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NOVO推出后,在几个热心发烧友的推动下,在全世界最大的耳机论坛HEAD-FI上发起过一个巡回试听NOVO的活动. 参加试听的有些只是普通烧友,但也有几位是很有资历的高级烧友,在仔细听过NOVO后写出长篇评论. 下面我摘译部分. (我自己最近没空再写NOVO的进一步听感,大家先看看国外的吧.)
第一篇是一位叫"耳机狂"(HeadphoneAddict)的超级会员的长篇听感帖.
The Novo has an MSRP of $400 plus S&H and will include a universal switching wall wart (SMPS). The units are RoHS compliant. There is the option of purchasing an upgraded PSU1 directly from Graham or one of his dealers. On the back there are two sets of RCA’s. The second is a pass through which I think it is convenient especially for those on a budget and have a source with just one set of rca outputs. It might be of interest for those who are into building kits and tweaking that Graham will be offering the Novo in a kit form for 120 BP (roughly $240). Finally, there is a ground post on the back panel. Mrarroyo and other testers felt it removes the nastiness inherent w/ switching power supplies. I will be testing it tomorrow with a Sigma 11 PSU, and also with the stock wallwart plugged into a Travagans Black 24v in/out power conditioner. Right now, my whole rig is plugged into a Belkin 6-outlet home theater power conditioner. (NOVO是一台400美金价格的带开关电源的耳放. 也可以选择购买PUS1豪华版电源类配它 ...... 我明天会用一个Sigma 11电源来试听它. 同时也会配合原配的开关电源试听,但会先经过Travagans Black的24V的电源处理器. 目前,我的全套系统是插在一只Belkin的六孔排插上.)
Throughout my time with the NOVO, I did some comparisons with several other headphone amplifiers - I tried my CD-5001 headphone out, NuForce Icon ($250), Apogee mini-DAC headphone out ($1095), Dark Voice 336i (with JAC CRC RCA 5692/JAN CRC RCA 6AS7G) $420 with tubes and Fitz Mod, Single Power Square Wave XL with the Blackgates upgrade (MSRP $1250), and Woo WA6 maxed with Pseudo Dual Power Supply (RCA 6DE7/Sophia Princess) (MSRP $1250 with mods/tube upgrades). Headphones used during my time with the NOVO included RS-1, Edition 9, HD600, Denon D2000, AKG K240M, Yamaha HP-1 orthodynamic, MS-1, Livewires custom IEM, Freq Show IEM and Klipsch Image X10 IEM. (我在试听NOVO耳放时,是把它和另外几台耳放做了比较的. 我尝试的包括CD-5001的耳机孔直推,价值250美元的NuForce Icon,价值1095美元的Mini-DAC耳机口直推,价值420美金的黑嗓336i耳机放大器,价值1250美金的Single Power Square Wave XL升级版耳放,价值1250美金的Woo WA6电源加强版耳放. 试听时用到的耳机包括RS1,HD600,天龙D2000,AKG 240M,雅马哈HP-1,Orthodynamic MS-1,以及几副入耳耳塞.)
Anyway, I hooked it up right away to my Apogee mini-DAC line out using my best interconnects, ALO SXC and anti-cables (which I just posted a review about). Then I grabbed my HD600 with APS V3 cable and I listened to it for a couple of hours right away. My preliminary thoughts/1st impression were that this is a very good sounding amp. It's actually surprising how good and close all these amps can be to each other with a good source and headphones, but there are differences that can identify each amp by their sonic signature.
(我把系统接入Apogee Mini-DAC解码器,用的线材是我手头最好的ALO SXC和anti-cables. 我把HD600的耳机线升级为APS V3线,随后听了几个小时. 我的最初感想是,NOVO是一挨非常好声的耳放. 它音质之好令我吃惊,同时在好的音源和耳机下,这些耳放的音质差距很近. 但每台耳放还是有着自己的性格,彼此可以区分开.)
Upon arrival, The NOVO had 240 of the recommended 350-400 hours on it for burn-in. It did improve between 240 and 330 hours, so it may sound even better at 400-500 hours (recommended 350-400 hours). But, I have not heard much in the way of changes since the 330 hour milestone last night. Right out of the box I thought it sounded almost exactly like my Dark Voice 336i which I paid $420 shipped after adding in the tubes and Fitz mod. That is a very good amp, which I still own even though I bought a superior Woo WA6 to replace it 6 months ago. I just can't bring myself to part with the 336i, being my first real home amp (and the fact that I have another $450+ worth of tubes for it stashed away). As the NOVO matures it has put just a little more distance between itself and the Dark Voice as it improves, and the remainder of the review was done with 330-355 hours on it.
