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Introducing Drop + Xduoo OTL Tube Headphone Amp
We’re excited to announce our first collaboration with xDuoo—and our first-ever OTL tube amplifier. Building on xDuoo’s extensive product line and solid reputation in the amplifier space, we worked closely with their engineers to create a brand new tube amplifier designed to pair with high-impedance headphones like our ever-popular HD6XX and HD58X. It’s the Drop + xDuoo OTL Tube DAC/Amp—and it’s totally tubular.
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keyboard_arrow_downdaveysprocketbrew
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Sep 19, 2023
This seems very similar to the TA-03s with an updated DAC and non-Russian tubes. If so, I would imagine it sounds fantastic with the HD-6xx's.
dpump
39
Sep 19, 2023
Need to know more about the volume control. How many steps does it have? Hopefully it's not just 24 as that usually gives too much difference from one step to the next.
1-T-O-M
45
Sep 16, 2023
Glad to see a "gain" switch. I've had an XDuoo all in one for years. It desperately needs a high gain setting for many cans. The 9038 dac chip is one I'm familiar with. When implemented with proper supporting circuitry I can certainly live with its sound. If it ain't priced like it contains magic inside the tubes, I'd be interested. I have MQA dacs. It's support or lack thereof doesn't mean a thing to me.
Rilchu
26
Sep 15, 2023
So how is this different from the TA-30? I am interested but it seem like the TA-30 with less features. Help me understand.
T.Fernandez
800
Collabs
Sep 15, 2023
RilchuTA-30 uses a hybrid topology which where the TA-84 is an OTL circuit which is completely different, although both incorporate the use of tubes. If you plan to use low impedance headphones like Planars then you would want a Hybrid amp like the TA-30. OTL amps like the TA-84 work best with high impedance headphones such as the 6XX which is 300 ohms.
Gatorjon
67
Sep 19, 2023
All of them. Either because the maker is paying more for the chip that is more expensive because the chip manufacture has to pay for the unfolding code license or the maker must purchase the code license directly from MQA if they are building in-house.
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