migasson Posted December 18, 2014 Author Posted December 18, 2014 Those Sennheiser amps are great looking and sounding. Very nice setup. Thanks Bebop! Once I've got my HRT HD streamer and balanced 'phone cable, I'll be all set FULLY balanced then.. Next years purchase after Ive paid off the credit card!!!!!
Ray H Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Very nice migasson, the amp does look pretty cool. Is the 600 the 800 without the dac or is the amp in the 800 better ??
migasson Posted December 18, 2014 Author Posted December 18, 2014 Very nice migasson, the amp does look pretty cool. Is the 600 the 800 without the dac or is the amp in the 800 better ?? Cheers Ray! Ok, the 600 is amp only, the 800 is the amp plus DAC built in. So amp-wise, they're identical. I guess with the 600, you can pick the DAC or phono stage;) 1
migasson Posted December 19, 2014 Author Posted December 19, 2014 Listening to Explosions In The Sky - "First Breath After Coma" - so very engaging. Quite hard to go to bed...
migasson Posted December 20, 2014 Author Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) Update: Yep. this pair are keepers:) iPod is sounding SO mach better now that the Audioquest Golden Gate LOD to RCA cable arrived. Bypassed that noisy amp.. blacker background now:) Just toying with DAC ideas... HRT Musicstreamer HD, Aune S16, or a NAD D1050.. they've all got XLR outs.. **Update - looking at Matrix Mini-I Pro.. DSD DXD, plus iOS compatibility:)** I may just swing it for Xmas:) Edited December 22, 2014 by migasson 1
migasson Posted December 22, 2014 Author Posted December 22, 2014 I'll let you all know the outcome:)
migasson Posted December 23, 2014 Author Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Cheers Billy @ Noisy Motel - fantastic again:) Matrix Mini-I Pro, thumbs up…. Edited December 23, 2014 by migasson
Equaliser Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 Looks very nice. The senn amp definitely has a bigger footprint to what I remembered it to be. Btw is that the new Matrix Mini i pro or the standard mini i?
meraias Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 quite enlightening old timer matrix is 2nd on your list above WA6 on steroids... and the Valhalla owh... so migasson, how does the mini I pro go against the 600?
migasson Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 @@meraias.. No idea! Haven't used the amp section of the Mini I Pro. I bought it for the DAC, as it has balanced output, this then goes into the HDVA600. I might one day use the amp section in the Mini;) If I can actually be bothered. Enjoying my setup as is.. if I do, I'll post what I think here..
Equaliser Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 From what I've read the Mini i Pro DAC is a step up from the Mini i which I've owned and the h-out stage is about the same. No slouch given it's an all-in-one solution if ever want to flog off your HDVA600. 1
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