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post #106 of 3234
1/8/07 at 1:11pm
Excellent comparative study of the amps. Not an easy task and it would drive me nuts after a while. Thank you for the hard work that you appear to have enjoyed and for sharing the results in a very readable form.
post #107 of 3234
1/8/07 at 2:21pm
good review. would have liked to see how the go-vibe v5 compares to the rest of the pack when listened to with the elpac psu, but that obviously isn't fair to the other amps listed and would require a lot more testing and such and so forth. Otherwise, thanks for the time and effort put into this Very informative and a great starting point for portable amp purchases who sole use will be with batteries.
post #108 of 3234
1/8/07 at 6:07pm
Thanks for the nice review. I would only have liked to see the mSEED LABS Faith AMP included in it, besides the XTRA X-1. Perhaps the C&C BOX too...and while I'm at it, the Minibox-E.
post #109 of 3234
1/8/07 at 6:42pm
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Thanks for the nice review. I would only have liked to see the mSEED LABS Faith AMP included in it, besides the XTRA X-1. Perhaps the C&C BOX too...and while I'm at it, the Minibox-E.
I actually wanted to include the mSeed, but I kept losing the EBay auctions

Maybe I will get one and add it when I add the Xenos 1HA, which seems to have shipped.
post #110 of 3234
1/10/07 at 5:45am
Thanks Skylab for the professional review. I have just received my Tomahawk today and am already quite amazed at its performance. It even drives the HD650s really well - something that I did not expect at all.

BTW, I also enjoy the sound of Jan Meier's amps like yourself.

Thanks again and cheers,
cansman
post #111 of 3234
1/10/07 at 12:12pm
very informative , very professional , yet presented in a easy to digest way for those of us that are new to this ummmm addic... hobby :P

look forward to your doing more reviews of amps and/or cans.

a MUST sticky IMO
post #112 of 3234
1/10/07 at 5:39pm
Mr Skyab Sir...

Have you received your replacement X1 yet?
post #113 of 3234
1/11/07 at 12:01am
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Mr Skyab Sir...

Have you received your replacement X1 yet?
As of yet, no. But I doubt the defective one has even made it to China yet.
post #114 of 3234
1/11/07 at 12:31am
Wow skylab fantastic and very professional review. You have reinforced my satisfaction in selecting (and luck) the PRII to be my first portable amp. Somehow this needs to become a reference source for all those newly traveling down the expensive slippery slope of portable ampland.
post #115 of 3234
1/11/07 at 2:49am
Thank you for the well organized and very informative review.

I put a great deal of stock in reviews of this nature.

Good job!
post #116 of 3234
1/11/07 at 4:48am
another thumbs up!
post #117 of 3234
1/24/07 at 3:38pm
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Update 1/24/07

I have purchased a couple other portable amps since I first published this review, the Xenos 1HA-EPC and the iBasso P-1, and I got my Xtra X-1 repaired unit back. I have run the new amps through the full battery of tests described above. I have added full comments on the X-1. I have not done so on the Xenos or iBasso amps, but will as time permits. I have decided to do an updated rankings. These are all now in the original review post.

EDIT: PLEASE READ THE WHOLE UPDATE before commenting. As I indicate there, since I no longer have the Practical Devices XM4, I could not decide directly between the iBasso and the XM4, so I list them as a TIE.
post #118 of 3234
1/24/07 at 4:24pm
So, #3 and #4 in your list are definite? Would you consider it a close enough tie?? Hmmm...
post #119 of 3234
1/24/07 at 4:30pm
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So, #3 and #4 in your list are definite? Would you consider it a close enough tie?? Hmmm...
They are indeed very close, and of course, slightly different. From the Headphonia amp on up, the amps were good enough that I could live with any of them happily. They all produced that "WOW that sounds great" feeling consistantly.

Below that, the amps for me were missing enough that I wasn't impressed enough to say I would be completely satisfied over the long haul.
post #120 of 3234
1/24/07 at 6:45pm
I just got a Porta Corda MkIII-USB in the mail today. But it is not on this list.

Great reviews though. I really liked reading them. Maybe you can try to get people to send you portable amps for free just to test them.
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