HeadAmp CFA3 Headphone Amp - The Official Thread
May 8, 2024 at 8:23 PM Post #257 of 304
May 9, 2024 at 3:06 PM Post #260 of 304
I'm a big Chord fan. I'll be pairing mine with the TT2/M scaler.
I don’t want to rain on your parade but that combo might be too sharp and digital sounding. Might want to borrow one to play with before parting with your money.
 
May 9, 2024 at 3:14 PM Post #261 of 304
I’m currently using a Cayin CS100 dac. You think a tube dac like that would be better? I want to move away from big hot tubes.
 
May 9, 2024 at 8:08 PM Post #262 of 304
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47-step attenuators mounted onto our PCBs, laser engraved for chassis conductivity
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CFA3 input connector PCBs ready to be mounted on panels
 
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May 10, 2024 at 11:39 AM Post #265 of 304
I don’t want to rain on your parade but that combo might be too sharp and digital sounding. Might want to borrow one to play with before parting with your money.
No problem. Living on the Oregon coast, I'm used to LOTS of rain!!

I already have the TT2/M scaler that I feed to my GS-X mini, then my Susvara. It seems to suit my tastes. What can I say, I'm a detail freak.
 
May 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM Post #267 of 304
In the past Khozmo stepped attenuators have had popping issues when adjusting the volume, are these ones free of such issues?
That "issue" is greatly overblown. Even when it happens on my Milo amp that has a Khozmo, it's minor and infrequent. Plus, that was the older design. Do the new ones even have that popping?
 
May 10, 2024 at 5:18 PM Post #269 of 304
That "issue" is greatly overblown. Even when it happens on my Milo amp that has a Khozmo, it's minor and infrequent. Plus, that was the older design. Do the new ones even have that popping?
I don't know about the newest Khozmo attenuators thus the question, Wells Audio uses now Goldpoint attenuators to avoid that issue.
 
May 13, 2024 at 11:38 AM Post #270 of 304
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Before laser engraving any more front panels or knobs, I wanted to present 2 possible options for the front panel/knob. Which style do you like best, or perhaps something else?

Differences include:
- markings around the front panel for the volume
- markings on the knob
- all caps vs first letter capitalized on Gilmore Current Mirror Headphone Amp
- Switch functions slightly smaller font in top version, but the names of the switches stays as the larger font (Top panel)

Note also that the top panel is black, the bottom panel is gray (in some light people always comment it looks purple and it's more common when taking photos). Right now we are only offering the black but other colors are going to come.
 
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