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Hopefully they'll make a version 2.0 of their Monoprice Headphone Amp + DAC using the THX 887 and throw in a remote. That'll be endgame for me...for 2 years
There is no heatsink in this. At that load current output goes way high. I worry about damaging it.If you haven't put it away yet, with its 4w max output, do you mind testing it with 8ohm speaker output?
Thanks to Amir for the test results and review!
As a Massdrop 789 owner, the slight improvements over their unit are impressive, but for certain inaudible.
As a former Monolith portable DAC\amp owner, I promised that I'd never trust my ears to their gear again, and I stand by that. Caveat emptor. My headphones are too expensive and my ears too precious for me to readily trust their gear. Despite the fantastic test results, I cannot help but feel that this company, at some level, failed me. For those few niggling decibels, I'm going to stick with companies that don't ship gear that may or may not blow eardrums into kingdom come.
In all earnestness, I hope no one gets the eardrum punishment from this amp that I got in the past. I don't trust them.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...th-thx-aaa-portable-dac-amp.5122/#post-120533What?!? Eh?
Could you speak up??!?!!?
Thanks to Amir for the test results and review!
As a Massdrop 789 owner, the slight improvements over their unit are impressive, but for certain inaudible.
As a former Monolith portable DAC\amp owner, I promised that I'd never trust my ears to their gear again, and I stand by that. Caveat emptor. My headphones are too expensive and my ears too precious for me to readily trust their gear. Despite the fantastic test results, I cannot help but feel that this company, at some level, failed me. For those few niggling decibels, I'm going to stick with companies that don't ship gear that may or may not blow eardrums into kingdom come.
In all earnestness, I hope no one gets the eardrum punishment from this amp that I got in the past. I don't trust them.
The layout of controls and plugs is exactly the same as in the drop unit. What's different?
The layout of controls and plugs is exactly the same as in the drop unit. What's different?
Possibly some key components that affect noise were changed ? That 1+ dB difference in noise at such levels of excellence has to come from somewhere I suppose ?
Or sample variability.A cherry was picked?
Maybe. But THX certifies these products and I suspect there are serious penalties if production units don't test the same.A cherry was picked?
It is optimization of an existing reference design.Possibly some key components that affect noise were changed ? That 1+ dB difference in noise at such levels of excellence has to come from somewhere I suppose ?
Possibly some key components that affect noise were changed ? That 1+ dB difference in noise at such levels of excellence has to come from somewhere I suppose ?
It's impossible to be just component variation.That could just be component variation.
Thanks to Amir for the test results and review!
As a Massdrop 789 owner, the slight improvements over their unit are impressive, but for certain inaudible.
As a former Monolith portable DAC\amp owner, I promised that I'd never trust my ears to their gear again, and I stand by that. Caveat emptor. My headphones are too expensive and my ears too precious for me to readily trust their gear. Despite the fantastic test results, I cannot help but feel that this company, at some level, failed me. For those few niggling decibels, I'm going to stick with companies that don't ship gear that may or may not blow eardrums into kingdom come.
In all earnestness, I hope no one gets the eardrum punishment from this amp that I got in the past. I don't trust them.