I’ve tried the king but it’s not something I’ve had that long of time with, I don’t know if it would work well with the susvara
Fair enough. Guess ill take my notes at the show and then ask specifics when i get back
ah, gotcha. probably why I couldn’t find it. do you recall what it was paired with and any hint of initial impression? I’m kinda tempted to just buy it and find out how it is, at least with the 24, but I’d be pretty concerned with being able to resell if I don’t like it for some reason.
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LCD 4, and it did help some of the problems it had. Overall good synergy there but can’t say much else. I was expecting a warmer richer amp but it was actually reasonably neutral
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cool, cool…that’s at least as much as I’ve been able to get elsewhere, haha
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Anybody had a chance to listen to this?
Never heard of em so my curiosity peaked.
No but it looks pretty damn sick, 8k euro isn’t bad either for what it seemingly has to offer
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I know right. It’s gonna be on the canjam floor so I’ll be looking forward to snagging a peek.
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Oh it will be? That will be cool to see. Looks pretty interesting tbh
Yeah it’ll be over at the headphones.com booth if you’re interested…
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Good to know. I was hitting them uo for a few things anyways so I’ll ad it to my list
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Anyone have experience with the cfa3 or uberamp2? Headfi is what it is, but I’m seeing a ton of love for these amps in the headfi thread for susvara and curruous for some more input
Alright, now that I’ve acquired slightly more experience through canjam. I think I have a better picture of what I’m trying to reach.
Suggestions for tube amp less than 4k. Main headphones are Utopia with VC as secondary. DAC is Spring 3 which can change in the far future so I’m not too worried if the SE outputs don’t perform as well as the BAL. I ended up preferring the woo wa22 over the FORGE so I think it’s safe to say I prefer something dryer and less coloured. I know I was recommended an EC studio b, but was wondering for any other options to look at since I asked for SS amps at the time (my positive impressions of the Ferrum stuff aside).
Any thoughts/recs appreciated!
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A modwright tryst or allnic ha3000gt are very good options for what you might be after imo. That more neutral clean but not analytical lean with a bit of sweetness. Both are also balanced iirc (the tyrst isn’t my bad, the ha300 is though) so you won’t take a quality hit from the spring. Would pair great with both the utopia and vc imo
I would really want to suggest the lta mz3, but you wouldn’t have the most ideal dac pairing there. The aforementioned studio b is also a good option but you are leaving some on the table with your dac
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Yes, exactly that. I think you’re on point with that description.
Do you recommend changing the stock tubes on both or are they good stock?
What would the Spring take away from the LTA? I can always consider selling the Spring so what DACs would you pair with those 2? I know you recommended the lampi w/ the EC before.
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For the modwright and allnic stock are solid, same for the lta, for the ec that’s a bit more involved rolling and much higher tube cost
I think the way the spring stages doesn’t exactly jive well with the mz3, I think it could use a bit more tonal weight, I find that bass is a bit more on the limp and unimpressive side compared to other pairings. But still pretty enjoyable
For the mz3 I’d consider a lampi amber 3 or a mojo mystique v3, and for the eddie current the a3, rockna wavelight, la voce s3, or msb analog. But realistically the spring 3 would be plenty fine to have a good time with those amps
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Ah, nice got it. Thanks for the solid recs!
I can vouche for amber 3 > mz3 > vc
Really steps up the technicalities across the board
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Not sure if this should be in lessons learned or source gear so I’ll put it here for now someone please move my unorganized rambling if it needs to go elsewhere.
Tonight I am learning more about background “blackness”. This experience Is related specifically to 2 channel but almost all these lessons apply to HP’s as well.
I’m still experimenting and playing around with different pieces but I’m hearing enough substantial improvement that I wanted to jot down thoughts before I get myself all scrambled with doubt and just keep quiet about this.
Anyway, background blackness is a bit more important than what I originally thought or gave it credit for. Getting your signal out of your source as quietly as possible will increase other good aspects of a capable system. A powerful USB regeneration device and good cables when implemented correctly seems to allow for a quantitative increase in detail retrieval, and what I think may be “decay”. I’m not sure if I am using the correct terms. I am also finding increased “richness” / “weight” in the lower bass and midrange.
There was already really really good sound going on, so you can imagine my annoyance and skepticism when I listened to the same speakers I thought I had already maxed out and then had to spend hours trying to figure out what was different just because I inserted a piece between the DAC and streamer to clean up what was supposed to be an already clean signal 
Ok, so this is partially a rant but also learned lesson on how “dirty” these digital signals are. I’m starting to understand why and how there can be so much hate and disagreement in this hobby. There are so many variables… 
I thought I was getting pretty intimately familiar with my speakers and hardware and was pretty sure I was squeezing the most out of them. Nope, now I need to figure out what else in my life continues to be a lie…LOL funny not funny,
I’ll eventually post something that makes sense and has some proper details. I’m still trying to understand USB and associated performance enhancements. Blackness in the background varies in levels, I guess a black hole level of blackness exists and I now must find it as it sucks out unwanted particulates and allows more of the good stuff to come forth. Best layman explanation I can manage tonight.
I’ll throw one more lesson out there, ambient noise and the difference between daytime and nighttime listening. Somehow my stuff sounds better at night, significantly better, I get so much more out of half the volume and it sounds louder on top of it all. This hobby can be nuts.
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And a lot of them can really shift how things sound, which makes it really hard to nail things down lol
A bit out there, but it could also be down to getting better quality power at night (reduced load on the grid, less things polluting the lines), but I also think the lower overall ambient noise level is another factor. Or if you turned on your gear in the day and listen more in the night, could be that it’s had more time to warm up? Also potentially less RF interference during the night as radio broadcasts or others lessen as it gets later due to regulation
Or it could just be physiological, who knows lol, too much time and money needed to really test
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