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post #2506 of 3234
12/16/09 at 2:24am
Thanks Rob - as long as the Lisa remains at the top of the heap, I only have this:

BRING ON THE RS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
post #2507 of 3234
12/16/09 at 2:33am
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Originally Posted by estreeter View Post
Thanks Rob - as long as the Lisa remains at the top of the heap, I only have this:

BRING ON THE RS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't get it,sorry
post #2508 of 3234
12/16/09 at 6:24am
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Originally Posted by kunalraiker View Post
I didn't get it,sorry
RS is Triad Audio's new venture which is pretty much similar to Lisa in appearance.
post #2509 of 3234
12/16/09 at 9:41am
One Head-Fiers impressions of the RS:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/lis...ml#post6188737
post #2510 of 3234
12/16/09 at 10:46am
Thread Starter 
Thanks all! Appreciate the kind words, and HeadphoneAddict, always nice to see when we hear it the same way!

BTW, I am getting a Lisa RS for review.

Next up though: the iBasso T3.
post #2511 of 3234
12/16/09 at 3:32pm
This is my first post in Head-Fi. I want to upgrade from PA2V2 so I keep reading articles about portable amp for weeks these days.
I am so impressed by Skylab's insight review and HeadphoneAddict's decent inputs that I ordered a iBasso D4 today.
I got an e-mail said I can expect receiveing it on next monday! Great speed!

Among today's portable headphone amp market, there are just so many products out there.
Without you Head-Fier's help, I should still be considering/confusing..... and big chance I will choose a so-so amp instead of a real good one.
I really appreciate your efforts that helps guys like me!!
post #2512 of 3234
12/16/09 at 3:57pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks so much for your post, Hancock.L - it is posts like yours that make the effort for me worthwhile.
post #2513 of 3234
12/16/09 at 5:47pm
Totally agree with Hancock. Got so much help from Head Fi before I bought the T3. Since then I've read about the D4 and got much help and answers from the always so helpful guys Hp-addict, Jamato and others here on Head Fi. Now with Skylabs review I'm totally confident that D4 is the next amp/dac for me. Thanks for this excellent thread and for all the nice and helpful users here
post #2514 of 3234
12/17/09 at 12:23am
Rob (Skylab), Larry (HeadphoneAddict), jamato8, Aaron (immtbiker) and Ron (HiFlight) I am very concerned, yes very concerned in that all of us agree the D4 is such a killer of an amp/dac specially at its price. My only regret is that I did not have the TopKit to send it so you Rob and Aaron could try the D4 with it.

Cheers.
post #2515 of 3234
12/17/09 at 12:33am
ohhh..this is a great thread for me :] It gave me some ideas of what to buy..ended up with a mini3 for really cheap. Nice writeup on all these amps
post #2516 of 3234
12/17/09 at 12:49am
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Originally Posted by mrarroyo View Post
Rob (Skylab), Larry (HeadphoneAddict), jamato8, Aaron (immtbiker) and Ron (HiFlight) I am very concerned, yes very concerned in that all of us agree the D4 is such a killer of an amp/dac specially at its price. My only regret is that I did not have the TopKit to send it so you Rob and Aaron could try the D4 with it.

Cheers.
Rob said once before that he prefers to review the amps as they ship, and not modded or opamp rolled. But I do think he would be surprised at the step up in sound when using the OPA1611A class-A biased on the 2:1 adapter.
post #2517 of 3234
12/17/09 at 4:41am
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Originally Posted by Skylab View Post
BTW, I am getting a Lisa RS for review.
Rob, will you be posting your review of the RS here or in the 'Fullsize Amps' forum ? We really need a 'Transportable Kit' forum for that middle area between the true portables and something you could easily throw in a backpack : 48 hours from now I will be in a hotel room in Singapore, listening to music from my netbook via the Topaz. Try doing that with a 'fullsize' amp !
post #2518 of 3234
12/17/09 at 11:03am
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict View Post
Rob said once before that he prefers to review the amps as they ship, and not modded or opamp rolled. But I do think he would be surprised at the step up in sound when using the OPA1611A class-A biased on the 2:1 adapter.
Yep - with portables, and really in general, I prefer to review unmodded amps. My exception to this is tube amps, where I think it's much more common to roll tubes.

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Originally Posted by estreeter View Post
Rob, will you be posting your review of the RS here or in the 'Fullsize Amps' forum ? We really need a 'Transportable Kit' forum for that middle area between the true portables and something you could easily throw in a backpack : 48 hours from now I will be in a hotel room in Singapore, listening to music from my netbook via the Topaz. Try doing that with a 'fullsize' amp !
Hmmm....not sure yet. Probably here, depending on how big it is.
post #2519 of 3234
12/19/09 at 4:01am
so for $400 and under what are the top 5 portable amps that can drive the hd650/hd600 or AKG K701/K702 straight from a portable mp3 player?
post #2520 of 3234
12/19/09 at 4:09am
It would be awesome if you can review the TTVJ Slim Portable.
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