[jazzist]

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Originally Posted by justin w. /img/forum/go_quote.gif They will start shipping as early as next week

Hi Justin, When the enclosures arrive can you post some large photos of each colour?

Thanks.

 

[apnk]

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Originally Posted by justin w. /img/forum/go_quote.gif They will start shipping as early as next week

Great news on a snowy morning here in Idaho!

Justin, I just emailed you when you were going to ship (I should have read this thread first) because I might need to make a shipping address change. I think I will have to...

 

[jterp7]

Hi Justin, I'd like a Pico w/ DAC in black with a 3' USB cable

 

[pearljam5000]

Will the price go up after the pre order ends?
and if so to what price?
thanks.

 

[spraggih]

Hi Justin, Head-fiers.

I "pre-ordered" in post #284 on October 24th. Is there any way to tell where I am in line?

I know the first 75 or so are being sent out in early December (now). I assume I am not in that list. But where exactly am I?

 

[elnero]

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Originally Posted by spraggih /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi Justin, Head-fiers. I "pre-ordered" in post #284 on October 24th. Is there any way to tell where I am in line? I know the first 75 or so are being sent out in early December (now). I assume I am not in that list. But where exactly am I?

It Looks like you're number 114 according to this page.

 

[ginman]

I would like to pre-order a black Pico w/ DAC and a 3 feet USB cable.

 

[Bozz_Keren]

hi
can Pico act like Standalone DAC for another Amp?

 

[milkpowder]

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Originally Posted by Bozz_Keren /img/forum/go_quote.gif hi can Pico act like Standalone DAC for another Amp?

Kinda. You would still have to go through the Pico's amplification circuit.

 

[PouncePony]

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Originally Posted by Bozz_Keren /img/forum/go_quote.gif hi can Pico act like Standalone DAC for another Amp?

No. It's a combination USB DAC/Amp. What you get out is amped. You can feed that analog to another amp, but I don't think that's what you want to do.

-Pony

 

[Bozz_Keren]

ah yes i want the output unamped, so DAC is only for the amp itself right

 

[milkpowder]

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Originally Posted by PouncePony /img/forum/go_quote.gif No. It's a combination USB DAC/Amp. What you get out is amped. You can feed that analog to another amp, but I don't think that's what you want to do. -Pony

Certainly not ideal, but I wonder if the sound quality would actually suffer. If I'm not mistaken, a lot of DAC signal outputs are amped in one way or another. The signal out of a DAC chip is very weak so you'd need an analogue output (amplification) stage after the DAC to boost the voltage to around 1-3V.

If you use the Pico as a standalone DAC, the amplification circuit of the Pico will act like the analogue output stage in standalone DAC, just that it can be attenuated via the volume pot.

Justin can probably tell you for certain how the Pico will perform as a source.

 

[elnero]

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Originally Posted by milkpowder /img/forum/go_quote.gif Certainly not ideal, but I wonder if the sound quality would actually suffer. If I'm not mistaken, a lot of DAC signal outputs are amped in one way or another. The signal out of a DAC chip is very weak so you'd need an analogue output (amplification) stage after the DAC to boost the voltage to around 1-3V. If you use the Pico as a standalone DAC, the amplification circuit of the Pico will act like the analogue output stage in standalone DAC, just that it can be attenuated via the volume pot. Justin can probably tell you for certain how the Pico will perform as a source.

From my rather limited understanding of what's been posted previously you are correct. Grawk has stated several times within this and few other threads I believe that he used the Pico's headphone output as a variable output to his Balanced M3.

 

[spraggih]

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Originally Posted by elnero /img/forum/go_quote.gif It Looks like you're number 114 according to this page.

Wow- much thanks! Did not know it existed.

 

[grawk]

balanced m3, not mini3. And yes, I did just that.