And the BL has a pseudo 3.5 mm balanced circuit. The BL has the choice of two audio filters, the TR-Amp does not. The EarMen TR-amp is more versatile in this respect. The BL is warmer sounding and therefore more limited to the more neutral headphones/earphones, it may sound muffled with warm earphones/headphones. The more powerful TR-amp is rather designed towards full-sized cans with its 6.3 mm output – whereas the BL caters more to the less power hungry peripherals…although both play both well. The BL does not drive the Sennheiser HD 600 as well as the TR-amp, but it has two 3.5 mm outputs, one of which (“ IE Match“) offers increased output impedance for sensitive iems. 350 mW 32Ω) – both feature a 3700 mAh battery. I can only offer the $199 British nano iDSD Black Label (“BL”), which is a bit smaller and less powerful (285 mW vs. What I’d like to see is a gain switch for easier volume fine adjustments with sensitive earphones. Sonic results will vary with different amps connected. ![]() This is only valid for this particular setup. Using the EarMen TR-amp with as a pre-amp (“Pre-Out”) and dac (“Direct”) with the warmer Schiit amp adds a bit of colour and results in added power and heft. The EarMen TR-amp simply works and has been for quite some time for me. It is really boring to report the sound of an amp that does not alter music and reproduces it as should be. But it brought out the bassy side of these naturally bassy iems without muddying or congesting the sound. ![]() I also could never hear any noticeable hiss, not even with the sensitive 16 Ω Sennheiser IE 300. The TR-amp preserves the music’s midrange clarity and brings vocals out intimately. The image has a good volume and body, it does neither sound lean or syrupy thick. The punch is natural and works with electronic, rock, and acoustic music such as symphony or jazz. Straddling that thin line, it allows for harmonizing with both, neutral and warm headphones/earphones.Įxtension towards both ends is very good and so are headroom, sense of space, and dynamics. The EarMen TR-amp, just like the Sparrow, produces a neutral sound with a tinge of warmth added to spare us from a clinical, lifeless, or overwhelming sonic reproduction. …as dac AND pre-amp with Schiit Magni 2 Uber, sourced by MacBook.…as dac-amp with MacBook plus headphones/earphones.The “ingredients” of the EarMen TR-amp are top notch, but how good is the “cooked meal”? Such a device works well with your phone on the go (if you like strapping it around it), but it can also be deployed as a desktop amp, and it can also be used as pre-amp or dac, when connected to a “bigger” dedicated headphone amplifier. Apple camera adapter, ddHifi TC28i adapter Schiit Magni 2U headphone amplifier with Audioquest Forest and Snake Oil Taipan RCA interconnects 300 Ω Sennheiser HD 600 headphone, 16 Ω Sennheiser IE 300 earphone. ![]() Equipment used: EarMen TR-amp Macbook Air, iPhone SE 1st gen.
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