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post #16 of 40
8/3/12 at 12:34am
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Originally Posted by sashaw View Post

Nice. How you stick ipod touch and QuickStep together? 3M double lock?

 

Yes, it's 3M. I use two pieces of this:

 

 

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post #17 of 40
8/3/12 at 12:46am
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Originally Posted by Jan Meier View Post

Dear headfellows,

 

"Can the PCStep handle 24/96?"

 

Sorry, but 16/48 maximum!

 

Jan
 

 

Hi, Jan,

Thanks for your clarification.

I think PCStep is a big improvement over 3Move. I love the discrete volume control of PCStep. Sonically I also think PCStep sounds better than 3Move too!

Cheers

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post #18 of 40
8/3/12 at 6:47am

Man,Shiit,you must be kidding.... :-) How much will be the price on the quickstep?Does you measured its battery life average?

Looking and following your thread interested with my wallet handcuffed...

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post #19 of 40
8/3/12 at 7:23pm
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Originally Posted by antberg View Post

Man,Shiit,you must be kidding.... :-) How much will be the price on the quickstep?Does you measured its battery life average?

Looking and following your thread interested with my wallet handcuffed...

 

On the price... My apologies... Since Jan has not released the prices on his website, I think it is not appropriate for me to mention it here. ;-)

 

On the battery life of QuickStep, I have not made a specific measurement. I now use only some cheap non-rechargeable 9V batteries. With low gain setting, 50% volume, QuickStep can run for at least eight to ten hours I think. Yet I am thinking to buy iPowerUS 9V 520mah batteries, which should be much better!

 

Cheers :-)

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post #20 of 40
8/4/12 at 9:46am

Thanks Chowyeung, I am considering to buying it in addition for when i will buy a pair of ES5 ,i wish them to be drive by the Quickstep with no hiss or background sound and any channel imbalance (which i am sure the Meyer amp does not have),and even the Westone are low impedance i will use the Quickstep as notebook amp and with more powerful cans.

Keep those info coming!

Salute

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post #21 of 40
8/5/12 at 10:50am

Thanks for the pics!

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post #22 of 40
8/6/12 at 9:53am
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Originally Posted by chowyeung View Post

QuickStep

 

 

 

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That is gorgeous!

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post #23 of 40
8/6/12 at 3:23pm

congratulations for your new baby ,Cooper!

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post #24 of 40
8/6/12 at 5:18pm

No, sadly that's not mine. Someday...

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post #25 of 40
8/6/12 at 6:17pm

hahaa,i did not realized at first it was the Chowyeung`s unit!!my bad...

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post #26 of 40
8/6/12 at 7:49pm
Thread Starter 

Another piece of info. The Dac of PCStep is Burr-Brown PCM2702.

 

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I've done some very brief internet research. It seems that this DAC is a quality one, although it supports 16/48 maximum. 


Edited by chowyeung - 8/6/12 at 7:52pm
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post #27 of 40
8/6/12 at 8:26pm
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Some very very short impressions on QuickStep vs PCStep:

These two amps share the same sound signature of Corda amps. I would use the words "clean, balanced, neutral" to describe it. (Excuse me. English is not my first language. These are the words I could think of to express what I think.) 

Yet sound-wise QuickStep is definitely better than PCStep (No surprise, isn't it?). The sound of QuickStep is more refined and with greater dynamics. Now I can hear the details and the subtle parts in a piece of music. And when the music explodes, QuickStep can make you feel the energy of the music too. That said, PCStep is still very impressive, given its size and price!

I am still running-in these amps. Hope they will sing better and better!

 

I am now thinking to buy a new iem and a headphone for my QuickStep. I believe the QuickStep headfi combo should give me wonderful moments of music wherever I go. I would then leave my PCStep for use in my office, connecting it with my desktop ...... You know, it is always wise not to be too high profile in your working place!  ;-)


Edited by chowyeung - 8/6/12 at 8:32pm
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post #28 of 40
8/7/12 at 6:52am

never own any hi-end amp,at the moment i am fascinated by the 2stepdance but more now by the quickstep,which seems to be cheaper then it`s technical potential.

by the way,what is your office job?you have to try any compartment where you can lock it with some good padlock, i agree with you , trust (almost) no on etoday.

About the Quickstep,it have black ground noise , any hiss with you iems,even at low volumes?

Salute

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post #29 of 40
8/7/12 at 8:33am
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Originally Posted by antberg View Post

 

About the Quickstep,it have black ground noise , any hiss with you iems,even at low volumes?

Salute

 

I am curious too. The Stepdance is absolutely black, i.e. hum and hiss  free, with the ES5 and the Piano Forte IX, both extremely sensitive IEMs. I am guessing that the Quickstep is just as effective in this regard.

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post #30 of 40
8/7/12 at 8:58am

When will they be shipping?

 

Thanks

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