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Old 03-04-2008, 10:08 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Again, many thanks for all your kind comments!

Originally Posted by kooncm View Post
I only received the iQude a few days before I come to US for work assignment 2 months ago. So I do not have chance to compare it with my Canamp and earmax pro retube with telefunken and EH yet. But i'm enjoy it using with ipod classic LOD as much as using my home rig. the sound stage when using it with K701 and HD600 are great. I can listen to music for hrs without feeling tired.
Cool, another CanAmp comparo to look forward to!

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Hans, since you've already found us here and are apparently in a good mood, howsabout getting those Class D elves of yours to blow a little pixie dust on a matching battery-operated DAC with optical and USB inputs?
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Originally Posted by Capunk View Post
Will iQube stand on the top of "portable headamp" if Lisa III isn't qualified as "portable amp" but stand as "transportable desktop amp" ?
I put the iQube at the top of my personal portable headamp list. Its size, extreme battery life, and great quality puts it solidly in a must-have list if its price in the US wasn't prohibative.
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Old 03-04-2008, 03:41 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Wow Dex, what a great review! Sets the new standard for amp reviews.

Bear with me for a bit, I own an iQube, Lisa, PRII and recently returned my Pico. I've been waiting to write some comparative impressions and this seems like the right thread to add my thoughts. Need a few more days...
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Awesome review, well written with the right amount of humor. I like humor even though I fail horribly most times.
Would love to see bottom pics, all I see batteries, caps and switches/plugs, how do they make it sound soooo nice?
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Originally Posted by meusickfrek View Post
Awesome review, well written with the right amount of humor. I like humor even though I fail horribly most times.
Would love to see bottom pics, all I see batteries, caps and switches/plugs, how do they make it sound soooo nice?
Thanks, mf!

Here's the only shot of the underside that I've seen so far. Just bear in mind that it is of a pre-production prototype, so the little yellow wire we see here on the left is no longer present as such in the final production version of the iQube.



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Great amp. The only downside I noticed is the hiss with sensitive IEMs.
Another thing is the rattling of the upper rubber surface, it starts clicking when I put pressure on it.
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Wow, beautiful design! thanx Dex
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Great amp. The only downside I noticed is the hiss with sensitive IEMs.
Another thing is the rattling of the upper rubber surface, it starts clicking when I put pressure on it.
Which IEMs have you tried, and how much hiss does it have? I plan on getting the UE11 at the end of my journey.
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Which IEMs have you tried, and how much hiss does it have? I plan on getting the UE11 at the end of my journey.
I've tried it with SF 5 Pros and for my taste it's a bit to much hiss to fully enjoy it. I can even hear it in louder parts of a track, but the SF 5 Pros are oversensitive IEMs so this is no surprise. With other IEMs the hiss should be quieter.

I read that the Pico has a nice synergy with the UE11, maybe this is the better way to go.
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