Ferrum Oor Headphone Amp + Hypsos Power Supply Review
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
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Timestamps...
00:00 Intro
01:03 Pricing
01:43 Reviewing as a Stack
02:26 Power Specs
02:59 Hypsos Features & Build
05:26 Hypsos Setup & Use
11:18 Oor Features & Build
15:34 Sound Intro & Test Gear
17:30 Sound Description
24:42 Minor Sonic Quibble
26:29 Sound Impacts of Adjusting Hypsos Voltage
31:35 Comparisons With V281 & Phonitor X
35:27 Conclusion
Nice job with the review. I have the Hypsos/Oor stack. I bought it to use in a setup put together specifically for and around a Susvara, so my use case for the Ferrum stack may be narrower than most. That said, I could not be more pleased with it and how well it synergizes with the Spring3 KTE and Susvara, and it didn't send me into a second mortgage situation. I could go on and on - let's just call it as, I'm a fan.
Hey Delta, which did you prefer with the Abyss 1266 TC? Hypsos/Oor or V550? Thanks!
I was fortunate enough to get a Soloist GT and the Ferrum stack at the same time. Soloist GT wowed me, but Ferrum stayed with me. I keep it in 22v and use it mostly with Susvara and Holo May. It does everything really well but the masterstroke for me is the balance of nuanced detail and transparency with an inoffensive and slightly warm sound and powerfull bass. It does burn in as well, quite a bit actually, especially the bass opens up.
Are you still happy with it? I've been totally blown away with my Gus X26 Pro since I started feeding it HQPlayer-upsampled DSD signal, I'm re-discovering my Focal Utopia yet again. But I'm still using my A90 and there's so much choice in amplifiers, all of which quickly get very expensive, that I'm not sure if any of those purchases would be worth it. I remember you recommending tubes for the Utopia but I also have the HEKse which I might one day upgrade to the Susvara and at these prices having one amp per headphone sounds a bit too expensive... :-)
@@MistaLova-Lova still on Ferrum, HA6a and May. It's a totl system for Utopia, Susvara and TC. All pieces are amazing with their own character. I would still recommend you to try HA1a, and probably Soloist 3xp as a SS option. Roll tubes and op amps, have fun :) People say Gustard R26 is also amazing, haven't heard either just yet. My mext pieces will probably be Holo Bliss and Woo WA5LE ... but this is going into kilobucks 😱
@@krisrudecki9477 Thanks mate, I think I owe it to myself to try these products. The experience I describe above has once again made me realise that my Utopias are so wonderfully transparent and keep scaling with every change I make (they're so great at showing differences between different HQPlayer filters, for example). The HEKse cannot keep up with them so I'm considering getting the Susvara at some point or waiting for more ZMF Caldera reviews to come out.
I'll definitely need to try the tubes to see what they bring to the table. I've also been thinking about the Soloist since it should be powerful enough for the Susvaras. As for other headphones - is the difference between the 3XP and the A90 significant enough to justify this upgrade?
@@MistaLova-Lova Burson amps have their own character and are generally good value. I was not a fan of the GT due to active cooling etc. but still a good amp, but for me wasn't as good of a proposition as Ferrum, Volot and now Bliss. I haven't heard the A90D, but if it's anything like THX amps Soloist will be a lot more lively.
@@krisrudecki9477 Thanks, I'll give the Soloist a try, I think it might make a difference at this level when I'm even hearing differences between different HQPlayer filters (try gauss-long - its depth is unmatched!). Is the Soloist good enough for the Susvara too so as to make the Sus sound decidedly better than the HEKse?
I just got these and immediately loved the sound. Just as you described, no standout features unless you count just plain sounding great top to bottom.
Your take on the Ferrum stack reflects mine. The "wow" factor is missing but overall I'm still happy with it as it seems to do almost everything very good sonically. I'm hoping you will have the opportunity to review the new Ferrum Wandla (the standalone DAC) this year.
Do you like the Ferrum Orr and Hypsos, more than the Schiit Lyr+?
Can anyone share their experience with bass control and bass tightness in direct comparison to Phonitor X or XE?
I’m glad I bought the Burson Soloist GT after watching your review. I wanted a wow factor and huge stage for that kinda money. This was the other amp I was considering. I have an A90, that’s plenty “right down the middle” and cheaper.
I heard the Ferrum stack but preferred the Soloist GT, it is more spacious sounding & you could change it’s sound with opamps which is great.
