I Blind Bought This DAC/amp... Should YOU? | xDuoo TA-22 Review

[@pk.002]

I have the TA-22 with Genalex Gold Lions, and it is phenomenal. I love it. It powers my Moondrop Venus, Para, and Sennheiser HD 660S all wonderfully.

[@alexandernapoli6104]

Just bought the TA-22 and Meze 109 Pro from you today. I’ve been listening to music all afternoon and they sound fantastic together. Thanks again for hosting me!

[@hotwater8473]

Just picked this up for $415 BF sale, excited to see what it’s all about. Pairing with Arya stealth

[@pieterjansenvanrensburg7322]

Just ordered a pair of Arya Stealths too and now looking at this amp.. What do you think?

[@hotwater8473]

100% match, massive synergy imo. The Xduoo is bonkers good! Gives just a kiss of that tube warmth.

[@Clackbait]

I love my TA-22. Great detail and warmth.

[@MatthewDiFazio]

It’s awesome. Such a great all in one unit. Thanks for checking out the review ✌️

[@Yong-JuneChang]

Matthew, thank you for the great review as always. Among all good features, three-step gain control seems to be useful for me : an owner of Sennheiser HD660S2, 64 Audio Aspire4, Elysian Acoustic Labs Pilgrim and etc. I guess I found another considerable desktop amplifier under my budget.😍

[@MatthewDiFazio]

Thanks for watching!! That’s a great collection. I’ve been looking to get my own Pilgrim for a little while now. Absolutely love that IEMs detail retrieval and overall sound signature!

[@Hijynx87]

Edition XS for $269 is just mind boggling. It breaks the market lol. Now they need to lower the price on Sundara to $150-200 lol.

[@anonamouse5917]

Thanks for the review! I have the HiFiMan Sundara headphones. Does this have enough power for LOUD listening? How long are the tubes expected to last?

[@Miniculthero]

Hi I’m looking for something to pair with astell & kern sp2000. Would either this or woo11 topaz be a better option in your humble opinion?

[@haskell3702]

Hi! I have the SMSL-DO400, do you think it is worth upgrading to this TA-22 DAC for me?

[@jaroslavfricek7772]

Thank you for a great review❗️🔆 Seeing Dita Project M makes me think I just took them for a vacation just with apple dongle and Ipad and it was so wonderful😂❤. I wanna ask Matthew did you hear Campfire audio Cascara❓Iam thinking about getting them mainly outdoor, you know fun bassy sound…🧐🙋‍♂️

[@MatthewDiFazio]

I appreciate you watching! I’ve heard Cascara - it’s never been one of my favorites, but I can appreciate it for what it is. If you love a bass heavy, smooth, and fun tuned IEM, it’s a great pickup. I’ve had a lot of casual listens where I just pop them in, play some low end focused tracks, and just enjoy them for what they are. Although they don’t match with my tastes and preferences, I can see why someone would like to have them in their collection :-)

[@jaroslavfricek7772]

Yes thank you, when I am out and about, I actually like this kind of sound it's more of a grounded companion, in case of Cascara with quality drivers, that was the idea 😊🙋‍♂️❤️

[@MatthewDiFazio]

@@jaroslavfricek7772 exactly! Should be great for your use case. Thanks for watching the review ✊

[@nathanberger618]

I see you guys at SoCal

[@utsavratti]

I don’t have the TA-22. FWIW, since you referenced it extensively, my DCA E3 sound great on the iFi hip-dac 3 I picked up for $179. For comparison, they sound terrible on my $1400 Woo Audio WA7 with the volume maxed out.

[@BloomAudio]

Yeah, there are a lot of factors regarding things like output impedance and exactly how the power is delivered which can make a big difference in sound, particularly with lower sensitivity planars.

[@LakerTriangle]

Seems like a budget iFi Pro iCan.

[@MatthewDiFazio]

They both take on a lot of different features and ideas and excel at just about every one of them. Definitely see the similarities in that regard!

[@masterazlan6999]

Bra we r talkin tubes..ha4..Peace!

[@LakerTriangle]

@@masterazlan6999 guess you don't know that the iFi Pro iCan has a tube mode also...So yeah

[@ReverendDr.Thomas]

FIRST! 🎉 SHABBAT SHALOM! 🕎 HAPPY SABBATH! ✡️

[@MatthewDiFazio]

Thank you, Rev! Hope all is well ✊

[@Coffeeandacigarette]

I paired it with the he-1000 stealth and it sounds incredible to me with tung sol tubes