Recent content by zack20cb

Yup. All just part of its charm. I sometimes wish they had some soft-start circuitry on it, but I like my stuff simple, and the A800 is very simple.

I use the A800 in my office with a JDS Atom Amp+ and a pair of Polk ES20 speakers. It's a good configuration and comes in well under $1000. The only thing I would change is to replace the Atom Amp+ with one of the Topping headphone amps that have a physical switch to control headphone vs preamp...

Hi, simple question: is there some sort of trick, or modification that I can do to avoid having to pull out the headphones to engage preamp mode? I hate to say it, as I’ve been very happy with my Atom Amp+, but Topping L30 V2 is tempting me with its physical switch for preamp/headphone selection.

Thanks AnalogSteph, this is helpful. I've considered making my own switchbox...I hadn't considered doing a six-pole switch with independent grounds for each channel, that's a great idea. Followup questions: 1. Does my current setup risk harming my hardware (or is it just suboptimal in terms of...

Hi all, thanks for all the great information. This is my first time posting, and I hope you'll forgive what might be an ignorant question. I've been very with my Atom Amp+. I've been gradually dialing in a desktop setup, switching my headset back and forth frequently between two computers, and...