(到达我这里时,NOVO耳放已经使用了240小时,而推荐的煲机时间是350-400小时. 在240小时和330小时之间它确实在进步. 所以当它用到四五百小时后,应当会更好. 一开始听时,我觉得它和我花了420美金的摩改版黑嗓336i声音基本是一样的. 那是一台非常好声的耳放,尽管我半年前买了一台超级好的Woo WA6耳放,还是保留着它. )
In doing further comparisons, I found the NOVO also has more detail and separation and crispness than my Nuforce Icon headphone out, and this was pretty easy to hear the differences (I've always said the Nuforce headphone out isn't quite as good as it's speaker out that I use to drive stats). The NOVO is fairly forward in it's sound, but it's not quite as forward as the headphone out of the Apogee mini-DAC. So I believe I like it slightly more than the Apogee headphone out, just like I prefer my 336i. As I said before, the Novo, the DV336i with good tubes and the Apogee mini-DAC headphone out are all very close to each other in sound - my preferences can easily change depending on the music or headphones.
(随着进一步的试听比较,我发觉NOVO比起NuForce Icon的耳机口来要有更多的细节和分离度,声音也更清晰. 这些区别都很容易听出来. NOVO的声音有些前冲,但Mini-DAC的耳机口比它更加前冲,所以我觉得我喜欢NOVO的声音更多一些. )
But in this case, with any my full size headphones I now like the NOVO (now having 355 hours on it) slightly more than the Dark Voice 336i or the Apogee's headphone out (and certainly above the NuForce). As the NOVO has matured it has become smoother and more refined, taking on the same rich mids as my 336i amp but with smoother highs than my 336i. The NOVO's bass also filled in during burn-in and at the same time developed more control; providing more impact than the Apogee, and better control than the 336i or the other lesser amps. It is also more transparent and powerful than my Meier Headfive, which I tend to think of as a very nice warm sounding compact SS amp that is only slightly below my Travagans Red. While the Headfive runs out of steam at loud volumes with the Grado RS-1, the NOVO still has plenty of power in reserve.
(在试听我的头戴式耳机时,我现在更喜欢煲了335小时的NOVO,胜过黑嗓336i,胜过Mini-DAC直推. NOVO随着使用的加深声音变得越来越顺滑,精致,中频和336i 一样地丰富,而高频比336i 更为柔顺. 煲机过程中NOVO的低频也加强了,控制力不断提升,低频冲击力超过了Mini-DAC直推,低频控制力超过了336i. 它也比起我的Meier Headfive声音更为透明和有力. 当Headfive驱动RS1在大音量时逐渐失去控制时,NOVO仍有充裕的余量.)
During burn-in it seemed to become less forward, and closer to the Single Power or WA6 soundstage. Out of the box the soundstage was a bit smaller and more compressed than the Square Wave or Woo WA6, which are more expansive, immersive and less forward (but still bigger than the Nuforce and CD5001 headphone out). Somehow the Apogee manages to be more forward but wider at the same time. As the NOVO matures the soundstage has widened as well, although it is still not as wide and expansive as my Single Power or Woo WA6 it is very acceptable. Otherwise detail and frequency balance in the NOVO seem spot on, and it seems to be a fast amp as well.
(在煲机期间NOVO的声音逐渐不那么前冲了,和Single Power或者Woo WA6的声场越来越接近. 在刚开声时,NOVO的声场有些偏小,比Single Power或Woo WA6耳放要压缩一些. Single Power及Woo的声场要宽阔得多,声音也不那么前冲. Apogee Mini-DAC的直推则声音前冲,但声场也宽. 当NOVO逐渐热身后,声场变宽,虽然仍不如Single Power或者Woo WA6那么宽,但已完全可以接受. 其他方面,如细节和频响平衡等,NOVO都恰到好处,速度有些偏快. )
It is also very quiet with no noise when used with any of my full size headphones and my Klipsch Image X10, and I have only listened with the ground wire grounded. With my very sensitive custom IEM (Livewires and Freq Show), there is very good low volume channel balance for quiet listening, like when falling asleep. But with or without interconnects going into the amp there is a little bit of hiss heard as I go past 10-11 o'clock on the volume knob (at which point the volume knob fell off - fixed with a hex wrench). Upon reconnecting the interconnects that 11 o'clock volume setting had the music playing as loud as I would ever listen to it. So the hiss would never come close to intruding into the music, even between songs. As a reference point, with my highly sensitive custom IEM plugged into my Single Power Square Wave XL, I don't hear any hiss till 2 o'clock (ear damaging/earphone killing volume levels) and the max hiss is less than with the NOVO. Nevertheless, the NOVO's hiss level with IEM is negligible in contrast to the music volume levels. And, it sounds very nice and enjoyable with all my custom IEM and Klipsch Image X10 (my portable USB DAC amps all seem to be quieter than my desktop amps - big surprise).
