[mrarroyo]

With some amps you will have to go used. But to be used as a dual duty amp it must be as good as it can be (sound wise). To meet that criteria I would suggest:

- LaRocco PRII MkII
- Xin Reference or Supermicro IV
- SR71

Good luck.

 

[Chris_Himself]

dont get the LaRocco PRII or a Xin Amp unless you have the time to wait.

the Xin isnt that long of a wait, but some people still havent gotten their LaRoccos after a couple months.

 

[lextek]

Another vote for the Hornet.

 

[mrarroyo]

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Originally Posted by Chris_Himself /img/forum/go_quote.gif dont get the LaRocco PRII or a Xin Amp unless you have the time to wait. the Xin isnt that long of a wait, but some people still havent gotten their LaRoccos after a couple months.

But they both are amongst the best sounding portable amps. If good sound is the main objective they should be included.

 

[ajsaxin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blessingx /img/forum/go_quote.gif I disagree pretty strongly with that ranking, and although I admire Skylabs skills and time invested, I have to speak up occasionally to say the results and methodology (testing base not testing best) is far off in my opinion and I feel very mixed that it's become an expected standard to refer to. The AT900 will benefit a bit in the low end, but I wouldn't expect drastic changes with amping. The Emmeline SR71 sounds very close to the HR2 in some tests a few of us did with phones and systems better than what you're contemplating, so that, with the exception of lack of AC would be an excellent choice and I used it with the SR225 as a home amp for awhile. The other Emmeline portables may be better here. I was pleasantly surprised by the clarity and bang for buck of the C&C Box. You can read my review here. I can't speak about the Moves DAC, though the Arias left much to be desired (the amp was the better half).

Hi do you think the c&c box be good enough to drive the k701 ?

 

[noseallinit]

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Originally Posted by warrior05 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm willing to bet dollar to donuts

damn, how old are you? I have not heard that expression in a little while. that is something I use to hear out of my mother and her generation. she was born in 21' and she turned 86 this year. you just took me back a few years and it's objects of my mothers and out of her generation that I like to be surrounded by.

 

[mcmyers]

I have to vote for the Hornet as well. I haven't heard a Move or a Supermicro. They might sound better. But the differences in the top tier of amps are reportedly quite small. What the Hornet gives you is 3 gain controls, so you can power low impedance IEMs or high impedance full size phones or something in between. It also gives you a built in battery charger, and an AC power supply. It's also quite tiny, and built like a tank.

The other amps mentioned may have slightly better or different sq, but I don't think any of them are as versatile or convenient as the Hornet. The Move doesn't come with a power adapter, and it's still not clear which power adapter is quite right for it, not to mention that some rechargeable batteries apparently don't fit in it. These things may have been ironed out by now, but you should still factor them into the price (i.e. if you want rechargeable batteries, you'll need to buy them and a charger too.) The one downside of the Hornet is that it doesn't have a DAC.

On top of all this, the FS boards are suddenly flooded with Hornets from all the people who want to buy Moves. So I'd suggest picking up a Hornet now, while the prices are so low. They might not be this low forever.

 

[riceboy]

I think you would like the Hornet as well, but I agree with mcmyers that it doesn't have a dac.