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post #1 of 22
8/6/07 at 12:39am
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I currently have ipod 5th gen> LOD> ibaso t2> pk1

I am sort of skeptical on how much better it would sound going to something like...

imod> LOD> tomahawk/a Dr. Xin amp> pk1 (and westone 3 when it comes out)

files would be ranging from 320 mp3 to flac.


Should I dive in and do it?


I am mostly skeptical about the amps. I believe the source upgrade would make the most difference (that and the westone 3).
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post #2 of 22
8/6/07 at 1:39am
Why not just keep the amp you have now then?
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post #3 of 22
8/6/07 at 2:59pm
Im assuming he would want another amp since the other 2 amps listed are much superior amps to the one he has now. To Nothingpoetic, I'd go ahead and do it. An iMod video, ALO line out, tomahawk/Dr. Xin and Westone 3 is (without going custom) probably the very best possible portable setup you can get as of right now.
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post #4 of 22
8/6/07 at 6:58pm
theres always bigger fish in the sea.
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post #5 of 22
8/6/07 at 7:28pm
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Looks like I shall imod my ipod!

Amp later down the road. And westone 3 when it comes out.
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post #6 of 22
8/6/07 at 9:06pm
That definitely won't disappoint! Not to mention, Vinnie is a great guy! Im this close to buying an imod. keep us posted!
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post #7 of 22
8/6/07 at 9:33pm
If you read this forum constantly it can always get much better. If you don't, not really that much.
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post #8 of 22
8/6/07 at 11:06pm
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I know it can get better, but portables are more limited.

If i was going for a home set-up, I know I could always expect more.
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post #9 of 22
8/6/07 at 11:50pm
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Originally Posted by xnothingpoetic View Post
I know it can get better, but portables are more limited.

If i was going for a home set-up, I know I could always expect more.
But you still do have a pretty sweet rig. Are there any specific faults you hear with it? Sometimes you can start there and then narrow down what might be the culprit.
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post #10 of 22
8/7/07 at 1:52pm
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Originally Posted by mrdeadfolx View Post
... Westone 3 is (without going custom) probably the very best possible portable setup you can get as of right now.
Well, not to be critical... but not exactly right now - more like sometime in the undetermined future
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post #11 of 22
8/7/07 at 3:33pm
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Originally Posted by unclejr View Post
But you still do have a pretty sweet rig. Are there any specific faults you hear with it? Sometimes you can start there and then narrow down what might be the culprit.
Well I don't have a very good reference point. The best I have is the pk1 and ms1. And my dad's 2 channel vintage Klipsch system.

I have this perfect sound in my head which I am trying to find.

I wish I could demo a lot of stuff, but that's hard when local stores don't carry imods or Rays & Xin's amps.

Trial and error I guess.
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post #12 of 22
8/7/07 at 3:38pm
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Originally Posted by xnothingpoetic View Post
Well I don't have a very good reference point. The best I have is the pk1 and ms1. And my dad's 2 channel vintage Klipsch system.

I have this perfect sound in my head which I am trying to find.

I wish I could demo a lot of stuff, but that's hard when local stores don't carry imods or Rays & Xin's amps.

Trial and error I guess.
Cool, yeah, so I think it's instructive to ask what about your "perfect sound" is different from the sound you're getting. Then everyone's suggests might become more meaningful, in theory.
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post #13 of 22
8/7/07 at 5:31pm
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I'd say my perfect sound is a warmer than what I am getting now. I want deeper bass that is punchy but doesn't overpower the rest of the spectrum. The mids would be the strong point. I want shivers down my spine when I hear the vocals. And the highs would be sparkly but not to the point where it becomes fatiguing.

I actually don't want a huge soundstage. I want it to be more intimate than that. But I don't want it to be flat ether.

Might not be able to get that from an IEM but maybe if I move up the grado line I can find what I am looking for, or maybe I can try the D2000/5000.
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post #14 of 22
8/7/07 at 5:40pm
SE530 will give you strong mids and less high
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post #15 of 22
8/7/07 at 6:06pm
best setup I know of:

5G iMod
Corda Move amp (or Hornet)
UE10s

I hate the Shure E500s and I've had a UM2 and was not impressed........for the best audio experience....go with that setup if you can afford it, and encode your music at 256 or more
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