CEntrance HiFi-M8 with Michael Goodman - Head-Fi TV - CanJam @ RMAF (2012) - Page 2

SO glad you think so!! That was our aim (when we started talking about the HiFi-M8 before it even had a name)!  We wanted to be the first to offer a battery-powered iDevice & computer DAC (all were one or the other at the time)!!  Feature set was a serious consideration, but what I love most about Michael Goodman's designs (I still rock my DACmini CX and PX as part of my Audiophile Desktop System w/ PRIDE!!) is that he goes after musicality and performance FIRST.  Everything else follows, and he follows that up well at all times.  The DACport was my portable reference DAC/head-amp for a couple years!  I still keep it on-hand in the office for reference against nu stuff.

 

Like I said above - I'm waiting for a HiFi-M8 like a junkie waiting for his daily dose in the vein!!!!

 

 

the CEntrance ADS (Audiophile Desktop System) is the BEST portable desktop solution out there (desktop speaker & great h-phone amp solution), IMO!!

W/ the custom Pelican case - it allows me to get my writing and consulting work done where-ever I go (pictured here at a B&B 

in Northern Cali)!!!!

that's a brick i would like to be able to afford!

Big thanks to Jude for posting (and filming), to Michael Mercer for the contagious excitement, and to the head-fi community for the invaluable feedback. We are working through the holidays to put the finishing touches on this truly crowd-sourced product.  More info in the development blog, which has been and will continue to be updated daily, until product ships:

 

http://centrance.com/products/new/blog

 

Here is more on the product itself:

 

http://centrance.com/products/hifi-m8/

 

Michael

Edited by mgoodman - 11/18/12 at 6:14pm

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Edited by Zuqi - 11/26/12 at 2:02pm

Hey Michael, would we be able to buy one of those shirts? ^_^

Michael -

 

Two questions:

 

Will this actually work with the latest iPad? All manufacturer's appear to claim their amp/dac's work with the dock connector on the iPad but they do not unless using a generic codec. (The Predator by Ray Samuels is a perfect example of not working with iPad.)

 

Also, when may I order one and from whom? (Todd the Vinyl Junkie advertises it on their website, but I'm sure they don't have it.)

 

Would like to add Hifi-M8 and the new Woo Audio portable to my collection.

The HiFi-M8 t-shirt is included free of charge I think!

Looking back to the earlier centrance's product such as the Dacport/LX and the Dacmini (the sound & the build quality), this HiFi-M8 is going to be phenomenal product. Can't wait for the HiFi-M8 to come out, definitly i'm going to purchase it no matter what the final design is going to be like

 

 to Mr.Michael

Definitely interested in this! I have only recently come to realise how much I love my DACmini (as suggested by someone prominent here on head-fi) and can't wait to hear more on this new product!

We can make this happen. Send me a message if you are interested.

We have not tested it yet, but HiFi-M8 is supposed to work with all iProducts, including the newest iPhone/iPad.

 

M8 is not shipping for several weeks still. Send an e-mail to HiFi-M8@centrance.com for more information.

Quick question about impedance selection. Why 1/2/10 as opposed to 1/10/120 for example? Since this is designed to drive tougher phones, wouldn't having a 120ohm option for IEC spec make sense for some of the top end German phones?

Also, is this the same potentiometer found in the DACport?
Edited by Akula1321 - 11/21/12 at 7:21pm

LOL...wut?

Do you have some special 960ohm German headphones you really have to use on the go?

1/2/10 is just right.....and sensible for a portable/transportable device.

0.5/2/10 would be extra awesome though

No...no LOL, ROFL, or LMAO. 120 ohms is actually a 16 year old industry standard, unlike a 960 ohm fabrication. 300-600 ohm German phones w/ specific impedance curves are also quite real as well.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/headphone-systems/162962-maximum-allowable-headphone-amp-output-impedance-2.html#post2502688
Edited by Akula1321 - 11/24/12 at 4:48pm

oops

Thanks for the link, we are investigating....