ALO Rx Amp Impressions? - Page 5

The Rx made the rounds at a gathering we had at Tyrion's home this weekend and 3 of 4 folks that tried it were impressed.

I continue to love this amp for it's great impact, soundstage, dynamics and tone.
Little Bob it is tough for me to say what the differences will be between the Rx and the SR71a. All I can say is I owned the SR71 and I thought it was better than the SR71a and to date the Rx is my favorite portable amp (over past amps that I have owned like the SR71 and Pico).

jp11801, did you get any feedback from the person who was *not* impressed ? I'm always keen to hear both sides of the story.

Tks,

estreeter

he thought the biggest difference the amp made was enlargement of soundstage and bass response. While he thought it was an improvement over the amp he was listening to he did not think it that wide a margin to make him change. He was listening through universals but I forget which ones.

well, if i were to sit down and assess if an amp is really needed (for any normal headphone), I would probably say no, it isn't, but... if bass response is better along with soundstage, those are the two most notable things an amp does - I would opt for that if my money said I really needed it.

and... I have!

Thanks - when you say it was better, how so?

For me, it's the Best portable amp to drive GS 1000.
Sound is ful, dynamic, detail and alive, musicians are in your head.
Pleasure,that's all for me.

tough to say because I spent time with the 71A at meets only but my impression is the Rx is more open and has greater dynamics. I tend to like a wide open sound, fast leading edge and wide but well defined soundstage but your tastes and opinion may vary depending on what you value in sound reproduction.

Thanks again - sounds interesting.

simple

simple question shadow , rx or ttvj slim. I do not have any iems just low impendence full and portable headphones. px 100 ath m50 and ath ad700.

I think he will tell you the Rx

Che15
RX is the best choice for full headphone and shadow for portable as PX100.
Just personal taste ( i owne RX and Shadow)

Yes, the Rx for bigger phones over the Shadow. I have no knowledge regarding the TTVJ slim, but it does seem to be a trend making slim amps these days. There's also the Pico Slim which is just about due for release. I'd suggest reading up on the specs for the Pico & TTVJ slim amps, and compare to the Shadow and Rx. As far as I know, the Rx is the only Class A of the lot.

I'll probably pick up the Pico Slim once it comes out and compare to the Rx and Shadow, and wind up selling the portable I like least. I think the Rx will wind up staying as my amp for use at work, since I can use closed headphones at my desk. I would think the Pico Slim will have a hard time matching the dynamics of this powerful beauty, but that's just speculation at this point.

I did not mention that I have the shadow already . Is the rx that good that it would be a good thing for mr to return the shadow? I for sure want to get the best sound quality I can get for less than 400 dollars. Has anyone listened to the musical fid v-can? Like I said my headphones are full size , but low impendence.

I guess if you had to choose one over the other for pure SQ, then yes, I would pick the Rx over the Shadow. It's really something. I'm not selling off the Rx for a long time, until something else truly revolutionary comes along. Once I try out the Pico Slim, I'll probably then choose between that and the Shadow for my portable. But the Rx is staying regardless as my amp for listening at home or work (it is easily small enough to stow in my backpack each day going to and from work).

I am excited to get mine as well and also if anyone decides to crack their amp open to change the internal gain switch take pictures and post em up on here :P