[audioslave909]

I'm looking for a small high quality portable amp that can plug into my iphone via apples port with enough power to run Headphones.   It seems like a lot of the ones that are highly regarded on here either have a long wait or aren't available anymore.
 
I have heard AOL audio's amp and it sound great but wouldn't mind a bit more compact.

 

[Eric_C]

Sorry, what do you mean by Apple's port?

 

[Jalo]

I think the Pico slim will fit the bill very well and there are some in the for sale forum that you can get right away without having to stand in line.  I think there is even one in the first 250 unit meaning you'll get life time battery and warranty.

 

[slapshot30]

I think I know what you mean by "apples port". You're probably going to be better off getting a LOD for your iphone and just using that with any portable amp of your choice. Fiio amps work pretty well with iphones. They are coming out with a portable amp in March that is especially for mp3 players like the iphone. Heres a link to the thread about it.
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/527342/e11-a-new-start-of-fiio-s-portable-amp 
 
 

 

[yifu]

Yes ALL amps have "Ipod integration" if you use a LOD to 3.5mm or to a RCA jack. BTW if you are going to get a LOD DONT get the fiio L3. I have got it and it looks very cheap and has durability issues.

 

[slapshot30]

Eh that alarms me, I have yet to get one but I was planning on the L3, which would you recommend? I do almost all my buying on Amazon and there isn't much to choose from with LOD's...
 
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Yes ALL amps have "Ipod integration" if you use a LOD to 3.5mm or to a RCA jack. BTW if you are going to get a LOD DONT get the fiio L3. I have got it and it looks very cheap and has durability issues.

 

[burnliff]

I've been using my Fiio L1 for a few weeks now and it seems to be fine. 

 

[audioslave909]

OK. So if I get the Fiio cable then I use any Amp with a 3.5mm input.  How are these amps then rated.  How do you know you are getting better or cleaner signal than using the built in pre-amp on the iphone, which is pretty good for one set of headphones but would like to have a little extra power for full size cans or running two earphones with a splitter.  Does the power output control volume on these small mini amps?

 

[audioslave909]

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I think the Pico slim will fit the bill very well and there are some in the for sale forum that you can get right away without having to stand in line.  I think there is even one in the first 250 unit meaning you'll get life time battery and warranty.

How does the Pico slim attach to the iPhone?

 

[estreeter]

The Rx II remains the only amp I can think of which presents a slimline pairing with the iPhone/Touch - both have similar height/width dimensions and, paired with the Algorythm Solo, its arguably an attractive stack, if somewhat bulkier than the rig many here would like:
 

 

[Eric_C]

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How do you know you are getting better or cleaner signal than using the built in pre-amp on the iphone

If you use a line-out dock, that's a cleaner signal by virtue of the fact that you've bypassed the amp. It's line-level, you can't get it cleaner unless I've missed something about the line-out being "dirty" and thus degrading the signal.
 
 
 
 
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Originally Posted by audioslave909 
 
Does the power output control volume on these small mini amps?

 
Sorry, what do you mean by this? Amps connected to iPhone or iPod via LOD (line-out dock) bypass the iPhone's/iPod's own volume control.
 
 
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How does the Pico slim attach to the iPhone?

By a LOD. 

 

[estreeter]

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Originally Posted by Eric_C /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
If you use a line-out dock, that's a cleaner signal by virtue of the fact that you've bypassed the amp. It's line-level, you can't get it cleaner unless I've missed something about the line-out being "dirty" and thus degrading the signal.
 

 
Yep, and if you use the USB connector to the Solo, you bypass both DAC and amp - pure digital Nirvana, or at least thats what they are promising over at 32 Ohm Audio. That, my dear Eric, *should* be cleaner than the line-level signal from your LOD. albeit at several times the cost of a good LOD. 

 

[Eric_C]

estreeter: wait, you mean you can connect an iPhone to a GH Solo via USB? I thought Apple only licensed the DAC-bypassing LOD to a few companies.

 

[50an6xy06r6n]

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/527376/venturecraft-go-dap-design-ingenuity-makes-an-awesome-iphone-rig
This looks like it fits the bill pretty well...

 

[GreatDane]

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http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/527376/venturecraft-go-dap-design-ingenuity-makes-an-awesome-iphone-rig
This looks like it fits the bill pretty well...

If he has a 3G.