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xDuoo TA-30 Tube Headphone Amplifier + DAC
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keyboard_arrow_downRayF
22220
Apr 15, 2020
Anyone know if I can replace the tubes with Philips Hue Smart Bulbs and turn them on and off with Alexa?
RayF
22220
Jan 21, 2020
Forget all this audiophile mumbo-jumbo!
Can I use it to roast weenies, or not?!!!
(Edited)
piekielko
74
Nov 19, 2020
There are 2 cheap E82CC dual triodes in this amp. Someone tried to change them? What do You recommend?
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MLaff
25
Sep 23, 2021
Would it be too much to ask to send links to both small and large tube so that I can purchase?
piekielko
74
Sep 25, 2021
MLaffThere are quite a lot of these offers on the net:
https://tubes-store.eu/pl/lampy-prostownicze/91-5C3S-5UG4-SVETLANA-PETERSBURG.html
https://www.nostubeshop.com/5c3s-svetlana-black-plate-rectifiers-winged-winged-5c3s-svetlana-black-plate-p-140.html?language=EN
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/112776384340
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224620584300
Khronus
79
Jan 22, 2020
Uh... so this is essentially a Darkvoice with a DAC?
I would honestly just get a DropXAirist R2R/Drop SDAC with a Musical Paradise MP-301MK3, TBH.
SlimT
20
Apr 15, 2020
It would've been the ideal amp for me, if it had a balanced output on it. The ability to be used as a preamp would've been a nice addition as well.
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Fayne
2586
Nov 14, 2022
Unfortunately I'm not sure, plus I don't own any Android products to test. In theory as long as the phone supports UAC2, it should work. But YMMV.
I normally just feed mine from one of my external DAC or mixers, so don't really have many thoughts on the built in.
2345645624356
108
Jan 21, 2020
"precise-sounding ECC82 tube used to process the audio"
Oh sweet I love the sound of analog tube processors lol
dicynodont
87
Jan 22, 2020
2345645624356Haha... I was about to comment in the "thick sounding" rectifier. What a joke....buyer beware
Fayne
2586
Jan 21, 2020
Hard pass. I do not need another single ended tube amp, especially not one with a built in DAC and in this price bracket. Donno bout y’all, but I tend to try and keep RF *away* from my valves, not smush it even closer.
That said, it is an attractive looking device.
Davesworld
16
Apr 18, 2020
FayneThe tube stage is only the preamp stage and those are twin triodes which can do push and pull functions from the same tube. The output stage is solid state class A according to the manual.
file1man
4
Apr 26, 2020
DavesworldSo is the $336 xduoo ta-20, w no dac, no b tooth, really a xlr balanced in and out, and a tube used in the headphone circuit. Or is the ta-20 model not real use the tubes effectively in the headphone path. Or is mp301 still better than a ta-20. Im a noob looking to get my first tubes.
DoggyDaddy
0
Nov 8, 2021
I'm interested in the TA-30 but have a question about the LDAC Bluetooth CODEC. Does it run at the full 999 kHz making it Hi-Res, or was a slower version used such as 333 or 666 kHz?
[rklostermeyer@comcast.net]
edit: I was assuming I could listen via my Sony 1000XM4 Bluetooth headphones that utilize the LDAC CODEC. I assume from the comments that the Bluetooth is for input, not output. Can somebody set me straight?
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DoggyDaddy
0
Nov 17, 2021
We will agree to disagree. Sony's LDAC at 999 kHz meets the specs for Hi-Res audio. To my ear it sounds remarkably improved over AAC and with high quality sources like Deezer and Amazon Unlimited it is equivalent to the wired Hi-Res sound with my Sony WH-1000XM4's which unfortunately require LDAC for quality Bluetooth.
Currawong
318
Review Team on Head-Fi
Nov 19, 2021
DoggyDaddyIt's not 999 kHz, the maximum transmission rate for LDAC is 990 kbps.
I agree though that the sound quality is better than AAC. But so too is aptX.
The bit-rate for an uncompressed 44.1/16 bit (CD Quality) lossless audio file is 1,411 kbps. 990 < 1,411.
If you want absolute confirmation, the SoundGuys did measurements that confirm it: https://www.soundguys.com/ldac-ultimate-bluetooth-guide-20026/
(Edited)
Xorak
21
Apr 15, 2020
I tried this out at CanJam NYC 2020, with my own LCD2c. This is a very good amp. If you guys want to get into some real tube sound, buy this!
Xorak
21
Oct 23, 2020
Doh, sorry I never responded to you guys. At this point, I don't even remember if I tried the TA-20 at the booth or not. I do know the TA-30 sounded VERY good and could probably go toe to toe with much more expensive tube amps.
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