Am I wrong saying Class A power is ānot the sameā ?
My 1 watt JDS Atom, with my T50RPs, is too loud at half volumeā¦ and itās the same for my small 270mW class A amp.
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From what Iāve read on these forums, I think that is an assumption you could almost surely make. Lots of class A power seems to be vastly different from other sources, but honestly idk for sure because I donāt own them all to really test lol
I have the RebelAmp and T50 Argons (massdrop editions), and they are powered just fine.
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T50s and by extension Argons, are by no means the power hogs theyāre made out to be. They will honestly work on a phone (my wife does this regularly).
Donāt stress the power 
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Yeah I mean they are not very efficient, 92db vs 103db of the HD6xx.
Some IEM amps are probably not suitable, but the majority of good headphone amplifiers support them just fine.
I mean I still struggle to understand completly those numbers. Eikons are 98db and 300ohms and those sound pretty dope on rebel
For every 3 decibel sensitivity difference between the two headphones, you will have to double the amplifier power of the lower db rated headphone to have matching volume.
Between the T50 and Eikon, thats 4x the volume difference at the same wattage.
Though variance will occur with ohm rating for each headphone too.
Edit: Anyways a watt is plenty of power for any headphone really.
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@NoName I liked it when I had it (sold it recently when I was cleaning out alot of my stuff), it was pleasant sounding. The rebelamp is a more spacious and energetic sounding amp, that is a bit forward almost w shape? (possibly more fun bright?), works well for most music. Itās pretty punchy overall tbh. I wouldnāt call it a natural amp but it is enjoyable for most things I plugged into it. I think itās a good reasonable to other amps in the 500 buck price range although I donāt really know if it anything to really impress me compared to those alternatives
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I was hoping you give your thoughts on it when you have time,so thanks. I bought it to have something to compare with and I like it on most my current headphones. Love the color 
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Anyone have a matching dac? I would love for something the same size underneath.
Looking at the Schiit Yggdrasil but not sure I want to blow a fortune at the moment.
Try AUNE X8 Magic and put it on top.
ā¦my guess is it will toast.
It shouldnāt. Zeos use it that way.
Just found in mail that itās avaliable again. Iām not much into buying a new stuff around now, but you never can tell 
Have to say I like the amp (and the color!) a lot, so it makes me wondering if anyone can tell or estimate how much of a change (for better I hope) would I get with my K712s which Iām using with Aune X1s/X7s combo?
Iām mostly listening to (any sorts of) progressive music - basicaly from 70ās which I love the most to progressive death metal of the recent years - and classical music. I like what I hear with these - the full sound with lots of details and space along with the enough low end and instruments separation.
Itās just that from time to time it makes me thinking where I can get for better sound - valid for both the dac/amp and the headphones
I have the two amplifiers,
I donāt think it will be a mind blowing experience. They are both class A, and have a similar sounds signature to them.
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Thanks a lot, seems like Iām gonna save some bucks (for now)
Iāve been on the fence about this amp for a while still waiting on more reviews to pop up but to no availā¦, Iām stuck between whether I should go for this, one of the Flux labs class A amps, or save the money and go for something cheaper like the Asgard 3. As an upgrade from my V1 schiit magni its been quite a while since Iāve decided to drop some cash on a new amp and Iām unsure of how much of an upgrade it could even be at the mid range 500ish price point, or vice versa if something as cheap as the Asgard 3 could be a huge upgrade over my original magni. I do prefer a tiny bit of warmth and a little bit of punchiness to my sound and Iām just trying to upgrade my setup piece by piece with what little money I have
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I went with an Asgard 3.
As much as I do still want a RebelAmp, the Asgard felt like a better path for me given that I have Argons on the way. A power output upgrade seems like a more perceptible difference to me than audio quality but Iām still dabbling in the lower end I guess - Iām sure thereās a whole world of difference with more expensive gear but frankly, I donāt want to know what Iām missing out because I canāt afford it anyways lol. Ignorance is bliss
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Yeah youāre right honestly, given the fact that the Rebel amp is literally an entire paycheck for me. Iām starting to lean more towards the Asgard myself. I guess I can always return things if it doesnāt work out for me.
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I have both asgard and rebel and had one more expensive amp for a while and decided to stick with rebel as main amp an asgard as a backup just because asgard is great amp and really hard to get in eu.
My ear doesnāt hear too much of a difference compared to more expensive one and rebel drives my main headphones very nicely.
Asgard sounds a bit warmer to me and rebel a bit more controlled but thatās like all I can hear when I focus on the fact if I can hear a difference more than on the music.
And I realized that is not what I wanna do when listening to music. So pick what you like and can afford and enjoy your music. If you can return it in case you donāt like it that is always a bonus.
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