I'm hearing "2000 mW at 32 Ohms, 1000 mW at 16 Ohms, and 275 mW at 300 Ohms" (think 32/16 is swapped). To he honest, this is probably a pointless product with stuff like the Atom/Heresy in existence, especially if they can't beat it in price.
I hope they price it well under $200 if they want it to succeed...I'm hearing "2000 mW at 32 Ohms, 1000 mW at 16 Ohms, and 275 mW at 300 Ohms" (think 32/16 is swapped). To he honest, this is probably a pointless product with stuff like the Atom/Heresy in existence, especially if they can't beat it in price.
I bet 99,999% wouldn't hear the difference between any of them.Appears to be a stripped down, single ended, lower powered entry level THX.
Would it work as a preamp for 8 ohm speakers if used at default current?There is no heatsink in this. At that load current output goes way high. I worry about damaging it.
Here you go, looks quite interesting..Honestly I don't know why they didn't do an AMP/DAC combo with one of the better THX offerings, that is what everyone wants
That product has been out for years and has already been reviewed here https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ements-of-monoprice-thx-desktop-dac-amp.7483/Here you go, looks quite interesting..
Ah, it was just reviewed by Joshua, so I was thinking they refreshed it.That product has been out for years and has already been reviewed here https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ements-of-monoprice-thx-desktop-dac-amp.7483/
It has power but honestly at the $500 price they are asking, the measurements fall short compared to newer stuff, it's using older THX chips, and it's missing out on features that some of those other products offer like wireless streaming, higher bitrate playback etc. (thinking of the DX7 Pro for example). Just doesn't seem like a good value and monoprice has added shipping costs outside of North America
He is way too late with this one. It's old and definitely not worth nowhere near $500.Ah, it was just reviewed by Joshua, so I was thinking they refreshed it.
I wouldn't be surprised if the company would be persuading reviewers to push these to clear out old stock to make way for their new offerings.He is way too late with this one. It's old and definitely not worth nowhere near $500.
I wonder what the power amp 'equivalent' to the THX 887 is in terms of value to performance? I consider this the 'budget' version of the Benchmark HPA4, I wonder if there are any (THX) power amps that will emerge as the 'budget' version of the Benchmark AHB2.
I want to buy this, but I need it also to work as a preamp for 8 ohm speaker, should I buy a separate preamp?There is no heatsink in this. At that load current output goes way high. I worry about damaging it.
Uh-huh, sure.. odd that others don't hear this sound stage issue.I streamTidal via the Bluesound Node 2i analog out to the Monolith 887 via the balanced output to Focal Clear headphones. I compared this set up with the Node 2i analog out to the new Schiit Magni 3+ . The Monolith has a better channel balance and a slightly bigger or more forward presentation to me but the soundstage is narrow and at time inside my head. By far The Magni 3+ has a bigger soundstage but loses its channel balance as the volume goes up which produces a shuffled sound stage if you will. i.e cymbals being off in the distance. Both amps reveal the best of good recordings and the worst of bad recordings. I really like the Monolith BUT where's the soundstage ?! The "In your head" sound of the Monolith is not for me. I've ordered the Schiit Heresy and will compare that next.
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This is what "I" hear, not what "Others" hear.Uh-huh, sure.. odd that others don't hear this sound stage issue.
Both drop 789 and monoprice 887 accept only up to 2.1V input before clipping in high gain (knob setting III). This is documented in the manual. So with balanced 4V input, you will drive it to clipping in the highest gain, except when using an input that is <= 2.1V, solution is to use only middle gain with XLR input, or to lower the output a bit as you indicate :/ (over at Topping A90 thread, a user tested this and found no such clipping in highest gain. So it appears to be a "limit" in the THX amplifying circuit).I currently own D90 and Monolith 887 which are connected using short XLR cables. The problem is that in high gain mode 887 has distortion / clipping going on whereas if I connect both devices using RCA cables then there is no clipping / distortion. My guess is that it is due to higher voltage supplied to 887 in XLR mode and it is not designed to sustain that voltage (4v in XLR and 2v in RCA), I am not sure though. Can anyone please confirm this? I can work around this problem by using either RCA cable or by using D90 in preamp mode and lower the volume a bit on D90. Both are not ideal solution as in both cases I am loosing headroom in terms of loudness / volume. The volume is important to me as I am using Hifiman Susvara which requires high gain on 887 to reach good level of listening.
If when using a lower gain the distortions are not there, my guess is that the input stage might distort a bit. Usually, higher gains are for much lower input voltages, like 1V RMS for non-balaced or 2V RMS for balanced operation, while a lower gain is imperative for higher input voltages.I currently own D90 and Monolith 887 which are connected using short XLR cables. The problem is that in high gain mode 887 has distortion / clipping going on whereas if I connect both devices using RCA cables then there is no clipping / distortion. My guess is that it is due to higher voltage supplied to 887 in XLR mode and it is not designed to sustain that voltage
Both drop 789 and monoprice 887 accept only up to 2.1V input before clipping in high gain (knob setting III). This is documented in the manual. So with balanced 4V input, you will drive it to clipping in the highest gain, except when using an input that is <= 2.1V, solution is to use only middle gain with XLR input, or to lower the output a bit as you indicate :/ (over at Topping A90 thread, a user tested this and found no such clipping in highest gain. So it appears to be a "limit" in the THX amplifying circuit).
Edit: I see you already replied in the A90 discussion so you are already aware of all this..