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post #31 of 305
3/4/08 at 8:47am
...must...have...pictures...of...bottom...circuit. ..this...is...damn...tempting!!!
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post #32 of 305
3/4/08 at 11:33am
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Originally Posted by Capunk View Post
Will iQube stand on the top of "portable headamp" if Lisa III isn't qualified as "portable amp" but stand as "transportable desktop amp" ?
I put the iQube at the top of my personal portable headamp list. Its size, extreme battery life, and great quality puts it solidly in a must-have list if its price in the US wasn't prohibative.
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post #33 of 305
3/4/08 at 1:41pm
Wow Dex, what a great review! Sets the new standard for amp reviews.

Bear with me for a bit, I own an iQube, Lisa, PRII and recently returned my Pico. I've been waiting to write some comparative impressions and this seems like the right thread to add my thoughts. Need a few more days...
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post #34 of 305
3/4/08 at 1:46pm
Awesome review, well written with the right amount of humor. I like humor even though I fail horribly most times.
Would love to see bottom pics, all I see batteries, caps and switches/plugs, how do they make it sound soooo nice?
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post #35 of 305
3/4/08 at 2:41pm
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Originally Posted by meusickfrek View Post
Awesome review, well written with the right amount of humor. I like humor even though I fail horribly most times.
Would love to see bottom pics, all I see batteries, caps and switches/plugs, how do they make it sound soooo nice?
Thanks, mf!

Here's the only shot of the underside that I've seen so far. Just bear in mind that it is of a pre-production prototype, so the little yellow wire we see here on the left is no longer present as such in the final production version of the iQube.



Update 3/19/08

And here are some photos of the proper production version:



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post #36 of 305
3/4/08 at 2:48pm
Great amp. The only downside I noticed is the hiss with sensitive IEMs.
Another thing is the rattling of the upper rubber surface, it starts clicking when I put pressure on it.
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post #37 of 305
3/4/08 at 3:01pm
Wow, beautiful design! thanx Dex
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post #38 of 305
3/4/08 at 3:19pm
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Originally Posted by Juli View Post
Great amp. The only downside I noticed is the hiss with sensitive IEMs.
Another thing is the rattling of the upper rubber surface, it starts clicking when I put pressure on it.
Which IEMs have you tried, and how much hiss does it have? I plan on getting the UE11 at the end of my journey.
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post #39 of 305
3/4/08 at 4:01pm
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Originally Posted by antonyfirst View Post
Which IEMs have you tried, and how much hiss does it have? I plan on getting the UE11 at the end of my journey.
I've tried it with SF 5 Pros and for my taste it's a bit to much hiss to fully enjoy it. I can even hear it in louder parts of a track, but the SF 5 Pros are oversensitive IEMs so this is no surprise. With other IEMs the hiss should be quieter.

I read that the Pico has a nice synergy with the UE11, maybe this is the better way to go.
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post #40 of 305
3/4/08 at 4:18pm
I didn't notice any hiss on the UE11 with the iMod. What player are you using?

It was definitely a step above the PICO's amp.
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post #41 of 305
3/4/08 at 4:26pm
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Originally Posted by manaox2 View Post
I didn't notice any hiss on the UE11 with the iMod. What player are you using?

It was definitely a step above the PICO's amp.
I am using a ZVM, but I notice the hiss with every source I plug in. I will get my iMod in about 4 weeks, so it will take me ages to test this.
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post #42 of 305
3/4/08 at 4:49pm
Too late guys! I just purchased one!
Review will come soon.

In the meanwhile I'm enjoying my iMod, which is incredible.
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post #43 of 305
3/4/08 at 4:57pm
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Originally Posted by Juli View Post
I am using a ZVM, but I notice the hiss with every source I plug in. I will get my iMod in about 4 weeks, so it will take me ages to test this.
Maybe the line out will make a difference if you are not already using it that way. The Super.fi 5 pro are more sensitive to hiss then anything I've had up the UE line (Triple.fi, UE11), so it would likely be more obvious for them. I cannot find any other iQube users with a hiss problem, including skylab. Seems odd.
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post #44 of 305
3/4/08 at 5:06pm
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Originally Posted by manaox2 View Post
Maybe the line out will make a difference if you are not already using it that way. The Super.fi 5 pro are more sensitive to hiss then anything I've had up the UE line (Triple.fi, UE11), so it would likely be more obvious for them. I cannot find any other iQube users with a hiss problem, including skylab. Seems odd.
I use the line out of my ZVM.

I've sent Hans @Qables an e-mail a long time ago, according to this problem.
He said that they have tested the iQube and it should not hiss, not even with the SF 5 Pros.
All of this makes me wondering if everything is ok with my iQube.
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post #45 of 305
3/4/08 at 5:37pm
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I use the line out of my ZVM.
All of this makes me wondering if everything is ok with my iQube.
I would. Hans himself uses the UE11 with it, this seems like an isolated problem.
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