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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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So, what amp did you end up replacing it with? Just curious about what other amps are out there that are non-sterile and non-boring. Trying to find an amp to replace my HDVA 600 with.
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Man, that Dark Voice of yours for $125 must've been one heck of a deal! A nice addition to what is an already impressive collection of audio gear. My Sennheiser amp, though competent enough with HD650's, is somewhat dry-sounding, that and I also keep hearing about OTL tube amps being a perfect pairing with my headphones. I'm into DIY, so a Bottlehead amp may be in my future. Other DIY amps I consider building are Pass Labs Whammy (wanna hear what class A sounds like on headphones) a Neurochrome HP-2 , and an O2 for a portable one. Just gotta find a good DAC or two to pare them all with. Denafrips Ares II and RME ADI-2 come to mind. Again, thanks for the advice!
This yay or nay?
HD 599 doesn't scale with amps. You don't even need one.
If you haven't already, you should replace pads with genuine ones for $28
https://www.ebay.com/itm/19310280...SwyD
If you want to upgrade, you should upgrade hp first but not sure if $$$ is worth upgrading from the 599.
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I would highly recommend not taking advice from Zeos. I'm a fan of his but he's largely considered a joke when it comes to reviewing audio because he likes almost everything and is vague as hell most of the time. He's really good at critiquing design however so sometimes that's valuable for equipment like an amp.
If you're running the X2 and SHP9600 upgrade your headphones before buying a $200+ amp unless you have plans to upgrade soon to more demanding headphones.
Also in terms of them being sterile sounding, it's in the name - achromatic amplifier ie "without color". They're pure wire with gain with almost no measurable distortion whatsoever. I like that because it makes the headphones the star without changing the sound and also makes eq'ing very "what you see is what you get". Makes it extremely versatile.
End while I've only owned the drop not the monolith thx from what I've seen there will be no noticable difference between the two in day to day use.