I don't like the mids to be super in-your-face, but I don't like them to be scooped hard either ((I hope this makes sense)) A audio nerd friend of mine once described it as 'the stereotypical Bose sound signature'.

My preferred sound signature is extended bass, punchy mid-bass, and clear, crisp highs. ((I am sorry, that's probably as clear as mud.)) As of late, I've been bingeing on Drum N' Bass, and some pre-2008 era dubstep. My music preferred genres include Jazz, Early Country (Johnny Cash, John Denver), Bluegrass (Steve n' Seagulls), Reggae (Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytals), 70's-80's Rock, modern Alt Rock (Phoenix, Hippo Campus), and deep EDM. This will be my first tube amp, so I am flying blind, and could use all the help I can get. I also am strongly considering picking up a preowned Massdrop Darkvoice 336SE OTL, which a coworker wants to sell to me for ~$100.Īfter reading through this thread, it appears that this combination is fairly common, with room for improvement. I've got a used pair of HD 650s shipping to my house, and should be here in a couple weeks. Been lurking these forums for a while now, and now that I have some hardware coming my way, I figured I should touch base with the experts! Other than tube rolling - unless you know of any real juicy tubes to install - suggest whatever comes to mind for further improvement of stock unit.ĭarkvoice and Crack Mods | Super Best Audio Friendsĭarkvoice 336i & 336SE Tuberolling PartII | | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.Howdy folks. colors have different doping materials and diff. Have there been comments on the brand or type of LED to use? I've heard that color can make a diff. This may have worsened the sound? Not sure! Next, I did the LED mod (replacing the 1k R). I think that made a positive improvement.

I did the Preamp Output ground (remove) mod. I have not made such comparisons, however.Ī few mods have been suggested for the 336se. It can roughly be compared to Bottlehead Crack, the latter being better built and pricier. FYI, the Darkvoice 336se is a popular tube headphone amp from China.

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