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Massdrop x Alex Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp (CTH)

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Apr 1, 2018

Hey guys so im new to being a “audiophile“ so im not sure how this will help me i just bought it because it looks cool and i ordered an audio technica ath-r70 will this amp be able to power it? thanks plus im mainly going to use the headphones for gaming and listening to music

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MFillmore

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Apr 2, 2018

Leaf17You will not have a problem powering it. But you should get a dac or at least a dac to RCA cable so that you can actually connect your computer to the amp.

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Apr 2, 2018

MFillmoreIm sorry but i didn’t quit understand the dac part so i need to buy a dac and if so which one do you recommed because im lost rn and need help

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Apr 2, 2018

MFillmorePlus i got the 250$ version not knowing whats the difference is.

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Apr 2, 2018

Leaf17What you bought is amplifier only. You can connect your laptop to this amplifier in 2 ways 1. 3.5mm to RCA cable that outputs from your laptop headphone jack into RCA inputs on this amplifier 2. A better way to setup your system is to get a DAC. Your laptop's USB out will output to DAC and DAC's line out to this amplifier. For this setup you need a USB cable and RCA cables. There are lot of DACs in the market, Massdrop has Nuforce uDAC-3 active right now. If you dont want this hassle of getting a DAC, you can contact Massdrop to see if they swap out your amplifier with the CTH+SDAC combo which is $320

Apr 4, 2018

maheeOk sorry but you just said is really hard to understand for me so what i want is no dac i don’t want to get one because i don’t want more wires what i need to know is can i use my amp and headphones without using anything else and what benefi will a dac get me Thanks you in advance :)

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Apr 4, 2018

Leaf17Since you seem to not prefer more wires, get a 3.5mm to RCA cable for now, which should let you use the CTH with your laptop. Something like this https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-3-5mm-2-Male-Adapter-Cable/dp/B01D5H8KO2?th=1

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Apr 4, 2018

maheeThank you so much dude much appreciated <3

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Apr 5, 2018

maheeCheck this out: [2 Pack] 3.5 mm to 2RCA Cable, JandD Gold-Plated [Copper Shell] ... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075DCBK9K/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdo_t1_BlEXAbFTSEX3N
i bought this because it’s of a higher quality

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Apr 5, 2018

Leaf17Cool. That works as well

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Apr 26, 2018

maheeOk so i finally reciv my wire customs can be a bitch now i have everything pluged in but the goddamn 3.5mm to rca cable how the hell and where the hell do i plug that im thinking plug headphones into amp from the little whole in the front and then plug the two twin wires whic are rca i think in the back which is left and right idk the difference and then plug the 3.5mm to my pc plus will buying a dac get me any advantages?

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Apr 26, 2018

Leaf17Your connections are correct. As for the RCA connectors on the back, red=right. With this setup, a good setting on your laptop volume level is at 80%.
Getting a DAC takes the digital to analog conversion out of your laptop, which can help send a cleaner signal to the CTH. It could improve the sound as well

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Apr 26, 2018

maheeNice it’s working well now and the sound quality before and after the amp is night and day maybe ill get a dac in the future but for now this is good thanks dude <3

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Apr 27, 2018

maheeOk so now im frustrated this is dumb when i have the voice high i hear like a wierd electric voice in the background and the voices go up and down rapidly and I can’t hear well it’s just as bad as without the amp my mobo is asus idk what to do now

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Apr 27, 2018

maheeI tried yt and google 0 help

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Apr 27, 2018

Leaf17Connect the 3.5mm audio jack to your phone and see if you have the same problem

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Apr 27, 2018

maheeWith the amp right?

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Apr 27, 2018

maheeWorks perfectly fine on my phone

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Apr 27, 2018

Leaf17So its your laptop's headphone jack that's sending bad signal.
This is exactly where a DAC would help.

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Apr 27, 2018

maheeHmm but i think it’s the mother boards fault and im using a pc i plug the wire into the the front io on my case ill try to plug it to the mobo and see what happens but as far as i know i think ill just use this like whatever ans live with it and ill buy a dack if you know any that cost less than 200$ that would he nice

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Apr 27, 2018

That curve is normal right?

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Apr 27, 2018

Leaf17what curve

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Apr 27, 2018

maheeThe one on top of that tube it’s curved to the left plus if i move the tube gently it falls out of place but i think that’s intended plus i noticed when i played gentle music on max volume it played out normally but when i played for example a super crowded song with a lot of different instruments the noise had this up and down noise to it it’s like the volume changes up and down 2 times a second and that also happens when someone screams from lets say a teamspeak or discord channel don’t really know why but when i use it on my phone runs perfectly fine as i said before ill try to get a dac if it doesn’t help ill be upgrading my cpu in like 1 month anyways so ill make sure to get a different brand mobo maybe that would be the solution

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Apr 27, 2018

Leaf17Tube looks fine in the photo. Did you try connecting directly to the motherboard?
If that is also not resolving your problem, then a DAC could help the situation. Lot of cheap and good options out there

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JoeIke

Apr 28, 2018

maheeSounds like a tube problem to me I've got mine hooked up to Miccaorigin first gen and I also used a fiio K18 both work great sound great.

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Apr 29, 2018

JoeIkeBut i tried the headphones without the amp same problem idk ill just get a dac if that doesn’t work then it’s 100% either the mobo or the headphones themselves have broken drivers idk

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JoeIke

Apr 29, 2018

Leaf17Yes mine looks the same way works fine.

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Apr 30, 2018

JoeIkeNice and thanks everyone for your help ive been able to fix my issue through the realtek hd sound thing program that pops up when i plug the wire in i pres on the settings weel unticked and ticked random stuff boom working im happy now lol >:)

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