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post #61 of 111
12/30/07 at 2:21pm
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Originally Posted by akwok View Post
From asr's photos, the Predator's insides look a bit empty in comparison...
So does the interior of RWA's Signature amp which is also highly regarded. Your point is?
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post #62 of 111
12/30/07 at 5:10pm
The pico innards remind me of the Lavry. (This is a good thing )
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post #63 of 111
1/2/08 at 12:29am
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Originally Posted by OptionTrader View Post
So does the interior of RWA's Signature amp which is also highly regarded. Your point is?
the difference being the Predator is a portable amp while the Sig is a full size home amp.
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post #64 of 111
1/2/08 at 3:57am
What's that got to do with how much is crammed in a given amount of space? You could perform the same comparison of "full sized" home amps similarly sized as the Sig and also see some examples of designs that do not have a high parts count. Again, it really doesn't mean a thing. It's all about implementation and, in the end, how it sounds to your ears.
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post #65 of 111
1/7/08 at 5:34pm
not pics of the innards of the two amps being discussed above, but here is my sig30 being fed by the dac of the pico, also being used as a preamp. i'm loving the sound w/this combo and my k1000:

[IMG]http://homepage.mac.com/grant.yama****a/Sites/Images/picok1000-2.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://homepage.mac.com/grant.yama****a/Sites/Images/picok1000-3.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://homepage.mac.com/grant.yama****a/Sites/Images/picok1000-4.jpg[/IMG]
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post #66 of 111
1/7/08 at 6:34pm
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Originally Posted by kugino View Post
not pics of the innards of the two amps being discussed above, but here is my sig30 being fed by the dac of the pico, also being used as a preamp. i'm loving the sound w/this combo and my k1000:
Nice!
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post #67 of 111
1/7/08 at 7:41pm
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Originally Posted by akwok View Post
From asr's photos, the Predator's insides look a bit empty in comparison...
I'm glad you brought this up as I was going to ask ASR if the Pred has 2 opposing PCB's as it looks in the pictures. Might be a reason the Pico PCB looks so full?
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post #68 of 111
1/8/08 at 1:33am
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Originally Posted by Podster View Post
I'm glad you brought this up as I was going to ask ASR if the Pred has 2 opposing PCB's as it looks in the pictures. Might be a reason the Pico PCB looks so full?
The Predator does have 2 PCBs.
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post #69 of 111
1/8/08 at 1:39am
As does the pico.
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post #70 of 111
2/9/08 at 4:20am
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Originally Posted by Asr View Post
Did someone say they wanted pics of the guts? Here ya go:

HeadAmp Pico









RSA Predator
Does anyone know what chip Predator DAC uses?
I see wm8740 stamped on the Pico's as well as AD1896 upsampling converter, but Predator's is painted over. What's the spec on this thing?
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post #71 of 111
2/9/08 at 5:18am
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Originally Posted by Andrew_WOT View Post
Does anyone know what chip Predator DAC uses?
I see wm8740 stamped on the Pico's as well as AD1896 upsampling converter, but Predator's is painted over. What's the spec on this thing?
RSA sands off and then paints over chips in all of his amps. Sadly this is the case with Predator as well. I tried to figure out on mine, but even after removing paint, markings was sanded off. However, after asking some experts, it looks to be PCM2704. It is the same DAC chip used in almost every USB DAC/amp.


btw, nice cheburashka
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post #72 of 111
8/4/08 at 5:43pm
Wow!, that cap in the Predator is huge!
I want to know about the DAC too; I don't think it's the 2704... that's a really common one, and the Predator as a DAC is highly regarded...
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post #73 of 111
8/4/08 at 6:29pm
I've also heard that it's the PCM2704
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post #74 of 111
8/4/08 at 9:28pm
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Originally Posted by jma790 View Post
and the Predator as a DAC is highly regarded...
Depending on where your baseline is.
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post #75 of 111
8/4/08 at 9:50pm
I just wish to have a Predator to actually be able to talk about it (But I like the look of the Pico more!)
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