Pictures of Your Portable Rig (part XVI) - Page 36

Yup, you're right.  Let us know what changes there are to your 3A volume adjustment.  I sent mine back for the same reason some time ago, but nothing changed.  I don't adjust the volume much, so it doesn't bother me.  However, it would be great to have a more sensitive volume pot.

 

 

Sony F806 with Headstage Arrow 4G and Sony MDR-EX0300

Sony Walkmans are the best (SQ) , point.

I just wish the F series wasn't so obnoxiously expensive :c

Did you pm Alex? He might help you...his prices are

If I hadn't just bought some Tzar 350's (and still have Christmas shopping to do) I would :X I love the look of your gunmetal one, it is so shmexy!

Speaking of Sony F, mine came in today, so here's my latest port-rig!

 

 

Does it sound better than your cowon?

Some changes to my rig. The DAC/Amp setup has way cleaner cabling now, courtesy of Hakshop:







My coffee shop setup has gotten a little smaller, too :





I'm officially at my portable endgame now. Unless a slim, 24/192 portable DAC/Amp with a reasonable DAC chip shows up for Android, I'm heartily satisfied with where I'm at ...

Kojaku

 

First impressions: using the UHA-6S.mkII, the Walkman F through LOD and Cowon D3 through S/PDIF are pretty close as far as my ears can tell. Headphone outputs are a different story: the Sony F sounds more tube-like, the D3 sounds more "digitized."

 

Sound quality is not the reason I am making the switch: the D3 is my perfect portable source... on paper. In practice it has too many annoyances to make it conveniently usable. That said, despite its flaws, when it's working, it really can sing. If you are willing to put up with slow hardware, a slow interface, a lot of app and OS crashing, very limited Android experience (i.e. can't install most apps even when rooted due to weak specs and version 2.3.3), faulty tag support, and sub-par battery life, then the D3 is one of the few ways to get a digital output on the go. 

Edited by seekadds - 11/27/12 at 7:59pm

Is the F any good? I am confused between the Z and F. Seems like they are the same but one is slightly bigger.

Looks wonderful , still waiting for my Apex Glacier to USB it with my Note 2 (hope my 10cm cable works).

how do you find the SQ?

 

Awesome rig Kojaku!

 

Waiting on a couple of pieces for mine, but very nearly at my portable end-game rig too.

Accutone Taurus and Hippo Biscuit

 

Heir Audio 4.Ai and Hippo Biscuit

 

My portable rig of iPod Nano and CriCri with Dunu DN-19

Portable rig of iPod Nano and govibe vest amp with Cosmic Ears HY3XB

 

Now with Cosmic Ears SEBS

 

Cosmic Ears SEBS with Cowon J3

 

iPhobe 4 with wireless to UE9000

 

Nocs NS800 and Tera Player

 

Tera Player with Accutone PICSES Band

 

Some portable gear of mine!

 

Digizoid ZO with Heir 4.Ai

 

Zo and DBA-02 

 

Zo and SE535

 

iPhone 4 and Miu AUdio MRB

 

CriCri + with 4.Ai

Cricri + with Denon D2K

Using this whilst waiting for my Alclair Reference Monitors:

 

IPod Classic 160gb (rockboxed) > DIY Pure Silver LOD > JDS Labs C421 (AD8620) > Toxic Cables SPC recabled Sennheiser HD238 (Foil mod and felt)

 

AKA: THE SHINY RIG!!!