xDuoo TA-66 Headphone Amp Review - Your Vacuum Tube Journey Can Start Here

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@Michael_mki233 5 ай бұрын

The sweet siren song of tube amps. A mere $250 for the amp...and then another several thousand in tubes for just the right sound, lol.

@johnsoriano3812 5 ай бұрын

Wow! Very cool-looking OTL HP amp. Thank you for another honest review.

@vaneast411 5 ай бұрын

sounds like a great entry into high fidelity sound! a great amp for the HD6XX or similar headphones for a very rich and non fatiguing tube OTL sound.

@ReverendDr.Thomas 5 ай бұрын

Another EXCELLENT review, Doctor!

@backrack01 3 ай бұрын

Great review. Just what I was looking for on this product. Thanks

@IrenESorius 5 ай бұрын

Thank you ever so much for your time and work it takes to share your knwowledge,, 💖🙏💖

@EddNog 5 ай бұрын

Just a heads-up, I’ve seen a specification for the amp where minimum impedance for cans is actually 50ohms. I have begun listening to a pair of 60ohm cans on my TA-66 (Monolith M1070C) and they sound great, nice black background, amazing dynamics and musicality, and surprisingly great imaging for a closed-back set of cans, so I can confidently confirm that going down to 60ohm cans is fine with this amp.

@brianliu522 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the wonderful review. I got my TA-66 two days ago and I have listened with HD800s for about 10 hours total with the stock tubes for classical music. It is my first OTL tube amp and I am still learning about the new experience. While I enjoy the sound, I find that the clarity/detail is somewhat lacking as it has more emphasis on bass compared to the hybrid Xduoo MT-604 that I have. My question is how I can alter the sound signature slightly by tube rolling to make a bass a bit tighter and increase the treble? Should I try replacing the pre-am (the small) tube first? If yes, what model should I consider? Thank you very much.

@chungang7037 5 ай бұрын

Neat review. I hope you get to do the xDuoo MT604 as well.

@Cp48533 5 ай бұрын

Nice review! Have you heard the Woo Audio WA7 fireflies (gen3)?

@wavetheorysound 5 ай бұрын

Not yet

@jmjf7 3 ай бұрын

Have you tried the he1000se on the xduoo ta66? I know it’s a lower impedance headphone, but seeing folks pairing it with tubes on head fi and enjoying it. Would I need to get something higher end to appreciate tubes on the he1000se?

@technologicalsingularity1788 5 ай бұрын

Can you please do some AKG headphones review? It would be nice to hear from you, my favorite top 3 reviewer in YT

@hartyewh1 2 ай бұрын

Ordered this hoping it's a decent example of what tubes do. I've only tried a Little Dot II and something similar and mostly hated what they did for the sound.

@hiraksarma3068 5 ай бұрын

Nice review! will the technicalities of the bottlehead crack + speedball upgrade be about twice as better than ta-66

@danieleturrin5625 5 ай бұрын

@808lilmac 5 ай бұрын

Depends on the tubes (which can get very hard to find) the BHC can actually be twice as better with the correct tubes Edit: possible, very unlikely but still amazing upgrade

@hiraksarma3068 5 ай бұрын

@@808lilmac but then ta-66 can be tube rolled too, will that not bring similar improvements.

@808lilmac 5 ай бұрын

@@hiraksarma3068 the tubes will cost as much as the amp itself making it a very questionable decisicion Even if you go for the cheaper tubes ($60+ship total) thats the BHC stock tubes, and you rarely know the signature of the tube, its very common to buy one, not like it and never use it again

@bezchlebalukas1779 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, can you compare xDuoo TA-6 and TA-20 Plus please?

@Error8x8 5 ай бұрын

What makes a higher end tube amp better than the TA-66? If you use the same tubes wouldn't they sound the same?

@Fckisnotrealnatowefc_nts 3 ай бұрын

I think the answer from this reviewer would be: blablabla blablabla

@necrodh 3 ай бұрын

Yup, only a balanced version can be " better" plus this is already a evolved version of the mighty dark voice .

@Error8x8 3 ай бұрын

@@necrodh That's what I thought. Output power would be the only difference between two OTL amps with the same tubes

@IHearEverythingDude 7 күн бұрын

A darkvoice in a different skin?

@TerraBlacc1 5 ай бұрын

I understand the dark voice has been around for some time, and everyone tends to reference it still, but is it even still possible to buy a new dark voice?

@reptidan 2 ай бұрын

Hmmm, i think this would be a mismatch with a focal clear mg?

@robertrobert2835 2 ай бұрын

Is the sound comparable to Violectric DHA V226?

@donvittoriosierra 3 ай бұрын

Any little Dot mk2 owners that have heard these? I wonder how they compare sonically

@skeza2496 4 ай бұрын

Are these even worth a comparison to the WA7?

@noturnleftunstoned72 5 ай бұрын

We get such crappy pricing here in Canada. unreal.

@MrThacke 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I have an electrician friend in Canada Joel Lagace and it’s depressing for him. I do audio work and field momentum vehicles.

@MrThephonypope 5 ай бұрын

I can find it on Amazon for $340 which converts to $250 USD

@hiraksarma3068 3 ай бұрын

How is TA-26S compared to TA-66.

@alb8390 2 ай бұрын

Following

@kalakalaiand3343 4 ай бұрын

How does this sound with focal utopia?

@dstjepan 2 ай бұрын

Can I hook 600 ohm headphones onto this amp?

3 ай бұрын

Does nobody know the difference between "these days" and "anymore" anymore?

@Nearest_Neighbor Ай бұрын

😢

Ай бұрын

@@danisold both are fine in this instance. But "anymore" is exclusively used in negative or interrogative sentences, e.g.: "We CAN'T do that anymore". Whereas "these days" can be used in these instances, too, e.g: "We CAN'T do that these days". What we wouldn't do, tho, is use "anymore" in a compound clause without a negative/interrogative polarity. So we wouldn't say "We CAN do that anymore", but we may well say "We CAN do that these days".