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Bravo Ocean Tube Amplifier

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Best Separate Headphone Amps under 150

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JDS Labs - Objective2 Headphone Amplifier

Bravo Audio Ocean Mini Valve Class A Tube Headphone Amplifier: Home

Audiophile•Bravo Ocean Tube Amplifier

Well done Massdrop for the introducing this little workhorse! I've owned the Bravo Audio Ocean headphone amp for awhile now, and first thoughts I had about it was its nice built quality. Full aluminium shell, with a good protection bar to protect the tube in the unfortunate you drop your amp. First of all, this is not a full tube amp, could qualify for a preamp / buffer amp or purely a headphone amp. One thing that is impressive is the...

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" Then again, I am by no means an audiophile, just here to share some of my thoughts about this product." Thank you...

Audiophile•Product News

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Audiophile Custom Products DAC & Amp Update 9/18/2017

Hey Everybody, UPDATES about our new Amp & DAC line as of 9/18/2017. CTH+SDAC Some good news…we are working to add the 3.5mm output to the SDAC in the CTH+SDAC. The 3.5mm output will be next to the microUSB input jack. You may use a 3....

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Thanks Cee_Tee for the prompt reply; about the volume, the amps seems very stressed when trying to drive the Sundara...

MassdropAudiophile442

Audiophile•General

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5 Amps That Cost More Than Your House

Just hearing the word audiophile can be enough to make wallets tremble in fear, and if you dig deep enough you can easily find some gear that reaches astronomical prices. The sheer variety of uber-high-end gear is quite shocking, ranging ...

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Current can't kill without voltage, common misconception.

Audiophile•NuForce HA-200 Headphone Amplifier

I would like to offer some feedback on this product. I Bought one off ebay a few months back as an open box new item for $150. I figured it was worth the risk and I could always sell it if I din't like it. I also picked up a Schiit Asgard 2 because I had read good things about it. I have several sets of headphones including AKG 702, Sennheiser HD 580, HiFiman HE-400i and Audio Technica ATH-M50X . I prefer the AKG 702s ever since I did the mod...

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Audiophile•POLL

Affordable Tube Amps

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Bravo V2 Headphone Amplifier

Audiophile•Questions

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Recommend AMP / DAC for the HD 6XX

Does anyone have a suggested AMP / DAC for the Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX? Thanks everyone for the suggestions, after review I ended up getting the Schiit Modi 2 and Vali 2!

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JDS Labs Atom amp + OL DAC or Fiio M9 if you want portable

Audiophile•Bravo Ocean Tube Amplifier

Just got mine - Using it with a Fiio X1 - volume pot on Amp at first notch - sound way too loud and distorted. Fiio X1 has high gain line output - Bravo Audio Ocean is meant to drive high impedance headphones. Solution: Made a custom line cable to go from Fiio X1 to Bravo Amp with 150K Ohm resistors on both left and right Channel. Sounds beautiful - distortion gone and I can turn volume to 50% for comfortable listening. Great drop! Hope...

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Bravo V3 Headphone Amplifier

Audiophile•Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee Headphones

Mine arrived a few days ago and I will have to say that I am impressed! I have been doing audio work off and on for almost 30 years and I am a headphone junky. I have another set of Sennheiser's I use for tracking in the studio and they are awesome as well. While I can't comment on how flat they are and I am not about to force my opinions since sound is highly subjective, I will simply say that they are pleasing to my ears. The build quality...

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MassdropAudiophile442

Audiophile•How-Tos

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Massdrop 101: What Is An Amp?

Among life’s great questions—Why do we exist? What is the key to happiness? Where is the remote?—stands one that continues to vex music lovers and newcomers to the audiophile community: What is an amp? How It Works Lots of us might have a ...

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I love this comment. I think too often we forget the point of the hobby - it's not to get the absolute purest, least...

CollectiveMind42

Audiophile•General

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Can anybody explain why IFI micro idsd BL + the headphone out of the Marantz 2325 + Elex combination, sound absolutelly amazing... ???, i dont get it.. i got several audio Dacs, Amps, much, much more expensive, but this Rig sound more ¨clear¨, precise and warm than those .. this is my WTF moment of the day ... I´m still perplex..... do i have to get an apointment with a otorhinolaryngologist ?..

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jajajajaj , Frequency . a bridge between the pass an the present. ... Spot On !!.... great Reply !

Audiophile•AKG Q701 Audiophile Headphones

w000t!!! received my pair of white akg q701 today!!! texas, USA :) thxs massdrop & quincy jones :) heh quick review: very lightweight, very stylish. proprietary end of cable to connect into the L earcup, both cables are lime green, bumps does not noticeable detract from comfort. sonic impressions: sound quality is amazing for the drop price of $149. great sound stage. a lot of clarity and detail. sound frequency pretty balanced. brighter...

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@billybombill, Honestly, i've tried a bunch of different amps and dacs, and I really couldn't tell the difference...

Audiophile•Topping D10 DAC

Re-posting my previous comments on the D10. It sounds great! I'm very glad I picked it up, and it does not cost that much. " Using with my ipad mini 4 right now via the usb 3.0 camera connection kit. Using it with the MD 02 Amp and the MD CTH Tube Hybrid for comparison. I had it at home over the weekend testing it with my Bravo 2 Amp and it totally changed the sound of that amp. Where it tended to be a bit harsh and sibilant at times, the D10...

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Affordable Tube Amps

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Schiit Audio Vali 2

Nobsound Little Bear P-1