M2Tech Marley Headphone Amplifier A top-flight, relatively compact, very stylish headphone amp. Review By Tom Lyle http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0614/m2tech_marley_headphone_amplifier.htm 13-05-2014 19.44.
Home News Reviews Show Reports Partner Mags Please Support Our Advertisers ShareThis June 2014 North American Premiere! M2Tech Marley Headphone Amplifier A top-flight, relatively compact, very stylish headphone amp. Review By Tom Lyle M2Tech's Marley is a Class A headphone amplifier designed and built in Italy. Its esthetics are similar to M2Tech's Vaughn digital-to-analog converter and their Joplin analog-to-digital converter.
calls an encoder. It lets the user not only navigate the Marley's menu, but also its volume setting. By selecting the menu option then by pushing the encoder one can chose the option on each sub-menu.
expect to pay for a headphone amplifier. One would think that the sound produced through my headphones would be better when connected to the stereo system than an iPod, and one would be correct. The Marley is a highend component, and of course sensitive to the source. Still, my comments regarding the sound quality of the Marley are a combination of time spent listening using both sources I usually use when listening to headphones – the stereo and my iPod.
Ratings (I tend to rate very conservatively; a five-note rating is equivalent to the best I've ever heard): Tonality Sub-bass (10Hz - 60Hz) Mid-bass (80Hz - 200Hz) Midrange (200Hz - 3,000Hz) High Frequencies (3,000Hz On Up) Attack Decay Inner Resolution Imaging Fit And Finish Self Noise Value For The Money Specifications Type: Solid-stare stereo headphone amplifier Inputs: Two line in on female, gold-plated RCAs Outputs: Two 1/4" stereo jack (single-ended) 4-pole female XLR (balanced), pre out on gold-plat
Company Information M2TECH Srl Via Giuntini, 13/L1 - Polo Tecnologico I-56023 Navacchio di Cascina (PI) Italy E-mail: info@m2tech.biz Website: www.M2Tech.biz North American Distributor Source Systems, Ltd. San Clemente, CA. 92672 Voice/Fax: (949) 369-7729 Email: sourcesystems@cox.net Website: www.SourceSystemsLtd.
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