Skyfall
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Hey,
i assume the battery last longer simply because you don't have the player on high volume since the B1 is doing the job. Yeah, I still I have to see it for myself later on when I receive mine back.
As for B1 vs RX3:
They both have more than enough juice to drive full size even planar phones but RX is not for IEM it evidently has noticeable hiss even at low gain.
The major difference between these two that I heard briefly before I returned my B1 was the tonality and the sound stage.
B1 is very transparent, clean and doesn't seem to add anything to the sound. People would expect to get "something" being added onto the sound rather than just being louder, maybe more bass or punchier mix and so on. It really depends on the sound source, if there's no bass to begin with then don't expect you'll get more with B1 maybe .. a smidge. That's why those reviews out there seem to think B1 is a bass light. Once I had Portaphile micro and I felt the same way.
B1 has what I would describe as "inflated sound stage" it is taller but the width and the depth seem to remain the same. It reminds me of RSA Intruder. But Intruder has more depth. B1 mid section feels forward and open. The whole sound stage feels like a giant sphere. But this might be due to the amp and/or the M2s not being burnt yet so I might be mistaken. When the amp is set to + it compares to desktop setup even better.
RX3 is not as transparent as B1 it sound more like a mild tube amp with sweeter mids and heavier low ends which is very calming to the sound and yet powerful. It has better depth and even wider sound stage on balance mode. Instruments have more texture and the separations is more logical to me, meaning it resembles a live performances. This amp rivals the desktop setups.
If you're interested in hearing the balance mode on M2S and you're using IEM you should look for Cypher Labs Duets or RSA Intruder/71B. It is a better amp for full size and also IEM, no hiss !
i assume the battery last longer simply because you don't have the player on high volume since the B1 is doing the job. Yeah, I still I have to see it for myself later on when I receive mine back.
As for B1 vs RX3:
They both have more than enough juice to drive full size even planar phones but RX is not for IEM it evidently has noticeable hiss even at low gain.
The major difference between these two that I heard briefly before I returned my B1 was the tonality and the sound stage.
B1 is very transparent, clean and doesn't seem to add anything to the sound. People would expect to get "something" being added onto the sound rather than just being louder, maybe more bass or punchier mix and so on. It really depends on the sound source, if there's no bass to begin with then don't expect you'll get more with B1 maybe .. a smidge. That's why those reviews out there seem to think B1 is a bass light. Once I had Portaphile micro and I felt the same way.
B1 has what I would describe as "inflated sound stage" it is taller but the width and the depth seem to remain the same. It reminds me of RSA Intruder. But Intruder has more depth. B1 mid section feels forward and open. The whole sound stage feels like a giant sphere. But this might be due to the amp and/or the M2s not being burnt yet so I might be mistaken. When the amp is set to + it compares to desktop setup even better.
RX3 is not as transparent as B1 it sound more like a mild tube amp with sweeter mids and heavier low ends which is very calming to the sound and yet powerful. It has better depth and even wider sound stage on balance mode. Instruments have more texture and the separations is more logical to me, meaning it resembles a live performances. This amp rivals the desktop setups.
If you're interested in hearing the balance mode on M2S and you're using IEM you should look for Cypher Labs Duets or RSA Intruder/71B. It is a better amp for full size and also IEM, no hiss !