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post #16 of 19
10/13/11 at 3:26am

Good news, competition is always a good thing. When the Wadia iPod transport came out years ago it was $$$, but after a couple of years we now have cheaper options like the iStreamer. Hopefully the same sort of thing will happen to portable transports. I think if you're going to do an all-in-one you really need to get the amp stage right, as we've seen with the Fostex and it's reference DAC but average amp stage. I'd personally prefer just a transport/DAC because you then have more leeway to pick an amp that goes well with your headphones/IEMs.

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post #17 of 19
10/13/11 at 8:05am
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Originally Posted by Somnambulist View Post

Good news, competition is always a good thing. When the Wadia iPod transport came out years ago it was $$$, but after a couple of years we now have cheaper options like the iStreamer. Hopefully the same sort of thing will happen to portable transports. I think if you're going to do an all-in-one you really need to get the amp stage right, as we've seen with the Fostex and it's reference DAC but average amp stage. I'd personally prefer just a transport/DAC because you then have more leeway to pick an amp that goes well with your headphones/IEMs.



Agreed....  Everyone's taste and requirement are different when it comes to amp.  Leave it out and concentrate on making the dac section.  Make this compact and with balanced and single end out.

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post #18 of 19
10/13/11 at 3:34pm
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Originally Posted by zzffnn View Post

I would like  iBasso iTransport to be:

2) with headphone amp, be a slim all-in-one device

3) cheaper than CLAS

I don't like to say this, but... choose one.

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post #19 of 19
10/14/11 at 4:22am

Indeed. I think it has to be a case of K.I.S.S if you want the price to stay low. Let's focus on getting a good digital transport and nice DACs first and foremost, no bells and whistles, just something that sounds great that we can then pair with an amp of choice to match whatever we're putting on or in our ears.

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