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post #1486 of 3234
12/28/07 at 10:05pm
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My advice is to enjoy what you have, and NOT to send anything to Larocco Audio if it isn't broken.
post #1487 of 3234
12/29/07 at 9:28am
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Originally Posted by Skylab View Post
I have not been contacted by Mr. Gehrke. And similarly, as stated above, Headroom has declined my offer to review their amps.
I'm sure they did. They don't want to have published their $400 portable amps bested by amps under half their cost.
post #1488 of 3234
12/29/07 at 12:01pm
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Allowing a review by ANYONE is risky. If the person doesn't like the item being reviewed, that can be a big problem for it's maker. And by that token, if the item is already selling well, as I expect Headroom's amps all do, why take the risk?
post #1489 of 3234
12/29/07 at 2:29pm
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Originally Posted by Skylab View Post
My advice is to enjoy what you have, and NOT to send anything to Larocco Audio if it isn't broken.

Thanks Skylab, I was wondering how things are going in Laroccas world. Too bad, it's a nice amp.
post #1490 of 3234
12/29/07 at 3:46pm
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Originally Posted by leeg View Post
Skylab, I have the orig. Larocca Page Ranking with blackgate caps. How much is it to upgrade to MKII? How long did it take? And was it worth the money to you? I haven't surfed here much recently though and am not even sure Larocca is still in business as I now see he's the engineer for Triads Lisa III....maybe he's not supporting the Page Ranking anymore? (just in case I decide to sell the PR, any ideas what it maybe worth? It's mint.)


Thanks
Leeg
Leeg,

When you say "Page Ranking" - do you mean the Pocket Reference ? Normally when we say LaRocco PRII, we refer to the Pocket Reference II.

I may be too young here to recall something called "Page Ranking" ?

F. Lo
post #1491 of 3234
12/29/07 at 9:59pm
F. Lo, I don't know what I was thinking when I typed that. Major brain glitch of some sort apparantly I edited and changed it to the PRII. Sorry to confuse anyone.
post #1492 of 3234
12/29/07 at 10:43pm
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F. Lo, I don't know what I was thinking when I typed that. Major brain glitch of some sort apparantly I edited and changed it to the PRII. Sorry to confuse anyone.
I think the website changed it, and jude said he knows how to turn off the BBS seeing it as a shortcut when you type P followed by R.
post #1493 of 3234
12/30/07 at 2:14am
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F. Lo, I don't know what I was thinking when I typed that. Major brain glitch of some sort apparantly I edited and changed it to the PRII. Sorry to confuse anyone.
No problem. I think the MKII uses AD744 as the default opamp whereas the original PRII use AD8260. There may be other changes on gain selection but I am not exactly sure on this.

There was a service offered to use AD744 on the original PRII for US$40 + shipment which basically brings the PRII to the same sonic performance of PRII Mk II. However, I am not sure if this is still available. Most users of PRII agree that the AD744 "modification" provides better sonics (in terms of resolution, and soundstage). In my opinion, it definitely worth the money.

On the other hand, I do agree with Skylab - there is a risk of long wait or significant delay if you go for any change of your PRII today - as Larry's performance is simply not very reliable.

Phil Larocco was the designer of the PRII. He does not work for Larry. On the other hand, Larry is the one to provide technical support to his products, not Phil - regardless of whether Phil is still behind the scene or not.

F. Lo
post #1494 of 3234
12/30/07 at 3:50am
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Originally Posted by facelvega View Post
Hey Sky, did Robert Gehrke ever get in touch with you about sending sample amps? I emailed him as I mentioned a while ago, and his reply made it sound like he was going to write you, but that's the last I heard of it.
Skylab, if you REALLY want to review Robert's Headstage Lyrix Total Pro USB (has the "Total" 4 channel circuitry, finegold caps, socketed opamps, the "Pro" bass boost, crossfeed and gain, with USB DAC) then I could loan you mine with about 280-300 hours on it.

I also have Robert's PenguinAmp Caffeine that was the basis of the Lyrix that is fully burned in as well (250+ hours) that I could loan you. However, I gave the PenguinAmp Royal to my brother-in-law and the JSeaber cmoy to his son.

I've already done some reviews on these, so I didn't think more needed to be done, but your fan-base might want your opinion since my opinion doesn't count:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/rev...-lyrix-262751/

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f46/re...-lyrix-265223/
post #1495 of 3234
12/30/07 at 11:02am
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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict View Post
Skylab, if you REALLY want to review Robert's Headstage Lyrix Total Pro USB (has the "Total" 4 channel circuitry, finegold caps, socketed opamps, the "Pro" bass boost, crossfeed and gain, with USB DAC) then I could loan you mine with about 280-300 hours on it.

I also have Robert's PenguinAmp Caffeine that was the basis of the Lyrix that is fully burned in as well (250+ hours) that I could loan you. However, I gave the PenguinAmp Royal to my brother-in-law and the JSeaber cmoy to his son.

I've already done some reviews on these, so I didn't think more needed to be done, but your fan-base might want your opinion since my opinion doesn't count:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/rev...-lyrix-262751/

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f46/re...-lyrix-265223/
Thanks for the offer, Larry, but I DON'T really want to review them at all, and I think your reviews are excellent.
post #1496 of 3234
12/30/07 at 11:45am
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Why? Because the guy who makes them hasn't proven very friendly to the head-fi authority?
No, and please don't make silly conspiracy-theorist posts here. Headroom is VERY "friendly to the head-fi authority", and I haven't reviewed their amps either. Why I don't really want to review the Lyrix has everything to do with what went down before, but that doesn't have anything to do with being "Head-fi friendly". It has to do with honest business practices.
post #1497 of 3234
12/30/07 at 12:51pm
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Good points, but none of that increases my enthusiasm for reviewing the Lyrix. I'm not damning Robert in any way, and I'm glad he's on the right path. But that still doesn't make me actually WANT to review his latest amp. I have to actually WANT to review an amp to invest the time And in any case, Larry's review was excellent, and I don't see that it needs more coverage here than that.

What I *am* looking forward to is reviewing the Head-amp Pico, which thanks to the good graces of a friend of mine I will get the chance to do. I was tempted to actually buy one of these; glad I will at least get the chance to audition one.
post #1498 of 3234
12/30/07 at 1:04pm
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What I *am* looking forward to is reviewing the Head-amp Pico, which thanks to the good graces of a friend of mine I will get the chance to do. I was tempted to actually buy one of these; glad I will at least get the chance to audition one.
Face it Rob, you're going to buy one of those when you're done borrowing/reviewing it
post #1499 of 3234
12/30/07 at 10:56pm
Sky doesn't have to review any of the guy's amps if he doesn't want to- his perogative. I don't think resorting to name-calling is going to persuade him. I could give a rat's ass whether Robert's fully rehabilatated from plagiarizing other's circuit designs or not, I wouldn't buy any of his amps either.
post #1500 of 3234
12/31/07 at 2:53am
You done trolling in this thread again, Andrea?
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