The Centrance HiFi M8 thread - Page 30

The original CLAS doesn't work with RB'd iPod, so most likely the M8 wouldn't...

 

Well there seems to be work in progress for the combo lineout/optical. And iBasso seems to do well with their combo linein/lineout jack on their amps (which I do use). It doesn't seem too farfetched to be able to combine that...  *shrug*

I do not want to make this about Apple.......I'll just say, that with my FT!334s and Miracle's I want a UI that is in that class.

Apple's is polished and bullet proof. And for $225 I get 160 Gigs of space. I just today returned a DX100 and I am not interested in trying anything

other than i~products. So, we are a democracy.....you can have your full size cans, full size system, I don't mind and don't begrudge products being made for you, but also made portable for me.

OK, rant over.

I was just making a suggestion that to me seems more convenient (again, to me) for IEMs. 

 

Having to use a very low profile adapter doesn't make it any less portable for you, but if an 1/8" combo jack raises the price it makes it less enticing for me. :D

 

It'll be a good unit all around either way...

 

+1

Thought about one of these, and I'm on the preorder list, but after spending about 20,000 on every kind of rig imaginable, portable and home rigs I finally came to this conclusion. Listening to my iPhone 5 with a decent IEM is good enough. And when I want great sound I use a 11" MacBook AIr with Puremusic player 96/24 tracks and a Dacport. Plenty portable for me. And sounds to my ears better than any portable rig I've ever had. With all that being said I love CEntrance products.

My dacport is the only surviving portable amp now. All others has either been sold or given away. That is why I believe in their product. That dacport is just magic IMO.

Totally agree what this product does in a case the size of a cigar is unreal. I expect nothing less from the M8.

Thank you guys. We are very proud of DACport! I still can't believe that it has 200 [very good] parts inside :)

 

A little known fact -- DACport has been around for a while, we've amortized the original development costs and have decided to lower the price to just $299.95. It's now more affordable than ever!. 

 

To answer some questions:

 

 

Edited by mgoodman - 10/22/12 at 10:36pm

its the ADC and mic-pre thats the issue, all the options they are offering simply interface with the same parts on the circuit with different connectors. a discrete mic-pre and ADC do not. one could conceivably leverage a mono mic-pre from the headphone amp circuit without too much complication in gain, but if you want a digital out from that mic input, not just analogue, then its a whole different ballgame. it also doesnt seem to sport a line in at all? does it work as just amp? sure doesnt seem to utilize any balanced line in, which is whats needed for a decent mic connection, usually transformer balanced
Edited by qusp - 10/22/12 at 9:07pm

There are VAST differences between a playback product and a recording product. We know -- DACport was actually borne out of the MicPort Pro. Back in 2009 I asked Jude to listen to the output of the MicPort Pro and he suggested that we needed to beef up the sound quality on the output to truly make that an audiophile listening product. MicPort Pro sounds great and works really well for recording, but it's only $150, you know. We did beef up the sound quality, came out with DACport and the rest is history...

 

As I mentioned, there is completely different product planned for recording in the M8 family. However, I can only concentrate on one product at a time... That's the only way to ensure quality. So, let's talk again when M8 is shipping :)

Edited by mgoodman - 10/22/12 at 10:25pm

Qusp, I didn't say release it with ADC included, I made a product suggestion knowing Centrance's background.

Regarding the current product, digital out is better than no digital out and I have to say, if I didn't have my DACport, the LX would be tempting especially under 600$.

 

Wow, that's cheaper than some of the used prices I've seen. Tempting... 

I share the experience too.  For a long time, I have been searching for a portable rig that could power my Headphones as most of the amplifiers then could never deliver in terms of sound quality or amplification to drive them.  The Centrance DACport delivered that in spades and has surpass my expectations for a portable rig.  Its great to know that the good people at Centrance will continue to outdo themselves with the new Hifi-M8.

 

Isn't the quality of the volume pot the weak link in the sonic pathway?  Isn't that why Burson and others use a discrete stepped attenuator in lieu?

 

I would think a true line out for SQ would be the superior option over an added convenient direct 1/8" headphone jack.