LSA Voyager GAN Amplifier

You are amazing. You are loved and deserving

Is what you seek Jibber Jabber or something real?  

Do you have something uplifting to say?  Be of real service.  Turn us on!  How do you get better sound that gives you goosebumps?....that makes you cry.....that makes you want to love everyone.....that brings you deep peace......that fills you with joy?  Comments from afar are just your mind observing and needing attention (we are not our mind....the mind is a make wrong machine).  True immersion and connection to our soul comes from direct experience.  Share your experiences.....share your soul.  This is the truth we all seek.

Of course, some will say everything I write is jibber jabber.  We see (only) our own desires.......more and more I see only love and joy.

I now have back in the house my favorite preamp, the Benchmark LA4. I sold the Benchmark HPA4 (same as LA4 + headphone amp) thinking the CODA 07x alone will make me happy. I also sold  the HPA4 for more than I paid so not that big a deal in this change of plans.

The LA4 preamp has no noise, unlike the CODA 07x. It is not soft on the music compared to the 07x. It is also dead dead silent. So nice not to have to hear the hiss that was driving me batty on some quiet music with the 07x. If the CODA 07x did not sound so good I would have sold it long ago because I find it a real pain to use. However, at this time, I plan on keeping it since it sounds great on most music. Different than the LA4.

I am really interested in hearing the modified Voyager with the Benchmark LA4 preamp because I will be able to hear only the amp and not this extra sound from the preamp.

The Voyager and CODA #8 had hiss with the CODA 07x without music playing. As I test the LA4 now, it is almost silent with the CODA #8. I expect the same with the modified Voyager. The LA4 is dead silent with the Benchmark AHB2.

what specific sonic improvements does 150K input impedance show compared to 38K, using the same resistor brand/materials?

I can answer that. The benefit may be to your preamp, especially if you have a tube preamp. The higher input impedance will mean that the preamp is making less distortion which will translate to smoother sound with more detail.

HIgher impedance sounded better using a 50 ohm source with 10 ma of class A bias and two feet of hardwired at one end low capacitance cable.  Just more jibber jabber......the only thing that matters is that the final product sound good.  This is what people want to know.  These tiny details are held as super important..... usually by those invested in being experts.  There are so many factors that make an amp sound the way it does.  It is infinite....just like us.  

yyzs said...”So nice not to have to hear the hiss that was driving me batty on some quiet music with the 07x. If the CODA 07x did not sound so good I would have sold it long ago because I find it a real pain to use.”

I don’t know why you keep harping about the 07x being so noisy when myself and others have already stated many times that ours our dead quiet...I’m sure something is amiss with the preamp. To be fair to Coda and the forum members...please send it back for a checkup instead of repeating the same old thing over and over.