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This post is a place holder for information on our new Micro Line. Jamey or I will be filling this post shortly with some preliminary info on these products.
Please feel free to post questions or comments as soon as you'd like and we'll be sure to include it here as we edit this post.
Briefly, the current Micro Amp and Micro DAC will be replaced. These products will become unavailable shortly before and/or after the new Micros appear. There are five products in the line: Micro Amp, Ultra Micro Amp, Micro DAC, Ultra Micro DAC, and the Micro Portable.
The new Micro Amp will have essentially the same elecronic circuitry as the "Home" module; the Ultra MA will have Max circuitry. The amps are a single surface mount board with no "modules" and cannot be upgraded from regular to Ultra.
The new Micro DACs are similarly Home and Max DACs.
The new Micro Portable is based on the 8397 chip and is forced into partial class-A bias by constant current sources. So it sounds somewhat better than 8397 designs we seen to date .... in our humble opinon.
The Micro Portable will be available as an amp only or with an optional DAC card! Yes, we've managed to squeeze on in there. The DAC is basically the same as our current Micro DAC--which is pretty darn good. We think this amp performs on par with out current Desktop module.
Product availability is currently in the Sept/Oct timeframe. But we're in the "dead zone" at the moment where we're more at the mercy of others delivery schedule than in our own abilities.
I think (and Jamey will correct me on many of these details, no doubt) that the standard Micros will ship with our standard wall wart, and the Ultras will ship with the Astrodyne switching supply. All the AC powered Micros will accept our normal 5-pin DIN plug so you may use the Desktop Power Supply or our older More Power supply if oyu have one.
The Micro Portable has a completly different wall wart to accomodate it's rechargeable battery.
Please feel free to post questions or comments as soon as you'd like and we'll be sure to include it here as we edit this post.
Briefly, the current Micro Amp and Micro DAC will be replaced. These products will become unavailable shortly before and/or after the new Micros appear. There are five products in the line: Micro Amp, Ultra Micro Amp, Micro DAC, Ultra Micro DAC, and the Micro Portable.
The new Micro Amp will have essentially the same elecronic circuitry as the "Home" module; the Ultra MA will have Max circuitry. The amps are a single surface mount board with no "modules" and cannot be upgraded from regular to Ultra.
The new Micro DACs are similarly Home and Max DACs.
The new Micro Portable is based on the 8397 chip and is forced into partial class-A bias by constant current sources. So it sounds somewhat better than 8397 designs we seen to date .... in our humble opinon.
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The Micro Portable will be available as an amp only or with an optional DAC card! Yes, we've managed to squeeze on in there. The DAC is basically the same as our current Micro DAC--which is pretty darn good. We think this amp performs on par with out current Desktop module.
Product availability is currently in the Sept/Oct timeframe. But we're in the "dead zone" at the moment where we're more at the mercy of others delivery schedule than in our own abilities.
I think (and Jamey will correct me on many of these details, no doubt) that the standard Micros will ship with our standard wall wart, and the Ultras will ship with the Astrodyne switching supply. All the AC powered Micros will accept our normal 5-pin DIN plug so you may use the Desktop Power Supply or our older More Power supply if oyu have one.
The Micro Portable has a completly different wall wart to accomodate it's rechargeable battery.