, because when i listened to the SimAudio Moon 430 neo i felt it did lak on dynamic range and had a very dull sound, so i hope the sound in the NFB-1 are more dynamic with greater bas and midrange than the Moon.
Volume control is very light in movement, very little resistance. similar to the feel of the knob on my Yulong DA8. Nothing like the strong resistance I feel on my B22 with the stepped goldpoint attenuator.
The NFB-1AMP remote is the larger one on the left. the right one feels a bit better in the hand, but the volume control buttons are a lot smaller. However overall I prefer the smaller SA-31 remote I think.
Interested to hear about how it compares with the Liquid Carbon.
Volume control is very light in movement, very little resistance. similar to the feel of the knob on my Yulong DA8. Nothing like the strong resistance I feel on my B22 with the stepped goldpoint attenuator.
The NFB-1AMP remote is the larger one on the left. the right one feels a bit better in the hand, but the volume control buttons are a lot smaller. However overall I prefer the smaller SA-31 remote I think.
Interested to hear about how it compares with the Liquid Carbon.
The SA-31 remote does not work on the NFB-1AMP, but that may be because I specifically asked for a different frequency when ordering.
I assume you could ask for the older remote when you order.
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