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Does this bypass the iPod's internal DAC like the HP-P1?

@Val, I think the VAmp is a good start for V-Moda to branch out to other aspects of audio. At least to me, it still retains V-Moda's "integration" flavour rather than just "addition" (of another component). With all the headphones and earphones you've produced, there's some sort of pairing and integration theme...e.g. being smartphone focused with the buttons, etc. And now similarly with the VAmp, it's integration with the iPhone 4/4S - rather than just an addition of another component to the chain.

 

I'd be curious on the future (as such the VAmp being merely a starting platform), thereafter - how to have "integration" yet maintain modularity - something I have mentioned in the past to manufacturer(s).

 

 

At this price i would think the vamp would be built specifically around a set of components, and not be made for switching opamps. 

 

 

Also on a side note, Va mentioned the revolver is due out this year, so that could be a big factor. Also Val does not do things half assed so its either doing its job or its not being produced. No real middle ground.

 

If it costs that much to make, then it must be because making it cheaper would make it inferior.

My logic anyway

 

 

The price tag just killed my interest....i'll take an m-100  amp-less, please =)

At the quoted price of ~$600 I would assume so. Sounds like a direct competitor to the Fostex and CLAS. Definitely a higher-end niche item but I'm still waiting to see how it will be implemented with Android phones in order to stay phone neutral. 
 

 

Kudos to you for taking some time off to visit your bro. As hard as you work, you deserve it.

 

 

 

You mean OpAmp (operational amplifier), not DAC (digital-to-analogue converter, which 8397 is not).  Will it have a USB DAC?  S/PDIF DAC?  Both?  lol

 

 

 

Pretty unlikely now if they are using AD8397 (same as E11, Arrow, Mini^3, and others), but who knows.  Other chips by themselves won't have the output power of 8397, as far as I know.

Edited by Mad Max - 4/3/12 at 10:40pm

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Nice pick up. Yep the AD8397 is an OpAmp.

 

Can I mention what the DAC is?

Yes please

 

A lot of confusion on this topic. Dear CEO can you answer to those simple questions?

 

 

1 - Does it bypass the Iphone internal Dac like the CLAS or Fostex Hp-p1?

 

2 - The price is really around 600 US dollars? 

 

3 - Can you tell which DAC is inside?

 

4 - What about Size and Weight?

 

 

 

I want to spend my two cents here. I think the next holy grail of mobile audio is the Dac/Amp. People wants better audio from their iDevices at reasonable price.

A DAC/AMP near the size of an Iphone priced 250 dollars will be a killer.

 

The CLAS or the Fostex Hp-P1 are both incredible good sounding but they falls in two important things: price and portability. Way too expensive and bulky.

Val, are the M-100's going to be out this month?

I think what we all want to know is if it's a bypass (ala CLAS) and what the specs are on the DAC section. The output power would be important for those head-fiers feeding hungrier cans like the HD800 (myself not included because I'm too damn poor).

Kojaku