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Some of you good people may already realize what a luddite I am. I usually find something I like and stick with it until the ever lovin' end. My digital front has for a long time been an Audio Alchemy top load Digital Drive Transport with Digital Drive Controller. Again, I like top loaders.
I've been using the AA DTI 2.0 into an AA DDE 3V DAC for all these years without a hitch. I know for a fact its ancient tech but, hell, it is serving the purpose and this stuff is obviously built to last with just a little care.
Some time ago I was going thru a tubed headphone phase but the kicker is, I hardly ever listen with phones. Every time I do the girls start barking like someone's beating on the door or the house is on fire, I get all paranoid and I like to hear the sound interact with the room anyway. So phones just aren't for me but I couldn't quit buying the head amps!
Anyway, I ordered this cute little tubed headphone amp from China a couple of years ago and just loved the way it looked. Little bugger is rather heavy, made quite well and even has a pass thru and can be used as a pre. I love my little Dared pre cause I like a remote so I just kept the Chi unit sitting in the shelves just to look good.
Got a hare a few days ago that maybe I could use it as a "tubed buffer" between the AA stuff and my Dared pre. A few days of grunting and groaning rearranging things and cutting and resoldering ICs to fit and I was done.
DON'T SOUND BAD AT ALL!! Little Chi bugger even has a little meter too lol! Hey, I'm tubed and down with it and wanted to share!
I've been using the AA DTI 2.0 into an AA DDE 3V DAC for all these years without a hitch. I know for a fact its ancient tech but, hell, it is serving the purpose and this stuff is obviously built to last with just a little care.
Some time ago I was going thru a tubed headphone phase but the kicker is, I hardly ever listen with phones. Every time I do the girls start barking like someone's beating on the door or the house is on fire, I get all paranoid and I like to hear the sound interact with the room anyway. So phones just aren't for me but I couldn't quit buying the head amps!
Anyway, I ordered this cute little tubed headphone amp from China a couple of years ago and just loved the way it looked. Little bugger is rather heavy, made quite well and even has a pass thru and can be used as a pre. I love my little Dared pre cause I like a remote so I just kept the Chi unit sitting in the shelves just to look good.
Got a hare a few days ago that maybe I could use it as a "tubed buffer" between the AA stuff and my Dared pre. A few days of grunting and groaning rearranging things and cutting and resoldering ICs to fit and I was done.
DON'T SOUND BAD AT ALL!! Little Chi bugger even has a little meter too lol! Hey, I'm tubed and down with it and wanted to share!