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New balanced portable amp from RSA w/ DAC!

post #1 of 253
9/12/12 at 8:56am
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Just came across this on FB a few minutes ago....looks like the SR-71B with an integrated USB DAC.  Looking forward to more details...

http://www.raysamuelsaudio.com/products/intruder

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post #2 of 253
9/12/12 at 9:08am

Big, Hairy, Audacious beast powerful enough to drive HE-6 with authority? I am all ears.

 

Looks like we really have an interesting shootout among The Pan Am, The Intruder, and HiFi-M8 coming up. I can hardly wait.

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post #3 of 253
9/12/12 at 12:50pm
Am I right to think this looks like an updated predator?

I was hoping for a USB dac 24/192 from ray for my computer rig with active speakers.
Not sure if this is the ideal use for the intruder.

Was really expecting/hoping for a dac companion to the sr71b.

Not a competitor to the CLAS (presumably) given lack of apple certification.
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post #4 of 253
9/12/12 at 1:07pm

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Edited by Radio_head - 9/12/12 at 1:13pm
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post #5 of 253
9/12/12 at 1:13pm

Does the Intruder interwork with the (Linux) Android-powered smartphone Samsung Galaxy S III?

 

The Galaxy S III can interwork with the Predator:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/595071/android-phones-and-usb-dacs/150#post_8538933

 

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post #6 of 253
9/12/12 at 1:20pm

Wow, I never knew that. That's cool.

Don't know much about intruder specs yet...

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post #7 of 253
9/12/12 at 10:40pm

Looking forward to this. Should be a great listen. 

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post #8 of 253
9/13/12 at 2:49am
Looking forward to hearing the DAC on this.
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post #9 of 253
9/16/12 at 11:21am
Been awaiting something new from RSA. This could become my first RSA product smily_headphones1.gif
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post #10 of 253
9/16/12 at 1:13pm

I'm not familiar with the 4-pin balanced output connector. Do you need special cabling or can you get away with a simple adapter?

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post #11 of 253
9/16/12 at 1:34pm

I've got a balanced Hifiman adapter just looking for a balanced amp to plug into. smile.gif

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post #12 of 253
9/16/12 at 2:12pm
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Originally Posted by NorthernAvengeR View Post

I'm not familiar with the 4-pin balanced output connector. Do you need special cabling or can you get away with a simple adapter?

You have the + from each signal and the -. All you need is the 4 wires from the balanced output and then have it wired correctly to the 4 pin connector that the RSA amp uses. It is very simple and straightforward. The connector holds up extremely well. 

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post #13 of 253
9/17/12 at 8:02am

I just came across the news on the RSA website and immediately checked head-fi for more information. regular_smile%20.gif

 

If this is similar to the R71B with a high quality dac integrated into one nice package I'd be really tempted to buy it. I'm also wondering if there are any lower introduction prices. 

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post #14 of 253
9/17/12 at 12:39pm
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Originally Posted by DanBa View Post

Does the Intruder interwork with the (Linux) Android-powered smartphone Samsung Galaxy S III?

 

The Galaxy S III can interwork with the Predator:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/595071/android-phones-and-usb-dacs/150#post_8538933

 

 

In this case, do you bypass the internal S3's DAC ? 

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post #15 of 253
9/17/12 at 3:41pm

Yes, the internal DAC of the S3 is bypassing:

 

stock Samsung Galaxy S3 > digital audio stream >> USB OTG cable >>  Predator USB DAC  >  Predator amp >> headphone

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