Jan 10, 2007 at 1:29 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 25

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anything out there similar to the size of those altoids cmoy amps i see with the addition of actually sounding decent? something pocketsized that can accompany my ipod and not weigh me down or create unnecessary pants bulge would be just excellent.

 

Jan 10, 2007 at 1:36 AM Post #2 of 25

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ps- if this belongs in the amp forum i'll understand i just feel it fits in here better as i'm more concerned with portability than i am with sound.

if anyone that's purchased one of those altoids cmoy amps off ebay could give me a brief review of what to expect out of those i might just go ahead and get one.

 

Jan 10, 2007 at 1:58 AM Post #3 of 25

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ray samuels hornet?

 

Jan 10, 2007 at 2:07 AM Post #4 of 25

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But the newer RSA Tomahawk is smaller

 

Jan 10, 2007 at 2:10 AM Post #5 of 25

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Xin Supermicro?

 

Jan 10, 2007 at 2:12 AM Post #6 of 25

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But is he willing to wait for it?

 

Jan 10, 2007 at 2:14 AM Post #7 of 25

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Nah!, the Tomahawk is so small i manage to stuff it in the condom pocket on my replay jeans which have a slightly bigger pocket than my other jeans, it sits in there quite nicely and only a teeny short interconnect between that and my phone/mp3 in my jeans pocket.

Here it is next to my phone,

I never carry my iriver H340 now as it weighs a ton and it aint exactly svelte, It's reserved for car/home use where it still performs fine with 25hr battery life.

Have a look through the Tomahawk forum, bet you dont get very far before your credit card starts to itch in anticipation of abuse.

 

Jan 10, 2007 at 2:19 AM Post #8 of 25

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The Xtra (aka "Mystery Amp) I think.

 

Jan 10, 2007 at 2:39 AM Post #9 of 25

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http://www.fixup.net/products/IV/imgp1963.jpg

sounds great. takes forever to get to you though...

 

Jan 10, 2007 at 3:29 AM Post #10 of 25

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Dr. Xin's Supermicro IV at 1 oz is the smallest available at the moment. Its sound is far superior to anything I have heard.

 

Jan 11, 2007 at 12:14 PM Post #11 of 25

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pretty sure supermicro IV by a large margin

 

Jan 11, 2007 at 5:44 PM Post #12 of 25

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Ill just drive the point accross...... Supermicro FTW !!!!!

 

Jan 11, 2007 at 6:40 PM Post #13 of 25

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Xin's Supermicro or the Minibox-CL

 

Jan 11, 2007 at 6:43 PM Post #14 of 25

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Xin SUPERMICRO... FTW

Weighing HEAVILY on my must have list.

 

Jan 11, 2007 at 6:56 PM Post #15 of 25

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New discovery of the day for me!

Do you need a line out to get the benefits of this amp (Xin Supermicro IV), or can I use it out of the headphone jack to get much better sound out of my MP3-capable phone (Sanyo MM-9000)?

I already have the micro/regular adaptor so I can use regular headphones with the phone (EP630). I have a 2 Gb mini-SD card for it, so it would be great if I could get great sound quality out of it (and it would allow me to hold off on a dedicated MP3 player).