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However this amp uses different tubes and can be used as a pre-amp. The H5 has a similar layout to the bottlehead crack, I know many of you will notice this.
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And the Valhalla 2 is a serious competitor (gain switch, preamp out) especially if you are looking for a more transparent sound, as is the Woo Audio WA3 (although that costs about 2x the cose of the Mk IV SE).ĭarkvoice 336se Vs Bottlehead Crack Headphone Pairing Darkvoice 336se Vs Bottlehead Crack Headphone For The Money The Bottlehead Crack, of course, although the Crack is a DIY OTL tube amp. And those who want a transparent amp without coloration or distortion should not touch this with a 10 foot pole. Also keep some money aside for tube rolling.įolks getting their first amp (get a solid state amp!) or those who run orthodynamic headphones as their primary headphone (bad pairing, as are the Beyerdynamic T90 and T1).Īlso folks whose budget will not extend to tube rolling.Īnd this certainly isn't 'endgame' material, if that is your goal.įolks wanting the ultimate price performance ratio should probably look at the Little Dot Mk III. Keep in mind that the Little Dot Mk III is a better bang for your buck than the Mk IV SE. Those that want to experience OTL tube sound, and don't have the money to get a Woo Audio WA3, a Woo Audio WA2 or an Eddie Current Zana Deux.Īlso those who own a Sennheiser HD600 or HD650, the pairing is excellent.
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If you are upgrading power tubes you might as well get a couple of Novosibirsk Gold Grid 6N6P-i from the 70s/80s (before the Wall came down!) for $10-15 for a pair (keep in mind that driver tubes typically last longer than power tubes, and the Gold Grids with the 'OTK' quality symbol were engineered to last a while).
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The upgrade to the Elektro-harmonix 6H30P-i isn't really a deal unless you get a NOS Elektro-harmonix, since the new 'reissued' EH 6H30P from the Reflektor plant are, well, reissues. You can get M8100s in abundance on ebay for $20-40 for the pair. So are the differences worth the extra money?Īs you start going up the Little Dot product ladder, you begin to slowly start losing the price-performance advantage you have with the Mk III. As to what these upgrades actually are (apart from the ones I noted above), your guess is as good as mine. In theory the Mk IV SE is supposed to have a different ALPS pot than the Mk III, but every internal shot I have seen of the SE has the same pot as my Mk III.ĭavid ZheZhe (Little Dot seller) claims the SE has 'premium circuit component upgrades in key signal path locations'. It should be noted that my LD Mk III came with stock RCA EF95 tubes (which was a pleasant surprise, because they were 70s vintage. upgraded tubes - instead of stock GE5654s, you get a pair of Mullard M8100s, and also updated 6H30P-i power tubes. The Mk IV SE is supposed to be an upgraded version of the Mk III, with a premium price. Well, both are OTL (output transformer-less) tube amps, made by Little Dot in China.
How does the Little Dot Mk IV SE differ from the Little Dot Mk III?