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[jasonwrites]

I like the rails. It's like momma tube and baby tube going for a boat ride.

[nurmbms]

Teasing on the Moondrop KATO box. Hope to see the review soon. Great video.

[peacelovemetal]

Ohhhh, this looks fun. Thanks for the review as always Josh! Love the style you've developed for them.

[BillyKueekSG]

Timely review for me! I have an XA-10 on the way and was contemplating the DarkVoice 336SE or xDuoo’s TA-26, TA-30, TA-20, TA-03S. Great video Josh!

[ibanezcollector]

really wish Xduoo would make an affordable DAC to go with their amps asthetics, the gunmetal and red. Just a thought Xduoo.

[sagarmgandhi]

Your production quality is top notch Josh !! Its pleasing to watch your content

[sonorangaming]

Finally bought the TA-26 on black friday after looking for a dark voice. Now waiting on Apos to ship it.

[shahidyt]

That is interesting that you say the sound on the dark voice changes from day to day. I’m sure you have considered warm up time to get the system up to optimum temperature,

I wonder if it is worth taking the power off there grid, try a battery source to see if the performance becomes more consistent.

I was thinking to get the TA-20, but it is sold out on Amazon U.K., maybe I should put down a few extra coins and get a Tor Roger instead.
The only valve/tube product that I own is a Yaqin phono stage with a valve output too, so I’m running valve on the output stage too

[StoneUSA]

I'm running Gustard A18 -> Darkvoice 336SE -> Focal Clear MG Pro and... guys. Seriously the DV336SE is not only a great amp, it's It's so pleasant to listen to over a boring linear THX AAA 789, which is the only other truly capable amp I personally have to compare it to. There's nothing clinical or accurate about the sound but it's wonderful with emphasis in the bass extension and just knocking down sibilant frequencies without knocking them out.

[ShaneHornMusic]

Hey Josh, will you reviewing the Audeze LCD-5 and CRBN?

[vladiking]

Which headphone amp should I buy: Xduoo TA-26 or xduoo mt 604?

[michaelthompson]

I’m new to this scene, but from I learnt in high school here in Australia is that some tubes “can” be affected by temperature/climate regardless of the device they’re used in…….maybe temperature &/or environment (humidity, air pressure etc) alters the tubes sound production quality if sound quality is different on a daily basis?

[clabbem]

hi nice review.... what economic dac do you recomend for Ta-26 ? thxks !

[realcrypt]

As always, very much appreciate the video and advice! If you have the time and access to the tech it would be awesome to see a review of the Naim Uniti Atom Headphone addition (real mouthful). It seems too good to be true but finding a high quality near endgame style amp/ dac is high on the list currently and with it's ability to easily integrate so much streaming while maintaining a super clean aesthetic would be tops. Certainly no worries and greatly appreciate your work. Cheers mate !

[Rayshader]

Long time user of darkvoice? Have you rolled any of the tubes? Is the TA-26 an OTL as with the darkvoice? It doesnt have any additional transformers which may indicate so, that said its not marketed as such.

[HooliganKONVERSE]

If what you say about the darkvoice sounding slightly different everyday is true, (I feel the same way about mine, sometimes the same song(s) will sound a little different the next day, maybe it depends on current room temp?) since this is the case how exactly reliable is a sound comparison between these two? This may be unfair comparison sound wise. Like is it not possible that the Xduo also has the same sound signature inconsistencies that the darkvoice has?

[WillieBloom]

I've been waiting for a new Darkvoice for a long time. I just wasn't comfortable getting an amp which made it's introduction ca 2010, maybe earlier. And I figured, as soon as I get a Darkvoice a Darkvoice Mk II would come out. So I wait and see. This TA-26 is interesting. Thank you Joshua for yet another review helping to keep me informed!

Edit: I have the xDuoo TA-20. The stock Chinese tubes provided seem to only serve the purpose of delivering the device in working order. I don't think the stock tubes are really meant to be used. So of course I have other NOS tubes in my TA-20 and I love it. As I prefer to keep my DACs and amps separate I'm not much interested in the combo devices. I like products like the TA-26 amp-only.

[allsmilesb-fm]

Can we get some budget list or reviews on R2R dacs and more hybrid tube amps?

[BigJalapeno]

How do these compare to the little dot mk2?

[piotrpix]

How does the TA-30 compare to the TA-26?