Comments on Profile Post by spwath

  1. k4rstar
    k4rstar
    Why low gain? It sounds better on high and is meant to be used that way with the Senns.
    Aug 14, 2017
  2. spwath
    spwath
    Because high gain I have to keep the knob at like 7-9 oclock.
    Aug 14, 2017
  3. k4rstar
    k4rstar
    Interesting. I sit at 9 to11 depending on how quiet the recording is. It may be the gain of the tubes you are using or the output of your source is too high.
    Aug 14, 2017
  4. JayC
    JayC
    Based on my limited experience, high gain has always sounded a tiny bit better and the pot is only an issue if you have audible imbalance
    Aug 14, 2017
  5. spwath
    spwath
    I used it with stock tubes first, and I had the same, and I used it with other tubes (I forgot which ones). I was using a GO450 as the source, but I also tried modi multibit, seemed about the same. Maybe I turned it up a little more with modi, but IDK. Ill try it with my SPS DAC3 whenever I get my Valhalla back from zeos...
    Aug 14, 2017
  6. SSL
    SSL
    Sounds like your music is the issue. If you listen to a lot of stuff that is amplified and dynamically compressed, you'll be in the 7-9 range on high gain all the time.
    Aug 14, 2017
  7. TheIceman93
    TheIceman93
    Have you considered an attenuator cable on the output?That would allow you to run the amp on high gain but have more range on your pot.
    Aug 14, 2017
  8. %20 Oddity
    %20 Oddity
    When you're down to your last bud then you should consider resupplying imo. Unless you're in a legal state, cuz being too low on pot isn't much of an issue there
    Aug 14, 2017
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  9. spwath
    spwath
    @SSL i don't think my music is the issue. All my music seems to be at about the same volume, other than classical. And it's mostly classic rock and prog rock, not known for bad mastering. I'll have to test more when Valhalla comes back
    Aug 14, 2017
  10. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    @%20 Oddity ...
    "When you're down to your last bud then you should consider resupplying imo. Unless you're in a legal state..."

    What ARE you on about?

    "...Unless you're in a legal state, cuz being too low on pot isn't much of an issue there."

    Ahh... nice. Had my brain well twisted there. I like a good brain twister!
    Aug 15, 2017