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post #166 of 170
12/1/12 at 4:03pm
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Well... An iBasso PB2 + DB2 on the way for the interim until the HIFI-M8's ship.  The Pico Slim is up for sale - a 2 day fire sale at the moment:

 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/634579/big-fire-sale-pico-slim-166-black

 

The IBasso pair is probably overkill, but I've been curious for a long time about them.

 

Pico Slim has been exquisite with the iem's, but for some reason, I am finding the iem's better with just the iPhone than I remember.  I'll have to try the iPod touch 4G, and see if that was the issue...

 

Now to either order a bunch of cable stuff and dig out my workstation, or have someone build me a balanced cable, and modify the Mad Dogs for a balanced split or single entry set up.  I really prefer single entry - much easier cable management at work.  I'll try out the iBasso gear SE in the mean time.

 

I don't think I'll bother with balanced for my iems.

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post #167 of 170
5/21/13 at 8:47pm
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haven't checked in here in months.  Since last update - still waiting for the HIFI-M8 to ship, maybe June...

 

Updated the Mad Dogs to Version 3.1 or 3.2, with a balanced cable prototype.

 

A new (to me, used mint) HD650's.  I've wanted to own these for years.  Finally decided it was time to try them out.  A reterminated stock cable set up for balanced 4 pin XLR.

 

Still have the 1964 Ears.  Customs are a bit of a pain, I've decided.  Getting a good fit is a bunch of work.  Mine are still not all that great in the left ear, but good enough.  If I ever do it again, I'll go straight to top of the line, and do refits until the fit is perfect.  I would strongly consider silicon bodies.  I have a pair of silicon ear plugs that are great.  Pretty good chance I'd go to Westone and do the comfort tips.  Oh, and no more boosted bass.  Done with that.

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post #168 of 170
5/21/13 at 10:25pm

I was highly intrigued by the M8, though didn't bite on it. I did wind up selling a bunch of stuff and picking up a DacMini PX though. Yeesh, this crazy hobby... 

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post #169 of 170
5/22/13 at 8:01am
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Dac Mini PX - speaker amps in that one, right?  How do you like it?  If I ever end up in an office with a door at work, I'd like to do a near field set up.  I had considered the dac mini CX with actives, or the PX with passives.  Are you using yours with speakers?

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post #170 of 170
5/22/13 at 10:13am

I have the whole ADS package actually, so that's the PX along with their speakers and travel case.

 

I'm really liking it so far. My direct comparison is vs the Nufore Icon2 and their S-X speakers, which are another mini all-in-one unit and 2.0 speaker set. The PX is a step up from the Icon2, but at the price point I wasn't expecting that. The Icon2 paired with the HDP as dac and LPS power upgrade is a very close match and I'd say is a matter of preference (with me leaning towards the Nuforce). Price-wise the Nuforce stack and PX are roughtly the same, but the PX wins for size easily now. Just the Icon2 by itself is much smaller than the PX though.

 

I've got the bigger Nuforce stack as well, with the DAC/HAP/STA-100, which I do feel is a step up from the PX, but not a huge one, and it comes at a higher cost and a much bigger size.

 

I haven't done a direct comparison of the speakers, but from memory the 2504 is better than the S-X, although the 2504 is more directional while the S-X has a better room filling capacity.

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