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Old 05-09-2007, 02:57 PM   #21 (permalink)
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GREAT review! I enjoyed reading it. There are SO many portable amps available, and so many people asking about them, the more reviews like this we have, the better.

I sure wish the MODS would take this, the Mrarroyo/vorlon one, and mine, and sticky them somewhere, since the number of questions about portable amps seems to still be on the rise. A central repository for these multi-amp comparisons seems really needed to me.

Again, Nate, nice job.
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Old 05-09-2007, 03:36 PM   #22 (permalink)
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I totally agree with you. I thought they would have made your fine review a reference some time back and now with this one there is a great source of quality information.
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Old 05-09-2007, 07:47 PM   #23 (permalink)
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I was going to mention that these be stickied, but I figured if the mods thought it was needed, it would be done....I think it needs to be, but I'm not a mod
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Old 05-11-2007, 11:40 AM   #24 (permalink)
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BRAVO!!
I really dug this review. It was refreshing and intelligently written. I thought I really got some nice insights into a wide range of portable amps.

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The difference between the tomahawk and sr71 would have been much more prominent if HD600's or akgs had been used..
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Old 06-19-2007, 04:16 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Updated. Added the MisterX XP w/8397 and the Indigo DJ. I dunno why anybody else, or myself for that matter has never reviewed the Indigo DJ amp portion with any amp review...well, I just did, so HAH, lol.
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I would be interested to see how a Hornet M stands in those rankings.
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I would be interested to see how a Hornet M stands in those rankings.
Lemme borrow yours

I had one in the past, but I can't make a comparo based on memory
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wow...glad that you like the XP..im using my XP powering almost all of my cans.. but mine is the desktop version with wallwart
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What I loved in the review was the fact oicdn did not only comment on the SQ but also discribed his personal preferences concerning size, bang for the buck etc.
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