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I'm waiting till the Diablo is burned in (or the sound plateaus), and everything should be good to go. Also waiting on some other cables to arrive. Nothing was in the mail today
__________________ 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 asked in another thread how the Diablo compares but now I see it needs more burn-in time so my question to this point is answered. :^)
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Feel with your own heart, see with your own eyes and hear with your own ears. Sand is sand no matter where it is found. Listening to: The Greatful Dead, The Closing of Winterland 1978, Fillmore West 1969, Lucinda Williams, The Cars Favorite headphone: Ultrasone Ed. 9 #1010 Listening to: RSA SR-71A, iBasso D3, Woo 6 Modified-pseudo dual PS Portable amp ratings: *1. SR-71A *2. iBasso D3 *2b RSA Predator *3. Xin Micro *5 iBasso P3 *5b. Mini IV *6. D1 iBasso upgraded amp *6b. iBasso P2 (upgraded opamps) *8. C & C Box (good decay, tilted up high frequency, slightly synthetic) *9 iBasso T1 *10. iBasso T2 *11. XTRA X-1 (warm not neutral, very musical) *12. LD M+ These amps are enjoyable to listen to and present a slightly different interpretation of the musical signal. Portable monitor ratings: *1. PortaPros, KSC35 (modified-a great value) *2. Amadana P-117 bamboo *3. UM2 (respond to top quality amplification but I don't enjoy their sound) *4. OVC 8+ Source: iRiver H130,140, D303 optical out, D-EJ955, D-EJ1000, D-EJ2000, 25s, 25, D-303, D-777 and others (optical out if available) Digital Conversion: Altoid tin Monica Dac I, Altoid tin Monica II Asynchronous Reclocking Dac. Headphone Amplifiers: iBasso D1, IV Micro, IV Mini, Xin Reference, SM3B, SuperMacro V LE, SM3 V6 Xin (IV all switches), XRTA X-1, LD Micro +, LD Micro Tube, C&C Box, iBasso P1, P2, D1, D2, Woo 3 Modified-Siemens 6922 driver, 7236 power tube, Woo 6 Modified Pseudo dual PS - Headphones: Ultra Ed. 9, HD650, Ultrasone 750, HFI780, PortaPro modified, KSC35, Equation RP-21, Westone UM2
Don't forget to read ALL my impressions on the amps. This is how the thread/post is formatted:
The impressions of each amp.
Then the rankings on a cumulative level, although SQ based, it's not the sole reasoning, as you can find that out from most every review out there. With portables, I believe practicality plays a HUGE HUGE role.
After the rankings are the reasoning behind why they're sitting where they are, so if you want to find out why say, the TH is ranked 5th, you have to go to it's respective placing following the rankings. So when this is updated, you have to find where it is in the ranking to find out why I placed it where I did. I feel this keeps everything in perspective.
__________________ 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 would like to thank you deeply for this big, big review. It helped me very much to figure out which one would be the best bargain for my wallet capacity.
I really like your choice to take more than SQ alone in account to give an better overall of these products. That's the spirit I've been looking for.
Now I'm looking forward to get a Corda 2move (when I will have sold my portaphile to get some cash :-P ). It has been a long time that I'm peering at Doc's products.
^ No biggie. I think the SQ aspect should be important, but not the sole focus...I mean, it's a portable amp right, shouldn't ergonomics and price be taken into account? Much like anything else, I don't think you need to spend $500 on a portable amp, when the rest of your set-up only costs 1/3 of that...SQ isn't always the end all.
I'm getting the latest Diablo in the mail here shortly. Apparently, this one is what's currently being offered when somebody buys one. The review will be updated to reflect such when it arrives and is burned-in.
__________________ 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..)
Added the GoVibe Magnum USB DAC/AMP....very surprising little beast.
__________________ 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..)
__________________ Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesnt matter whether youre a lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up...you''d better be running
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..)
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