Topping B200 Monoblock Amplifier Review

[babadono]

B200s on sale again -13% or something like that.

 

[babadono]

crosstalk is good and adds to your stereo imaging enjoyment...now that there is funny I don't care who you are.

 

[babadono]

I canot find any locking banana to speakon adapter. Would a spade-to- female Speakon adapter like this be the way to go?

Amazon.com

make your own banana to speakon adapters in case you want to go back and forth... my $0.02

 

[Deleted member 72219]

crosstalk is good and adds to your stereo imaging enjoyment...now that there is funny I don't care who you are.

Properly engineered/recorded tracks should sound best without unintentional crosstalk/crossfeed.

That being said, sometimes tracks are intentionally engineered with instruments 100% to one channel only (for example some Beatles songs). They should sound that way as that was the point of the engineer. Even if I personally find that incredibly annoying to listen to.

-Ed

 

[babadono]

or https://www.ebay.com/itm/2910316604...rand=MCSproaudio&_trksid=p2332490.c101224.m-1

 

[babadono]

or https://www.ebay.com/itm/2914081741...and=CablesOnline&_trksid=p2332490.c101224.m-1

 

[babadono]

That being said, sometimes tracks are intentionally engineered with instruments 100% to one channel only (for example some Beatles songs). They should sound that way as that was the point of the engineer. Even if I personally find that incredibly annoying to listen to.

That was a limitation of the recording technology. 2 or 4 track masters with all vocals on a track and all instruments on another. Works great if mixed to mono..stereo not so much. When I listen to the Beatles old stuff mixed like that I pan some of the left to right and vice versa. Makes it a little better...and you CAN"T not listen to the Beatles for goodness sake.

 

[Deleted member 72219]

That was a limitation of the recording technology. 2 or 4 track masters with all vocals on a track and all instruments on another. Works great if mixed to mono..stereo not so much. When I listen to the Beatles old stuff mixed like that I pan some of the left to right and vice versa. Makes it a little better...and you CAN"T not listen to the Beatles for goodness sake.

I don't not listen. It does bother me when I do, that's all.

-Ed

 

[mr_bill]

Hi @babadono
Where are the B200s on sale?

 

[Burns]

Hi @babadono
Where are the B200s on sale?

Aliexpres

 

[Bleib]

Surely it's the same.

It does create the 'illusion' of a 'bigger' soundstage if the sax player on the l/h channel 'meets' the drummer on the r/h channel.
It seemed strange at first, if there is no vocalist in the middle of the soundstage that there appears to be a dark gap in the centre.
But this gives greater clarity to the instruments on either side without the 'muddying' in the centre.

Though all of this can be 'heard' in the measurements obviously.

Bleeding is superbly suppressed in most amps, but then again I also always have speakers with wide horizontal spread so I think has more to say about soundstage than channel separation. It's not a bad thing that channel separation is infinite but I think the mixing has also tons more to say here for this to be any real problem with most amps.

 

[Bleib]

Hi @babadono
Where are the B200s on sale?

hifigo
shenzhenaudio

 

[babadono]

Hi @babadono
Where are the B200s on sale?

ShenZhenAudio...Apos too but it says sold out.

 

[xNORgate]

47 pages and nobody has done it? Do you want me to do it and report back?

Oh, my God!
Did I really read through 47 pages of this?
I had to scroll to the bottom of page to confirm how many pages.

 

[xNORgate]

...That can be fed from an unbalanced output with the proper cable...

Would you - then - have to properly terminate the unused XLR pin3?
Or Would you -then - be able feed another device with the unused pin3?

 

[babadono]

I don't not listen. It does bother me when I do, that's all.

-Ed

My comment wasn't necessarily directed to you...just in general if you're in or near my generation sometimes you have to listen to the Beatles. They were so 'tight' as a group of musicians. Just phenomenal IMHO.

 

[babadono]

Would you - then - have to properly terminate the unused XLR pin3?
Or Would you -then - be able feed another device with the unused pin3?

pin 3 will be properly terminated at the RCA plug i.e. it is NOT unused.
Feed another device? No.

 

[Deleted member 72219]

My comment wasn't necessarily directed to you...just in general if you're in or near my generation sometimes you have to listen to the Beatles. They were so 'tight' as a group of musicians. Just phenomenal IMHO.

My dad was lead singer of a band that did cover songs including Beatles songs, and they performed at my mom’s school, and that’s how they met. Needless to say, I grew up listening to them quite a bit, and to this day I still listen to them occasionally. Generally avoid songs where Ringo sings, though. And also avoid songs with too much Yoko influence.

-Ed

 

[Tlow98]

ShenZhenAudio...Apos too but it says sold out.

Strange, I'm able to add them to my cart w/Apos. Maybe they're back in stock or maybe I'm doing it wrong. Either way... I'm assuming they saw this thread and decided to capitalize, ha!

EDIT: they're saying the black version is backordered to 4/15, but looks like you can still go HAM on the silver. I prefer silver, but have black, le sigh. Maybe for the next system tho...

 

[totti1965]

Generally avoid songs where Ringo sings

-Ed

LMAO!