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Hey Massdrop'ers, the reviews for the new Massdrop x THX AAA ™ 789 Headphone Amplifier are starting to trickle in as folks from the first drop begin to receive their units. Check out what some of the audiophile community has to say below... Massdrop Drop Discussion https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-thx-aaa-789-linear-amplifier/talk?sort=newest Audio Science Review https://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-massdrop-thx-aaa-789-amp.5001/ Head Fi https://www.head-fi.org/threads/massdrop-x-thx-aaa%E2%84%A2-789-linear-amplifier-impressions-thread.873576/page-14 Super Best Audio Friends https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/massdrop-x-thx-aaa-789.5852/page-6 Reddit  https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/9s0qkb/review_and_measurements_of_massdrop_thx_aaa_789/ Happy listening! [image] [image]

[image] The new Cavalli Tube Hybrid is an evolution of the original Compact Tube Hybrid DIY project. THE NEW The new “CTH” has significant improvements to the original design: Higher power output, approximately 1W into 50 ohms. The new CTH has some global negative feedback reducing the gain from the mu of the triode to a more manageable gain of 8x. By reducing the gain, we are able to make the amp work with the widest array of headphones through a very simple design to operate. The unity gain, discrete output buffers on the new CTH are updated versions of the buffers used in the Cavalli Audio Liquid Glass amplifier and provide the same or better performance. CHECK OUT THE DROP FOR THE MASSDROP X CAVALLI TUBE HYBRID HERE: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-alex-cavalli-cth-tube-hybrid-amp THE ORIGINAL The original CTH used a 24VAC wall wart power supply. This is suitable for a DIY project, but this type of power supply is uncommon and introduces raw power line AC and...

I have no clue how these flew under the radar but I had an ad pop-up advertising this new headphone. I haven't been able to find a ton of info on it but apparently it's already on sale: https://www.moon-audio.com/focal-elegia-headphones.html. I don't know what other shops are selling this but there are TONS of pictures here. If this sounds like a closed-back version of the Clear (this is using the copper voice coil), I think I'll be in heaven. They also come with the Focal hard case and the pad design looks different compared to current offerings. Color me excited. EDIT: Just found measurements and I like what I see: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/focal-elegia-measurements.890447/ Focal finally updated their website too: https://www.focal.com/en/headphones-0/headphones/home/elegia [image]

"Benchmark describes its product as a 'reference Stereo Headphone Amplifier and Reference Line Amplifier with Relay Gain and Input Control', which should give you some idea of what's going on here, but only hints at the fact that this is actually two completely separate products packed into one relatively compact unit.""Unlike most headphone amps able to do double duty as a preamp, this one doesn't split its output ... but actually has discrete amplifier sections for the two functions.""The headphone section is powered by a power amp from THX, employing the same AAA (Achromatic Audio Amplifier) technology first used by the company in its AHB2.""Benchmark's line amplifier uses relays for input selection, gain control and muting while four independent 256-step attenuators ... feed the the headphone ... and preamp outputs.""As PM notes in his Lab Report, this design gives the HPA4 not only outstanding performance, but also rather impressive - to say the least - signal delivery." SOUND...

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