New Crack build

Bobinsms112 · 2618

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Bobinsms112

  • Jr. Member
  • **
    • Posts: 18
on: October 29, 2023, 10:32:49 AM
Finished the Crack up today.  Measurements checked out and it fired up without issue.  It sounds much nicer with the HD650s than the SEX, just my opinion. It's a fuller, bigger, warmer sound.  Really quiet so far too.  This is my fifth Bottlehead kit (Foreplay 2, Seduction, SEX, Kaiju, Crack) and it was a lot of fun to build.  Currently this is my headphone rig area I move to when it's too late to play the stereo upstairs.  I am using Roon and streaming from an Innuos Zen streamer upstairs to a Cambridge Audio DAC/Roon endpoint attached to the Crack. 



Offline Thermioniclife

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
    • Posts: 794
Reply #1 on: October 29, 2023, 10:57:16 AM
looking good, enjoy!

Lee R.


Offline hmbscott

  • Full Member
  • ***
    • Posts: 124
Reply #2 on: October 29, 2023, 04:19:50 PM
Cool! Nice looking build. Most of us probably started with Crack ... better late than never.  :)

Scott
[Ortofon 2M Bronze > U-Turn Theory > Eros II] & [iMac via USB > Denafrips Ares 2] >> Moreplay >> Schiit Lokius EQ >> Stereomour II >> Hsu ULS-15 Sub >> homemade DML Speakers
Moreplay 2nd out >> [Crack + Speedball > HD 650]


Offline Karl5150

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
    • Posts: 629
Reply #3 on: November 02, 2023, 03:02:14 AM
Good looking kit. Crack/HD650 combo well documented Bottlehead favorite. Hope you find what brings you the magic from your SEX amp.
Enjoy the music, Karl

Karl
Downstairs: Planar3>PH-16>Stereomour II>OB Betsy+
Upstairs: RP1>Eros/CD5004>Seductor (2x Monoblocks)>FH3
Office: Modi Uber 2/Sirius>SEX2.1.1>µFonken FF85WK + DC160 subs
BR: FiiO M6>SEX3.0.1>ScanSpeak 10F + TangBand W6 (Mono)/DT770Pro
Garage: X12 streamer>Quicksand>Minimus 77


Offline larcenasb

  • Full Member
  • ***
    • Posts: 160
Reply #4 on: November 06, 2023, 06:26:06 AM
Lovely cubby and setup there. That combo is such an open window into the midrange. Enjoy!

Lowell B.