Hey Everybody! Welcome to the most unprofessional and unorganized review/impressions thread in all of Head-Fi. It's Friday night, so I've decided to give this a shot and try to write some sort of review (I'm a freakin party animal, I know, right?) This is my first time doing something like this...

Please let me start by apologising, it's my first post (post lurking post that is) & I don't doubt that this is a subject which has probably been done to death. Unfortunately the more posts I read on the subject, the more my head wants to explode!   I've decided to ditch my Sony NWZ-X as it...

Hi guys looking for some advice and suggestions on a Protable Amp/DAC option. I'm currently considering either the RSA Predator or Intruder and wondered if anyone could recommend anything else?   This will be used mainly with IEM's so I am looking for something that is dead quite with no...

Hey all! I know this is a little odd. Right now, I have two E9's. I use one for the home as a semi-portable, right now with HD598 and SR225i. And I have one for the office with the HD600. (I haven't really heard any better desk top amp, but love that combo.) Is there a portable amp that I...

I'm doing some homework on which portable amp to check out.  Primary use from a portable standpoint is either my cell phone (Galaxy S2) or my laptop.  If I run it through the laptop I'd benefit from the USB on the Predator that's missing from the Hornet.  Is that worthy of a $100 difference...

I find myself enjoying semi-portable set-ups alot lately.  IPad with Bithead SR-225 or HD600s.  Of course no one hear is ever satisfied.  So what would be a nice upgrade path from the Bithead, which I think is a great little amp/DAC.

I have been in this game for as long as I can remember. The game I speak of is this ongoing quest we all seem to be on concerning the love of music and the way we hear it. It really would only be worth documenting when I got my first turntable. I was about sixteen, and I loved the sound of...

In my attempt to choose a portable amp, I am trying to find differences in features. The 2move has crossfeed, which is touted as highly improving the soundstage (you can tell where the instruments are as if you were using speakers instead of headphones.) Does the Predator use this, or does hot...

I seeking suggestions on a headphone amp. Low to mid price point. Headphones will be mid priced full size like Sennheiser HD600/650 or comparable.     The problem is, I don't know what I want, or do or don't like and I just need to start somewhere. I've owned two pair of Grado SR80's for...

I have searched around and I THINK I like the Leckerton Audion UHA-3. Anyone have an opinion on quality, price value? My X-Fi is holding my can's back

as the title shown i have the portable amp predator.i have been looking for the headphone for it a long time at last ,i decide to buy one among the hd650 ,dt880 32 ou and the k701 but which is the best for predator? my music source is cdplayer ej01 usually i listern to pop musics,and...

Introduction I first heard The Predator at the NY Head-Fi meet, November 2007. Ray was very anxious for people it hear it and I was quite impressed when my turn came around. The DAC section was being compared to Ray's Meridian G08 and scarcely one of us could tell the difference in A/B tests...

I've been using D2000s since December and a few weeks ago bought the RSA Predator from a fellow head-fier to replace my usb nuforce uDAC2. I've come down with upgraditis and have recently decided that I also need to upgrade my cans to something more suited for prog-rock, post-rock, classic rock...

Hi, I've searched for experience & impressions on running balanced IE8's with an RSA Protector & can't really find anything concrete. Has anyone tried this combo? It makes sense to me & will soon be a part of my portable arsenal- using a 160g Classic & an Algorhythm Solo as my source. It would...

Hey guys, So I'm gonna get either a Grado RS-2i or an Alessandro MS2. I'm gonna also buy it with either a pico USB/DAC or an RSA Predator. I listen to oldies rock and metal most of the time, but I also take my time listening to hiphop and I usually listen for about 1 - 3 hours per session...

Should i shell out $200-300 on a portable amp for my upcoming SE535 and my iPod Classic 80gb? I have read a few threads on this, but not much depicts on what to use, or if there is much of a difference.  

Hey guys,    I'm considering purchasing a new DAC/Amp.   I mainly listen to music either at my Mac laptop or on-the-go via my iPhone and I'm considering purchasing the Nuforce Icon HDP or RSA Predator, mainly for use with the Sennheiser HD 600, 650, and 25-I.   I currently have a...

I just received a RSA protector from a user on the forum, and I have to say it improved almost every aspect of my JH-13s    However, compared to the headphone out of the iphone 4, the bass is heavily lacking.    I have a brand new ALO SXC 18ga dock that has not been burned in.     ...

  hey everyone, i currently have a predator and am thinking of maybe switching to a protector as I don't use the DAC much. That said, how much better is the protector as compared to the predator? That said, how good is the protector at all? I can't seem to find many reviews of the protector...

please help me to find the right portable amp for my ultrasone 900 pro , i listen from my ipod and my tablet.   I talked with RS audio and they said me that i need 5v power supply for an USB connection with the tablet pc, now i'm thinking to use it just with my ipod , i'm i bit confused, i...

So it's been a little while since I last hooked up my RSA predator to my ipad via the USB camera connection kit. Apple has updated the OS since I last used this combo together. Well, I tried last night and got the disturbing message that the device uses too much power and won't work with the...

Hey Everyone,     (Posting in this forum because I believe the customs would be the most influential/important component of the upgrade. I have tried to do as much reading as I could on the forums but everyone says everything is good, so here I am.)     Sort of disappeared from...

Hi, figured it was time for an upgrade, and I need a portable amp with my ipod 160gb and a new LOD cable. I want to order the cable and the amp from the same source, but i will compromise on that if needed.   I could list all my needs to specify my rig, but I guess I want it all. Something...

Hello guys,   I have realized something interesting today. I decided to plug my edition 9's into my marantz PM6003 amplifier, connected to the pico usb DAC and was happy to find out that my headphones could actually play much louder than on my predator without distorting. I simply cannot...

Id like to upgrade from the total bit head which i find good, but a bit lacking in general.  MAin use is with W3.  Id like a slim form factor.  In sum,  is there something on the level of an RSA Predator but skinny.....   Options i found thus far are   TTVJ w/ dac Leckerton slim  ...