June 16, 200818 yr comment_130630 Woot! I'm very happy for your Jack . I hope you have many, many hours of enjoyment with it. Thanks for the pics as well. Report
June 16, 200818 yr comment_130640 Grats Jack! I just spent some quality time with my Rockhopper Beta this weekend and was very happy. Enjoy! Report
June 17, 200818 yr comment_130662 Nice look. I admit your first beta22 build's look (Just a par metal case I think) turned me off, but this looks quite excellent... similar to the aesthetic of a headamp kgss dx imo. Report
June 17, 200818 yr comment_130675 Very good looking amp! Congrats! How does it sound and what cans are you using with it? Report
June 17, 200818 yr comment_130707 Oooooooh, amp porn. Give us a striptease - I want to see it nude! Report
June 17, 200818 yr Author comment_130708 Right now I'm using an HD650 with Enigma Oracle cable. In a word, the amp sounds marvelous, easily exceeding my expectations. Smooth, detailed, powerful. Really brings out the sometimes hazy midrange of the HD650. Huge midrange, startlingly focused "center channel" (like the way vocals often are in the mix). One of the first things I thought upon hearing the amp is how amazing it would sound with a balanced HP2. Of course it helps I heard a balanced beta22 with a balanced HP2 at Canjam. I listened with my HF-1 single ended and it sounded great as well. Report
June 17, 200818 yr comment_130709 congrats! looks fantastic and probably one of the best ss available. left/right volume pots... how many switch positions? Report
June 17, 200818 yr comment_130722 I believe the LEDs are orange (or "is", not sure how many there are). I believe there's also orange on the inside. Report
June 17, 200818 yr Author comment_130732 Where's the orange on the amp? Other than that, sweet amp. Dusty is correct, there is an orange LED on the power supply, which is on the shelf below the amp proper, and there is orange inside the amp as well. 909, they are 24 step DACTs. Report
June 17, 200818 yr comment_130752 909, they are 24 step DACTs. What gain is the amp set at, if you don't mind me asking? Report
June 17, 200818 yr comment_130786 Wow, that looks really good! Nice to see a black one for a change as well. Enjoy!!! Report
June 17, 200818 yr comment_130796 Nice to see a black one for a change as well. Enjoy!!! Take your pick: <insert Aerius comment here> <theoffice>That's what she said</theoffice> Report
June 17, 200818 yr Author comment_130813 What gain is the amp set at, if you don't mind me asking? Good question, thats something I wanted to touch on. Its set for a gain of 2/4. I was worried this wouldn't be enough to power higher impedance phones like Senns, but with my HD650 it gives me plenty of volume swing. Only a crazy person would max out the volume knob on Senns with this gain. I imagine with a power hungry phone like the K340 one would want to step up the gain to the next level, but for my purposes 2/4 is perfect. Report
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