Kinki EX M1 user comments

Yes, that is to say, what amp?  😀

You and your stinking Darwin cables. You got me into this mess. 🙀👍😘

Jesus, I’ve used high gain from the beginning. Diluted sound?  Who knew....

D2, are you in B.C., or Alberta?  Or....

Jesus, I love this amp. 😍

Using high gain, for me the sound is lush and lovely. Wonder what would happen if I flipped it off?  😜

Uh, Christ, man, learn to spell. 🙀

How vain of you. 👀

Are you using high or low gain?  I’ve never used low gain. My typical listening level is between 15 and 20 with a Bluesound node 2, set to about 90% gain. I’m delighted with high gain, but curious about none. 👀

Look on the back for a high gain toggle. They come set to high.

Budda, this is a great amp!  🙀

Just wait. 👍🏻

Welcome to the club. 👍😘

on reflection you you may be right about gain. On high, the steps are not quite fine enough so I think I’ll switch!  

This may interest some. I sold my 20 year Mac preamp and amp to buy a Rotel rc/rb 1590 combo. I loved the rotel until I heard the Kinki. I kept the Rotels, and today added a Cambridge Audio Cxc transport, using the internal dac. Initially, the rotels sounded thinner and with less soundstage but wonderful detail from the internal dac. As they warmed up, bass and midrange got better, as did the soundstage, but never made it to the lush, full/fulsome level of the Kinki. Close, but no cigar. So, I’ll keep them all, but the Kinki is the clear winner, at half the price, but no flexibility. If I had to choose, it would be the Kinki but I’m glad to have both. 

My simple guess is that more would mean less of a lush, lovely sound....

D2, how was the Mission Hill?  🙀

Sounds like D2 is AWOL. Maybe try Burrowing Owl instead?  🦉

And, they’ve had early snow....👍

Er, Kinki....🙀

I’m using low or no gain now, and have better control. Thanks, d2!👍

same lush, full sound....

Dead thread?  Just got a Schitt Loki mini for mine!  Great little addition. 

Yes, I am using low gain, too. 

OK, I got a member, grannyring, to make me some Duelund speaker cables and jumpers, and they are inexpensive and lovely with the Kinki. I use them to drive KEF R900 speakers. 

Hmm, I think they are plated copper. The cable is well known and regarded. I think it comes raw from Denmark. Look up granny, he can answer all your questions. He is a standup guy. He uses other cables, too, and may have a suggestion. If anything, the Rotel is likely not shrill. I have an rcd 1572, and had the legendary 990.

I disagree. I went from transparent music plus to Duelund, and the famous Kinki warmth appeared. 

Oh, I should add that the Rotel gear has slightly superior bass power or impact, but it is slightly less controlled than the Kinki. 

One last post....

which xlr input is right and which which is Left?

Yes, she understands sacrifice. Mine. 🤧🤦🏼‍♂️

In May, I got rid of some twenty year old gear and bought a Rotel rc/rb 1590 preamp/amp combo and rcd 1572 CD player thinking I was done. Sadly, I read Nonoise’s Kinki review and wondered....

Several months later, with and without a switch between the amps, using all the Rotel gear, a Nuprime dac10, a nuprime cdt 8 pro, and KEF R 900 speakers, my subjective conclusions are:

1. The Kinki just sounds better or smoother, though not greatly so, and I can listen to the Kinki for hours without fatigue, since the Rotel gear seems to have a slightly sharp edge;

2. The little Schitt Loki (with the Kinki) works wonders for problematic source or room conditions;

3. Both brands have wonderful, wide soundstage but the Rotel combo has somewhat superior 3d placement; and,

4. The Kinki’s detail, under identical conditions, with identical sources, is much more noticeable.

So, I’ve made my decision. The Kinki will be my primary system, and Rotel secondary.

Some will be surprised at my very subjective conclusions in that I merely “prefer” the Kinki, but these things are hard to quantify. I thought the matter in equipoise until I realized the Kinki is pleasing for hours on end.

Sum: thanks a lot, Nonoise, as you cost She Who Must Be Obeyed a nicer Christmas. 🙀

Thanks. That’s what I’m using, so I can put the bifocals away. 👍

Yes, spot on!

You will love it. Speakers? Sources?  Cables?

Ya lost me at Zu....

Between the source, a bluesound node 2, and an analog input. 

Apparently, you can pay for modifications. 

I have Rotel RC and RB 1590 and the RCD 1572. I tried every combination I could think of-the Rotel gear is great, but overall, Kinki just gets you more involved in the music and the illusion!