Andromeda Noise Floor
Because of the low noise floor of its cable it comes through with a sense of energy.
Andromeda noise floor. Volume matched by ear only. The andromeda 2020 is a revisit to campfire audio s runaway success. My cowon happens to have a dead black background and zero noise floor and a high snr so these match it perfectly. The added components improve dynamics and reduce the noise floor from the power supply even further.
The noise spectrum is actually that of the dither noise used to encode the signal on the cd. While andromeda does omit a few features and inputs found on its brothers in the reference and performance series it retains what most vinyl enthusiasts demand. This means that source selection is important for an optimal sound the lotoo paw 6000 and fiio m15 are examples of two daps which pair particularly well with the andromedas whereas the cayin n8 does introduce a noticeable noise floor. Additionally i hear a bit of a boost in the sub frequencies of the s.
Guess i could always go for an iematch too as impressions seem to have been pretty positive with that. Ca andromeda is known to sound less bassy as the output impedance of the amp increases. You will never hear any noise floor through andromeda or any ultra sensitive iem on unbalanced port with the btr5 with either usb dac or bt mode. The a5 is clean very low noise but that additional power almost puts this amp back into mildly inefficient headphone territory if you want plenty of volume and gain control.
Jotunheim is rated at 0 1ohms along with a low gain selection so i m hoping andromeda might not hit the noise floor through joto. Low noise floor in low gain hiss in high gain. If your source is more than 1ω the sound will be altered with the andromeda s but not in a bad way they become thicker and fuller some say warm. The low frequencies of the campfire audio andromeda s are extended and reveal the sustain of kick drums bass guitars and bass synths.
Merrick a lidless ear friend. Still audible signal and left channel imbalance with volume pot at zero. Manic mailman dec 5 2016 746.