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C&C X02 ?

post #1 of 34
5/6/11 at 5:51pm
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I can only assume that this is rebranded as something else, but I spent a lot of time in this forum and I havent seen it:

 

http://www.audiophilechina.com/cp-show.asp?C_id=169&S_id2=79&s_id=

 

Headphiles thread with pics (dated Feb 20, 2011):

http://www.headphiles.org/index.php?topic=1942.0

 

1W per channel, $329 shipped - saw a thread over at Headphiles and that seems to be about it. Nothing specific when I used 'Search' on HF - clearly, I'm missing something. Anyone ??

 

I'm skeptical about anything new in this crowded market, but since everything else seems to get a thread on Head-Fi, why the hell not ?  ;)

 

(probably just me, but doesnt it look a lot like a brandy flask in the packaging ?)

 

 

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post #2 of 34
5/6/11 at 7:28pm
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Originally Posted by estreeter View Post

I can only assume that this is rebranded as something else, but I spent a lot of time in this forum and I havent seen it:

 

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(probably just me, but doesnt it look a lot like a brandy flask in the packaging ?)

 

 

C&C isn't rebranded, just not popular anymore. They used to be a fairly well recommended brand in the forum a few years ago when they had a U.S. dealer. But C&C retreated back to China after the dealer went under. It is still a well regarded brand in China though.

 

It is called the XO2 for a reason.

 

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post #3 of 34
5/7/11 at 12:02am

From the China forums, it seems more respected than iBasso.

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post #4 of 34
5/7/11 at 12:22am
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C&C isn't rebranded, just not popular anymore. They used to be a fairly well recommended brand in the forum a few years ago when they had a U.S. dealer. But C&C retreated back to China after the dealer went under. It is still a well regarded brand in China though.

 

It is called the XO2 for a reason.

 


have you tried the C&C BK/BH, clieos? how do you rate them? i'm more interested in those, it has better shape and looks neat..

 

link: http://cgi.ebay.com/C-C-BK-Portable-Headphone-AMP-battery-AMP-CC-BK-NEW-/110671069171?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c4827ff3

 

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post #5 of 34
5/7/11 at 2:30am

I came very close to buying a C&C, but ended up buying something else. So no, never really have a chance to listen to C&C.

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post #6 of 34
5/7/11 at 5:29pm
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Originally Posted by Xymordos View Post

From the China forums, it seems more respected than iBasso.


Unless that is based on the opinion of one or two very vocal regulars on said forums, that hasn't been my impression. End of the day, I would need to buy the X02 to be able to give any sort of comparison, and I'm just not wiling to do that when the shipped price isnt far off a number of US-made amps.

 

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post #7 of 34
5/7/11 at 8:22pm
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Unless that is based on the opinion of one or two very vocal regulars on said forums, that hasn't been my impression. End of the day, I would need to buy the X02 to be able to give any sort of comparison, and I'm just not wiling to do that when the shipped price isnt far off a number of US-made amps.

 


maybe for a start, someone might be interested to try the low-end model of C&C: http://cgi.ebay.com/C-C-BK-Portable-Headphone-Amplifier-AMP-/360354289416?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e6ca1708

 

pretty cheap, only $89.99 shipped

 

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post #8 of 34
5/7/11 at 10:41pm
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Originally Posted by estreeter View Post




Unless that is based on the opinion of one or two very vocal regulars on said forums, that hasn't been my impression. End of the day, I would need to buy the X02 to be able to give any sort of comparison, and I'm just not wiling to do that when the shipped price isnt far off a number of US-made amps.

 

 

Well I was at Chinese "Head-Fi" reading a thread where this guy was asking which to buy, and most people recommended the C&C for great sound for money.
 

 

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post #9 of 34
5/7/11 at 11:07pm

I've been told the C&C XO+ is a real good amp.  It is a fully discrete design to boot.  I would have liked to try it, but had gone with Minibox-E+ before I found out about it.

There also seems to be a tubeless version of the XO2.  Or maybe there's a mistake of sorts there.  2W output is awesome, especially for my full-sized 'phones, and plenty of battery life to boot.

That BK appeals to me a bit with its low profile.

 

Edit: audiophilechina is using the C&C TU pic for the XO2, lol


Edited by Mad Max - 5/7/11 at 11:14pm
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post #10 of 34
5/8/11 at 8:50am
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maybe for a start, someone might be interested to try the low-end model of C&C: http://cgi.ebay.com/C-C-BK-Portable-Headphone-Amplifier-AMP-/360354289416?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e6ca1708

 

pretty cheap, only $89.99 shipped

 


that's c&c box BK.  not xo2

 

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post #11 of 34
5/8/11 at 8:58am
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I've been told the C&C XO+ is a real good amp.  It is a fully discrete design to boot.  I would have liked to try it, but had gone with Minibox-E+ before I found out about it.

There also seems to be a tubeless version of the XO2.  Or maybe there's a mistake of sorts there.  2W output is awesome, especially for my full-sized 'phones, and plenty of battery life to boot.

That BK appeals to me a bit with its low profile.

 

Edit: audiophilechina is using the C&C TU pic for the XO2, lol

 

 

yea that's a tu from the picture and tu is more expensive than xo2.  didn't have the time to test this version but i remember xo+ is a little better than the original xo, which to me is a very good portable amp.  and i'm still using it after getting so many amps.  you can check my profile to see what i've got. 
 

 

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post #12 of 34
5/20/11 at 8:54pm

Well I ordered an X02. I'll be getting it around July it seems. Apparently these are an incredible portable to use to drive the LCD2. I shall see.

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post #13 of 34
6/30/11 at 6:17am

^^Please keep us posted once you received itL3000.gif

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post #14 of 34
6/30/11 at 12:22pm

Maybe they call it the XO2 because it's their second shot at building an XO with a battery that has a life span of more that 10 nano-seconds. A couple years ago they were very popular here, I owned a Box and an XO, The Box was great, the battery in the XO died, I tried to get it replaced but the company stopped communicating and vanished. I was stuck with a very none portable portable amp.

I'd wait for them to have a US presence, a distributor and multiple retailers for a while before I threw any money at them. Nice stuff, flaky company.

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post #15 of 34
7/2/11 at 1:10am

Well my X02 should be arriving next week, almost here. :)  I'll post a review once I have it and have taken nice pics.

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