[Tom Yum Goong]

How about splitting the thread into a "Portable Rig" and a "Transportable Rig" thread?
I really wouldn't mind that.
Both of these categories have a lot to offer.

 

[DefQon]

How about splitting the thread into a "Portable Rig" and a "Transportable Rig" thread?

I really wouldn't mind that.

Both of these categories have a lot to offer.

Ditto to this idea.

 

[Prakhar]

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How about splitting the thread into a "Portable Rig" and a "Transportable Rig" thread?
I really wouldn't mind that.
Both of these categories have a lot to offer.

+1

 

[krismusic]

I really think that a lot of this "stack" business is gear fetish. No disrespect intended.

 

[rudi0504]

My Stax Desktop rigs

Source : AK 120
Amp : Stax Srm 252
Headphone : Stax SR 007 mk 2
Cable :RCA cable Stereovox Vespa 2,00 m

http://www.gcaudio.com/products/reviews/infostereovox.html

SQ : Stax set up need properly source , AK 120 is very good pair with Srm 252 and Sr 007 mk2
With properly SQ increase significant

Cable connection Stax Srm 252 to Ak 120 use RCA Stereovox Vespa to Audio Quest converter RCA to mini

 

[Jason36]

Well I'm gonna bring it back to ground level with my current simple and extremely portable solution I have been listening to this afternoon -

AK100 -> Tzar 350 IEM with Magnus 1 Cable

 

[miceblue]

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How about splitting the thread into a "Portable Rig" and a "Transportable Rig" thread?
I really wouldn't mind that.
Both of these categories have a lot to offer.

+1

+1000
 
These 5-inch high rigs with 4 different components powering LCD-3's aren't exactly portable at all....
 
This is portable

 
This is portable

 
This is portable

 
This is anything but portable

 
 
As defqon indirectly mentioned, you might as well slap a Schiit Magni/Modi combo with a netbook and call it portable based on these ridiculous rigs.

 

[Greed]

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+1000
 
These 5-inch high rigs with 4 different components powering LCD-3's aren't exactly portable at all....
 
This is portable

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This is portable

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This is portable

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This is anything but portable

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As defqon indirectly mentioned, you might as well slap a Schiit Magni/Modi combo with a netbook and call it portable based on these ridiculous rigs.

 
But I bet those bricks sound batter than a Clip w/ a C5. What ever makes people happy IMO.

 

[Tom Yum Goong]

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But I bet those bricks sound batter than a Clip w/ a C5. What ever makes people happy IMO.

More like "Whatever fits in this thread"
Nobody here wants to take the people their fun away.

 

[miceblue]

Well yeah. If you're mobile listening though, like a true portable user, how much better is your $3000 rig going to sound compared to a $250 one, and is it worth spending $3000 for a unit you'll be actively using for less than 2 hours at a time? Then if you bring up "well you can take these bricks with you wherever you want," you could say the same thing for a netbook + UD100 + Objective 2 and you'll probably get better sound out of that than from a brick rig for a fraction of the price.

 

[Jason36]

Here's another iteration of my PORTABLE rig :

AK100 -> Beyerdynamic T70p (modified with Dual Entry Mini XLR) -> Forza AudioWorks Claire HP Cable

 

[Tom Yum Goong]

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Here's another iteration of my PORTABLE rig :

AK100 -> Beyerdynamic T70p (modified with Dual Entry Mini XLR) -> Forza AudioWorks Claire HP Cable

That cable looks sick!

 

[Paul Graham]

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Here's another iteration of my PORTABLE rig :

AK100 -> Beyerdynamic T70p (modified with Dual Entry Mini XLR) -> Forza AudioWorks Claire HP Cable

 
Nice one mate
 
And for everyone else, Lets not let this thread degrade in an argument over the specifics of what is deemed portable or not?!
I for one have what I call a very portable rig ( Voyager and rockbox'd 5.5 video ) but I also consider my 4 stack rig portable, In the sense that I can carry it in a shoulder bag with cans, And listen to it where ever I choose. IMO it's still portable if you can pick it up and take it with you.
Transportable / Portable.... whats the point in arguing? Surely this thread is just a means for us to all share our beloved rigs and our methods of listening to high quality audio?! 
 
Paul

 

[Greed]

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Well yeah. If you're mobile listening though, like a true portable user, how much better is your $3000 rig going to sound compared to a $250 one, and is it worth spending $3000 for a unit you'll be actively using for less than 2 hours at a time? Then if you bring up "well you can take these bricks with you wherever you want," you could say the same thing for a netbook + UD100 + Objective 2 and you'll probably get better sound out of that than from a brick rig for a fraction of the price.

 
Not sure, guess that would depend on the listener and their sense of value and convenience. I for one would laugh (in a good way) if I saw someone with DefQon's type of rig. Lugging it around wouldn't be fun, but the sound... oh sweet bliss.

 

[thegrobe]

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Pleaae keep posting your rigs
The Grass from neighbour is always greener than our grass

You rig look good and sound very good too
I am as fan boy from IDevice, since lightning came out a bit disappointing with lightning
Connection .
Why apple change from 30 Pin to lightning ?
With 30 pin I have so many different cable I can use with it
Lightning only certain thin cable can be use

 
Thanks Rudi,
Yes the lightning is a bit annoying. I even have some older 30 pin accessories that don't work even with the certified Apple lightning to 30 pin adapter. Notably my most important one - the car FM transmitter. It works fine with my 7G classic however, and any other iPod. How odd. Hopefully though the technology of the lightning will provide us better things in the future, we will see.
 
With that said, here's my ultra portable and very decent sounding setup I've been using this week:
 
iPod touch 5G > Magnus 1 > Heir Audio 4.A (R.I.P Heir)
 
Although the 8.A is arguably more versatile and certainly more fun, the 4.A is no slouch. A clean and smooth sound that does well with many genres