[Varley]

Mine came today also, lovely addition to my fuze

 

[Rip N' Burn]

I've waited approx. 2.5 weeks for this to arrive and I live in Canada where it is shipped from. Spoke with Gary and advised me to wait a few more days. I ordered an amp from Korea and it took only 3 days for it to arrive from the day I made the order. Just venting my frustration...
 
edit: just got it in the mail an hour ago. Time to test it out.

 

[samtr87]

I have Sennheiser HD25-IIs and was wondering if they would benefit from an amplifier such as the pa2v2? Sources used are a Samsung Galaxy S phone, Macbook Pro, and occasionally a second gen iPod Nano.
 
I already e-mailed Gary for a price and thought I would ask before committing to buy it. TIA

 

[Eric_C]

HD 25-1 Mk II, there's no HD 25-II.
 
MacBook Pro + PA2V2 + HD 25-1 results in a slightly warmer sound than MBP + HD25-1.

 

[xodaQo]

I just ordered the HD555 and I need a portable amp.  I've been trawling the interwebz looking for suitable units and have been considering buying the Fiio E7, until I found the PA2V2.  The reviews on the thing are awesome, and it seems like I could save a good deal of money with it.  The only problem is that I'd be using it with my laptops, which all have complete <-bleep-> audio outs.  Is there a DAC that I could use easily use in tandem with the PA2V2, or would it be better to go for the integrated E7?
 
The main variable here is quality, but the overall cost of the combo also plays a decent role.

 

[Derpmeifter]

Quote:

I just ordered the HD555 and I need a portable amp.  I've been trawling the interwebz looking for suitable units and have been considering buying the Fiio E7, until I found the PA2V2.  The reviews on the thing are awesome, and it seems like I could save a good deal of money with it.  The only problem is that I'd be using it with my laptops, which all have complete <-bleep-> audio outs.  Is there a DAC that I could use easily use in tandem with the PA2V2, or would it be better to go for the integrated E7?
 
The main variable here is quality, but the overall cost of the combo also plays a decent role.

I can't really speak for the quality of the PA2V2, but I have owned an E7 in the past and I never had problems with it, until I broke it in a fit of rage.
From reviews and some general product specs I've seen in posts on Facepunch it seems like a good buy to me, Sam.

 

[xodaQo]

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I can't really speak for the quality of the PA2V2, but I have owned an E7 in the past and I never had problems with it, until I broke it in a fit of rage.
From reviews and some general product specs I've seen in posts on Facepunch it seems like a good buy to me, Ben.

Go back to /b/, Brydaughter.

 

[Roller]

Well, PA2V2 does improve on the sound a user currently have, but having a better source does make quite the difference. Is higher output settings important for you? Because Fiio E7 limits its output to 16bit/48KHz, meaning no HD goodiness. It seems some users also enjoy the Nuforce uDAC-2.

 

[Derpmeifter]

-snip, misinformed-

 

[Melvins92]

The PA2v2 would add a warmer, darker bass and better all around sound quality to any headphone.

 

[xodaQo]

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The PA2v2 would add a warmer, darker bass and better all around sound quality to any headphone.

How is that possible, when said audio sources have extremely noisy audio-outs?

 

[Eric_C]

xodaQo: don't hold your breath for a response. That user has been banned.

 

[apatN]

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The PA2v2 would add a warmer, darker bass and better all around sound quality to any headphone.

It fails to deliver any bass in my DT880s. And that is weird as I modded them into bass monters.

I cannot believe that anyone thinks the PA2v2 is a nice starter amp, because it fails to amp full-size headphones. The only sensible thing to use this thing with is an iPod and a LOD to bypass the internal iAmp. Paired with the iPod and RE-0s I really love the sound.

 

[Digital-Pride]

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It fails to deliver any bass in my DT880s. And that is weird as I modded them into bass monters.

I cannot believe that anyone thinks the PA2v2 is a nice starter amp, because it fails to amp full-size headphones. The only sensible thing to use this thing with is an iPod and a LOD to bypass the internal iAmp. Paired with the iPod and RE-0s I really love the sound.

Um, you know your DT 880s are 600 Ohms right?  Any portable amp(with some exceptions) would struggle to the drive those 'phones properly.  While I don't own this amp personally, just looking at the specs and reading what others have said about it, one would assume it should drive most full size headphones easily.  By the way have you tried the PA2v2 with your other headphones?

 

[Roller]

It is a nice starting amp, better than E5 and most cmoy amps. But then again, like Digital-Pride noted, those Beyers of yours aren't exactly easy to drive, specially to portable amps. Funny that so far, PA2V2 negative reviews have been close to none

But if I had a pair of DT880 600 Ohm, I probably would look for a better amp, and a desktop one at that.
 
About the bass add, I find PA2V2 adding a slight warm tone rather than bass itself. It's also interesting that it still goes well with Ultrasone Pro 900s, better than unamped indeed, at least from a few users.