Mini Jinx

The Jinx has returned, stronger faster, smaller and better. The original Jinx came about buy miscalculating the power transformer needs of the Red October during development and left us with an amazing start point and nothing to pair it with. Our happy accident and the touch point for the 6v6 Jinx.   

ampsandsound staff have talked internally for years about a 6V6 headphone amp as it could provide access to the plentiful and amazing sounding NOS 6V6s that exist.

Following a long development period, we ended up with an Ultra linear 6V6 headphone amp similar in concept to our Leeloo/Pendant. By making it UL, we increased power 2x more than we could have as a triode strapped amp while making it more neutral and resolving. UL circuits typically need small amounts of feedback.

As the Mini Jinx now utilizes is modernized with use of a 5751 front end and 6V6 power tubes. With its huge power output. The 5751/12AX7/12AU7 and 6v6 tubes abundant verities makes it tube rollers dream.

At its core, the Jinx balance design decisions intended to provide silent operation, neutral voicing and ultra wide bandwidth. Tube choices that are common and yet available as very old examples without breaking the bank. Tubes known to be romantic while utilizing a circuit well intended to extract detail coaching enough power while demanding absolute silence.  

The Jinx would be nothing without our custom transformers which our wound just for us. We default the Hi-Z @ 300ohms and the Low-Z at 8ohm. This is a perfect paring for both planers and dynamics alike. Give us your hyper efficient dynamics, you’ll be rewarded with tone and slam without costing you noise floor.

The Jinx is about keeping it simple with a single pair for RCAs for input and an Alps Volume pot for to allow attenuation and simplify the signal path.

The Jinx is one of the sweetest-sounding headphone amplifiers on the market. The 6V6 is commonly spec’d but some of the most famous and music amps of the 1950s; offering warmth, texture, and soundstage depth.

Our design offers layers of texture and drive, and is paired with a massive choke and robust output transformers for ultra-quiet operation. As with all of our products, parts selection was crucial during this build and each chosen not for price, but for best quality and synergy.

Supplied Tubes:
Input tube: 5751

Output tubes: 6V6

Cathode Bias/automatic bias allows for easy tube changes without adjustment.
Compatible with 8ohm-100 ohm headphones using the Low-Z ohm 1/4″ jack.
Headphones above 100-300ohms will benefit from using the Hi-Z ohm 1/4″ jack.

The Jinx is handmade in Southern California with U.S.-sourced parts and custom hand-wound output transformers.

Wood Chassis dimensions:10.75" Wide x 8.75" Deep

Default wood is walnut with Ebony corners, special editions veneers shown.

Specifications:
Input impedance is 10K ohm with alps pot
Input Sensitivity 1.2V for full power out.

8ohm power: 4 Watts RMS @ 1khz
Noise on 8ohm tapp @ 350uV RMS

300ohm power: 2.5Watts RMS @ 1khz
Noise on 300ohm tapp @ 430uVV RM

Compatible with nearly every headphone and loving ones wanting high current/high power.

Power and Noise specs are dependent on tube selection.

The all ampsandsound amps are handmade in Southern California with custom hand-wound output transformers and U.S. sourced parts.

Our amps are hand-made by a small team with quality being our first priority.