Review: Portable amp roundup! 56 portable amps reviewed and compared - FINAL update 12-20-10... - Page 9  

My AE-1 battery last last least 100 hours. I don't let it go much longer than that before charging.

Phenomenal review. Succinct, very broad coverage, not shunning from being "politically incorrect", and great comments about customer service. I understand only too well what you mean by Larocco Audio's idiosyncratic customer service, and not even in a necessarily bad way.

Just wondering even though I know you don't like the xin way of doing stuff - but whereabouts in the pile do the supermini and supermacro come?

It seems that the supermini especially is competitive in terms of features and form factor.....and the supermacro for customisation. But how do they sound in the lineup? Do they have that 'wow'?

Anyone wanting their amps compared could offer to send them to him for a more complete review.

Any takers? I have already offered my AE-1.

Steve, has your AE-1 been updated by Justin to the latest spec?

No it has not but and don't know that Justin will actually do that up-date for us but it is good enough for this comparison anyway. Maybe someone with the new AE-2 will also send it to him.

Mine is well broken in...It has the serial number of 002.

Has anyone any word on the rumoured pro version of the xtra x1?
When will it be released? What are the mods? How much? etc etc

I can iquire but last I heard it was still a few weeks off. It will have more power and some other changes that have not been mentioned and will cost about 10 more dollars in China or about 20 more in the US and other places.

Would the Tomahawk improve sound when the source is the headphone-out of a DAP?

I ask because my Rio Carbon doesn't have a line-out, and I'm considering the Tomahawk to pair with my e500. There's an annoying hiss when I use my e500 direct from the Carbon, and I'm interested in the Tomahawk given its reputation for no noise.

However, would I notice any sonic improvements given the lack of line-out?

Is it just me or did you only take sound into consideration?

I think price and portability counts as well?

Howdy Skylab! Time for me to start chiming in and boost my post count (you know what I mean!).

Thank you for a most thorough and insightful review. I decided to go with the Xin SuperMini IV, which I hope to see at my doorstep in this lifetime The price was right along with it's extreme portablity for tucking in my back pocket on long road rides, crossfeed settings, et al and I'm not in that big that a hurry for its arrival. Xin actaully emailed me stating it would take two weeks. It has already been longer than that, so we shall see.

I would also like to say 'hi' to everyone here. Skylab turned me on to headfi awhile back and I have been lurking/researching for the last month or so, looking into headphones and portable amps. What a GREAT place this is, chock full of all sorts of information. I am glad to have found it.