Review and Measurements of Massdrop THX AAA 789 Amp

[Jimster480]

Your forgetting the thousands of others still in use with no issues. Amplifying the failures is just away to shit on the product.

Yep, mine works fine with 10k+ hours on it!

 

[Rottmannash]

Mine as well.

 

[Jimster480]

Mine as well.

I've driven literally everything with my Amp.... Even brought it to various places for meets... Never any issue with it.

 

[al2002]

Anyone know if this is discontinued? it hasn’t been available for a while.

 

[bequietjk]

Would be wicked if they came out with an updated 789 with even better measurements

 

[Rottmannash]

Would be wicked if they came out with an updated 789 with even better measurements

You mean, like the Monoprice version? The 887?

 

[bequietjk]

I suppose something like a THX 789 II

 

[Jimster480]

You mean, like the Monoprice version? The 887?

That one came out around the same time...

 

[Jimster480]

Anyone know if this is discontinued? it hasn’t been available for a while.

I notice that it isn't available on Amazon or any other store it seems... according to Drop it has 23k requests but they haven't actually built it again.

 

[al2002]

You mean, like the Monoprice version? The 887?

Thanks for the tip. I googled the Monoprice. It’s in stock and cheaper than the Massdrop. Amir’s review of the Monoprice was quite positive too.

 

[Rottmannash]

Thanks for the tip. I googled the Monoprice. It’s in stock and cheaper than the Massdrop. Amir’s review of the Monoprice was quite positive too.

I bought one on sale several months ago in case my Massdrop amp went kaput.

 

[al2002]

I bought one on sale several months ago in case my Massdrop amp went kaput.

Any noticeable differences between the two?

 

[Veri]

Any noticeable differences between the two?

...No

 

[al2002]

Any noticeable differences between the two?

Thank you. Monoprice it is.

 

[Rottmannash]

Any noticeable differences between the two?

No.

 

[Jimster480]

...No

Glad to hear, means there is an option just incase mine dies. Thankfully it's going strong with no hiccups. *knocks on wood*

 

[Selarom]

Glad to hear a lot of you have been enjoying this amp for a long time. I can't say the same. The scratchy volume pot is a real problem. and trying to replace it is a challenge. The volume knob seems to be glued with epoxy to the stem. I keep it at a steady volume and control volume from the DAC. However, even with this issue, I enjoy the way it drives my HD600 like a boss.

 

[Veri]

Glad to hear a lot of you have been enjoying this amp for a long time. I can't say the same. The scratchy volume pot is a real problem. and trying to replace it is a challenge.

Yeah mine got scratchy quite quickly, too. It's the same for both drop and monoprice variants though.

 

[AVKS]

3+ years with mine now and still thoroughly enjoying it. Have thought about trying something else but why bother?

 

[vaidd]

Glad to hear a lot of you have been enjoying this amp for a long time. I can't say the same. The scratchy volume pot is a real problem. and trying to replace it is a challenge. The volume knob seems to be glued with epoxy to the stem. I keep it at a steady volume and control volume from the DAC. However, even with this issue, I enjoy the way it drives my HD600 like a boss.

I had the same issue and found no way to cleanly swap the potentiometer. Instead, I cleaned & lubed it and it's been good for the last 1.5 years. More on my solution in #1491.