- Having just tried this A07 and the Topping PA3s, I returned the PA3s as the noise on RCAs with the Topping was dire.
- The volume/gain knob and markings also make it easier to set two of them equal - so a plus for the AIYAMA.
- No noise at full output was perfect with my RCA based preamp feeding it, so another plus for the AIYAMA.
- - the PA3s was so noisy at 1W o’clock that I could not urn it up more… and the preamp was then running at -8dB… whereas the AIYAMA was at a typical -30dB on the preamp.
I would like XLR inputs for an AVR, but I will likely use XLR to RCA adapters.
(Or maybe an A08 version which is XLR?)
- The volume/gain knob and markings also make it easier to set two of them equal - so a plus for the AIYAMA.
- No noise at full output was perfect with my RCA based preamp feeding it, so another plus for the AIYAMA.
- - the PA3s was so noisy at 1W o’clock that I could not urn it up more… and the preamp was then running at -8dB… whereas the AIYAMA was at a typical -30dB on the preamp.
I would like XLR inputs for an AVR, but I will likely use XLR to RCA adapters.
(Or maybe an A08 version which is XLR?)
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