[wuwhere]

Of all of my portables, it still has the most awesome bass. My only gripe is that the 1G is just slightly dark but I can live with that. It is my amp for my ER4S and ER4P.

 

[SoulSyde]

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Wow!

So, you got your one !!! I hope a more detailed review than WOW, will be forthcoming.

Soon.  My Fuze finally died, so I ordered a J3 (which should be here next week).  After A/B'ing between the J3 and my Clip+ for a while I will give more thorough review.

 

[proedros]

Is the DAC cable a worthy buy ?

 

[zappp]

Since a few days I have both 1G and 3G. I will return the 1G after the holidays. There is no obvious difference in sound quality or sound signature. Under torture I might admit that the (brand new) 3G has a tad more "glow" or warmth. I do not really believe in the benefit of hundreds of hours of "burn-in", but a subtile change might be possible. After all, replacing my 9 month old 1G by a brand new 3G with improved battery life was a no-brainer.
 
Note that the 3G has different gain settings, i.e. set to "gain I" 1G has 1.2dB and 3G has 6dB, about 1.5x louder. In other words even with HD580 (HD600), "gain I" is all I ever need. 

 

[SoulSyde]

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Is the DAC cable a worthy buy ?

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/496468/headphonia-usb-dac-cable

 

[proedros]

 
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Is the DAC cable a worthy buy ?

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/496468/headphonia-usb-dac-cable

 

[Anaxilus]

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Since a few days I have both 1G and 3G. I will return the 1G after the holidays. There is no obvious difference in sound quality or sound signature. Under torture I might admit that the (brand new) 3G has a tad more "glow" or warmth. I do not really believe in the benefit of hundreds of hours of "burn-in", but a subtile change might be possible. After all, replacing my 9 month old 1G by a brand new 3G with improved battery life was a no-brainer.
 
Note that the 3G has different gain settings, i.e. set to "gain I" 1G has 1.2dB and 3G has 6dB, about 1.5x louder. In other words even with HD580 (HD600), "gain I" is all I ever need. 

 
So no discernible treble extension between the two then?  How about the performance of the impedance switch?
 

 

[zappp]

I never bothered to "play" with the "imp" settings. No hiss or excessive sibilance on my headphones. I just cuts the highs a bit. "imp=II" on the G3 is about the same as "imp=I" on the G1.
 
The "bass boost = II" on the G3 is a tad deeper than on the G1, but by subjective feeling less than the nominal 3dB increase suggests. 

 

[Anaxilus]

Thx

 

[grokit]

That's all I am hoping for, a subtle improvement. I wouldn't want him to re-invent the wheel with this thing as it's already fantastic.

 

[wuwhere]

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Since a few days I have both 1G and 3G. I will return the 1G after the holidays. There is no obvious difference in sound quality or sound signature. Under torture I might admit that the (brand new) 3G has a tad more "glow" or warmth. I do not really believe in the benefit of hundreds of hours of "burn-in", but a subtile change might be possible. After all, replacing my 9 month old 1G by a brand new 3G with improved battery life was a no-brainer.
 
Note that the 3G has different gain settings, i.e. set to "gain I" 1G has 1.2dB and 3G has 6dB, about 1.5x louder. In other words even with HD580 (HD600), "gain I" is all I ever need. 

That's nice. I thought that 1G is also slightly, dare I say "dry" 

. But I'll still trade my 1G for 3G unless I smell 4G?

 

[nsx_23]

Picked up my Arrow today. Listening through iPod LOD and UE18 atm, and its not bad from first impressions. It is a tad dry on AC/DC, but we'll see. Too early to draw any firm conclusions.
 
The compact size means this is an amp I can actually comfortably carry around everywhere. Now I need a very, very small LOD though.

 

[Qonad]

I have a brand new, just arrived arrow amp for sale if anyone is interested. PM me.

 

[SoulSyde]

So you really like it that much, huh!?

 

[Mediaogre]

*sniff* My G1 has auto on/off. *sniff*
 
Seriously, I think the difference is the G3 power is full auto all the time with no physical switch with a two minute signal timer. The G1 has the three-position "glowing proboscis" switch. I admit though, the G1 auto setting is a bit touchy.
 
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The auto on/off feature is awesome!  I would certainly be upgrading if I were a 1G owner.