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Drop has Drop + THX AAA 789 Linear Achromatic Audio Amplifier on sale for $199. Shipping is free.

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  • Note: All parameters measured at 0 dB gain, 1 kHz, with balanced inputs and 300-ohm load unless otherwise noted
  • Inputs: Stereo XLR-3 gold-plated Neutrik; Stereo RCA gold-plated
  • Outputs: 1/4 in (6.35 mm) TRS gold-plated Neutrik; 3.5 mm TRS gold-plated; XLR-4 balanced gold-plated
  • Frequency response: + 0.01 dB / - 0.03 dB 20 Hz–20 kHz; + 0.05 dB / - 0.15 dB 10 Hz–50 kHz
  • Input impedance: 50 kOhms balanced or unbalanced
  • Chassis: High-grade CNC-milled aluminum with bead-blasted finish
  • Power supply: 24 VDC inline brick, universal input 100–240 VAC
  • Dimensions: 8.3 x 9.1 x 2.2 in (210 x 230 x 57 mm)
  • Weight: 3.4 lbs (1,520 g)

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I have this and had a JDS Atom.
Updated to a balanced DAC and cables to match.
Difference was not worth the hundreds of dollars invested.
Money is far better spent on headphones.
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This is an amp, not a DAC.
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Chord Hugo is a $2500 product 🙄. Cobalt is a portable and you can get better alternatives for this like TempoTec Sonata E44 which is 79 bucks.

I like the 789 for IEMs and full size headphones (not many THX based amplifiers support IEMs like 789) and desktop setup with SU-8s.

The below recommendations from Andy vault.
1 TempoTec Sonata E44
2 Ovidius B1 Apogee Groove
3 Hidizs S9 Pro E1DA 9038SG3
4 Astell & Kern PEE51 Hidizs S9
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feetooz
09-18-2021 at 07:55 AM.
09-18-2021 at 07:55 AM.
Headphone Amp?
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09-18-2021 at 02:39 PM.
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Quote from feetooz :
Headphone Amp?
Yep, a pretty good one.

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09-18-2021 at 02:42 PM.
09-18-2021 at 02:42 PM.
https://www.audiosciencereview.co...-amp.5001/


(remove = sign from end of above url. Some strange SD link problem )

audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-massdrop-thx-aaa-789-amp.5001/
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09-18-2021 at 05:52 PM.
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Can this be comparable to Chord Hugo or Cobalt portable headphone amp/DACs?
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09-18-2021 at 06:04 PM.
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I don't even have a good pair of headphones but want this.
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09-18-2021 at 07:40 PM.

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Quote from kmogilinedi :
Can this be comparable to Chord Hugo or Cobalt portable headphone amp/DACs?
Chord Hugo is a $2500 product 🙄. Cobalt is a portable and you can get better alternatives for this like TempoTec Sonata E44 which is 79 bucks.

I like the 789 for IEMs and full size headphones (not many THX based amplifiers support IEMs like 789) and desktop setup with SU-8s.

The below recommendations from Andy vault.
1 TempoTec Sonata E44
2 Ovidius B1 Apogee Groove
3 Hidizs S9 Pro E1DA 9038SG3
4 Astell & Kern PEE51 Hidizs S9
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Quote from vid1900 :
https://www.audiosciencereview.co...-amp.5001/ [audiosciencereview.com]
BTW for anyone clicking on this: you gotta remove the equals sign from the end of the URL to get it to load properly. Issue I've noticed with links to the Audio Science Review forums.
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I have Hugo first version and Mojo, Hugo is the clear winner more refined. I wanted to ask..Can this be comparable to Mojo or Cobalt?
Chord Mojo is good but this with a good Dac gives better quality of the sound (I used to have Chord Mojo and it is dead now}). Cobalt is not the same league of 789. It is not even better than portable dac/ amps I have mentioned in my previous message.
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Chord Mojo is good but this with a good Dac gives better quality of the sound (I used to have Chord Mojo and it is dead now}). Cobalt is not the same league of 789. It is not even better than portable dac/ amps I have mentioned in my previous message.

Thanks bud! I've got it. I want to experience one of these desktop version amps and understand better.
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09-18-2021 at 08:07 PM.
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what are these four pronged inputs and outputs i've been seeing on these amplifiers? i've always been used to just the analog inputs where you could plug banana plugs into
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Thanks bud! I've got it. I want to experience one of these desktop version amps and understand better.
Cool. This is the best desktop Amp you can start with 😊.
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