I just tested it and it automatically turns on - no big deal for me, but just for info...although it works fine, i just thought it should be OFF everytime you plug it in.
I just tested it and it automatically turns on - no big deal for me, but just for info...although it works fine, i just thought it should be OFF everytime you plug it in.
good to get confirmation on this minor quibble. no usability issues here as well. i just thought like other similar audio equipment it would be going into standby mode instead of being ON after plugging in the unit.I just tested it and it automatically turns on - no big deal for me, but just for info...
What you dont like about it? Seems to be very practical, more powerful and has an out. The advantage of the sh9 is the lower price and fancy volume control.
Good idea but no attenuation at the speaker amp (Monolith 2x - receiving balanced inputs from Freya+). ThanksGenerally it would be better to feed the headamp (and speaker amp) with the highest possible distortion free signal to improve S/N ratio and use less amplification. Is there any sort of possible gain regulation at the speaker amps?
Welcome Aboard @macnab.Good idea but no attenuation at the speaker amp (Monolith 2x - receiving balanced inputs from Freya+). Thanks
Nope, actually the opposite.For those who can read and understand the charts and research at the top of this thread, does the SH-9 show any significant distortion as it nears max output?
Forgive my lack of knowledge. Is there a big difference in audio quality between this and a portable amplifier such as the BTR5, UP4, S9 etc.
And these come with popular DAC chips and latest BT.
So the overall answer you're looking to is, not really generally speaking. But it depends on headphones you're using. Or if you're using Bluetooth (as some of the codecs are kinda not so good, though LDAC is pretty good).
This amp has lots of output power, so it will blow those portable offerings out the water if you have inefficient headphones. Otherwise your mileage may vary on how much of a difference in audio quality there is, as this thing is only an amp, but the things you listed like the BTR5 are an amp + dac together.
They're also not really in the same realm of use case. For this thing to make sense, you would also need to get a decent DAC, otherwise the DAC is the bottleneck. But the thing is, at distortion levels this low, it's already well beyond audibility.
I only tested it with my Shure SE535 and it has the slightest amount of hiss. I'm not sure (no pun intended) of their sensitivity.
Could do further tests with AKG K3003, Aurvana InEar2, Zero Audio Carbon Tenore and some more if needed. Don't know if that helps out, though.
I just tested it with the AKG and again the Shure. In the range of tolerable volume (30/99, low gain) not the slightest noise.If possible, please, test with your K3003.
I just tested it with the AKG and again the Shure. In the range of tolerable volume (30/99, low gain) not the slightest noise.
With high gain past 50/99 a slight noise perceptible - but there you should pray that you do not accidentally press play...
I guess my first test of the Shure was on high gain with no signal.
I have this combo. It gets loud enough even with EQ headroom. I listened on low gain most of the time. If you listen really loud, you might go high gain but otherwise should be fine.Thanks a lot guys.
I will soon order the HE6SE and try how it sounds on the SH-9. And if the power is really not enough or the sound is not so voluminous I will still buy the SMSL SP400.
The A30Pro unfortunately I do not like the design.