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The Predator, Portable Headphone Amp/USB DAC Combo
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From what I understand, optical EATS batteries. If he added optical, and the battery life was shortened, people would complain about battery life. People already complain about battery life being only 24+ hours on some amps. Also, it'd be one more component to add into the mix, and thus resulting in a larger amp....people complain about the size of a Hornet not being "ultra portable", lol. Hard crowd to please, lol.
I think Nate's right on all fronts though I also would appreciate an optical input option. That'd make it my updated companion (rather than the current Tomahawk or Hornet) with a H120/140 source.
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I think Nate's right on all fronts though I also would appreciate an optical input option. That'd make it my updated companion (rather than the current Tomahawk or Hornet) with a H120/140 source.
Can it be an option, Ray?
The H120/140 is my travel source because of the optical output. I do not have a portable source with a usb output. I don't know how to solve this one.
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So is it possible to go from the ipod dock to a mini usb and use one of these?
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