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1. Review of darkvoice 336se otl headphone amp upgrade#
2. Review of darkvoice 336se otl headphone amp crack#

I'm now convinced that these 3 upgrades to the Crack are well worth it and probably necessary for me at least.

Review of darkvoice 336se otl headphone amp upgrade#

I recently heard the Crack with the Speedball upgrade as well as an upgraded pot and it was much better than stock however, a 5998 tube was also being used, which generally gives a stronger, more forward sound with quite a bit more gain plus weight to overall signature. The base Crack was always been a bit too soft, polite, and sweet for me when I've auditioned in the past, while the Darkvoice gave a more forward sound with much better impact, speed, and attack overall. I exclusively paired this amplifier with the HD650s and it truly is a great match for them I'm assuming it would be just as good on the 600s, which I did try for about a week or so, prior to receiving my 650s, but it was years ago.Ĭompared to the Bottlehead Crack, I've always enjoyed the Darkvoice more. It may not have the detail and openness of others, including much newer designs, within its price range, but it really meshes with the HD650s and the 6SN7 tube is just fun in general, while the 6AS7G and variants are easy to find NOS. In my experiences, the Darkvoice is just that, a little dark, but in my opinion a great little desktop amp for the price, plus the rolling options can make it really fun. I believe the output of the 336SE is a bit hotter than a usual line-level RCA, so make sure to pair it with a quality amplifier with well built inputs I believe the extra juice is the reason the input on my original cheap small form Onkyo desktop amplifier eventually went out, but I've had no trouble feeding it to a Qinpu A-6000 MKII. One main difference with the La Figaro Classic is that the 336SE has pre-outs, so if you plan to run it to a power amplifier/speakers it is a plus. I believe they stopped manufacturing the 336SE, but you can still purchase directly new. The Le Figaro Classic is the newer design, with a few different components internally and is also a slimmer unit, but I couldn't tell much difference between it and the SE, they are very similar. Bixby is correct, I've owned the 336SE for the past 7 years or so and I also own the Hartung 6080/6SN7 OTL amp as well.