[cooperpwc]

Had fun today at a Shanghai Head-Fi "Micro-Meet" with wsoelivan. (We had one no-show.) I got a chance to hear the TTVJ 'Slim" which I liked very much indeed. It is warm, lush in the mids and a bit less bright than the Stepdance which was fine. The Stepdance is a  bit more transparent and weightier. Frankly the Stepdance is the better amp for sound quality IMHO but at a real cost in size and weight. The size of the TTVJ is awesome (as is that multi-colour volume LED!). What's with the rear entry though? I don't want to sound like Straight Dave from the Bruno movie but it's a stupid design even with 'low profile' LODs. You don't want cables on both ends of a portable amp. It's a fad and I am glad that ALO and Meier are bucking the trend.
 
Post your pics from the meet! Okay this will be the only one.

  That's the Headsix, TTVJ Portable and Stepdance; a Super iMod, UM remolded Triple-Fi's and Westone ES5s; and a variety of LODs.
 

 

[pekingduck]

How did you like your ES5 with the TTVJ?

 

[cooperpwc]

I liked the combination very much. The TTVJ is a great amp. It should be very popular but there seems to be almost no effort to market it. Jay (wsoelivan) and I were reflecting on this. The pictures on the TTVJ site are minimal and unattractive. It's as if they don't care.
 
Anyway, the TTVJ + ES5 is a very musical pairing. It's sweet and just a bit laid back but with plenty of pop in the bass. I am not sure that the TTVJ is the most strictly neutral of amps but it has a lovely sound signature.

 

[wsoelivan]

I didn't expect you to really create a thread in regards to our nano meet

. Too bad the other guy didn't show up.
 
Anyway, I hope this thread could help anyone who is wondering how these amps perform/compare to each other.

 

[cooperpwc]

How could I resist?  

 

[shanghaiW3]

Quote:

I didn't expect you to really create a thread in regards to our nano meet

. Too bad the other guy didn't show up.
 
Anyway, I hope this thread could help anyone who is wondering how these amps perform/compare to each other.

Haha, sorry about that. I planned on coming but I've been incredibly busy these past weeks, so it wasn't possible. Maybe cooper and I can meet up in the near future though! Nano meet round 2?

 
Anyway, looks like you had a good collection of gear there. Hope to see you later!