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Originally Posted by gregeas
Has anyone out there sold their HD800s when the J13s arrived? Based on what I've read, I could see this happenig.
Also, can anyone recommend a high-quality portable amp that improves on the Pico? Battery powered is ideal. I used to have a Lisa III, but it was too powerful for IEMs. I'm picturing a portable rig that would include the Pico DAC only, the J13s, an amp, and my laptop with 100GBs of lossless music... Then again, the Pico DAC/amp might be all I need with the J13s.
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I compared the Pico with DAC to my P-51 Mustang and the upcoming Pico Slim demo unit at CanJam, and I prefer both a little over the Pico w/DAC for their extra bit of warmth and richness in tone. The new Shadow coming out soon sounds like a P-51, so that is another option. Only 2 of those 3 recommendations are available now, the others by end of summer.
The RSA Predator is also very good with JH13Pro and ES3X but the soundstage is just a little more forward and a little smaller than Pico, but I like the tone a little better. But, to pair with the Pico DAC-only I use my P-51 and ALO Amphora, until the new slim amps I mentioned come out (but the Amphora has a little hiss with ES3X, less with JH13Pro, while the others are silent).