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Monoprice Monolith THX AAA Balanced Headphone Amplifier w/ 887 Technology for
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Features:
- The THX Achromatic Audio Amplifier (THX AAA) ensures the ultimate headphone audio experience by delivering fidelity audio with low levels of noise, distortion, and power consumption.
- The amplifier features three different gain settings for optimal compatibility with all headphones. The lowest gain setting is the most appropriate for sensitive IEMs
- Balanced and single-ended inputs: The amplifier features an XLR balanced input, plus 1/4in and 3.5mm single ended inputs to eliminate the need for adapters
- High grade CNC-milled aluminum with black anodized finish chassis material
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Edit: Aaah yes, bring on the "unhelpful" votes. I was seeking help, not looking to help. 😀
Kind of like v2 on a motorcycle is enough power to make it go fast, but in a truck you need a V8 to get similar performance. Similar idea.
Unless your headphones are upwards of $600 you probably are ok with whatever setup you have. The whole DAC/AMP world is the next level of audiophilia.
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I bought it for $350 and thought it was a great purchase. At $250 it's a steal.
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Edit: Aaah yes, bring on the "unhelpful" votes. I was seeking help, not looking to help. 😀
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Ha! Well kind of. If you have expensive fancy headphones, they actually require more power to sound good. That's not necessarily louder.
Kind of like v2 on a motorcycle is enough power to make it go fast, but in a truck you need a V8 to get similar performance. Similar idea.
Unless your headphones are upwards of $600 you probably are ok with whatever setup you have. The whole DAC/AMP world is the next level of audiophilia.
Kind of like v2 on a motorcycle is enough power to make it go fast, but in a truck you need a V8 to get similar performance. Similar idea.
Unless your headphones are upwards of $600 you probably are ok with whatever setup you have. The whole DAC/AMP world is the next level of audiophilia.
Hahaha, perfect thanks for the information!
Kind of like v2 on a motorcycle is enough power to make it go fast, but in a truck you need a V8 to get similar performance. Similar idea.
Unless your headphones are upwards of $600 you probably are ok with whatever setup you have. The whole DAC/AMP world is the next level of audiophilia.
I disagree. There are headphones that are not electrically efficient starting around 200ish (the Sennheiser hd 600 series for example are about 300ohm and require lots of power to sound good). They kind of suck if you plug them straight into a computer or phone or whatever.
Edit: Aaah yes, bring on the "unhelpful" votes. I was seeking help, not looking to help. 😀
also might be overkill but ive been using it with my PS5 and it really helps you become immersed in the game.
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In general, he's right and answering the question for a lay-audience, there's no benefit to getting into the minutia of the headphone game when someone starts a question with, "I'm ignorant."
This yay or nay?
HOWEVER - the Asgard (and Asgard 2), while very good amps, are not balanced. So if you want to run a fully balanced system you'd actually have to run the Jotunheim, at $399.
How much better? Have you tried both? Can you post some measurements? How about SINAD for both?
HOWEVER - the Asgard (and Asgard 2), while very good amps, are not balanced. So if you want to run a fully balanced system you'd actually have to run the Jotunheim, at $399.
This amp doesn't have a fully balanced (i.e., symmetric and separate, from input to output) signal path either…