Try a mini/micro forward firing subwoofer with it, thank me later ; )
@@sjqideez6626 yea, burson will get even better with higher end op amps and supercharger 5a
I agree the SS2590s x 4 made the amp from decent to great and a keeper for me at JM Audio I need the best to test and my Ray Samuels Apache and Prautes even it all out when testing hp's like the XTC@@RyuMasterEX
what do you think of the Lake Lake People G111 MKII? is better than the Lake People G111?
The variac Eddie used essentially made the power transformer in his amps sag.
That’s how it changed the sound.
Any plan for a Dan Clark Expanse review.
You think this is just on par with v281? I thought its a overall much better product since its competing with v550 so some claim its on par with Niimbus
There is actually more adjustability like "4T Sensing" and "Spread Spectrum"... read the whitepaper of the Hypsos.
Just when you think that dumping your tube amps in favor of solid state has banished your audio nervosa, someone goes and designs a power supply for your solid state with variable voltage.
Don’t forget Nigel Tufnell from Spinal Tap. Does this Ferum amp really go to Eleven? 🤔
When all you want is the safe choice, lol.
I’m fortunately unable to hear differences in dac/amps. Yes, I’ve tried dozens. Headphones and speakers I can absolutely tell the difference. If the front end gear effected the final sound this much I’d be out of the hobby.
Lucky you 😮
@@krisrudecki9477 Not really, not knowing which gear OP has been testing with, it could be oh yeah we wouldn't expect much different with those headphones / amps.There's zero intel about how we could value this undefined 'experience'.
I could duplicate such an experience if I'd pick certain amps & headphones quite easily....
So 1000$ plus for a damn power supply. I just don't get it. You can buy a great streamer with that!
I can’t comment on if it’s worth the cost to you or not but what other power supplies let you change the voltage with a knob to tweak the sound? Personally I think $1000 for a streamer can sound equally insane on paper when you can get a WiiM mini for $99. But people find ways to rationalize anything like this streamer has a screen or a high quality dac, yadayada.
@@mikeg2491 By streamer, I meant some all in one system with a DAC. Still useless and overpriced but I doubt that power knob does anything to the sound beside some weird distortion
@@Karim-ik5ij did you watch the video? He talks about how Eddie Van Halen would routinely affect the sound out of his guitar amp by messing around with the voltage output. It’s the same principle. It might make neutral snobs gasp in horror but some of us like playing around with equipment to make our headphones or speakers sound different.
@@mikeg2491 Thanks for the information. I'm a skeptic at heart and have read a lot reviews saying you might as well just EQ the sound. However, I like to tinker at heart so I may just get this
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We could buy 5 Topping A90 Discretes for the same price as this stack which can drive about everything as well and doesn't do anything wrong. Combine this with you not testing the amp without powersupply makes this a very easy thumbs down...
There's a huge difference between "great gear" from 1k category vs 3k and so on. Up to around 10k a piece you often get what you pay for 🤫
Go for it, I got 5x more enjoyment from the Ferrum stack than the A90D
I feel like this topping stuff is bordering on cult tier. If you like your cheap Chinese toy box that all sound the same then good for you, but it’s weird people have a problem with others who like nice sturdy equipment that lets you tinker around and play with the sound. At the end of the day it’s a hobby, not a science project. There is a time and place for neutral sound but most of the time I want to have fun.
So, not outstanding?
Safe?
Try Convince me audios review of Lcd5 with this.
I own Oor/ Hypsos, i pair with Lcd5, Chord Qutest and Mscaler , its definitely not safe, definitely not uninteresting
The only negative he said was the soundstage. Looking T your setup, the lcd has non, the quetest is also small and the OOR is not helping, so you are lacking in width for sure. If you introduce an R2R in your setup you’ll get more if needed!
@@fabriziosiano7210 Qutest has very wide sound stage, like all Chord dacs, its one of their core strenghts. Maybe you had Qutest on a rubbish PSU etc. to get a collapsed stage 🤷♂️
I apparently didn't stress enough that I like the Ferrum stack quite a bit. I tried to stress it's not boring, but it is a jack of all trades master of none kind of product. That's OK! Not many products go for that in the hi end so that aspect is its outstanding feature. That's just hard to pick out by listening and I'm trying to help manage expectations on this stack. Add in that it drives everything with relative ease and the hypsos offers some interesting fine tuning options and this stack very ably fills a niche not previously filled.
@@fabriziosiano7210 well, thats an interesting view, it shows why so many different set ups are selling.
But then i tried Meze Elites , and novwaycwould i buy them.
@@annarobertson8320 it´s really GREAT with Empyrean or Elite 🙂
"1,000$+"
im out.
A thousand bucks for a power supply... Nope, I'm out. This hobby can be pretty stupid sometimes.