Who did you order the Khadas board from?Just for the info, i ordered Atom on the 31st of December, UPS Worldwide Saver. As for the Khadas Board, ordered on the 26th of Dec, but got an email that it started shipping a only a week ago
Who did you order the Khadas board from?Just for the info, i ordered Atom on the 31st of December, UPS Worldwide Saver. As for the Khadas Board, ordered on the 26th of Dec, but got an email that it started shipping a only a week ago
From their official site, EMS shippingWho did you order the Khadas board from?
Me too.From their official site, EMS shipping
When I had read the JDS Atom review, I knew that's the AMP I was gonna order, I was on the fence though between Atom, LiquidSpark and Magni 3.Yeah, I have no idea. I doubt that I could pick it up in an ABX test. That said, for someone picking between these two devices, I would recommend going with the one that has the much lower distortion even if it does have a plastic case.
.1 is -60db, I certainly wouldn't feel comfortable with that number. in the thread with noise test tones, most folks don't have a problem detecting noise at -70db at regular listening levels. .1 is hi distortion in a headphone environment.While I agree with everything you say, I wonder how audible the distortion at THD+N Ratio of 0.1% is.
Where is the -90 dB mark?.1 is -60db, I certainly wouldn't feel comfortable with that number. in the thread with noise test tones, most folks don't have a problem detecting noise at -70db at regular listening levels. .1 is hi distortion in a headphone environment.
In fact if you cross reference my SMSL M10 impressions post (which came out prior to amir's official measurements), distortion in the headphone amplifier was causing me physical listening fatigue at .02 in the balanced output and even lower out of the 1/4" jack.
IMHO - anything higher than -90db distortion in headphone listening is no bueno and a risk of affecting your listening experience.
Where is the -90 dB mark?
Lol it's also on the ASR graphs, as the axis on the right side lol. I'm just blind.
Lol it's also on the ASR graphs, as the axis on the right side lol. I'm just blind.
My Atom arrived today. I'm listening to my test playlist at the moment and I'm a happy camper. I asked JDS to add some extra weights to the case and I'm glad I did, it seems a good weight/stability now.
Yes it is plastic, but the volume knob works well enough and being black the whole thing doesn't look too bad.
Now the sound... When setting volume by ear, I start low and gradually turn it up until I hear the clarity and bass slam that I want, then back off a notch. Doing this with the Atom, I was surprised to find myself using low gain when on my Magni 3 I had been using high gain. It turns out that I'm listening about 10 dB SPL(A) lower than I was on the Magni 3! I have to assume that this is due to the lower noise floor and distortion giving me the clarity I seek without having to crank it up. Good news for my enjoyment and my auditory health too
Got mine on 9th, now waiting for Khadas Tone Board to arrive
By the way, when the gain button is released, low gain mode is active, right?
Brilliant idea asking for more weights, wish I had done that.My Atom arrived today. I'm listening to my test playlist at the moment and I'm a happy camper. I asked JDS to add some extra weights to the case and I'm glad I did, it seems a good weight/stability now.
Yes it is plastic, but the volume knob works well enough and being black the whole thing doesn't look too bad.
Now the sound... When setting volume by ear, I start low and gradually turn it up until I hear the clarity and bass slam that I want, then back off a notch. Doing this with the Atom, I was surprised to find myself using low gain when on my Magni 3 I had been using high gain. It turns out that I'm listening about 10 dB SPL(A) lower than I was on the Magni 3! I have to assume that this is due to the lower noise floor and distortion giving me the clarity I seek without having to crank it up. Good news for my enjoyment and my auditory health too
Brilliant idea asking for more weights, wish I had done that.
Brilliant idea asking for more weights, wish I had done that.
me too!
It's the first measurement after the dashboard view.Dynamic range?
I have ordered mine on 17th of December, both the Khadas Tone Board as well as JDS Atom.
Neither had come yet.
That was SNR. As far as I know dynamic range and SNR are still different things.It's the first measurement after the dashboard view.
119 dB in low gain, 123 in high.