[Skylab]

Right now my portable rig is Stepdance-based, yes.

 

[geniuswww]

Well the latest llisa 3 is what i want!
Skylab, can u tell sth differnce between lisa3 and stepdance?
stepdance is just 9v battery supply, can it drive the full size headphone well?

 

[qusp]

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No.  Just look at those pics and how those phone jacks or RCA inputs compare to the rest of the amp.  Either one is a good deal bigger than my ipod classic, too big, they are more like transportable amps rather than "portable."

not this tired old argument again. portable is what you are willing to carry with you. the triple stack ibasso rigs are bigger, the JH3A is bigger and the protector is not what I would call small either. for a fully discrete 3 channel active ground amp, the design of which the well regarded M^3 home amp is based on, plus decent battery time and voltage gain, you just arent going to get anything really small. if you want heaps of feedback for voltage gain in an opamp based design sure, but that is not what the lisa is about. personally I think its a feat as is.
 
BTW I nolonger have a dog in this fight, for those who know what i'm talking about. 

 

[Mad Max]

Alrighty then, forget it. 

 
Still, I can't help but LOL at the size.  You gonna try one out?

 

[dungie]

Skylab, did you by any chance manage to get the charger?

 

[Skylab]

Not yet, no, but should be soon.

 

[estreeter]

Hi All,
 
     Apologies for having been in a coma for the last 8 months, but what happened to the Lisa RS ??
 
     GreenLeo gave some brief impressions of a prototype back in 2009, but when I went back to Phil's site earlier this week there appears to be no mention of it. If the L3 is the 'Lisa III Lite', surely the RS was going to be the 'Lisa III++'  ?
 
    Again, apologies for my ignorance, but it is sad if the RS concept has sunk without trace. If it simply morphed into the L3, so be it.
 
Thanks,
 
estreeter

 

[Guidostrunk]

Cant wait to read your review Skylab. Just curious how it compares to the stepdance, which i ordered today from Meier Audio. Cheers

 

[Skylab]

I finally got the AC charger, so I can start to do some listening later this week, when I get back from the business trip I am on.

 

[dungie]

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     GreenLeo gave some brief impressions of a prototype back in 2009, but when I went back to Phil's site earlier this week there appears to be no mention of it. If the L3 is the 'Lisa III Lite', surely the RS was going to be the 'Lisa III++'  ?
 
    Again, apologies for my ignorance, but it is sad if the RS concept has sunk without trace. If it simply morphed into the L3, so be it.

I believe that there's simply not enough potentially interesed audience in RS to fight with all the manufacturing complexities. On the other hand, I don't think it's fair to say that RS concept sunk without a trace since it was previously mentioned that L3 incorporated some of the RS changes. Obviously, there's no 32V support, etc., but I still believe that L3 stands somewhere between regular Lisa and RS version in terms of SQ.

 

[paulybatz]

WOW!

 

[dallan]

Does the Lisa lite use the same LLP power supply that the Lisa standard uses.....I hope?

 

[estreeter]

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I believe that there's simply not enough potentially interesed audience in RS to fight with all the manufacturing complexities.

I completely disagree on the 'not enough potentially interested audience' statement : whether Phil felt that there were enough potential *paying customers* for the RS to become a production reality might be a different question, but news of the RS was greeted with wild enthusiasm (yes, wilder than usual..) on this board. Ultimately, Phil is the only person who can fill in the blanks on the RS, but GreenLeo's impressions pointed to an amp with a lot of potential. Like everyone else, I eagerly await skylab's report on the L3.

 

[dungie]

Looks like the amp is completely non-existent. No reviews of pre-production units, no updates from the manufacturer, no leaks since mid-summer. I'm curious what's taking so long.

 

[Skylab]

No, it's not non-existent. I have one of the prototypes. I'm almost finished reviewing it. Not surprisingly, i think it's excellent, since I was very impressed by it's predecessor. Phil informs me they plan to have production early next year.