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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Micca mb42x speakers and dayton audio sub-800 subwoofer. Audioquest dragonfly black through the amp section of the origain has better imaging, separation, and gives the debut b6 speakers a much-needed boost in the treble region. I find the preamp outp...  Read More

The amp connects automatically to a sound card with headphones. The switch to switch between speakers and headphones is simple and satisfying. Toggle switches are small and solid.

For the price, the origain is almost unbeatable. It looks serious, feels heavy, and has a nice textured surface. The construction is sturdy and the controls all have a solid feel.



Cons

Something on the circuit board burnt out, some small smd components are black n crispy. Smells like electronic bbq. It's certainly not the speakers as this dac definitely doesn't produce the advertised 50wpc.

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Highlights

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Quality


Build quality is fantastic and the volume knob feels very smooth and solid


Sound quality isnt 1010 but still very good for a mini amp


I purchased a 1mii amp and was not happy with the distortion at low levels


The other issue with the optical connection which another reviewer mentioned is that there are loud clicking sounds which happe...  Read More

Price


Wasnt an issue for me just remember youll need a place for it

Shipping


As a software engineer i have to take off a star for shipping a hardware product with a software bug

Packaging/appearance


Overall great product and everything worked right out of the box

Competitiveness


I wanted something that he could use with both his computer and a chromecast audio


Its minimalist looks are a refreshing change from the garish appearance of many of its competitors and gigantic power brick asi...  Read More


It is noticeably less powerful than the 50wpc 8ohm class ab amp it replaced


As soon as i turned on the amplifier however the power supplys light shut off and i couldnt get the power supply to work again

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 183 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 8 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It has a hefty well built feel but it is so small that connecting speaker cable with my fat hands was a chore


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I did have an issue with connecting it to my ancient windows 7 enterprise based usb driven system drivers were not easily available and i tried a few generic usb drivers


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I wound up using the origain in the big screen tv setup driving the fibre optic input


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Vocals on “spanish harlem” by rebecca pidgeon sound like they are in the room


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    May at some point upgrade to a new dac but don’t see a need to upgrade the amp any time soon


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I needed a dac with amp combo not made for headphones


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It is dead quiet even at full volume and the distortion is almost non existent


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Theater quality sound kid you not

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