(NOVO在用我的头戴耳机,或者Klipsch Image X10入耳耳塞时,非常宁静没有底噪. 我聆听时是接了地线的. 在听我的两副高度灵敏的定制耳塞时,小音量下的声道平衡度做得非常好. 但不管我接或不接信号线,当把音量开到10-11点后,有一点点嘶声. 重新接上信号线后,发觉10-11点的音量是我绝对不会使用的超大音量. 所以这点噪声绝不会干扰音乐欣赏,即使是在歌曲之间的安静间隔里. 把我的定制耳塞插入Single Power耳放,会发觉知道下午2点的位置才开始出现底噪,最大底噪比NOVO略小. 无论如何NOVO在驱动入耳耳塞时的底噪水平是可以忽略的,同时它和我的定制入耳耳塞,Klipsch Image X10都配合得很好. )
I have not been able to directly compare it to my Travagans Red (MSRP $190 + $50 opamp upgrade). But previously I've compared the headphone out of the CD5001 vs Nuforce and Apogee's and Travagans Red (stock and with AD743 or OPA627). During that comparison I felt the Red was better than the Nuforce or CD5001, and almost as good as the Apogee HP out. But with the AD743 opamps I felt the Red was pretty close in performance to the Apogee headphone out. Based on those findings, I can conclude that the NOVO would be a little above the Red as well, since it is slightly ahead of the Apogee. Interestingly, the Apogee is less forward with high impedance headphones like HD600 and AKG K240M than it is with my low impedance phones like D2000, RS-1 and Edition 9. The NOVO seems to be less affected by impedance, and handles them all well. I have tried some classical, jazz, electronic (infected mushroom), new age and hip hop music and it handles all genre pretty well now too.
(我没有能把NOVO直接与价值240美金的Travagans Red耳放做比较. 但以前我曾经把该耳放与CD-5001,NuForce, Mini-DAC做过比较. 那次比较我得出的结论是Red声音比NuForce, CD-5001要好,和Mini-DAC的耳机口差不多. 根据这些结论,我可以说NOVO应该比Red要稍好,因为NOVO是胜出Mini-DAC直推的. 有趣的一点是,Mini-DAC在驱动高阻耳机如HD600,240M等时,声音并不太前冲,而驱动低阻耳机时声音更前冲一些,如RS1,D2000,ED9等. NOVO的表现不太受阻抗的影响,高低阻都能应付好. 同时我尝试了多种音乐类型,包括古典音乐,爵士乐,电子音乐,New Age,嘻哈等,它都能处理好. )
Listening to the Denon D2000 last night, I switched from the NOVO after 20 minutes of listening of Jack Johnson, and I found that I didn't enjoy the headphone out of the Apogee mini-DAC as much as I used to (the whole reason I bought my Woo WA6 and Single Power in the first place). The change in sound left the Apogee's mids being forced into my head, while the mids with the NOVO just flowed. I had to switch back to the NOVO after just a few minutes. Meanwhile, there is no sudden shock to my ears when switching to my Single Power Square Wave XL or to my WA6 after a long session with the NOVO, although I can readily hear the extra refinement and spaciousness with those two amps - but at $1250 each (with upgrades) they'd better be an improvement. Still, the fact that this $400 amplifier with 350+ hours on it can come within shooting distance of these higher-end amps is quite remarkable.
(昨晚我听了天龙D2000耳机,先用NOVO推动,欣赏Jack Johnson的音乐20分钟之后,切换到了Mini-DAC,发觉不太能欣赏下去了. 主要变化之一是,觉得Mini-DAC的中频是压迫到我脑子里去的,而NOVO的中频则是自然流动的. 我不得不在几分钟后切换回NOVO. 同时我发觉,从NOVO切换到我的Single Power Square Wave XL 或者是Woo WA6,并不感觉到"震惊",尽管我确实能听到更细致,更开阔的声音. 要知道这两台胆耳放都是1250美金的身价,当然会比NOVO有提高才对. 我觉得400美金的NOVO耳放在煲了350小时之后能够很接近这两台HI-END级高端耳放,是一件很了不起之事. )
[ 本帖最后由 小白 于 2008-12-14 20:46 编辑 ] |
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