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I get too much bass boost/bloom with Clear/Stellia on high Z. Would expect similar with Elex due to similar impedance curve.

Don't hear any difference in HF timbre.

With Elex, I prefer high Z, less dry.

Seems like a preference thing! I find Elex too try on low Z, agree. I think Clear and Stellia have a bit more bass than Elex, so that makes sense to me!

@YMO I can definately see this, I think for my taste I like a bit more bass and a bit of a rolled off top.

Both are great combos. I use Jot 2 instead of Asgard 3; it’s a little more aggressive which I think works well with the Aeolus

@jnak00 I have a Jot 2 and agree it's a good pairing with the Aeolus. Agree with the more aggressive nature, it wakes up the Aeolus. My favorite pairing there is Jot 2 balanced in balanced out and on high gain with STOCK universe leather pads. I prefer suede pads so I bounce to the Asgard 3 for that combo or do Jot 2 with 1/4" out on high gain.

@Azimuth Yea true. Ok. I might get a device like this then. I really do hear a percieved loss of dynamic range when spitting.

My dynamic range when spitting is only about 8 ft.

Output device has a fan-out drive limitation. The two amps may have different input impedances which combined causes some issues with the output device.

When I had my sw51+ all my other SE stuff didn't hum, it did though. Apparently it didn't for the people it ended up with but I was honest about it. Think it's with an SBAF member as well.

@HotRatSalad Gotcha, I wouldn't have noticed the hum if I didn't have closed back headphones. So maybe the buyer just stuck a HD6X0 on it and was happy.

Many amplifiers have some residual AC mains hum. More sensitive headphones may make hum audible while lower sensitivity headphones mask hum.

Some designs are more sensitive to external fields: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/transformer-hum-source-unmasked.12010/

Hi @Ksaurav402 , an older black silk HD650 and I'm looking for an HD800 at the moment. I have a ZMF Aeolus too, but HD650 is getting all the headtime lately.

Where's the best place to get a crack built and how much ?

@HotRatSalad I'm using James from Etsy for this build. He's been extremely accommodating and flexible with my requests:

https://www.etsy.com/nz/shop/TheHeadAmpBuilder?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=623367926

He charges $375 for basic crack.

I did not know what this was and someone posted on the ETA Discord that one is for sale on HF.

I've long suspected that they're similar sounding amps, but I expect the SW51+ to edge ahead. Looking forward to hearing your impressions.