I like it portable and I like the big jack.
Trying not to buy hard demanding headphones.
Go blue should work. Not so costly. More money to buy Grado
But my tr-amp are proably a league over.
If I buy a new dac/amp. It must be better than my tr-amp.
Waiting for spec/price on the new esrmen angel
The TRamp is a nice little amp, very well made. I really liked it when I owned one. I would likely still have it if it weren't for my Starlight IEM and ZMF. Power hungry. I would have loved more power output and a 2.5 or 4.4 balanced output as well. Earmen definitely make quality.
It is funny you mention that...
No hemp yet, but today is comparison day with my testing list.
BF2 to LD MK9 w/stock tubes to GH2's.
Then
BF2 To V220 to GH2's.
Big step up in clarity and big drop in bass. I always thought of the V220 as kind of warm and bassy. But it really isn't compared to a tube amp.
Now running BF2 to LD MK9 to GH2's with Sylvania driver tube. Clarity seems pretty close to the V220 but still having solid bass. This is much closer than what I expected. Hmmmm.
They sound similar in that they both prioritize agility over tactility, and quality over quantity. Ie, they are both good at texture and being able to quickly start and stop bass notes. But the Etys dig deeper, replaying the lowest octaves (especially with the red filters). The Etys can't compete with dynamic driver designs, which give you a more sustained tactile "feel" from bass notes. But unfortunately the RS1x has even less of this feel.
As I mentioned above, you just need to know what you are getting with the RS1x; it simply does not reproduce the quantity of deep bass that you get from competing designs. But once again, I am OK with that in exchange for what you DO get.
That said, I am not done yet in trying to extract more bass. I am going to reterminate mine once my XLR connector is delivered later today - which has the potential to improve the bass. And I am still experimenting with different pads, which dramatically changes the bass response (but so far only with the unacceptable cost of ruining the midrange).
I am sure no reminder necessary that the RS1x scales quite nicely and it need not be an expensive amp to bring out better sound. Plenty of good matches in amps below $250, $500 & $1,000 that will love playing the RS1x.
I have over 200 hours on my RS1x and I still came up with an amp of mine that makes a wonderful pairing just last week.
The “new” discovery was my old
Melos SHA-1. I had recently set it up to use with the Signature HP1000/HP2. Those two feel like they were made for each other (which is close to what happened way back then).
The RS1x and me by default had a wonderful evening of the 1x and Melos.
At a a very fair price I have found the HeadAmp Gilmore Lite mk2 to be a wonderful go to. Option it with their Golden Reference Discreet regulated power supply and you have pumped up the performance far more than they charge.
Gee, and for some “odd” reason the Joseph Grado Signature HPA-1 headphone amp just happens to do real well too. Not an easy one to find, took me a number of years actively looking to finally find one.
….At a a very fair price I have found the HeadAmp Gilmore Lite mk2 to be a wonderful go to. Option it with their Golden Reference discrete regulated power supply and you have pumped up the performance far more than they charge…
Looks like they found a few more of the discontinued models. On the clearance page, they have the RS1e, RS2e, PS1000e, 60e, 225e, etc. Might be the best time to get your hands on a new model of any of those. https://4ourears.com/collections/clearance
Looks like they found a few more of the discontinued models. On the clearance page, they have the RS1e, RS2e, PS1000e, 60e, 225e, etc. Might be the best time to get your hands on a new model of any of those. https://4ourears.com/collections/clearance
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