Hi, everyone.
New owner of the THX-887. I bought it new with a big discount because I wanted to have a solid state headamp with balanced connections. Something that didn't run too hot, too.
I have owned it for a couple of months and I am very impressed. I come from a Cayin IHA-6 (which I had to return after almost 6 months because the right channel started doing popping noises, and that was the 3rd defective unit!), Soloist 3XP, Jotunheim 2, and Lyr3 (the only one of the group I still keep).
After a few weeks of having the THX-887 I stopped using my Schiit Lyr3 because the bass of the THX-887 is way more controlled, with much more impact. The Lyr3 (stock tube) has this loose bass with hardly any definition, in comparison. I also get a much better sense of soundstage width and depth. Specially, that depth... I wasn't expecting it.
I'm using it with my Mojo2, which is single ended, and I noticed when using the balanced out with my Focal Clears OG and the Audeze LCD-X, the sound is thicker than using the single ended output. I tried balanced input with from a CD player, and the thickness in the balanced output was gone. The tonality was identical. Not the detail or the spaciousness, but the tonality was.
So I guess when using single ended input I will use the single ended jacks.
New owner of the THX-887. I bought it new with a big discount because I wanted to have a solid state headamp with balanced connections. Something that didn't run too hot, too.
I have owned it for a couple of months and I am very impressed. I come from a Cayin IHA-6 (which I had to return after almost 6 months because the right channel started doing popping noises, and that was the 3rd defective unit!), Soloist 3XP, Jotunheim 2, and Lyr3 (the only one of the group I still keep).
After a few weeks of having the THX-887 I stopped using my Schiit Lyr3 because the bass of the THX-887 is way more controlled, with much more impact. The Lyr3 (stock tube) has this loose bass with hardly any definition, in comparison. I also get a much better sense of soundstage width and depth. Specially, that depth... I wasn't expecting it.
I'm using it with my Mojo2, which is single ended, and I noticed when using the balanced out with my Focal Clears OG and the Audeze LCD-X, the sound is thicker than using the single ended output. I tried balanced input with from a CD player, and the thickness in the balanced output was gone. The tonality was identical. Not the detail or the spaciousness, but the tonality was.
So I guess when using single ended input I will use the single ended jacks.