Portaphiles get no love? - Page 16

Ahhh found it!

I thought i lost this thread forever! Took me a few searches!!!

Wake up Portaphile people!!!!!

:Portaphile-Smiley:

My V2^2 maxxed is still one of my favorite amps to date. The short battery life is the only thing that takes it out of contention, when comparing.

Cesar is one of the top tier builders and customer service people around.
I wish he would build something new.

I e-mailed him today from Head-Fi to see if my amp made it to him safely, and i also asked if hes making anything for the USA or not.
So, now we wait.
See ya at the meet!

Ok, i heard from Cesar....

He has 3 Portaphiles left for sale with the 1500 black gates, MAXXED version!!!
Black gates at that size are hard to come by now , so the price is a little higher.
Thats according to what i read on his site, assuming someone didnt buy them all yet...
News

Hes taking others suggestions and trying different caps and listening to them to see if there is a solution, and a possibility he can still make Portaphiles.

The Shohin is still kinda on the table, but because parts became unavailable right in the middle of his project, he was put on hold.....but hes still researching, so theres still the possibility of a Shohin, but we have to wait for updates to be sure.
Id keep checking the NEWS section of his site indexB
and check for updates. Lets all hope he finds a solution!!!
I know he wont settle for just any old crap, so thats why he didnt just slap some crap together and call it a Shohin, so i dont think this is happening until hes satisfied this will be an awesome amp.

So theres all i know for now.

Many thaniks for the update. Just sent him my paypal info for a new one.

You accept free CDs?? Maybe I oughta send you a couple for the referral. What's your musical taste???

Haha! Eclectic.
Anything but Cookie Monster ( growling metal), old opera, old cowboy country.

I like jazz, pop opera like Josh Groban, classic rock, r n b, techno, emo, some grunge, some classical, christian contemporary & rock/pop, southern rock, blues, motown, freedom rock "turn it up man!"...lol, metal, folk/singer-songwriter, newer rock like Daughtry, Linkin Park,....., country-pop,...

Almost everything really.

Yeah so, he is sending my standard Portaphile back today, so i should have it at the end of the week i guess. I been using my Maxxed Portaphile instead. Even drives my 650s

I hope he finishes the Shohin! Im picturing a Lisa lll killer...lol
I dont know what he really has in mind, but i can dream cant i?

So you ordered a new one? Wow...i told him you were sorry for selling yours...lol
I had a feeling youd jump on it, haha!

Hey, drive up from TN 13 March for the Bayside Meet!!!
I think theyre getting reduced rates at the hotel, youll have to check the thread if you can make it.

Portaphile working nice with my portable XM radio 

Using Sony MDR V500 phones.  PUNCHY!!! 

Ah, Portaphiles........

 

laptop > HiFace > Constantine > Portaphile  AC > '03 DT880s

 

Sweet!!! 

Honestly until I saw this post I totally forgot how fantastic my old Beyer 880s of the same vintage as yours sounded thru the Portaphile.  Was going to sell the Beyers; now gonna keep them.  It's either the amp or the Moon Silver Dragon recabling--maybeboth==but now they really sound great thru this little portable amp.
 

I wish Ceasar would try some other caps and sell the Portaphiles again.

The caps only do so much. It would still be a great amp either way.

Theres lots of great amps that dont use blackgates.

You mean to tell me all RSA amps use them?  Or the Lisa lll ? All Meier amps and  all the ones at Headamp from Justin?

 

I dont think every great amp uses blackgates.  They may be great caps, but i think it would still be a great amp with nichelon or others.....maybe the green panasonics or some other caps.

Itll also save Ceasar some money, because blackgates are very expensive right now, and there arent many left.

 

I wonder whats holding up the Shohin?  

 

I get a whole day out of my Portaphile maxxed now that i have those Lithium batteries.

Its working out great. 

They kick on my Sony MDR V500.  

I got good bass. 

I sometimes use my Portaphile with my iMac 24 into a HR MicroDAC, then in to the V2^2. I have everything plugged into AC so no concerns about battery life and I play only Apple Lossless files. It is a great combo. Better than just using my Headroom Desktop with the Max module.

Any Portaphiles at Chicago CanJam???????????   

I haven't used my maxed v2v2  in  a long while,I spent a couple of hours with it with my Imod /alo super cotton dock Shure e500s(great match with the portaphile).

  I forgot how good this amp is,I was thinking of selling it because of lack of use,but after today thats not going to happen.

Just got mine back recently  from Cesar  after a quick repair for the battery connections. Listened with my UM3X and brought these IEMs to a whole new level of performance.  DO wish he would start on the Shonin he had considered a few years ago.  If that could be brought to the level of Portaphile performance itwould be a real killer amp