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HELM Audio DB12 AAAMP THX Amp
paperhoward
5
Feb 6, 2024
checkVerified Buyer
Worth the money spent
I actually hold out multiple times not buying when they were at $99 and free shipping (in Canada). Finally decided to give it a try (at $129 and available again for a short period of time)due to not wanting to buy new DAP. I have a couple of DAPs that are few years old and still sounding great to me, however, their batteries are slowly dying and I know at over 80% volume, some distortion is inevitable. I figured with THX-AAA, I do not have to turn the volume all the way up so battery lasts longer and signal remain less distorted and let this little thing takes care of the final amplification, if they are really that linear as claimed.
I too worried after reading some of the reviews up here not giving quite positive feedback, about noise, back ground hiss, this and that. However, I guess it's because I don't use this on a cellphone, it connects to my DAPs directly without any RF or high frequency interference, so I do not hear any hiss/noise with low impedance IEMs. For this set up, I found most of the time I just need to leave the DAP volume anywhere between 40-50%, which is what I prefer.
All in all, I have to say I love this little thing. I also have a DROP THX AAA one on my desktop. I did some A/B listening, the HELM DB12 definitely not as good as the AAA one. But it's linear, portable, cheap enough for my intended use and no noise.
Your miles may vary, as everyone's ear is different and I do not have top of the line stuff.
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Recommends this product? Yes
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