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Monolith by Monoprice Liquid Spark Headphone Amplifier by Alex Cavalli

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Monoprice has Monolith by Monoprice Liquid Spark Headphone Amplifier by Alex Cavalli (33304) on sale for $54.59 when you apply code BIG30. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter TattyBear for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Dimensions: 4.6" x 3.7" x 1.5" (117 x 94 x 38 mm)
  • Weight: 9.6 oz. (271g)
  • Headphone Output: Unbalanced stereo 1/4" TRS jack
  • Preamp Output: Unbalanced stereo RCA jacks
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 108dB (ref. 1 Vrms input / 2 Vrms output @ 1kHz)
  • Crosstalk: –73dB (ref. 1 Vrms input / 2 Vrms output @ 10kHz)
  • Output Impedance: < 0.1 ohms
  • Gain: +3dB or +6dB
  • Input: Unbalanced stereo RCA
  • Output Protection: Delay and offset protection

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $75.40 lower (58% savings) than the list price.
    • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars from 73 reviews.
    • Refer to the forum thread for community discussion of this deal.

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Monoprice has Monolith by Monoprice Liquid Spark Headphone Amplifier by Alex Cavalli (33304) on sale for $54.59 when you apply code BIG30. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter TattyBear for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Dimensions: 4.6" x 3.7" x 1.5" (117 x 94 x 38 mm)
  • Weight: 9.6 oz. (271g)
  • Headphone Output: Unbalanced stereo 1/4" TRS jack
  • Preamp Output: Unbalanced stereo RCA jacks
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 108dB (ref. 1 Vrms input / 2 Vrms output @ 1kHz)
  • Crosstalk: –73dB (ref. 1 Vrms input / 2 Vrms output @ 10kHz)
  • Output Impedance: < 0.1 ohms
  • Gain: +3dB or +6dB
  • Input: Unbalanced stereo RCA
  • Output Protection: Delay and offset protection

Editor's Notes

Written by SlickDealio | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $75.40 lower (58% savings) than the list price.
    • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars from 73 reviews.
    • Refer to the forum thread for community discussion of this deal.

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Aug 1, 2023
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CGRemakes1
Aug 1, 2023
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I have a Qudelix 5K with Hifiman 400se with a balanced cable. Does it make sense at this price to get this to use for desktop and use the Qudelix as a DAC? Any advantage?
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Quote from CGRemakes1 :
I have a Qudelix 5K with Hifiman 400se with a balanced cable. Does it make sense at this price to get this to use for desktop and use the Qudelix as a DAC? Any advantage?
I think you would see a significant improvement with the 400se. They need power to show what they are capable of. I have them connected to my class A amp and they sound very good. The Qudelix outputs ~280mW (I think) vs 1.3W with this. The only downside would be not running in a balanced configuration but I think the power gains would still outweigh that, it all depends on your budget I guess.
Last edited by lewdawg01 August 1, 2023 at 04:49 PM.
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SeattleStreaker
Aug 2, 2023
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IMO this is a no-brainer at this price. I picked it up for about $70 a few months ago and I've been happy with it. It's sitting on my desk in front of me right now. Some of the reviews said the thing got hot, but that has not been my experience. I don't think there's anything else out there of this quality, at anywhere near this price.
Aug 2, 2023
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awdawg
Aug 2, 2023
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I picked up one of these around this price from a target deal a while back. It powers my HD6xx nicely, I also have the schiit stack, and I'd say that the schiit stack puts out more power as the HD6xx's get louder from what I can recall. That said, at $55 if you want or need a headphone amp, grab this!
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JeffJ9000
Aug 2, 2023
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Using this as a preamp for powered speakers. At this price there's zero to complain about. If you need a preamp/switcher/volume control with a bonus headphone amp, this is a no brainer.
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SlickDealio
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Add a 6-Ft 8K HDMI [monoprice.com] for $0.99 to your order.
Aug 2, 2023
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Anticon
Aug 2, 2023
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Would this be worth getting to plug into a laptop 1/4" output? My daily work setup is I have some Philips SHP9500 with a vmoda mic attached. I assume the mic isnt getting back through this. I have a feeling the answer is no, but I still really want it.

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Aug 2, 2023
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IndigoHorn7692
Aug 2, 2023
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Who is really "by"? Monoprice or Alex?
Aug 2, 2023
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revoc
Aug 2, 2023
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These bulky standalone amps are old fashioned.
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fintlewoodlewix
Aug 2, 2023
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Quote from IndigoHorn7692 :
Who is really "by"? Monoprice or Alex?
Alex designed it for Mono, I believe.

This is a more-than-acceptable headphone amp for a good price. It's not exactly state of the art and it won't drive the piggiest headphones to earsplitting volumes, but it's plenty for all else.
Aug 2, 2023
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IndigoHorn7692
Aug 2, 2023
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Should go well with my PC by Corsair by Nvidia By AMD by Asus by G Skill by Realtek by LG by Cable Matters by cooler master by noctua by Logitech by duracell
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Rookz
Aug 2, 2023
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Sorry for a potentially silly question, but can I plug a turntable into this?
Aug 2, 2023
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Slurm93
Aug 2, 2023
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Quote from Rookz :
Sorry for a potentially silly question, but can I plug a turntable into this?
I'm by no means an expert but i do not believe so, Not directly ( unless it has a built in phono preamp at least ). You would need a phono pre-amp and go from that to this amp.
Aug 3, 2023
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woodenhorse
Aug 3, 2023
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I had hyperx cloud revolver, can i plug in to this ?

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Aug 3, 2023
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howdydo
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Quote from JeffJ9000 :
Using this as a preamp for powered speakers.
What does that do?

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