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  • @ZReviews
    @ZReviews  Před 3 lety

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  • @k.-flynn
    @k.-flynn Před 3 lety +45

    someone should create a channel just for good knobs, knob enthusiasts

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety +23

      There is a KNOBFEEL channel or guy. He is out there. No words. Just noises. I want that job.

    • @tysontyson1244
      @tysontyson1244 Před 3 lety +4

      HAHA! He said knob enthusiasts.

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety +4

      @@tysontyson1244 HUGE KNOB Enthusiast

    • @betaomega04
      @betaomega04 Před 3 lety +3

      @@ZReviews My wife is the knob enthusiast in our household.

    • @edithboozy1000
      @edithboozy1000 Před 3 lety

      @@betaomega04 Your sister is

  • @baktashzameer4193
    @baktashzameer4193 Před 3 lety +2

    Yes, the gain switch makes my headphones pop. Tested on my own liquid gold x. Thanks for the review!

  • @scottl8089
    @scottl8089 Před 3 lety +17

    When released, the original Cavalli Liquid Gold was priced at $6450. It eventually came down a few thousand, but was worth every penny. Still the best SS amp I've ever heard.
    Also the circuit protection initialization sequence takes like 5-6 minutes. No joke.

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety +5

      Now I kinda want

    • @429077303
      @429077303 Před 3 lety +1

      The original liquid gold is also the best amp I have ever heard

    • @adaniel2929
      @adaniel2929 Před 3 lety

      Wasn't that the giant hybrid amp that had switches for tube voltage and tube socket choice, with the ability to use a pair of 6sn7/12sn7 or a pair of ecc88/equivelant 12v tube?

    • @brianpacheco1927
      @brianpacheco1927 Před 2 lety

      Is 2.7k still a good price for one? I'm wondering if I should get one to pair with my LCD-4s.

  • @12346798Mann
    @12346798Mann Před 3 lety +5

    knobs are serious business. I built a numpad with a knob to go with my custom 68 key keyboard. I ordered a bunch of different rotary encoders and knobs from china and the one I kept was a solit aluminium knob, made the feel so much better

  • @MrZzul
    @MrZzul Před 3 lety +1

    I have an original liquid gold. Gain switch does pop. Never used it until this video. Amp is deafeningly loud on low gain with any set of cans I have thrown at it - low sensitivity to high sensitivity.

  • @TyFree1993
    @TyFree1993 Před 3 lety +1

    I love that the KPH30i scale. Listening to this review with them wondering if I even need the HD58X.

  • @FabioKasper
    @FabioKasper Před 3 lety +7

    This amp was designed to be used with the balanced output. The SE output is there just for convenience.

    • @st0rm4g3dd0n
      @st0rm4g3dd0n Před 3 lety

      pretty sure that's the case for all balanced amps tbh

  • @chalkball9397
    @chalkball9397 Před 3 lety +4

    Hey Zeos you seem to like it a lot more than your review of the liquid Platinum, how would you compare them?

  • @cybergod77
    @cybergod77 Před 3 lety +6

    SQ wise, wonder how it compares to the liquid platinum dac + tube amp combo

  • @HiFiGOAudio
    @HiFiGOAudio Před 3 lety +1

    This pretty device holds some serious power it seems!!

  • @TheTimmysn
    @TheTimmysn Před 3 lety +1

    with all that popping, they shoulda called it the liquid butter

  • @adam99x2004
    @adam99x2004 Před 3 lety +2

    "PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT!"

  • @Penpen2crayon
    @Penpen2crayon Před 3 lety +1

    That intro took me baaaack

  • @Princeton_James
    @Princeton_James Před 3 lety

    Looks like a huge liquid spark which is an amazing amp. Yeah I know it doesn't beat Schiit or JDS but it's still really good with the best build quality. I'm a happy owner of all 3. I can't get rid of any of them.

  • @screwb1882
    @screwb1882 Před 3 lety +1

    Should make a cheaper version without the DAC. The lack off analog outs makes this unusable for me.

  • @shreddherring
    @shreddherring Před 3 lety +1

    I wonder how this would compare with a sennheiser hdv820, just comparing them as amps, not as dacs

  • @GraDesigns
    @GraDesigns Před 3 lety +1

    intro song when Zeos pulls out the headphones
    Scientist - Dance of the Vampires

  • @Vysair
    @Vysair Před 3 lety +2

    I'm surprised there's no gold digger joke

  • @hvskyline1368
    @hvskyline1368 Před 3 lety +3

    Are you gonna review that liquid spark dac cuz I have the amp and I would love a stack 😍😍

  • @springbay1
    @springbay1 Před 3 lety +3

    One would think you might bring out the 600ohm Beyers when you are showing a powerful amp.

