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Don't get the "i/o", that's the lower model. Get the DJ.
Do a google search to find the best price, but I think your best deal is on eBay. There are a couple sellers on there selling them NEW for $130. I think there's one right now in the FS forum for $100.
I think it's because people are starting to utilize Express Ports....
__________________ Nate
Music -> Amp -> Headphones
"I want a nightclub on my head." :basshead:
mr_baseball: I guess times have changed and Head-fiers are getting laid like champs now. (Except I seriously doubt that's the case given all the anime and computer related threads around here..)
There are more Moves than SR71s, also, because the Move is cheaper.
Also, the DAC in the Move isn't quite up to par with it's amp, and most people bought it for the purpose of the DAC with the amp sometimes secondary...and it let down. But as an amp, it's FANTASTIC.
__________________ Nate
Music -> Amp -> Headphones
"I want a nightclub on my head." :basshead:
mr_baseball: I guess times have changed and Head-fiers are getting laid like champs now. (Except I seriously doubt that's the case given all the anime and computer related threads around here..)
Thread has been updated. I know I said there would be a HUGE update, but I'm still waiting on some other amps to show, and I don't want to sit on what loaners I have too long (just rude IMO).
So for now, I just added the non-m Hornet Original (even before the cap revision) and Portaphile V2^2.
Going by the format, also check out the reasoning behind the ranking. It'll explain why it's the way it is.
And furthermore, with all that said, scroll down past all the reasonings and read the "editors notes" for the update....it just makes this hobby that much more intresting, lol.
__________________ Nate
Music -> Amp -> Headphones
"I want a nightclub on my head." :basshead:
mr_baseball: I guess times have changed and Head-fiers are getting laid like champs now. (Except I seriously doubt that's the case given all the anime and computer related threads around here..)
Hiss??? What hiss??? I'm using Ety4p, Beyer 880 and 990 and have noticed no hiss whatsoever--and this with classical, jazz and particularly Keith Jarrett-type piano jazz where he is soloist in a quiet concert hall.
I might suggest you open the thing--it is, after all my amp--and put the switching onto wide bandwidth and see what happens.
But the hiss issue is totally new to me--never heard it.
Then again, I've got "old ears"--as in "old man ears"
Updated with the Hornet non M, iBasso D1, and Miguels Voyager.
For those not familiar with how this review is organized, it has the impressions.
Then the listing.
Then the explanations to why they're placed where they're placed. So for example, the D1, is below the LaRocco in ranking, you'll need to go below the LaRocco to find out why it's placed there.
__________________ Nate
Music -> Amp -> Headphones
"I want a nightclub on my head." :basshead:
mr_baseball: I guess times have changed and Head-fiers are getting laid like champs now. (Except I seriously doubt that's the case given all the anime and computer related threads around here..)
Well, the great review of the Voyager piqued my curiosity, especially the impression you gave me that it might be a bit expensive what with the weak dollar and all. So I checked.
It looks to me like the cost is US$350. Comparatively, a Tomahawk will cost me $295, a Hornet $370 and an SR-71 $395. The soon to be shipped Pico will be $300 for the amp alone.
Okay, none of these are bargains, but if the Voyager is as good as you say it is certainly comparably priced to some pretty decent other amps.
Other reviewers have raved about the LISA III and the iQube. These guys are both over $500.
Geez, you know I've been hanging here too long when I start thinking a $350 amp is a good deal!
(Now you need to take a look at both the iQube and the Pico, just for completeness.)
Well, I took out that "weak dollar thing" because while it sounded good in my head, it didn't quite make much sense since he posts the USD price, but usually the dollar isn't this weak, and that amp normally wouldn't be $350USD. Although, the sound you get out of it for $350, it's a steal. Sucky you get a plastic case on a $350 amp, even if it is super solid. But like his site says, the amp is all business...and that's no joke.
__________________ Nate
Music -> Amp -> Headphones
"I want a nightclub on my head." :basshead:
mr_baseball: I guess times have changed and Head-fiers are getting laid like champs now. (Except I seriously doubt that's the case given all the anime and computer related threads around here..)
I have a different take on the case (again, I don't own this amp - at least not yet!). I am 100% portable, mostly at the gym. I'm pretty careful, but my stuff still gets knocked around some. I've been carrying a PRII for the last few months and I have to say it is pretty fragile. Sure it looks sturdy, has a big (heavy) aluminum case, all that, but in real life it is a bit of a hassle. Knock it too hard and the batteries get dislodged. I've busted the mini input jack input once and the RCA connectors don't like lots of contact. This might be fine for home or perhaps light transportable use but is maybe more trouble than I want to spend for my fully portable application. (That said, the sound quality makes me put up with it, it is heavenly!) I'd actually prefer a light, small plastic case that could hold up to the rigors of portable use.
The packaging on the Voyager looks like a plus to me. Even better, if the cost of the case is less than the heavy aluminum on something like the PRII, I would MUCH rather pay for perforamnce than packaging. I think the guy has his priorities right on.
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