Quick Take: LTA Z10e - Swiss-army ZOTL headphone, estat, speaker amp
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- A not so short take on the 3-in-1 Linear Tube Audio's Z10e unit that supports conventional and electrostatic headphones, plus speakers!
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Thanks for taking the time to review the Z10e! ~Nicholas
Technical note from the folks at LTA:
Those two silver horizontal cylinders on the right are the two 12AU7 preamp tubes, and that preamp circuit (the vertically-mounted board those tubes are connected to) is a Berning-designed tube-based balanced-to-single-ended conversion circuit (that's a lot of hyphens!), which handles that part of the equation. Figured you'd want to know.
Heard this at canjam SoCal 2022 and it was one of my fav amps at the show
I like your reviews; get to see the product clear & close up 👍
Considered this before an an all in one solution with efficient speakers. Had a hard time with pricing given how little there is inside; without transformers (expensive) I’m not sure why it still costs this much.
Also, should have two taps for e stats imo.
would have been good to know what you compared these against, and also the DAC used.
Would it be also possible to use iems with this - e.g. the Elysian Annihilator or the Empire Ears Odin? I'm more of an iem guy than a headphone guy - looking for a decent tube amp, came across this and just curious.
I'm not an IEM guy so I can't say with any certainty but this amp has very dark background and a low level output, so... maybe?
Thanks for the review! What are some of the better amps you've paired with the Susvara?
I should really do a video about living with the Susvara for a few years now and what I've tried and liked. But to quickly answer your question...
Enlum AMP-23R and Ampsandsound Agratha are my favorites to date.
@@SineCraftAudio Oh awesome, good to know! Thanks for the response, I'm a big fan of your reviews!
I really recommend Mytek Empire for the Susvara
Could you recommend a DAC which pairs well with the LTA Z10e?
Yes, the LTA Aero DAC!
For everyone who is reading :this is the amp to go with the x9000
I'm planning to sample that combination in the not too distant future :)
@@SineCraftAudio me too 🙂
It's very hard to get the x9k though since it's sold out everywhere