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety +5

      THAT.. is a good point. Shit

  • @dmtphone
    @dmtphone Před 3 lety +2

    Serious flaw with both this and the monolith dac amp. No balanced out means the good dacs are wasted cause you cant drive another amp. At least on the gold the balanced ins arent digitized first.

  • @piotrhermaniuk5998
    @piotrhermaniuk5998 Před 3 lety +3

    But how would they run the DT880?

  • @kukritsukawat4774
    @kukritsukawat4774 Před 3 lety +1

    (Small subtle led indicators light) Zeo : my room is not even bright and I can barely see it, I freaking hate this led
    (Big bright led indicators light) Zeo : it so bright I can see it from the next room ,are they try to blind me ?I freaking hate this led
    =Zeo freaking hate leds.

  • @ThevenimX
    @ThevenimX Před 3 lety +1

    I hear liquid gold and think Velveta

  • @fredericktennant9151
    @fredericktennant9151 Před 3 lety

    Dude love the tunes from GTA but you know that you can get the CD Scientist Rids the World of the evil curse of the vampires its a great album

  • @Smitty_Werbenjagermanjenson

    Z, check out the Willsenton R8. Good platinum material

  • @dyrik
    @dyrik Před 3 lety

    If you play basketball you should definitely get this

  • @swschilke
    @swschilke Před 3 lety +1

    Hallo, did you ever do a behind the scenes video about how you produce your videos? I assume a camera with a headband 🤔 what / how do you record the audio? Thanks

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety +3

      Hero8 and Hero4 have good mics. I just use those. The Hero5 sounded like ass.

  • @pedecia
    @pedecia Před 3 lety

    Zeos where did you put the three THX789? Sold them?

  • @nairbil
    @nairbil Před 3 lety +2

    Lack of speaker outs is a tough pill to swallow

  • @kinwu6817
    @kinwu6817 Před 2 lety

    I bought this a few months back. Should i buy a power conditioner for it? and yes I'm a noob.

  • @Liquidlnsanity
    @Liquidlnsanity Před 3 lety

    Can you recommend the pad swap for the HE 5XX? I love the sound but can't stand the stiff pads.

  • @Grooverski
    @Grooverski Před 3 lety

    Good job.

  • @shervinav594
    @shervinav594 Před 3 lety

    Gi how do display the cartoon images...is that a led display!!

  • @besi1974
    @besi1974 Před rokem

    not many reviews out there but u can count on Z! picked this up for $250. great amp , have to pick up a balanced cable to take it to another level.

  • @kenneyt9
    @kenneyt9 Před rokem

    Hey, do you remember or can you check if this comes with a europe plug? thanks :)

  • @dominicgreen115
    @dominicgreen115 Před 3 lety +2

    You and your brother should do a "Mystery Science Theater" style episode watching a bad old move and talking over it.

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety +1

      Every thursday is movie night. We pretty much do that.

    • @dominicgreen115
      @dominicgreen115 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ZReviews If it was published I would watch for sure. lol

  • @the14u36
    @the14u36 Před 2 lety

    Just got the little monolithic today out of the box 20 min volume striped. Anyone have the same issue

  • @ADesertVoice
    @ADesertVoice Před 3 lety +9

    I have confirmed that this whole "audiophile" thing is an enthusiast thing or a "hobby". A lot of the reviews are just to promote "new" gadgets/devices and its more about hype than anything else. After a certain price point I don't think any of these reviewers can truly justify if some device is "better" than another. I mean didn't we just say that Topping A90 was the "best" just a couple months ago? LOL...funny shit. I have stopped caring.

    • @spud1300
      @spud1300 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm with you.... I have an old gaming Astro mixamp, HD598's and want to jump in with something substantial. It is a massive headache trying to sift through everyone's reviews ranging from Topping to JDS to SMSL to SCHIIT to IFI..... they all say something is the best, and then a month later something is even better. Cheaper equipment they say is incredible, but then they take a dump on it whenever they review something more expensive. This landscape seems to move even faster than computer parts, had no idea. Sheesh.

    • @unclemiketheinformant6554
      @unclemiketheinformant6554 Před 3 lety +2

      Yep, it's all hype and most reviewers never even bother to quantify their VERY subjective opinions. Willful ignorance of any kind of audio science is all too welcome with audiophiles. Sadly, most audiophile reviewers rely on affiliate links as a large chunk of income, so it does them no good to say a product is bad.

    • @user-os6xz3ig9f
      @user-os6xz3ig9f Před 3 lety

      @@unclemiketheinformant6554 "Most reviewers" sounds suspiciously like "those people". Prejudice, much? The term is promoted negatively by reviewers who need to belittle the opinions of others, and by the "sour grape" types. These new self proclaimed consumer advocates are merely a form of entertainment, and their opinions are all have the same color - green, if you get my drift.

    • @unclemiketheinformant6554
      @unclemiketheinformant6554 Před 3 lety +1

      @@user-os6xz3ig9f Which reviewer's burner account is this?

    • @user-os6xz3ig9f
      @user-os6xz3ig9f Před 3 lety

      @@unclemiketheinformant6554 All of them. It's a ubiquitous stereotype. Like Japanese soldiers with buck teeth and glasses, old people who can't remember everything and liberals who cry a lot.

  • @rondobeyondo14
    @rondobeyondo14 Před 3 lety

    Zeos, how do you think this would work with the Abyss 1266 Phi TC?

  • @Sonatafade
    @Sonatafade Před 3 lety

    You're not ready for zardoz!

  • @clintonmoffat3072
    @clintonmoffat3072 Před 3 lety +2

    Zeos loves playing with his knob :-D

  • @user-lj1ve4ml1t
    @user-lj1ve4ml1t Před 3 lety

    What are some good headphones under 100 over-ear

  • @MSPstance
    @MSPstance Před 3 lety

    i hope you ment GLASS window :)

  • @s4b3r110
    @s4b3r110 Před 3 lety

    Maybe a bit offtopic, but just maybe.
    Could you replace oder repaint the red shelf?
    This thing is hugly ... Hugely ugly.
    Distracted me the whole time 😅

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety

      Its moving. Im moving to another part of the basement.

  • @randomdragon639
    @randomdragon639 Před 3 lety +2

    i have hifiman HE-4xx and im looking for babys first dac/amp to power them any suggestions (i don't really know what im talking about)

    • @user-bg5yb1me8b
      @user-bg5yb1me8b Před 3 lety +6

      i think z would suggest ifi zen dac

    • @k.-flynn
      @k.-flynn Před 3 lety

      Schitt fulla

    • @BPaul803
      @BPaul803 Před 3 lety +2

      The Ifi Zen Dac is a good recommendation. If you don't mind 2 components, the little JDS labs atom stack or Schiit audio modi/magni combo are also worth thinking about. Try not to go too crazy making a decision; it's hard to really go wrong currently

    • @hangengjoo7831
      @hangengjoo7831 Před 3 lety +1

      I got the Zen DAC, now waiting for my HE400i ver 2020 , looking forward to it.

    • @mistafishman
      @mistafishman Před 3 lety

      I have the Zen Dac with HE-400i’s. It sounds great. Definitely a safe bet. (Also, it has USB 3.0 but it works fine on USB 2) I’m getting a linear power supply for it from aliexpress too, curious what it’ll do for it.

  • @Damien_N
    @Damien_N Před 3 lety

    Is this the evil counterpart to the Sony TA-ZH1ES?

    • @springbay1
      @springbay1 Před 3 lety

      You mean you would use the TA-ZH1ES DAC to feed this one?

  • @stabbed4665
    @stabbed4665 Před 3 lety

    Hey I'm wondering if the monoprice retros are still a good buy in 2020?

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety

      For price and bass. Still yes.

  • @SuperEnforcer88
    @SuperEnforcer88 Před 3 lety

    This with the beyerdynamic 880 600Ω?

  • @CosmicMindSense
    @CosmicMindSense Před 3 lety

    Bought yourself a house ? cool !

  • @psycodoood
    @psycodoood Před 3 lety +1

    Is there going to be a review of Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7b? yes the "B"s

  • @brydon10
    @brydon10 Před 3 lety

    How many watts does it use from the wall?

  • @Dan-u1l
    @Dan-u1l Před 3 lety

    Would these power the dt 880 600 ohms?

  • @aceofspades6667
    @aceofspades6667 Před 3 lety +1

    Burson Conductor 3XR / 3XP would probably get my $ before this.... I'm not a fan taking a fancy badge and slapping it on generic equipment... I'm sure this is fine but it's not the OG LAU.

  • @edithboozy1000
    @edithboozy1000 Před 3 lety +1

    When you have no idea what you're talking about:
    That is a class A 'ooooohh' amp.
    That is a not class A fucking stellar linear amp.
    This is an 'oooohh' amp.
    🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

  • @eldonmonroe6030
    @eldonmonroe6030 Před 3 lety

    Spotify has all the GTA Albums in what seems Hi Rez.

  • @jokosch2785
    @jokosch2785 Před 3 lety

    is That Scientist - Your Teeth In My Neck at the beginning?

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety

      KJAH Radio from GTA3

    • @jokosch2785
      @jokosch2785 Před 3 lety

      @@ZReviews Thats where i know it from too but i love the album so much!

  • @LeWpD
    @LeWpD Před 3 lety

    Aquila 2 beats this :)

  • @moes2168
    @moes2168 Před 3 lety +2

    This guy LITERALLY bought a house by selling placebo. I don't blame him, companies have made millions selling placebo in the world of "high end audio". So I don't mind seeing someone taking a slice of it and playing along.
    I'm not saying these high $ equipment isn't good or as good as the lowest priced equipment but there is a threshold. A point of diminishing returns. In audio, you can reach that point REALLY REALLY quickly with very affordable gear. After which it's mostly just placebo you're paying thousands more for.

  • @mistafishman
    @mistafishman Před 3 lety

    Mac n Cheese amp

  • @lextr3110
    @lextr3110 Před 3 lety

    crosstalk -88db hahaha

  • @jorgeolafsen4991
    @jorgeolafsen4991 Před 3 lety

    Here's the spec's - $9999

  • @emeerhakeem532
    @emeerhakeem532 Před 3 lety

    But can it drive dt 880 600 ohm?

    • @RathOX
      @RathOX Před 3 lety

      Most things can, the 600ohms arent hard to drive its a meme.

    • @emeerhakeem532
      @emeerhakeem532 Před 3 lety

      @@RathOXYeah, i know its just a meme. My L30 can drive them just fine

  • @fatdoi003
    @fatdoi003 Před 3 lety +8

    $1000 still uses brick transformer... Kidding me?

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety +1

      Keep that 110V away from the main body? If the unit isn't using anything of a different voltage from an Audiophile standpoint this is fine.

    • @Tacet137
      @Tacet137 Před 3 lety +1

      $1000 old dac chip, no preamp, no 4.4mm, no stepped attenuator... just like who would buy this?

    • @tenveri
      @tenveri Před 3 lety +4

      "old dac chip" it's an AK4993 hardly old by any standard but ok

    • @Tacet137
      @Tacet137 Před 3 lety

      @@tenveri for 1k$ you can have AK4499

    • @boboiboy9350
      @boboiboy9350 Před 3 lety

      @@Tacet137 what does newer dac chip bring into improvement other than useless high res decoder? sound quality? 😂

  • @exodusvelo
    @exodusvelo Před 3 lety

    If the device is a piece of shit really, not to mention it is not worth those 1000 buck, why the ffffff you don't say it? you are not a reviewer, you are a publicist.

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety +1

      This comment is a piece of shit really, not to mentions nobody will reply to it, why the fffffff you did say it? you are not a commenter, you are a troll.

  • @johnlanser1951
    @johnlanser1951 Před 3 lety

    How does it compare to the liquid platinum with telefuckin tubes?

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety +1

      I try not to directly compare Tubes to SS. I remember liking both.

  • @marcob.7801
    @marcob.7801 Před 3 lety

    My god brother...you do ramble,....on and on and on! Get to the POINT!

  • @mikematthews8573
    @mikematthews8573 Před 3 lety

    Does Mommy know about your headphones?🤭

  • @ronniefranks4351
    @ronniefranks4351 Před 3 lety

    FPV sucks!

  • @leondre1508
    @leondre1508 Před 3 lety +1

    Too bad it's ugly as sin.

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Před 3 lety +2

      We have very different tastes.

    • @leondre1508
      @leondre1508 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ZReviews I'm a huge fan of the old black box Cavalli designs, especially the crimson. This one not so much.