I build Objective2 head amp kit, about 3months ago. I choose DIY version, because i needed to mod inputs and outputs for my studiopurposes.
Build was very straightforward and painless and first time that i plugged it in without any source and cranked volume all the way up, and heard nothing. Oh crap.
Hit gain switch, and still nothin. Uh, i must do something wrong. It´s not working. Well then i plugged source on it, and whoah, everything is just beautiful!
It´s just so silent, that it´s unbelieveble!
And how is the sound quality?
It is very, very transparent. It does what amplifier should do, in my books: Amplify the signal. Nothing else. And boy does it do that well!
Tight and faithfull represention. No BS. Just love it.
Stunning noisefloor and channel separation, minimal distortion and enough gain for any cans. What else could you want?
Oh and price is just ridicilous! I heard ten times more expensive headamps, that did not perform like this one.
You really have to make an effort to find something better when we are speaking about pure performance, and forget about it´s price and the fact that it´s so small and lack of esoteric woods, and other highend bling.
And here is my finished product, in beatifully handcrafted enclosure, by yours truly: