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Really want to pick one up but lack of dealers in Singapore make it pretty hard. The closest dealer is in Australia but they don't deliver internationally.

Curious if the power supply is switching? As in, if I buy in the States will I be able to use it here at 230v.

 

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Actually just checked AliExpress and there seems to be some for sale on the platform. Not sure about the sellers tho. Don't really want to risk it.

 

[Slim1970]

Mind telling me where are you located? I live in a country where 30-35c in the daytime is normal. I am almost unable to touch Audio GD HE9 head-amp for more than 10 seconds if I left it on 24/7. Even though the sound significantly improves with 2-3 hours of warm-up, I need to turn it off every day after use.

I'm in the United States in Missouri. I turn my unit off now that I have hundreds of hours on it. During the burn-in process I left it on constantly and my Silver Fox never got hot. I do let it warm up and stabilize before listening. I would say this is a pretty efficient unit overall.

 

[sahmen]

I should have a pair soon to play with! Perhaps I should try them with a pair of Susvara! lol

If you do try them with the Susvara, I would like to know how they stack up against the Niimbus series of Headphone amps for driving the Susvara. I use a US4 now, and I can see one of these Foxes among the headamps in my upgrade path

 

[SuperDuke]

Question/Comment:

Does the Silver Fox have a gain adjustment? With all that power I am wondering how it manages relatively efficient HPs like Utopia while still maintaining usable volume control? Does the Grounding scheme come into play here?

FYI I have the Muses Volume control on my Burson GT and love it. I agree w/ Steve Guttenberg that volume control can greatly impact sound quality. THe Muses is fantastic at allowing micro adjustment of volume for optimal sound quality without blowing my ears out. This would be a big decision point for me regarding the Little vs Big Fox

 

[Slim1970]

Question/Comment:

Does the Silver Fox have a gain adjustment? With all that power I am wondering how it manages relatively efficient HPs like Utopia while still maintaining usable volume control? Does the Grounding scheme come into play here?

FYI I have the Muses Volume control on my Burson GT and love it. I agree w/ Steve Guttenberg that volume control can greatly impact sound quality. THe Muses is fantastic at allowing micro adjustment of volume for optimal sound quality without blowing my ears out. This would be a big decision point for me regarding the Little vs Big Fox

Not really a gain selection, but different output modes you can use for different headphones. I do know that "BTL" mode does increase the gain level. I have yet to use it. Just be careful when cycling through the modes that you don't have the volume turned up. BTL mode has a hefty decibel level increase. There is also a built-in impedance selection option you can use to tune down the power.

Output modes explained:

The Silver Fox is incredible and should be on anyone's demo list.

 

[project86]

Agreed, with the vast range of the volume control (in helpful .5dB increments) it seems to have no problem with a wide variety of headphone sensitivities. I have not done much IEM listening though so I can't comment on that aspect yet. As mentioned above, the modes can be helpful for different headphones depending on what you are trying to accomplish - though "normal" already works great the vast majority of the time.

In other news, I have a Little Silver Fox 9i-806 heading my way for a comparison to the bigger sibling. Trying to wrap up my final review of the Silver Fox now, and then will add my comparisons when possible.

 

[iFi audio]

*MUSES 72320
https://www.nisshinbo-microdevices.co.jp/en/MUSES/series/MUSES72320.html

A ladder inside a chip, is it?

 

[project86]

A ladder inside a chip, is it?

Bingo.

 

[ken6217]

If you do try them with the Susvara, I would like to know how they stack up against the Niimbus series of Headphone amps for driving the Susvara. I use a US4 now, and I can see one of these Foxes among the headamps in my upgrade path

Patrick, go for it. I just bought one today. It will replace my ever loving V281.

 

[ArthurPower]

Patrick, go for it. I just bought one today. It will replace my ever loving V281.

Ken, which V281, all of them? You purchased three from me over the years. Will you require two more silver fox in the near future? I could set up reoccurring billing for you and just ship you one every month. I won't even charge you an extra fee for the convenience.

 

[ken6217]

Ken, which V281, all of them? You purchased three from me over the years. Will you require two more silver fox in the near future? I could set up reoccurring billing for you and just ship you one every month. I won't even charge you an extra fee for the convenience.

Can you get me a good deal on a divorce lawyer?

 

[ArthurPower]

Can you get me a good deal on a divorce lawyer?

Sure, many of my customers are divorce lawyers and specialize in making sure audiophile gear is not part of the shared marital assets.

 

[iFi audio]

Bingo.

We did that in our x-range products, works rather well, even though it has some limitations too

 

[Byrnie]

Ordered a Silver Fox over the weekend and am patiently awaiting it's arrival. Thank you for your help, Arthur

~Ryan