Recent content by fkrieger
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Portable Headphone Amplifier "WAGNUS Bialbero Epsilon S" impression and appreciation thread
Now THAT is a setup. Sheesh.- fkrieger
- Post #671
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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NOBLE CABLE CONTEST - WIN A NOBLE 6W
20.4 lbs 32.2 lbs 36.4 lbs- fkrieger
- Post #766
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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JH Audio JH-13 PRO impressions thread
I remembered that anticipation.. it was a KILLER. Enjoy them when you receive them. Will look forward to reading about the first impressions. Personally, I use my JH-13 fp's daily for roughly 4-6 hours. I bought the microphone attachment and am on the phone a ton during the day. Whereas...- fkrieger
- Post #10,044
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Chord Hugo
That is a pretty amazing setup there Rudi!- fkrieger
- Post #794
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Sony's DSD-capable PHA-2 portable headphone amp/DAC
I hear you. This is a huge pet peeve of mine as well, and reminds me of cheap old AM radios as a kid. You expect higher quality if you are spending this much on a product. ... but on the other side of that: In a real world scenario with the PHA-2, when do you listen to music or anything at...- fkrieger
- Post #441
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Sony's DSD-capable PHA-2 portable headphone amp/DAC
I'm with you on this. Doubted yesterday, but I get the slightest "click" at 9 o'clock as well in the right ear.- fkrieger
- Post #424
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Sony's DSD-capable PHA-2 portable headphone amp/DAC
Tried this out on a few sources this morning... maybe I just don't get it. With sound all the way up on the source I am starting at rock bottom with the PHA-2. The soundstage for the music I am listening to has piano on the left, but I can definitely here the snare drum on the left. As I...- fkrieger
- Post #423
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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ios7, iPhone and Apple CCK
As a followup: I did try to use the dockStubz+ with a 30 pin to mini-jack. This does work and passes signal when powered. So if you don't care about passing signal via the CCK this is a good application for the dockStubz+.- fkrieger
- Post #349
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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ios7, iPhone and Apple CCK
I got mine this morning. Goal: Use the iphone4S to play HiRes files (like DSD, etc.) via bypassing the onboard DAC with the CCK. As the PHA-2 can decode DSD files, etc... and is an amp, this should solve this problem. Original Setup: iphone 4S (Running Onkyo HF Player) > Apple CCK...- fkrieger
- Post #348
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Sony's DSD-capable PHA-2 portable headphone amp/DAC
Really surprised to hear people are experiencing this, as I don't have this issue at all with mine- using JH13 FP's (so somewhat sensitive). This was the number one thing I tested prior to buying the PHA-2 b/c something like that would drive me crazy. This was a BIG problem with PHA-1 but I...- fkrieger
- Post #421
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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JH Audio JH-13 PRO impressions thread
Not sure this helps, but I thought about this for a while prior to choosing mine. And it came down to two thoughts: 1) Do I want to try and hide that they are in? - See James from Metallica at the recent Grammy performance (not sure that these are JHA's but you get the idea) 2) .. or...- fkrieger
- Post #9,928
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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ios7, iPhone and Apple CCK
This is pretty helpful. Thanks for posting. Have you successfully used a USB with this yet? I am thinking it may work for: iphone 4S > DockStubz+> CCK> USB to USB mini > Sony PHA-2 When I use my iPhone 4S (with the Onkyo player) > CCK > USB to USB mini > Sony PHA-2 I do NOT get a lot of...- fkrieger
- Post #345
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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JH Audio JH-13 PRO impressions thread
I have had pretty good results with the Sony PHA-2. I know that others think it's a bit of a brick, but when paired with the JH13's I do not feel it overwhelms the music in terms of bass. It has a good battery (much longer than the iPhone which I use as the DAP), seems to be built with quality...- fkrieger
- Post #9,874
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Sony's DSD-capable PHA-2 portable headphone amp/DAC
I am typing this on my ipad so can not find the link, but there should be another thread within head-fi for the apple cck. It has been helpful. I have found mixed results with the iphone recognizing the pha-2. These issues are mitigated often by turning the sony pha-2 on first and then...- fkrieger
- Post #387
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Best portable amp for JH13'S
I use the Sony PHA-2, but not sure how much this would be in the US (picked it up in Japan). It's been a nice amp so far- paired with iphone 4S and the Onkyo HF player app. I can load DSD files into the app and play them via the Apple CCK into the PHA-2. Sound: I think ultimately it...- fkrieger
- Post #97
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps