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On the plus side, the Bottlehead Crack kit is easier and much more fun to make than a Objective2 kit. That said, I do prefer the smoothness of the Crack compared to the more analytical sound of the O2, but I donвЂ™t know if itвЂ™s worth almost three times the price. $279 is a good price, but itвЂ™s still about $180 more than you can make a Objective2 amplifier for. It doesnвЂ™t make them darker, it just makes them better and more natural sounding with less of the veil. I know itвЂ™s very non technical term to use, but I would say it has great musicality compared to the more analytical approach of the O2 amp.Дue to the slightly dark sound of the HD650, I would have guessed it would fit an amp with a more neutral sound signature better, but somehow the sound of the Crack matches the HD650 perfectly. The instrument separation is very good and this just adds to the detail level. The same can be said about acoustic instruments, especially guitars and piano. Both male and female vocals sounds fantastic and very immersive and natural. Highly detailed, but soft and fluent mids. There is more power to the sub bass and the Crack has good control in this area.Г‚ Where the Crack really shines, is in the mids. ItвЂ™s definitely more relaxing to listen to, than the O2 amplifier, but itвЂ™s also a little bit less detailed in the treble and high mids. ItвЂ™s a Г‚ tad dark and not at all hard on your ears. But itвЂ™s still very well l rounded and fluid, while preserving a good amount ofГ‚ details and a pretty decent soundstage. The OTL design is probably the reason why the sound is very precise and much less tube-like that you would expect from a tube amp. You have toГ‚ get used to that, but thatвЂ™s just the nature of a tube amplifier and many class A amplifiers too.

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It takes even longer for the sound reaches itвЂ™s full potential after 10 minutes or so, when the transformer is heated. The amplifier needs to warm up for a few minutes before use. The output transformer is usually the biggest source of distortion in a tubeГ‚ amplifier and often what people refer to when talking about a tubey or liquid sound. OTL is short for output transformerless, and this means there is no output transformer in the Crack, instead there is output capacitors. If you want to find out more about how itвЂ™s made, read my write-up about the process and see the final result here: Building the Bottlehead Crack kit (5 parts)ДЄsus k53sv i7.

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The documentation and manual you get with your kit is very detailed and has great pictures of every part of the process. If youвЂ™re the ambitious type, there is plenty you can do to improve both the looks and performance of the Bottlehead Crack, as itвЂ™s highly modifiable. With basic soldering skills, this can be done by most hobbyists and DIY people alike.

You have to combine the parts and solder them to get a working amplifier made and you also have to sand and paint/apply varnish to the wood. You basically receive a bunch of parts and wires, along with four pieces of wood, a aluminium chassis and a couple of tubes.

The Bottlehead Crack is a tube amplifier in kit form.

Music source: Spotify Premium вЂ“ Ogg Vorbis 320 + Foobar2000 with FLAC lossless.

Comparison amplifier: Objective2 amplifier, not the same as the DAC is integrated into.

Headphones:Г‚ Sennheiser HD650 with custom cables.

DAC: ODAC 24 bit/96 khz setting (build in a O2 amplifier with separate RCAвЂ™s for DAC output).

Music:Г‚ Spotify Premium 320 Ogg Vorbis + Flac lossless files.

SOURCE: Intel Core i5-3570K, 8GB, Geforce 670GTX, 128GB SSD.

I built this amp about two years ago to run my Audeze. I haven't seen many reviews of these single-ended DIY Bottlehead Single-Ended eXperimenter's vacuum tube amps on YouTube, so here's my take. Headamp: Darkvoice 336SE, Bottlehead Crack в•‘ Headphones: Sennheiser HD650, AKG Q701, Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Amplifiers: PS Audio 200CX, DIY Class D Monoblocks, Parasound HCA 1200 II в•‘ Speakers: Dayton RS621, Focal 807V, LSA1 Statement, Soliloquy 5.3 Power: Yulong P18, Rotel RLC900, Cyberpower 1000VA PFC UPS. That said, I always had the feeling that my HD650 wasnвЂ™t pushed to their full potential with the O2 amplifier. DonвЂ™t get me wrong, I love the O2 and ODAC combo more than most and I even have two of them. This is especially true if you ask the question on the Head-Fi forums.Д¬oming from the very neutral and lovely Objective2 amplifier, I wished for something more dynamic, more alive, simply with more feelings to the sound. If you own a pair of Sennheiser HD600, HD650 or even the HD800 flagship model, this is what many will recommend you to buy. The Bottlehead Crack OTL tube amplifier is widelyГ‚ praised Г‚ for itвЂ™s smooth, but neutral and detailed sound. вЂє в€Ћв€Ћ Darkvoice 336se Vs Bottlehead Crack Kit в€Ћв€Ћ