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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #40 on: October 09, 2014, 11:16:46 PM »

Compare the Sonnet to the Vali using the same DAC.

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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #41 on: October 09, 2014, 11:21:43 PM »

For portable, you could try the Portaphile too.  Caveats are poor runtime, requires decent amount of warmup for the signature to balance out.  I'd say it got closer to the Lisa w/o a PS but still not a L3+PSU.
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #42 on: October 10, 2014, 12:16:13 AM »

Glenn amps are completely customizable. The owner must have chosen a standard , cheap volume pot hence the channel imbalance. Mine has a a gold point stepped attenuator (no imbalance whatsoever). It also has a 5998 / 6AS7 switch , this is a switch that puts the optimum bias for a 5998 output (even though a 5998 will work in a 6AS7 amp it is not optimized as it has different bias points) .There is also an extra option available but I didn't go for that . Its a driver switch that would allow using either a 6SN7 or 12SN7 or 25SN7/1633/13D1 for the driver.

That's great to know, thanks! I knew there was some level of customization available, but I wasn't sure to what extent. I think I'll try and contact Glenn then. I don't know what you ended up paying for yours (I'm sure options come in to play...not sure what else is offered), but I seem to recall the owner of the amp I demo'd as saying he paid $650, which struck me as an excellent price to sound ratio. I have no idea how it compares to the big boy tube amps, so it might be a good candidate for the loaner program if I can get my hands on one. Time to get on the waiting list I suppose... 
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #43 on: October 10, 2014, 12:17:16 AM »




It's Time to test if you , pirates , tell BS or not about those Little Modi/Vali  :)p3




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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #44 on: October 10, 2014, 03:48:05 AM »

I'm not a huge fan of Modi, but Vali is ridiculously good with HD 800. You can easily spend 10X the price and be less happy.
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #45 on: October 10, 2014, 05:27:27 AM »

My current favorites are the B/H Crack with Speedball and the Vali....Both off the Gungnir...
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #46 on: October 10, 2014, 06:47:09 AM »

Compare the Sonnet to the Vali using the same DAC.

Yes of course ;) . I'm stupid but not that much :)

Sorry, I just knew you were French so made assumptions.   :)) ;)



AH AH AH AH .. you're right. We french are not so trustable. :))


@Xaval : I spent all my last evenings with the Caiman/Sonett combo. 





The Modi/vali sounds good but no as good for sure . I'm french so you must takes what I say with a big grain of salt ( Anax :  :)p8 ) but the Vali/modi sounds less refined, precise and articulate.  Modi/vali provides a something more "raw" This is the word I have in mind.  Modi/Vali seems to provide tons of slam and fun though . very enjoyable.  Hope these very first impressions make sense.

I had a Vali a few month ago and did'nt appreciate it so much ( except with the NFB12.1 as dac ) . bad ringing and overally too harsh for my tastes.  the one I receved yesterday had far less ringings and it seem I enjoy it more associated with the Modi.  Maybe it's placebo or a change in the way I hear things.  Dunno

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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #47 on: October 10, 2014, 11:55:10 AM »

Purr1n, I think you stated previously that you preferred the Mjolnir to the BHA-1. Is it not on here because these are amps regardless of Anax Mod or has the Mjolnir just been replaced by the Rag?
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #48 on: October 10, 2014, 12:24:27 PM »

@Sorrodje

Did you get a chance to try the Vali out of the Caiman? You know, you aren't going to get 100% out of the Modi without the Wyrd, apparently.  ;)
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Re: Best Amps for Sennheiser HD800
« Reply #49 on: October 10, 2014, 02:41:03 PM »

@Sorrodje

Did you get a chance to try the Vali out of the Caiman?

Not yet But I'll do.

Wyrd.. Dunno I  will purchase one or not. I've no problem with USB in my setup. I use USB ports from a docking station or the powered hub of my DELL screen so I think they provide enough juice.  no hiss, pops or noise either.   Usually , i have my USB>SPDIF transport and I use coax or optical inputs on my dacs... no real need of wyrd I think.
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