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srfpunk138
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Oct 8, 2016
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I can attest to this badboy's performance. I have used the little dot 1+ for over a year now and my cans are DT770's (80ohm) and DT990's (250 ohm) and lemme tell ya, that amp can push those 250 ohms with plenty of room to spare. I even have op amp rolled quite a bit and tube rolled a bunch, stopping at the opa2107 and a pair of 1944 Tung Sol tunes. If the MKII is ANYTHING near as well built at the 1+, I can promise you, when the specs say it can push cans from 8 to 600 ohms, they're not joking.
I'll be committing to this drop today, by the way.
livingspeedbump
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Oct 8, 2016
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srfpunk138I've used one a while now too and can attest to how good it really is for the money. Sounds great as a headphone amp or preamp.
Hansolo76
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Oct 8, 2016
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srfpunk138Comparing this unit to the Little Dot I+ is like comparing apples and oranges. This unit is a pure tube and the Little Dot I+ is a pre-tube hybrid.
This unit generates power via the tubes and it also produces higher levels of power at higher impedences:
100 mW @ 32 ohms/200 mW @ 120 ohms/300 mW @ 300 ohms
Unlike this unit, the Little Dot I+ has a solid state amplifier which produces power like most solid state amps:
800 mW @ 32 ohms/300 mW @ 120 ohms/150 mW @ 300 ohms
As you can see, one produces more power at low impedance while the other produces more power at high impedance.
The amount of power you will get depends entirely on the impedance of your cans and if it will drive your cans efficiently depends on the sensitivity of the drivers.
I run a pair of Fostex T50rp with a DBV #3 mod (50 ohms and moderately low sensitivity) off both my Little Dot I+ and MK III well with the proper settings and signal flow.
This unit generates power via the tubes and it also produces higher levels of power at higher impedences:
100 mW @ 32 ohms/200 mW @ 120 ohms/300 mW @ 300 ohms
Unlike this unit, the Little Dot I+ has a solid state amplifier which produces power like most solid state amps:
800 mW @ 32 ohms/300 mW @ 120 ohms/150 mW @ 300 ohms
As you can see, one produces more power at low impedance while the other produces more power at high impedance.
The amount of power you will get depends entirely on the impedance of your cans and if it will drive your cans efficiently depends on the sensitivity of the drivers.
I run a pair of Fostex T50rp with a DBV #3 mod (50 ohms and moderately low sensitivity) off both my Little Dot I+ and MK III well with the proper settings and signal flow.
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