New Xin Amps available
Oct 11, 2005 at 4:40 PM Post #61 of 157
So the upgrade you need to send Xin you old amp and he will keep it and give you a new one?

So is he selling the old one through his website?

And his old upgrade policy was that gave him the number inside and got to keep the old amp? Why do we think there is a change?
 
Oct 11, 2005 at 4:51 PM Post #62 of 157
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Originally Posted by chrisfromalbany
So the upgrade you need to send Xin you old amp and he will keep it and give you a new one?


That's exactly the way I understand it.

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Originally Posted by chrisfromalbany
And his old upgrade policy was that gave him the number inside and got to keep the old amp? Why do we think there is a change?


I thought that was his old policy. If he really sells the old ones through his website again I think he should (and probably will) make it clear that they're used units - I wouldn't want to buy used ones without knowing it.
BTW YGPM, Chris. (I love acronyms *g*)

@Jamato8
That's very interesting! I never thought it would be possible, as Tbln indicated, I would have thought that with the different design of the SR-71 the sound would be too different for any OpAmp to compensate. I guess I'll have to add the AD8610 to my list *g*.

Ciao,
Marcus
 
Oct 11, 2005 at 5:19 PM Post #64 of 157
From Xin's site:
"In the last few weeks, I designed 20 PCB layouts for V5 (a-u), now I'm running out letters for V5. Therefore, I have to name it V6.

The other reason is: V6 for cars mean 6 cylinders. There are exactly 6 sockets in V5(6), 2 dual, 4 single, making up a powerful 6 cylinder audio engine!"
 
Oct 11, 2005 at 6:10 PM Post #66 of 157
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Originally Posted by Skylab
Sure, I will, but even if they sound they sounded equally good (which I highy doubt), I wouldn't use the SM3 in my home application. Totally wrong form factor. I really do hope it bests the Porta Corda Mk III (which it should for almost 2x the price), though.

I have heard more than just a few headphone amps, and not one has been as clean and neutral as the HA-2, including the Headroom Maxed Out Home Reference!


Why so defensive about the HA-2? I wasn't putting it down, and I didn't suggest that the SM3 should replace it. But I think you will be surprised by how close they are in SQ. I certainly was, but I have no plans to replace my HA-2--with anything.
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Oct 11, 2005 at 6:22 PM Post #67 of 157
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Originally Posted by Chri5peed
Then following on that means the guide to each opamp is relevant to any amp.


Not to be argumentative, but you do realize that the pictures, particularly of the innards, are entirely different, right? All I wrote is that the link is to the older version, not that the link doesn't still include much pertinent information.
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Oct 11, 2005 at 6:24 PM Post #68 of 157
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Originally Posted by Spad
Why so defensive about the HA-2? I wasn't putting it down, and I didn't suggest that the SM3 should replace it. But I think you will be surprised by how close they are in SQ. I certainly was, but I have no plans to replace my HA-2--with anything.
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Didn't mean to come off as defensive at all. Sure the SM3 will sound awesome. Like you, I LOVE my HA-2
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Oct 11, 2005 at 6:33 PM Post #69 of 157
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Originally Posted by chrisfromalbany
So the upgrade you need to send Xin you old amp and he will keep it and give you a new one?


Perhaps those willing to trade in their SM3/4SW for $150 credit could do their fellow Head-Fiers a great service and sell them here for that amount. You wouldn't lose anything and those buying them would get an amazing bargain.

I can understand why the economics involved don't allow Xin to offer a higher trade-in allowance, but I'll bet most of us would laugh at an offer of 150 bucks for these fantastic little jewels.

Not quite a Catch-22, but it must be running around 20.86.
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Oct 11, 2005 at 6:41 PM Post #70 of 157
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Originally Posted by alanz
From Xin's site:
The other reason is: V6 for cars mean 6 cylinders. There are exactly 6 sockets in V5(6), 2 dual, 4 single, making up a powerful 6 cylinder audio engine!"


Well, at least Dr. Xin is a first rate engineer. Besides, I think the analogy is a Polish invention.
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Oct 11, 2005 at 6:42 PM Post #71 of 157
I'd think the SM3 would still be worth considerably more than $150 in the used market. After all, there aren't many amps that compete with it even at $250...
 
Oct 11, 2005 at 6:50 PM Post #72 of 157
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Originally Posted by Cannonfodder
IIANM, Ray disguised the opamps cos he wanted to avoid the cloning of his amps much like what happened to Grado and the RA-1.


Or could it be that obscuring the opamp labels serves the same function as the curtain in "The Wizard of Oz"?

Just a point to ponder.
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Oct 11, 2005 at 6:56 PM Post #73 of 157
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Originally Posted by grawk
I'd think the SM3 would still be worth considerably more than $150 in the used market. After all, there aren't many amps that compete with it even at $250...


For sure. I'd sell mine for $250 and buy the SM3-6 outright for $350. But $150? Nope, I ain't that philanthropic.
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Oct 11, 2005 at 7:04 PM Post #74 of 157
Hello Everyone

I'm new the world of headphone amplifiers, and I've heard a lot about the Xin amps. I recently purchased a pair of Sennheiser HD-650s and am currently using them without any amplification. Do you think the SuperMini will be adequate to power my phones, or should I go ahead and buy the SuperMacro? Keep in mind that my budget is somewhat limited.

Thanks a lot guys.
 
Oct 11, 2005 at 7:13 PM Post #75 of 157
The supermini would work fine with the 650, but you should go ahead and get a balanced dynamight and a new cable. Welcome to head-fi, sorry about your wallet.
 
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