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LH Labs Geek Out GO2A, V2, V2+, Infinity and SE Impressions and Reviews

Discussion in 'Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers' started by jexby, Sep 29, 2015.

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  1. JewBear

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    Maybe the reason they're offering a courtesy refit is because no labor is involved. Placebo strikes again!
     
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    you may be in the minority liking the GOV2 (resin case) to the GO2A (red aluminim case). but that's ok, everyone's audio chain is different.
    can't recall seeing the boards or component list side by side myself, had to be some component changes if they increased SE output and upgraded the USB receiver side of things. there were firmware version differences (v1.0 to v1.5).

    Glad tho that LH Labs is happy to meet your requests!
     
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    They did say to give 100 hrs of burn in time for the caps to settle, but looks like i won't be keeping my infinity too:(
     
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    I did not receive any such instructions about 100 hrs of burn in time. Where did that come from? I doubt it will help. My original GOV2 INFINITY sounded amazing straight out of the box without any burn in time! Also, upon opening up a ticket, no one informed me from LH Labs about burn-in time.
     
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    Nope. It's an upgrade. First use of this murata cap for audio, reworked gain stage for SE output.

    Ignore suggestions that you need burn-in. You might be the very small minority who doesn't like this? Both @Marvey and @CEE TEE liked the upgrade. What filter are you using? What gain setting? I only use the FRM filter.
     
    zerodeefex, Oct 18, 2016
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    I've compared them and II haven't noticed this difference you're referring to with my Geek Out 2A vs the 2A Infinity yet. They both sound almost or identical to me.
     
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    Are you saying the internals of the original 2A are different than the 2A Infinity?

    So the V2 had one set / the 2A another set / the 2A Infinity ANOTHER set? With the V2+ the same as the original 2A?

    Get @Manny Torres view on the different internals/sound signatures?
     
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    Have you compared them side by side?
     
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    No, I think you misunderstood me. The original GOV2 and GOV2 Infinity had a major difference in sound. The differences were NOT just the additional filter and power setting.

    However, if you read my long rantings a few pages back, I said the GO2A and GO2A INFINITY no longer retained such sonic differences whatsoever........ONLY the the additional settings were different.

    Sorry for the confusion.
     
    SHAWN P. WATSON, Oct 18, 2016
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    I tried all the filter settings, power settings, etc. I tried single-ended and balanced outs as well. I tried both my GO2A and the GO2A Infinity versions. Both had the same irritating glaring sound after the upgrade. I explained this at length a page or two ago..... I guess I am in the minority not liking the new sound. Some things are improved BUT overall my ears don't like the sound. Go figure???
     
    SHAWN P. WATSON, Oct 18, 2016
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    Haha, I think you misunderstood. I'm sure the 2a was an upgrade. Just not sure why they'd bother reverting those changes when placebo will take care of any differences.
     
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    I literally am not understanding the issue here and I'm very confused.

    Do you like the original V2? (yes or no)
    Do you like the 2A? (yes or no)
    Do you like the 2A Infinity (yes or no)

    I guess I'm still confused at what "upgrade" you're referring to. I think you mean the 2A and the 2A Infinity were an upgrade to the original V2...not that the 2A and the 2A Infinity each had an upgrade to them.

    To answer the question, no, I have not noticed this "glare" or anything else that you are referring to on the 2A series vs the V2. To my ears, the 2A series is a better sound with more detail and definition.
     
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    OK so you're saying:

    The V2 had a sound you liked....the V2 Infinity had a sound you liked even better.

    The 2a Infinity had a sound you did not like....and the 2A sounds exactly the same, so there is no point in buying a 2A Infinity

    So chances are you would NOT like the V2+ sound, as that is the same exact internals as the 2A series, from what I understand.
     
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    YOU GOT IT EXACTLY. BRAVO!
     
    SHAWN P. WATSON, Oct 18, 2016
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    so I impulse ordered the go2a signature edition a couple days ago.. I feel like maybe we have most of the six signature editions accounted for just in this thread.
    That sucks about not liking the upgrade shawn p watson. I think the infinity hand matched component and more precise resistor stuff.. gives 3db _average_ lower thd.. maybe you had a lucky golden sample with even more than 3db improvement in thd. and the new upgrade is less sensitive to the thd improvements? hard to say

    re: the lh labs revive, I've posted that I have one and I love it. currently powering a borrowed go450 until my vinshine audio soekris gets here. not really good at long adjective filled descriptions but stuff sounds better. I had a wyrd and even had billp recap it and I can't hear a single difference when using the wyrd.
     
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    Do these have pre out or just headphone out? I'm wondering is this would work with powered monitors as a DAC + volume control.
     
    nickwin, Oct 20, 2016
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    Headphone outs only. It also doesn't have a physical volume control, it responds to the software volume.
     
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    If you get the infinity, the middle gain setting is 2V at full output. Use it at full blast in software with a $50 passive emotiva pre.
     
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    Uncola: Yes, I thought the same thing. Perhaps I did have a Goldielocks sample of the GOV2 Infinity.
     
    SHAWN P. WATSON, Oct 20, 2016
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    Where are all the reviews and comments about the GO2A if 40% of the original backers opted for the upgrade? All I hear is "crickets".
     
    SHAWN P. WATSON, Oct 20, 2016
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