[ButtUglyJeff]

If this thing had a battery it would've been done and dusted lol. Is that what you're talking about. My wallet is shivering

 
No, I was implying that when these start shipping, people here are going to start glowing over this amp.  Being a good amp and people with new-gear-itis mean this place will really be over the top.  I'm secretly wondering if the good doctor ever considered offering a separate power supply, either battery powered or with huge caps to control the current...
 
 

Have too many headphones, but none balanced...I'll have to decide which to upgrade (I also have a Pono, which has its own balanced connectors...jeez, when you go balanced on stereo equipment, at least they all connect the same way, this is crazy making!)

 
Holy smokes!!!  You do have a ton of headphones!!!  Good luck balancing all those...
 
Are you considering feeding your Liquid Carbon from you Pono Player?

 

[Pirakaphile]

   
No, I was implying that when these start shipping, people here are going to start glowing over this amp.  Being a good amp and people with new-gear-itis mean this place will really be over the top.  I'm secretly wondering if the good doctor ever considered offering a separate power supply, either battery powered or with huge caps to control the current...
 
 
 
Holy smokes!!!  You do have a ton of headphones!!!  Good luck balancing all those...
 
Are you considering feeding your Liquid Carbon from you Pono Player?

Personally, I'll wait for a formal review until I've got three amps, or at least heard three amps for a while. Just like I did with my headphones. I want to get a good impression of what the range of sound is with amps.
Of course, that won't stop me from blabbing just my impressions of the amp. 

 

[doctorjazz]

If this thing had a battery it would've been done and dusted lol. Is that what you're talking about. My wallet is shivering

No, I was implying that when these start shipping, people here are going to start glowing over this amp.  Being a good amp and people with new-gear-itis mean this place will really be over the top.  I'm secretly wondering if the good doctor ever considered offering a separate power supply, either battery powered or with huge caps to control the current...

Have too many headphones, but none balanced...I'll have to decide which to upgrade (I also have a Pono, which has its own balanced connectors...jeez, when you go balanced on stereo equipment, at least they all connect the same way, this is crazy making!)

Holy smokes!!!  You do have a ton of headphones!!!  Good luck balancing all those...

Are you considering feeding your Liquid Carbon from you Pono Player?

Yeah, one of these days have to have a fire sale...(if you looked at my profile, it's not even updated).
I'd love to use line out from the Pono, wouldn't be a problem single ended but not sure how or if it can be done to use its balanced option line out.

 

[Pirakaphile]

A few changes are planned. Could you kindly repost this question tomorrow when I can make a proper answer?

It's tomorrow now!

 

[rollinbr]

So far the only smallish dac with balanced xlr outputs is the emotive stealth dc-1. Any others that may be transtortable with the carbon?

Jim

Arcam irdac - single end out
Cypher db - rsa connector (expensive interconnect but could work)
Mousai192 - silver (I know kinda anal)

Also the Parasound Zdac V2

 

[doctorjazz]

Again, the Pono (which I love btw), has line out and balanced outputs. But it has its own connector for the balanced, and I'm not sure about getting "interconnect" cables that would work for it as line out, may or may not be doable. I'll try to post on the Pono thread, some folks there are knowledgeable about this stuff.

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

Again, the Pono (which I love btw), has line out and balanced outputs. But it has its own connector for the balanced, and I'm not sure about getting "interconnect" cables that would work for it as line out, may or may not be doable. I'll try to post on the Pono thread, some folks there are knowledgeable about this stuff.

 
You'll need a dual 3.5mm to dual XLR interconnect to take advantage of the Pono's balanced output.  That'll be a custom cable, but I bet the folks at Moon Audio and others will be able to produce for you.  That's dual 3.5mm seems quite unique so far.  The only other product I've seen that uses that is the Sony PHA-3.
 
On a side note, My MDR-Z7 comes with a second balanced cable that others are using to listen balanced directly out of the Pono...

 

[AxelCloris]

Is the Pono's balanced mode a line-out or is it amplified?

 

[joeexp]

http://www.cardas.com/pono_accessories.php

 

[mscott58]

New Geek Out V2 will also have balanced output (believe is 3.5mm TRRS). Could have an adapter made to run from that to the LC's XLR inputs and be balanced all along. Cheers

 

[DVass13]

New Geek Out V2 will also have balanced output (believe is 3.5mm TRRS). Could have an adapter made to run from that to the LC's XLR inputs and be balanced all along. Cheers

 
I'm actually debating selling my Geek Out 720 and upgrading to the V2 for this exact purpose. It would be a truly transportable set up that is sure to offer performance way beyond its price point.

 

[reddog]

I wonder how a Gungnir sounds with the Cavalli Liquid Carbon? Just speculating, I will sooner or later will need a dac to go with this amp.

 

[jexby]

I wonder how a Gungnir sounds with the Cavalli Liquid Carbon? Just speculating, I will sooner or later will need a dac to go with this amp.

 
I vote Dr. C send someone (or me) a LCarbon pre-production to explore this pairing.
or
perhaps someone with a spare Gungnir can send it to Dr C?

 

[BRCMRGN]

I was going to pass it up, but somehow it ended up ordering itself #579. I will probably use it initially from AK240 and AK120 II.

 

[drgajet]

Also the Parasound Zdac V2

That would work. Nice form factor, plenty of inputs, and xlr balanced output. Thanks.
How would it compare to the emotive dc-1 I wonder.

Jim