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post #586 of 612
12/20/10 at 8:53pm

yea im sure that sucker will be awesome.  i am actually considering buying that too and then selling one off but i had a ton of cables made for the sr71b... so dont knwo what ill do.  and if anyone is wondering about ibasso's CS its pretty darn good.  the best ive come across in audio overseas.

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post #587 of 612
12/20/10 at 9:09pm
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Just wait till the PB2 comes out. It should be better than the SR71B and have rollable opamps as well.

 

IMHO that is a tad presumptuous in relation to an amp that doesn't exist yet. Based on what? This?...

 

 

Originally Posted by GeorgeGoodman View Post


Ibasso wants to be the industry leader in portable balanced amps.  

 

If desire was all that mattered, Winona Ryder would have been mine years ago. (And for the record, I would have prevented that shoplifting nonesense.)
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post #588 of 612
12/20/10 at 9:29pm
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If desire was all that mattered, Winona Ryder would have been mine years ago. (And for the record, I would have prevented that shoplifting nonesense.)


lol, id have a lot more than winona.

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post #589 of 612
12/20/10 at 10:51pm
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If desire was all that mattered, Winona Ryder would have been mine years ago. (And for the record, I would have prevented that shoplifting nonesense.)


lol, id have a lot more than winona.

I am with you there. 

 

Gettin' lots of variety and choices these days. All to our benefit. 
 


Edited by jamato8 - 12/21/10 at 1:11pm
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post #590 of 612
12/21/10 at 1:05pm

The Toucan is already pretty close to the SR71B, as people say it sounds almost as good and can drive the same type of headphones. The Toucan 2 should naturally be better. I guess it is presumptuous to say something is going to be better than something else before that something is out, so I will just wait and see. Seeing what Ibasso has brought to the table so far, I don't doubt they will make another fantastic product.We will have to see. 

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post #591 of 612
12/21/10 at 4:49pm

I'm with coops, although Winona would not have been my first choice :)

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post #592 of 612
12/23/10 at 9:09am

guys, wanna ask something..

 

can i use this connector as the male balanced connector for my toucan? it has 6 pole as well but i'm not sure whether it will fit the female jack or not..

 

http://malaysia.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=5365683 or http://malaysia.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=1291910


Edited by i_djoel2000 - 12/23/10 at 9:20am
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post #593 of 612
12/23/10 at 11:39am
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guys, wanna ask something..

 

can i use this connector as the male balanced connector for my toucan? it has 6 pole as well but i'm not sure whether it will fit the female jack or not..

 

http://malaysia.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=5365683 or http://malaysia.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=1291910


According to their website, iBasso uses HR10A-7P-6P connectors.  I would double-check it with them or even order it thru them to be sure, but this should work:  http://malaysia.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=searchProducts&searchTerm=HR10A-7P-6P&x=0&y=0

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post #594 of 612
12/23/10 at 1:10pm
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You have to use the same Hirose series. They have notches that key them to fit together correctly. Even if the pins are the same, because of a keying mechanism that makes sure they fit correctly, pin to pin, nothing else will work. 


Edited by jamato8 - 12/23/10 at 1:12pm
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post #595 of 612
12/23/10 at 6:20pm

@warp & jamato: hhoo..i was hoping that at least one link i gave you is compatible with toucan, it's cheaper than the HR10A-7P-6P tongue.gif

 

thank you for your help.

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post #596 of 612
12/25/10 at 8:22pm
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@warp & jamato: hhoo..i was hoping that at least one link i gave you is compatible with toucan, it's cheaper than the HR10A-7P-6P tongue.gif

 

thank you for your help.


You don't want to know, believe me, how much I have spent just this year on various ICs, balanced being on top of the list.  Not counting the cost of a balanced source and headphones, this iBasso combo so far IS the absolute cheapest way I have seen allowing one to getting into balanced systems, even if you buy the iBasso Hirose to Hirose balanced IC with the PB1 and the DB2.

 

Good luck on getting your cables sourced!

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post #597 of 612
12/28/10 at 5:13am

Has anyone had any problems plugging toslink cables into the Boomslang's optical jack?  I've noticed that all of my sysconcept cables are extremely difficult to plug into the Boomslang...they don't "click" into place and it takes more force than should be necessary.  This occurs with multiple cables...but they seem fine with other devices.  I'm worried this is going to trash the optical jack. 

 

I've also noticed my D12 has a similar tight optical jack that doesn't click...but I leave that cable installed all the time on that one instead of disassembling after use like I do with the Boomslang.

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post #598 of 612
12/28/10 at 7:46am
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Has anyone had any problems plugging toslink cables into the Boomslang's optical jack?  I've noticed that all of my sysconcept cables are extremely difficult to plug into the Boomslang...they don't "click" into place and it takes more force than should be necessary.  This occurs with multiple cables...but they seem fine with other devices.  I'm worried this is going to trash the optical jack. 

 

I've also noticed my D12 has a similar tight optical jack that doesn't click...but I leave that cable installed all the time on that one instead of disassembling after use like I do with the Boomslang.


My two sysconcept cables do seem to be a tighter fit and I don't get the "click" sound/feedback.  Taking them out is rather hard as well. 

 

My other optical cable fits nice and does "click" as expected and comes out nicely.


 

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post #599 of 612
12/28/10 at 8:32am

In my experience the Toucan with balanced cables and HD650/600 makes the sound much bigger, and also quite a lot brighter. Especially the HD650 to me is dark sounding, but the Toucan makes it sound much brighter. So - I'm thinking that the HD800 (from what I've read a very bright sounding hp) would not pair well with the Toucan/Boomslang. Anyone tried the combo? I've been presented a nice deal on a pair of HD800 so that's why I'm curious on experiences with Toucan/Boomsland/HD800. I don't like the harsch and bright sound of many head phones. Not that the HD650/600 is too bright with the Toucan, but the difference compared to the HDP is huge.

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post #600 of 612
12/28/10 at 8:41am

Hmmm you could try posting your question on headfonia maybe, I know the guy who runs that site likes the hd800 and also has a PB1.  Not sure how much you might agree with him but I have no experience pairing the hd800 with the toucan.

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