Apr 04, 2016  Compared to the Bottlehead Crack, I've always enjoyed the Darkvoice more. The base Crack was always been a bit too soft, polite, and sweet for me when I've auditioned in the past, while the Darkvoice gave a more forward sound with much better impact, speed, and attack overall.

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• [Comparison Request] - For all headphone or headphone gear comparison questions. • [Meta] - Posts that talk about the state of the sub. So I've been looking forward to stepping my game up, and after a month of research, I found that the 650's are exactly what I want. However I'm struggling with the selection of a tube amp to drive them before I order them. I have always thought that I preferred bright sound, by recently I've wanted to try the warm sound of a tube amp. I'm looking for a neutral but fun to listen sound.

Prioritizing fun over clarity. I'm not looking for an analytic sound I've heard they are both great, but I would like to hear everyone's opinion on both of 'em or how do they pair with the 650's One pretty big point to consider is that the Crack is currently on a pretty decent sale. Meaning that I could get the Crack + Speedball for the same price than the Valhalla 2. Thanks again every one:) • • • • •. I just built the Crack 1.1 and giving it due time before upgrading to enjoy the differences. I finished it last weekend and I didn't have one issue.

I can tell you that the build process was truly enjoyable in and above itself. The instructions are superb. It looks far harder than it is. All I know is that HD6X0 is synonymous with Bottlehead Crack Speedball combo.

Do what's tried and true:O. I've read more than my fair share of comparisons on the two.

It's a no brainer from what I've gathered. From 's post: Worth pursuing if you want a warm, dynamic, bassy, and fun sound that will give you shits-and-giggles. Pop in a Tung Sol 5998, a fairly neutral 12AU7 tube, good quality output caps, a PSU choke, and a better volume pot, and it's competitive and worth considering over some amps on this list. Once you 'max' it out with mods, it only really suffers from a close-up small stage, lack of bass definition and tautness, and lack of ultimate resolution.