Oh this is entirely just my take on it, my opinion - which I had before I ever worked with Cavalli Audio. I don't think there's a right or wrong way to think about the naming. It's like art, completely subjective and meaningful to each in their own regard. 

To me, Cavalli's amplifier names always reflected a top-performing attribute or substance (Lightning or Gold), combined with "liquid" - an attribute not normally associated with said substance.    When you think of lightning, you don't think of liquid. You think of something awe-inspiring...

Understandable, and unfortunately inevitable.   With so many great names, I wish everyone could have an amp : )

  Indeed.      Quote:     Precisely. As mentioned here, and in the rules, duplicate winning name submissions will be determined by the earliest official timestamp, to the contest begin time.    If Mikko had not been able to be verified, we would have gone to the next person with the...

      Congratulations and a big thank you to Mikko L. for his winning name submission in the Cavalli Audio Pocket your Portable amp naming contest!     Introducing the Liquid Spark as the name of Cavalli Audio's newest, and portable, addition to the amplifier fleet. Many thanks to all...

The judges have spoken, and a winning amp name has been selected in the amp naming contest!   We will be announcing the winner, and the winning name just as soon as we are able to verify the winner! Stay tuned, any minute now : )      

Well, the Cavalli Audio Pocket your Portable contest is over!   Good luck to all - the participation was fantastic - and there are many creative, well thought-out names to consider. Our work is cut out for us. More info along the way, but look for the winner to be announced around November 20th.

Guys, less than one week, and 6 chances left to get your winning name entered into the "Pocket your Portable" amp naming contest!   Remember you can enter once-per-day, which resets at 12AM (CST). So keep the names coming, the participation has been fantastic, and we look forward to what the...

  I agree. That's how I came to work with Alex. After extensive research I discovered his LF back in the day and decided more people should hear his stuff. So I work with him because I think he makes the best amps around.   And my LAu never ceases to surprise me with what it can do.  ...

  Good, glad it worked. Contest support confirmed it does reset at midnight in the US (CDT) time zone.    Let me know if you have any more problems.

  The contest does not serve that kind of database filtering. So all names are accepted. Duplicates will be judged by the earliest database timestamp that particular name was received.      Quote:   Looking in to this. Most people have no problem entering in consecutive days, but a...

  You are correct. There is not a DAC. The USB connection is for charging the battery from USB, adding versatile charging options. 

  Facebook is hosting the contest on the Cavalli Audio page, but anyone with an email address can enter. You do not have to have a Facebook account, and Facebook does not store the data.        It's here!   On October 30th, Cavalli Audio invites you to take the chance to have your...

  So just to be clear, while the production has been slow, it is not due to any problems or issues with anything. When a timeline is given, that is our best guess at that moment. We don't source components in bulk from China. The materials in a Cavalli amp are state-of-the-art. So that means we...

  Indeed, it runs for about 15 hours on battery, and can be charged with the supplied walwart, or via USB - and can be charged during operation of course.    And the specs I referenced were for the newer Li-ion L3 size. So Cavalli's comes in considerably smaller than even the new L3. Quad...

  Ha, yes the L3 also came to my mind. But the L3 comes in at 134x86x35 - so don't underestimate over a whole centimeter the Cavalli is slimmer and thinner :)

  I would say these dimensions should stick. I think this would be a fine pairing with the Hugo. I would definitely consider it to be a truly reference-class portable setup.          I did a little A/B testing with the prototype just to see what I found. I would need more time with both...

Here's a shot of the input side.                 Quote:     While they both have small form factors and house the Cavalli sound, the portable is intended to be truly portable, and the Carbon is more of a transportable desktop amp. The portable has a battery circuit producing...

  Indeed! And let me tell you - for those that heard the first prototype, this production unit exceeded my expectations of what was to come. This is a finely made and machined piece of kit. For example, the end caps don't just butt up to the main body extrusion, they fit around it with...

  Hard to beat the Signatures. Maybe with a TH900, but it's not so portable - neither is the LCD-XC.      Oh it does. I really wanted to like that headphone, I owned it twice. But the high end was just a little too much. Reminds me of a slightly laid back Pro 900 - ouch. I prefer the SP...

  Agreed, and that's probably the best explanation around. Makes sense.      So if you extrapolate that same idea of S-logic with direction and timing of sound, think about it, The HD 800 is an open can. Conceivably you would even have sound reflection leaving the headphone, being...

  Oh I have never done a direct comparison of the two directly. Just drawing on my years spent with them. And I have listened to both from any setup or condition imaginable. Straight out of mixing consoles, out of DACs unamped, portables, top-end tube and SS amps. What are you interested in...

  I did not mean to imply anything at all about the soundstages. You are probably right. For me, clarity, air, and extension can play into a soundstage, but in this regard, I meant simply that the Pro has a bit more extension on the very high end, and gives those frequencies more room to...

  The same as the SDJ to the V900. General differences are the same. The differences in the SDJ and SP are subtle. The Pro has a 40mm Titanium coated driver, and the SDJ a 50mm uncoated. The Pro sounds more Ultrasonish to me, since they usually coat with Titanium.    I think the Titanium adds...

I feel like I should say something being one of a few that have V900 experience. I haven't read the post history, not sure what the specifics are here - but I own two pair of V900 - the original model, and the updated version 2 which happened a few years later. I also own both the SP and SDJ. I...