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Icon Mobile vs Pico power?

post #1 of 4
3/23/11 at 4:10pm
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Hi all, I am thinking of upgrading my icon mobile usb dac/amp to the Pico dac/amp as I feel my hd650s are pretty underpowered with it.

I know the Pico may not be as good as a desktop amp but I would like to confirm whether the Pico will do a better job of driving these cans.

Leon  

 

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Gear mentioned in this thread:

Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones
NuForce Icon Mobile headphone amplifier and USB DAC (red color)
post #2 of 4
3/25/11 at 11:13am

The pico power isn't out yet. The regular pico dac/amp typically rates higher than the icon mobile and has quite a bit of power. Then again, it also costs 5x the icon mobile, so you're getting what you pay for.

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post #3 of 4
3/25/11 at 12:12pm

If driving the HD650 is what you are talking about, there are a number of great recent portable amps that can better job than the Pico Dac/amp.  

 

If you don't really need the dac, then Ibasso, d6, PB1/2, RSA SR71a/b, Protector, ALO RxMKII, Stepdance etc.  For Dac/amp combo, Ibasso D12.  The Pico power sound great but it is not out yet.

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post #4 of 4
3/28/11 at 9:54am
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thanks for your help :)

 

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Gear mentioned in this thread:

Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones
NuForce Icon Mobile headphone amplifier and USB DAC (red color)
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