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I have to say that making a buying -- or not buying -- decision based upon information contained in the last two posts by Germania is really ill-advised. She has owned the Pico (dac-free version) for a day and has only heard the prototype SR-71A at an afternoon meet where I am sure she did not spend all of her time listening to it. I am not sure what her experience is with the iQube and whether that was only at a meet also. As she points out herself, NONE of the comparisons were done side-by-side and they are ALL based on sound memory, which is a very hard thing to do. No offense to Germania, and without speaking to the specifics such as the oxymoronic term "warm neutral," but these comments are not a sound basis for deciding anything.
I own an SR-71 and have used it for years. I use it far more with IEMs than with full-size phones, and it sounds fantastic with my Shure E500s and with other IEMs I have owned such as the SuperFi 5 Pro. I also own the Pico (w/dac) and listen to it also with both IEMs and full-sized cans. Using an iPod and therefore amp-only on the Pico, I prefer the sound of the SR-71 with IEMs. If I use the Pico in dac mode from a laptop it has a much better sound overall than the iPod/SR-71 or iPod/Pico. I am not writing a review here, because I have not done the type of critical side-by-side comparisons I think are necessary for a review, but these are my experiences based on a lot of usage.
The new SR-71A model will have some changes, but I doubt it will be an entirely different animal. I understand that it will have some gain setting choices so that IEMs would be fully supported and expected to be a primary use with such a portable amp. Maybe people should wait to make decisions until they have a chance to hear the new amp or at least have access to some detailed comparisons.
| Originally Posted by Nuwidol /img/forum/go_quote.gif I may get something else then. I'm really not liking the Voyager with my IEMs... |
I have to say that making a buying -- or not buying -- decision based upon information contained in the last two posts by Germania is really ill-advised. She has owned the Pico (dac-free version) for a day and has only heard the prototype SR-71A at an afternoon meet where I am sure she did not spend all of her time listening to it. I am not sure what her experience is with the iQube and whether that was only at a meet also. As she points out herself, NONE of the comparisons were done side-by-side and they are ALL based on sound memory, which is a very hard thing to do. No offense to Germania, and without speaking to the specifics such as the oxymoronic term "warm neutral," but these comments are not a sound basis for deciding anything.
I own an SR-71 and have used it for years. I use it far more with IEMs than with full-size phones, and it sounds fantastic with my Shure E500s and with other IEMs I have owned such as the SuperFi 5 Pro. I also own the Pico (w/dac) and listen to it also with both IEMs and full-sized cans. Using an iPod and therefore amp-only on the Pico, I prefer the sound of the SR-71 with IEMs. If I use the Pico in dac mode from a laptop it has a much better sound overall than the iPod/SR-71 or iPod/Pico. I am not writing a review here, because I have not done the type of critical side-by-side comparisons I think are necessary for a review, but these are my experiences based on a lot of usage.
The new SR-71A model will have some changes, but I doubt it will be an entirely different animal. I understand that it will have some gain setting choices so that IEMs would be fully supported and expected to be a primary use with such a portable amp. Maybe people should wait to make decisions until they have a chance to hear the new amp or at least have access to some detailed comparisons.
