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post #1831 of 3234
4/18/08 at 10:22pm
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Originally Posted by Skylab View Post
Thanks for the kind words. I haven't felt the need to review the Voyager since it's been reviewed extensively elsewhere.
For that matter, most of the amps on your review have been reviewed extensively elsewhere. However, having them all together in one place with the continuity of a single reviewer's observations is where this thread holds value.

Therefore, you should review the Voyager or any other promising competitor......unless you're sick of reviewing amps, which would be a different story altogether.
post #1832 of 3234
4/19/08 at 12:24am
Damn...this list keeps growing. Great job mate!!!

I love hearing your impressions every time there's an addition.

I would however like to see how your review of the Voyager compares to mine. Seems like we have the same opinions for the most part on amps, and it may seem a little redundant...but it'd be sweet to see anyways.

For those curious, you can see the review of the voyager in the link in my sig....and see how my opinions ccompare to Skylabs (very similar for the most part)....
post #1833 of 3234
4/19/08 at 12:55am
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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict View Post
Shoulda never sold those HF-1, since with flats I think they sounded almost just like my HP-1000 did. Someday post for us your thoughts on those two Grados, please?
holy moley I have owned both and while I liked the hf1s they were a far cry from my hp2s? The woody hf1s do give modern rs1s a run for their money.
post #1834 of 3234
4/19/08 at 3:03am
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Originally Posted by jp11801 View Post
holy moley I have owned both and while I liked the hf1s they were a far cry from my hp2s? The woody hf1s do give modern rs1s a run for their money.
Well, I was keeping my OT post down in length, and left out a few details - now I have to fill it in. The secret ingredient was my particular HF-1 have the APureSound V3 cable on them, and with flats they sounded like 95% of the HP-1000. I was pretty shocked myself, because with bowls they were totally different and had more of a sucked out mids and a larger soundstage compared to both the APS re-cabled RS-2 and the HP-1000.

I just accidentally stumbled upon trying the flats at the end of my HF-1 vs RS-2 review, and the mids filled in and the bass got punchy. I later woodied the APS HF-1 but cracked one of the wood cups and returned them to stock for now. With woodied deep cups they sounded even better, richer and weightier.

The first post in my review is a more accurate rendition of what I heard: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/rev...easure-292405/

There is also a Grado Amp Synergy review in there somewhere...
post #1835 of 3234
4/19/08 at 3:34am
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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict View Post
You just have to let your ears get tougher to stand wearing them, and after a few hours a day for a few days, your ears will not hurt as much. No longer as soft as a baby's bottom will they be...
Skylab, Is Yoda,er Larry on to something here? all this time I thought it was the equipment that needed to be broken in. .............Voyager.........skylab.......kind of goes together,
post #1836 of 3234
4/19/08 at 5:04am
Thanks to my 10 year old son, speaking in Yoda this father has learned.
post #1837 of 3234
4/19/08 at 9:33am
Thread Starter 
OK, OK, I give in I will see if I can get my hands on a Voyager...
post #1838 of 3234
4/19/08 at 10:00am
If money wasn't an issue, which one would you get (best sound quality of course)
post #1839 of 3234
4/19/08 at 10:02am
Thread Starter 
I would get the iQube - for me, the best overall performance other than the Lisa, but the iQube is smaller, lighter, and has more than 10x the battery life of the Lisa.
post #1840 of 3234
4/19/08 at 10:49am
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Originally Posted by Skylab View Post
OK, OK, I give in I will see if I can get my hands on a Voyager...
Rob, I'll be happy to loan you my Voyager. Just PM me your mailing address and I'll send it.
post #1841 of 3234
4/19/08 at 10:51am
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Originally Posted by Skylab View Post
I would get the iQube - for me, the best overall performance other than the Lisa, but the iQube is smaller, lighter, and has more than 10x the battery life of the Lisa.
I could not agree more....I really enjoy my iQube with my Triple.Fi.
post #1842 of 3234
4/19/08 at 10:59am
x3. I sold my Larocco PRII mkII (one of the best portable amps i've ever heard) and kept the iQube. That should say something about the iQube. It is that good.
post #1843 of 3234
4/19/08 at 11:19am
Ears are a funny thing! I much prefer the LaRocco PRII MkII over the iQube. Somehow its sound signature did not do it for me. Heck I prefer the MiniBox-E+ over the iQube.

Before anyone shoots at me lets remember that like ice cream not everyone loves chocolate.
post #1844 of 3234
4/19/08 at 11:27am
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Originally Posted by musicmaker View Post
Rob, I'll be happy to loan you my Voyager. Just PM me your mailing address and I'll send it.
THANKS! PM sent
post #1845 of 3234
4/19/08 at 11:31am
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Originally Posted by mrarroyo View Post
Ears are a funny thing! I much prefer the LaRocco PRII MkII over the iQube. Somehow its sound signature did not do it for me. Heck I prefer the MiniBox-E+ over the iQube.

Before anyone shoots at me lets remember that like ice cream not everyone loves chocolate.
Synergy is the concept that applies here... headphones + amp + source + hearing preferences.
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