Headroom's eight new prototypes

[Hatmann]

Would someone who attended the Headfi meet please take pity on those of us who couldn't
and share a writeup on the eight Headroom prototypes that Tyll said he'd show?

 

[Gladcow]

yea can someone please share some info. ive been dying to know what tyll has in store for us. only thing i ever saw anything about was some ultra micro dac. i also think i read somewhere that they might be offering a standalone home dac, i have no idea if though, they might be the same product.

 

[MontanaJustin]

I'll try to give you a quick quick version of what I remember...

Speaker stands - metal, super sturdy/nice looking. Come with an optional headphone holder

Made for desk use primarily. Tiltable.

Balanced desktop...sounds great, and there are endless forums on it.

Micro portable...one box solution to the Micro Amp/Micro DAC stack. Very small (perhaps half the thickness of the micro DAC). Works as both a DAC and an amp, is supposed to have *nearly* the quality of the Amp/DAC stack, only about 1/4-1/3 as big. Similar price range to the stack.

New micro something...can't remember the name, but it is basically a roughly 6" x 9" amp (about half the thickness of the old micro DAC) that is portable. Here's the catch - it has Max modules in it! It is aiming to be the BEST PORTABLE AMP that money can buy. ($1000 or so)

Desktop stack (?) - something similar to the older micro amp/DAC stack, only it is not portable and sounds way better...

Hmm, that's all I can think of...sorry I didn't take any notes. They all sounded excellent for their respective classes.

 

[feifan]

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Originally Posted by MontanaJustin /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'll try to give you a quick quick version of what I remember... Speaker stands - metal, super sturdy/nice looking. Come with an optional headphone holder Made for desk use primarily. Tiltable. Balanced desktop...sounds great, and there are endless forums on it. Micro portable...one box solution to the Micro Amp/Micro DAC stack. Very small (perhaps half the thickness of the micro DAC). Works as both a DAC and an amp, is supposed to have *nearly* the quality of the Amp/DAC stack, only about 1/4-1/3 as big. Similar price range to the stack. New micro something...can't remember the name, but it is basically a roughly 6" x 9" amp (about half the thickness of the old micro DAC) that is portable. Here's the catch - it has Max modules in it! It is aiming to be the BEST PORTABLE AMP that money can buy. ($1000 or so) Desktop stack (?) - something similar to the older micro amp/DAC stack, only it is not portable and sounds way better... Hmm, that's all I can think of...sorry I didn't take any notes. They all sounded excellent for their respective classes.

Thanx, MontanaJustin. The "New micro something" with "Max modules . . . aiming to be the BEST PORTABLE AMP that money can buy. ($1000 or so)" sounds VERY interesting. Tyll's been burnin' the midnight oil.

 

[bperboy]

Those speaker stands sound interesting. I just got some pretty good monitors; I wonder what the approx. price point will be.

 

[BIG POPPA]

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Originally Posted by MontanaJustin /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'll try to give you a quick quick version of what I remember... Speaker stands - metal, super sturdy/nice looking. Come with an optional headphone holder Made for desk use primarily. Tiltable. Balanced desktop...sounds great, and there are endless forums on it. Micro portable...one box solution to the Micro Amp/Micro DAC stack. Very small (perhaps half the thickness of the micro DAC). Works as both a DAC and an amp, is supposed to have *nearly* the quality of the Amp/DAC stack, only about 1/4-1/3 as big. Similar price range to the stack. New micro something...can't remember the name, but it is basically a roughly 6" x 9" amp (about half the thickness of the old micro DAC) that is portable. Here's the catch - it has Max modules in it! It is aiming to be the BEST PORTABLE AMP that money can buy. ($1000 or so) Desktop stack (?) - something similar to the older micro amp/DAC stack, only it is not portable and sounds way better... Hmm, that's all I can think of...sorry I didn't take any notes. They all sounded excellent for their respective classes.

Nice descriptions, it would be nice if someone had pictures of these.

 

[Spareribs]

Very cool stuff and interesting to see.

 

[Hatmann]

Tyll,
perhaps you or others could post some specifics on these pieces, please.

 

[Tyll Hertsens]

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Originally Posted by Hatmann /img/forum/go_quote.gif Tyll, perhaps you or others could post some specifics on these pieces, please.

Sorry, they're prototypes, and we don't know the prices. I'll let you guys know when I can.

 

[BIG POPPA]

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Originally Posted by Tyll Hertsens /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sorry, they're prototypes, and we don't know the prices. I'll let you guys know when I can.

Never asked for prices. Just wanted to see the goods. I'm sure you will tell us when thee time is right

 

[EFN]

I am crossing fingers for the "next gen" MicroDAC. Hoping for some impoved battery operation etc...

Eagerly awaiting for Tyll updates at Headroom web

 

[neFilim242]

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Originally Posted by BIG POPPA /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nice descriptions, it would be nice if someone had pictures of these.

I saw a few pics posted in the HeadFest meet impressions thread:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...=236593&page=2

I'm sure there's more lying around the threads in the 2007 Head-Fi Meet forum.


Also the new MicroAmp is supposed to have MUCH MUCH better battery life (i think it's supposd to run on Lithium rechargables?).

 

[BIG POPPA]

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Originally Posted by neFilim242 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I saw a few pics posted in the HeadFest meet impressions thread: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...=236593&page=2 I'm sure there's more lying around the threads in the 2007 Head-Fi Meet forum. Also the new MicroAmp is supposed to have MUCH MUCH better battery life (i think it's supposd to run on Lithium rechargables?).

Thanks for the pic's, They are like pictures of bigfoot.... Fuzzy and you think you know what you are looking at.

 

[neFilim242]

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Originally Posted by BIG POPPA /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks for the pic's, They are like pictures of bigfoot.... Fuzzy and you think you know what you are looking at.

I was about to go to bed but i got curious. I found some more that AMB took during the meet. These are much clearer.

http://www.ibiblio.org/tkan/audio/he...7/dsc01773.jpg

Oh and here's some more from a link that Voltron posted:

http://www.lensphoto.com/events/Head...s/HF7Y3341.htm

http://www.lensphoto.com/events/Head...s/HF7Y3343.htm

http://www.lensphoto.com/events/Head...s/HF7Y3344.htm


You can see the new MicroAmp and the UberMicro next too it at the far right.


Since Tyll mentioned these are still prototypes, I'm curious to see if the enclosures will change in anyway. Personally i think they look great as is

I did get a chance to listen to the new Micro at the meet and it did sound great on my E4s. This may well be my next portable amp

Then i can relegate my current MicroStack exclusively to my work desk. (I do go portable with it inside my messenger bag but it's bulky {Sounds fantastic though!})

 

[Hatmann]

Tyll,
Photos are nice,
but can you at least give us as much information about your eight prototypes
as you gave folks at the show.
Thanks, and congratulations for what sounds like a terrific time.