Pico Slim first impressions and reviews thread. See p31 onwards for a couple of solid reviews +... - Page 31

cool, well that could be just as much about the manufacturing tolerances of the mini plug you are using (which type?) some connectors like the viablue for example are larger than they should be and wont work at all in some headphone jacks and inputs. I had one pull the ground ring in my D10 straight out when i removed the plug, but other viablues are just a touch firm.

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cool, well that could be just as much about the manufacturing tolerances of the mini plug you are using (which type?) some connectors like the viablue for example are larger than they should be and wont work at all in some headphone jacks and inputs. I had one pull the ground ring in my D10 straight out when i removed the plug, but other viablues are just a touch firm.

I'm using the RSA iphone LOD with the right angled plug for the input to the Slim. It looks identical to the whiplash iphone LOD that Headamp is selling with the Pico Slim. My Westone UM3X also requires a push to click it into place, so I believe its the jack rather than the plugs that are a tad too tight.

yeah except its SPC right? OK looks like it wil be trial and error to find which suits best, I have just about every decent mini known to man here so i'll find it. ive already got one in mind though and it should fit nicely, the new oyaide rhodium over silver mini is teh sex

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Originally Posted by qusp 

yeah except its SPC right? OK looks like it wil be trial and error to find which suits best, I have just about every decent mini known to man here so i'll find it. ive already got one in mind though and it should fit nicely, the new oyaide rhodium over silver mini is teh sex

You mean the mini plug is SPC? No, its gold plated. I might contact you in future when you make a LOD cable suitable for the Slim. RSA's military spec wire LOD cable is just far too stiff. I'm afraid if I flex it any more the cable will break.

no, the wire is spc afaik. milspec usually is.

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not too many caps in the signal path so burn in should be minimal. ok, no more sad sack, its really excellent that more of these are out in the wild. I AM excited, but trying to keep it under control.

 

so some have reported the JACK is not so solid, or is it just that its not metal so doesnt SEEM solid?

It's solid, it just doesn't have that "snap in" feeling that metal ones do.  When it's in the leather case, because the slim is so small and light, it slides around as you try to plug things in while holding onto the leather case, so that might add to the insecure feeling.  Also a lot of these feelings come from the fact that the Slim is so much smaller and lighter in weight than the original Pico.

Now the volume control pot on the other hand....

I found that the best way to avoid that problem I mentioned was to never use that connector again and recommend any of my customers do the same :) but yeah sure your way works eventually. not a big fan of it anyway, only good thing about it is the strain relief IMO. such crappy plastic dielectric for such a 'high end' plug. I tested with the oyaide and its perfect; how did I test it I hear you say?? well mine finally just rocked up!!

more later

ahh yes, I remember those mids 

I've had issues with fit on some Canare F12 plugs too.

I've finally heard the Pico Slim and overall impression is a positive one. Apart from a slight roughness in the upper mid area, the Slim is an improvement from the older Pico with a slightly more open and transparent sound. The new volume control is also very fine other than the rather flimsy knob. Most importantly, I really like how tiny the whole package is.

yes with only a brief listen using modded H132CF->highly modified D10->slim->JH13, I can say that while it doesnt beat out my FiQ, or Lisa III, for its size its a little dynamo and the soundstage is really quite something. the volume knob as reported, is rather flimsy feeling, but the action is quite good and although I dont know what headphones could possibly use the first 30% of the volume range the matching is awesomely good and reminds me of my buffalo using volumite (another digital control, but using different technique)

compared to FiQ, the portable I have been using most often lately, the highs are just a touch more congested and missing the last bit of extension. this could also be burn-in related although i'm not a big believer, especially considering how few components there are in the signal. transient speed is excellent, but the trailing edge and decay isnt quite there with FiQ. transparency is also very good. bass is tight, but lacking a touch of slam compared to the bigger amp, but that is to be expected given the amount of current the beast has on tap.
a real toe tapper of an amp though and I just keep going back to the size.

more impressions once I get my head around it a bit more and also find what wires work best, currently using a kimber stranded silver mini2mini. will test it out using buffalo II as source.

the turn on thump is a worry though, I will have to put it on the meter to see how much DC is in that transient.

its soo sexy though that I can forgive these minor niggles

Lol how'd I guess you'd beat me here   =P

Mine arrived!

Fantastic no-bullshit packaging, awesome design, and great little case.

Oh it also sounds pretty amazing too.

Something about perfect channel balance through IEMs is really wicked.

Thanks Justin!

(pcb and dact arrived safe and sound as well, thanks)

Is the Pico Slim power adapter 120-240 v or just 120 v for US customers. Just curious. I am hoping it is 120 -240v

Label on mine says 100V - 240V
 

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Is the Pico Slim power adapter 120-240 v or just 120 v for US customers. Just curious. I am hoping it is 120 -240v