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Amp for TMA-1--Newbie here!

post #1 of 4
11/7/11 at 6:18am
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After much deliberation, got the TMA-1 fool's gold edition.  I'm kind of new to the audiophile scene (and I'm far from one in terms of knowledge), but my previous cans were the Alessandro M1i's.

 

To be honest, I am slightly disappointed with the yellow color, as it looks cheap and toy-ish--especially the cord.  However it comes with a short black cord with a remote/mic so it isn't too bad with that.

 

However, the sound is quite satisfying!  I listen to mostly hip hop and a little bit of house, and I must say that I was slightly underwhelmed when I first listened to these cans.  However a little bit of EQ-ing (raising the higher ends) did wonders and I just can't seem to take these off ^^.

 

Unfortunately I'm using an ipod nano (2nd gen), and have no way of EQ-ing this baby (the stock EQ settings are way out of wack for my taste).  SO I was wondering if anyone could tell me if a portable amp would do the trick.  I'm mainly looking at the CMOYBB and PA2V.  I've never used an amp/dac(?) before, and don't really understand what they do but it seems like it would be a lot of fun.

 

As for my EQ preferences, it goes a little something like this in iTunes:

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^by no means is this final, but after some tweaking around i've settled for this

 

All suggestions appreciated!

 

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post #2 of 4
11/9/11 at 8:11am
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Will consider the mini^3 as well...!


Any suggestions?

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post #3 of 4
11/9/11 at 10:18pm

I have a mini3 assembled by Rockhopper. Nothing against the quality of the sound or construction, but I am really annoyed by the short runtime between charging.

 

My favorite in production amp is the XM4 with the 8620 opamp, with the lithium battery charge kit. However, I notice that your EQ settings are pushing the highs, so I suspect the stock 3123 opamp (sorta flat output with no major emphasis on bass) or even the 8066 opamp (detailed but bass light) might match the set-up you are using better than the 8620 (a bit of bass boost).

 

I've read the XM5 and XM6 sound even better, so if a DAC is desired give them consideration.

 

 

 

 

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post #4 of 4
11/9/11 at 10:42pm
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Thanks!  I ended up ordering a cMoy from JDSLabs fitted with a AD8620ARZ as I heard it was actually quite analytical and natural sounding.  I'll let you know my impressions--it can't get here soon enough >.<
 

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Originally Posted by 1M1 View Post

I have a mini3 assembled by Rockhopper. Nothing against the quality of the sound or construction, but I am really annoyed by the short runtime between charging.

 

My favorite in production amp is the XM4 with the 8620 opamp, with the lithium battery charge kit. However, I notice that your EQ settings are pushing the highs, so I suspect the stock 3123 opamp (sorta flat output with no major emphasis on bass) or even the 8066 opamp (detailed but bass light) might match the set-up you are using better than the 8620 (a bit of bass boost).

 

I've read the XM5 and XM6 sound even better, so if a DAC is desired give them consideration.

 

 

 

 



 

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