[uncola]

no lps for me.  just xfi.  I can always get an LPS later from a third party but the femto and opamp upgrade is something I can't easily do myself

 

[Zenifyx]

Is everyone getting the LPS? It seems quite long and I wonder how much improvements can be heard. Also, I am torn btw X and Xfi......help please

 
Think about it this way, for an extra $218 you will get a feature (femto) that is only present in DACs thrice the price you paid for your Xfi. 
It all depends on how much value you would place on the femto and opamp upgrades.

 

[bitsnbytes]

Is everyone getting the LPS? It seems quite long and I wonder how much improvements can be heard. Also, I am torn btw X and Xfi......help please

As previously mentioned you can go 3rd party. I personally didn't get the LPS. Yes, an external linear power helps.

X to Xfi...the current Moving On Up deal is good IMO. But as others implied, this might put you at the back of the line. I wish I had known about the Moving perk earlier and saved a lot of dough...the perks updates just keeps 'moving' . Ultimately it's your hard earned cash and time so I/we can't advise if you should go for it.

 

[hemtmaker]

  no lps for me.  just xfi.  I can always get an LPS later from a third party but the femto and opamp upgrade is something I can't easily do myself

 
 

   
Think about it this way, for an extra $218 you will get a feature (femto) that is only present in DACs thrice the price you paid for your Xfi. 
It all depends on how much value you would place on the femto and opamp upgrades.

 
 

As previously mentioned you can go 3rd party. I personally didn't get the LPS. Yes, an external linear power helps.

X to Xfi...the current Moving On Up deal is good IMO. But as others implied, this might put you at the back of the line. I wish I had known about the Moving perk earlier and saved a lot of dough...the perks updates just keeps 'moving' . Ultimately it's your hard earned cash and time so I/we can't advise if you should go for it.

 
Thank for all the inputs. I am getting confused with the "move on up". Doesn't Pulse Xfi costs $1399? If I first get the standard Pulse ($399) then select the "move up" to xfi with $506. Isn't that significantly cheaper? I haven't bought any perks yet btw. Thanks

 

[Zenifyx]

   
 
 
 
 
Thank for all the inputs. I am getting confused with the "move on up". Doesn't Pulse Xfi costs $1399? If I first get the standard Pulse ($399) then select the "move up" to xfi with $506. Isn't that significantly cheaper? I haven't bought any perks yet btw. Thanks

 
Yes, it is.
The current best deal for the Xfi is getting the base Pulse, then the Movin' On Up perk for a total of $399+506.

 

[hemtmaker]

   
Yes, it is.
The current best deal for the Xfi is getting the base Pulse, then the Movin' On Up perk for a total of $399+506.

 
Thanks. I will go for it then. By the way, should I do $4 + $506 for the upgrade? Or $4 + $502? Thanks

 

[Boban85]

$4 + $502 for an overall of $506. 

 

[hemtmaker]

Cheers. I bit the bullet and ordered a Geek Pulse Xfi. Hopefully it sounds miles better than my AK240 =)

 

[bitsnbytes]

Cheers. I bit the bullet and ordered a Geek Pulse Xfi. Hopefully it sounds miles better than my AK240 =)

Congrats! You can now agonize in the wait with the rest of us

 

[hemtmaker]

....... yeah, patience is not my strong point....... anyways, i read from the LHlab forum that when the geek pulse is turned on, the volume is set to 0 dB. Isn't that a crazy idea if people leave their headphones plugged in?

 

[Ranza]

When you upgrade to Xfi, I think the internal is already good enough, the naked resistor look more like a " bait " for ppl have too much money and don't know where to spend it.

 

[pauldgroot]

Same here, I also think that the naked Xfi is close to being overkill for me so the upgrades would most definately be. I hope it will be possible to get a objective answer since people who invested 300 extra dollars into it want to hear a (big) difference.

 

[miceblue]

Well I decided to go for the naked resistor upgrade after all. A local Head-Fier will be getting the regular Pulse Xfi, so we can make comparisons between the two units. Doubt I can hear a difference between the two but Larry said the resistors would improve the IMD performance.

 

[BobJS]

I am SURE nobody here wants to hear this, but I came SO close to pulling the trigger (from scratch... I'm not in at all) on a brand new pulse plus perk upgrade to Xfi.
 
Upon closer browsing of this thread, I see how long people have been waiting and on how this seems to be a moving target, and it just smacks of 'Ponzi' scheme.
 
Anyway, I'm just glad I showed some restraint for once in my life.... for all your sakes I hope I'm way off base here.
 
Good luck!

 

[pauldgroot]

Yeah but all values should already be under the hearing thresholds. Still, interested to read about your comparisons.