[Andy Andy]

  How does the CLAS act as a transport?  Does it just facilitate the Apple connection to the Hugo?

CLAS acts only as to provide a clean high quality signal from the iPod. Its dac is then being bypassed by Hugo's, so the sound is pure Hugo. Ipod and CLAS only act as storage and transport respectively

 

[cruzmiguel]

 

[rudi0504]

What is the difference?  Are there hardware or software mods?  Thanks.

AK 100 Gold japan Edition SQ overall better separation , better clarity and detail

This is Stock AK 100 Gold japan , No modification

IMO

 

[lookingforIEMs]

What is the difference?  Are there hardware or software mods?  Thanks.

IMHO, I have no idea haha..... but I'm guessing they removed those awful 20+ohm outputs cos they didn't screw up the FR of my ciem. It was actually quite impromptu. I was meeting a friend then he was introducing me to all the stuff he was selling. Then he pulled out a gold AK100 and I was like WHAT IS THAT.... then I had to give it back cos it cost 600+ second hand and I only had 400 that day. Ended up owning X5 but I still feel if I had that little more money I would have bought the gold AK100. Sounds better and has better UI.

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

Is the gold AK100 a mk2?

 

[calipilot227]

 

How's the Gi2?

 

[SkyBleu]

How's the Gi2?

Ooooh, so that's what it was. What are they?

 

[kh600rr]

How's the Gi2?

And what's the giant silver tea pot looking thingy??

 

[cruzmiguel]

  How's the Gi2?

working flawlessly after the upgrade..
 
 
 
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Ooooh, so that's what it was. What are they?

its a vaping device, nothing audio related but i like enjoying both at the same time.
 
 
 
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And what's the giant silver tea pot looking thingy??

the silver thingy on top is an atomizer for vaping. again its nothing related to the rig..

 

[SkyBleu]

working flawlessly after the upgrade..

its a vaping device, nothing audio related but i like enjoying both at the same time.

the silver thingy on top is an atomizer for vaping. again its nothing related to the rig..

Ohh I see. Thanks, mate.

 

[lookingforIEMs]

Is the gold AK100 a mk2?

It's not. I believe it's based off the mk1

 

[SilverEars]

It's not. I believe it's based off the mk1

I don't think the mk1's high output impedance is really much of an issue if you are going to amp it, which I think Rudi usually does looking at his stacks.  The amps are high impedance input, and low impedance output, and besides Rudi's rigs are high impedance phones so sonic quality should not be at a loss.

 

[lookingforIEMs]

I don't think the mk1's high output impedance is really much of an issue if you are going to amp it, which I think Rudi usually does looking at his stacks.  The amps are high impedance input, and low impedance output, and besides Rudi's rigs are high impedance phones so sonic quality should not be at a loss.

I use CIEM, have no use for amp. Rather spend on something else. The Mk1's output impedance problem is bad for ppl like me who have no use for external amp. Besides, if I'd spend that much money on a player, I'd rather not spend more on an amp that I would only use with the AK100 ( since I'm just using ciem ). That makes it a useless stack IMHO. That's why I don't like the mk1. Then again other ppl use it for full sized HPs so ymmv. It's all personal opinion and predicament.

 

[SilverEars]

I use CIEM, have no use for amp. Rather spend on something else. The Mk1's output impedance problem is bad for ppl like me who have no use for external amp. Besides, if I'd spend that much money on a player, I'd rather not spend more on an amp that I would only use with the AK100 ( since I'm just using ciem ). That makes it a useless stack IMHO. That's why I don't like the mk1. Then again other ppl use it for full sized HPs so ymmv. It's all personal opinion and predicament.

Yes, for CIEMs there should be no motivation for external amp, but Mk1 is not helping with it's output impedance.  I'm guessing the design was originally for higher impedance and high sensitivity(there can't be that much juice given the size) headphones, which was a poor design choice as a portable player that is suppose to cater to audiophile market.  Weak amp, high output impedance, what are you suppose to use it with, if you are not amping?  Not the best design choices.

 

[lin0003]

  Yes, for CIEMs there should be no motivation for external amp, but Mk1 is not helping with it's output impedance.  I'm guessing the design was originally for higher impedance and high sensitivity(there can't be that much juice given the size) headphones, which was a poor design choice as a portable player that is suppose to cater to audiophile market.  Weak amp, high output impedance, what are you suppose to use it with, if you are not amping?  Not the best design choices.

And no line out lol.